Received: Guinness Luck of The Dragon fruit ale

Received: Guinness Luck of The Dragon fruit ale

Recently I received cans of the latest beer to come out of the Guinness Open Gate breweries (both in Baltimore and Chicago) — Luck of the Dragon, a fruited ale brewed to celebrate the Lunar New Year. It’s brewed with dragon fruit powder and tangerine puree and is a collaboration … Continue reading

Cocktail-inspired beer: Guinness Old Fashioned Inspired Ale

Cocktail-inspired beer: Guinness Old Fashioned Inspired Ale

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore, Maryland doesn’t just brew the ubiquitous Guinness Stout; it’s also home to an experimental brewery and taproom that cranks out a variety of distinctly non-Guinness-Stout beers. Like this Old Fashioned Inspired Ale that the brewery sent to me to review. Based on the … Continue reading

Received: Guinness Old Fashioned Inspired Ale

Received: Guinness Old Fashioned Inspired Ale

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in the United States (in Maryland, more specifically) features an experimental brewery that brews more than just Guinness Stout. The latest release is one the company sent to me this week—Guinness Old Fashioned Inspired Ale. As the name states, this is a strong ale inspired … Continue reading

Tuesday Tastings: Guinness Antwerpen Stout and Rye Pale Ale

Tuesday Tastings: Guinness Antwerpen Stout and Rye Pale Ale

For this installment of my Tuesday Tastings reviews, I’m exploring the two new Guinness specialty beers that they sent to me a little while back: their Antwerpen Stout and Rye Pale Ale. These are available through this month, both from their “Brewers Project” series that includes their Blonde American Lager and … Continue reading

Received: Two Guinness specialties

Received: Two Guinness specialties

Two new specialty beers from Guinness arrived this week: Rye Pale Ale, and Antwerpen Stout. Will be interesting to try these, though I’m more looking forward to the stout.

Leftover Guinness

Leftover Guinness

I had one can of Guinness left over from St. Patrick’s Day: You can see I did much better this time around pouring a Black and Tan. Incidentally, the other beer I’m using is Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic. Not a favorite, but I thought it would be an interesting experiment. … Continue reading