Strolling Men: Guinness West Indies and Dublin Porter.

One thing that can distinguish a gentleman is his taste in alcohol, whether it be wine, beer, or spirits.

On the subject of beer, I would always have a pint of stout or ale over brand lager. They have an exceptional quality taste to them, much more complex than cheap, mass produced beers. Obviously one of the oldest stouts is Guinness which has a strong dark distinctive taste. A man in liquid form if you like.

Guinness is an old company, born in Ireland, that makes exceptional beer and has done for many years. Recently Guinness produce two new products. Porters, 'West Indies' and 'Dublin' I tried both to see whether they where a patch on craft beers(craft beers meaning ales and stouts) and I have to say I was very impressed.

Firstly is 'West Indies Porter'.

The back of the bottle describes it as 'complex yet mellow, hoppy with notes of toffee and chocolates.' First thing I noticed was the smell of it, a slight hint of Guinness and surprisingly toffee, taste wise it was light and not too bitter with an undertone of chocolate.

It was guinness without the force. A wonderful, enjoyable beer.

Now the 'Dublin Porter'.

Described as, 'sweet and smooth with malt and dark caramel notes.'

The smell was oaky and strong, hint of Guinness(I know that is obvious as it is Guinness, but it is substantially less strong than you would think, before anyone rips my head off about it...haha)it was fresh smell which worked with the oak.

Taste wise, firstly I drank this much colder than the 'West Indies' i'm not sure if that would have had an effect. It was, unfortunately not quite as 'flavoursome' as the 'West Indies'. It tasted refreshing and clean, kinda' like the stout version of a nice lager? (maybe budvar?)

This is a beer I would enjoy on a hot day rather than enjoying it like a stout or Guinness.