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Guinness Dublin Porter & West Indies Porter - anyone tried them?

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  • #52
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    What I mean is, when you talk to the guys at the 'Well they tend to spin it that they've taken all of Molson Coors's money and are using it to make fun and interesting experimental craft beer which wouldn't have been possible before. Which is pretty much true, but it hides that they've essentially lost control of the core brands: what they are, where they're made and where they're sold. They are entirely beholden to Mama Molson where that's concerned.

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  • #53
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,492 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I was entirely resistant to these two products at the €3.30 - €3.40 supermarket price point, as there are many superior beers I can buy for substantially less than that. But last Saturday Dunnes had DP and WIP marked down to €2.49 so I thought I might as well give WIP a go (paying more than macrobeer prices for a weak product ruled out DP.)

    At that strength level I was hoping for something with a similar flavour to FES - which I do like, but rarely buy due to the excessive cost. But no such luck. It tastes a bit like a much watered down Leann Follain without the whiskey notes. Disappointing. A 6% beer should have way more body than this, especially if they want to sell at a premium price.

    BeerNut was right, Diageo's best product is still GES 'off the shelf' but given that it's only discounted at Christmas, O'Hara's stout is a much better beer at a similar price.

    Scrap the cap!



  • #54
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,805 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Spotted this in Tesco yesterday. Only comes in a 6-pack so I wasn't arsed buying it.

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    Surprisingly, they admit on the back of the bottle that this is the version of Guinness you would have been drinking in the pub up until the 70s until they changed the recipe.


  • #55
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,492 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Is that just a new label for Guinness Extra Stout?

    Scrap the cap!



  • #56
    lk67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭lk67


    That would seem to be the case...

    http://www.foodbev.com/news/guinness-reveals-heritage-inspired-rebra#.VWzpTIE1jqA


  • #57
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,805 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Would help if I had read the front of the label properly. :o


  • #58
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    irish_goat wrote: »
    Would help if I had read the front of the label properly. :o

    You were dazzled by all that Carlsberg :P


  • #59
    anncoates
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    The West Indies isn't that bad. Much nicer than the Dublin Porter at least. Not really worth the price though


  • #60
    donaghs
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    anncoates wrote: »
    The West Indies isn't that bad. Much nicer than the Dublin Porter at least. Not really worth the price though

    If you can get 3 for €7 in Tesco its not too bad a price.


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  • #61
    Trond
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    anncoates wrote: »
    The West Indies isn't that bad. Much nicer than the Dublin Porter at least. Not really worth the price though

    I got 5 for a tenner in my local Spar. Think it was a pricing error as they are usually €2.50 each. I quite like it. Nice for a change of speed!


  • #62
    anncoates
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    Trond wrote: »
    Ias they are usually €2.50 each.

    Even that's cheap enough as IIRC, I've generally seen it at over 3 quid unless it's on offer.

    Like I said, for a go-to porter in your local offie, it's nice enough at 6%, especially compared to the likes of Dublin porter even though I'd usually plump for Leann Follain in that situation.


  • #63
    laros
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭laros


    Aldi will have both porters available next Thurs (11th june), priced at €2.29 a bottle. it seems to be a special buy rather than a regular stock item. :)


  • #64
    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,400 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    The West Indies is decent but unspectacular. I think what the creation and distribution of these beers mean for the industry is far more interesting than the beers themselves.


  • #65
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,492 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I can see them both being discontinued fairly sharpish and dumping stock in Aldi is an indication of that.

    Scrap the cap!



  • #66
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    dregin wrote: »
    Ah now, Guinness Foreign Extract is pretty great. Far better than The West Indies porter, in my opinion.

    Had a bottle earlier. It's actually pretty good. Didn't realize it was 7.5% either.


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  • #67
    lk67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭lk67


    anncoates wrote: »
    Had a bottle earlier. It's actually pretty good. Didn't realize it was 7.5% either.

    Very underrated imo. The export version you get in Belgium is even better!


  • #68
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #69
    Trond
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    anncoates wrote: »
    Had a bottle earlier. It's actually pretty good. Didn't realize it was 7.5% either.

    Picked up a few in Dunnes earlier, €2.55 a bottle. Wont be hitting them tonight though!!


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