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Originally Posted by matthewb0051

I'm having a hard time with this as I prefer Russian Standard. Wife likes Titos, mainly bc it is made in Texas.


As to the OP, I had a text exchange with my son this weekend, he is 21. He was asking if Guinness is good from can. I had to explain the widget thing to him and the taste difference between the widget kind and regular bottles. Being a poor college student he opted out since it is about $10 per 6. I'm pretty sure he is on Natty Light

To me the can with the widget is lacking most of the flavor of the extra stout.

I'm happy to have Guinness draft out of a tap, that tastes different from the cans and bottles with the widgets. If I've got to drink Guinness and it's not coming out of a keg, then I want the Extra Stout because it has more flavor.


When I was in my early 20s, someone brought some guinness to our apt. We put it in the beer fridge with the other stuff and got it ice cold. WHen it's ice cold and you're used to drinking "normal" or "cheap" beer, it's probably going to seem REALLY bitter. It's tastier if it's "cool" instead of "ice cold". We ended up not drinking that ice cold extra stout. Now I drink lots of different kinds of stout, and when I'm wanting something "light" I go for the Guinness Extra Stout.

Interesting
https://52brews.com/guinness-draught-vs-extra-stout/