A question regarding Stout

Yes.

One starting point for figuring out the difference yourself, aside from actually drinking a bunch, can be found here:

Might anyone know the difference between Miller Lite and a double IPA?

Haha! Sorry...

Anyway, do yourself a favor and buy a Yeti Imperial Stout or an Old Rasputin and try it side by side with a Guinness. You will see that the Guinness is really quite tasteless in comparison (or even not by comparison IMO as I find Guinness Draught pretty much devoid of flavor except for a watery astringency - and no I am not talking about the Canadian stuff).

_Randal

Actually, I have not had a "fresh" Guinness in a few decades (Dublin). I do recall it being quite smooth, but I cannot use the bottled version of this to compare, it always tastes quite nasty to me. I like the "Tatonka" Imperial Stout that BJ's servers, beautiful, chocolaty, smooth, and it seems like what a fresh Guinness seemed to be like. Perhaps timed has dimmed my tastes. Is there a Guinness backlash going on now? C

I'd like to nominate Stone Brewing's Russian Imperial Stout and my favorite Young's Double Chocolate Stout. Fine examples of different styles.

I have to agree with the consensus on the Guinness. I have never been to the UK, but while living in San Francisco, I met a gentleman who told me the Guiness we have here in the states was "undrinkable". I have always found it to be very bitter.

It seems that many people cannot discuss beer without explaining how the one they don't like as much is the worst thing ever to fill a glass. I rather like Irish-style cream stouts better than imperials. Imperials have a stronger flavor and a heavier mouthfeel. While all stouts are on the heavy end of the beer spectrum, I find that imperials are too much of a good thing.

Dav Vandenbroucke davanden at cox dot net

Which Guinness? There are several. I'm assumin gyou mean Guinness Draught, and since you have a Comcast email, the Draught in the States.

That's what's known as a dry stout. It's, um, dry. No sweetness. And quite light; it's actually lower in alcohol than a Bud, and it has a very light mouthfeel.

An imperial stout will typically be quite sweet, quite alcoholic, and quite thick. Think the difference between a basic pale ale and a big barleywine.

-Steve

Yeti is good. Weyerbacher Old Heathen is another good IS. I was blown away by my recent samples of Smuttynose's imperial stout.

I haven't had the draught Guinness in a while. I've had the Bottled Guinness Extra Stout. It is so watery that, if I were to drink it blindfolded, I'd never imagine that it was supposed to be any kind of stout.