Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout

Good ol' Guinness - one of the best macrobrew beers around. Even though it is on the slightly expensive side, it is still much more affordable than any of the Belgian stouts (obviously) - but the quality shows that. It pours an extremely dark caramel color, almost black, with a small foam ring of a head. It smells of barley and roasted malt. It is ashy and dry. There is not much to the aroma as it is just a basic stout. Upon tasting, I noticed how smooth it was, a very good amount of carbonation, and a hint of roasted malt. Overall, it was a very good brew for being mass manufactured around the country; but it will only ever be a good dark and dry stout.

Appearance - 4.0

Smell - 3.2

Taste - 3.7

Texture - 4.2

Overall - 3.78/5