The best Stout I've ever had was from Blacks of Kinsale. Their Chocolate & Vanilla Stout is by far Ireland best stout. Now, working in the beer shop in Belgium, my palat would be very developed when it comes to beer specifically. Beamish is probably the best of the three big draught Irish stouts. It has the most character. I'm dying to try this stout some time.

I'm fortunate that Anspach & Hobday are my local brewery. London Black is one of the few beers that stand a chance of being an iconic beer! Paul and Jack are constantly trying new and renewed old styles and I have not had a bad beer ever from them! In fact most are just great! A number have been the best of the style I've tried! London Black is not challenging Guinness, as it's not the same beer really. But it stands apart as possibly the best Porter available right now. With luck it'll be around for a very long time! I hope that London Black becomes an unrivalled success for them, they deserve it for being the passionate committed brewers that they both are.

5:25 geezer thought he was gonna slate it

Spot on about the spillover!…but, he is all over the Domeage! Can’t wait to try when I am in the UK

A lot of stouts are better than Guiness, but it depends on what you want. Guiness is rather light and even watery compared to some stouts. :)

I tried this the other day and it tastes like an espresso martini! Very strong roasted coffe flavour. Slightly creamier than other English stouts/porters that I’ve tried so big fan of it.

A French stout called Dark Side of the Moon is the best stout I’ve ever had. There’s an English one with the same name I’ve never had but the French one is a proper drink.

Interested to try this. Getting a creamy stout with good head and good flavour isn't easy. John Willie Lees Brewery make a decent stout. But Again, like all beers it has to be looked after and poured correctly.

Porter has been around for many many years and is well worth a try (It won't be exactly like Guinness or Murphy's for you Cork people but it is from a similar background)

I was loving this pint last time i was in London, sank 4/5 of these went to a gig then went back to the same pub for another couple

I tried Islands Edge when i was over in Ireland earlier in the year for my brothers wedding. I was very underwhelmed by it. It lacked flavour and felt watery on the mouthfeel. Ive been meaning to try this London Black as i live in London and theres some pubs not too far from me that serve it. Now ive seen this video ill probably make a an effort to try it sooner rather than later.

Ah, I think I recognise the guy in the hat - Anspach & Hobday did a tap takeover in the Bierhaus, Cork a few years ago. Very nice brews. I still regret not snagging a fancy pigeon bag/shirt!

Titanic Stout is another great English Stout on draught 👌🏼

You should try get into the more flavourful stouts. When I was in my early 20s Guinness was my favourite and Beamish was way too strong for me but as my pallet evolved I realised the dept of flavour in beamish is far superior. Having one pint of beamish is not enough you have to acquire the taste .Now Guinness and murphys lack flavour for me , too bland and too watery . McGregors stuff is not bad either . I’ve had this London Black a few weeks ago and it’s nice but still second last ahead of that vile Islands Edge .

i was hoping this video would come but didn't expect it! haven't been into London for ages but this is on my list to try as it looks so similar but tastes different. Don't expect to like it as much as a pint of G but it would be nice to have something like this in the UK that people say in "it just tastes better there"

Up here in Manchester (or across if you're in Ireland) we have a brewery called Joseph Holt. They serve their own pint called 'Black'. Same colour and head as a Guinness. Some say its better tasting than Guinness. Some say its on par. I find it tasty but not on par with Guinness. Its a nice enjoy pint if you're on a budget (can be found in some Holts pubs for under three quid a pint).

Nice one, GG, added to my list of places to visit when I’m back home.

Brilliant video. I shouldn't be so thirsty this early in the morning 😩

Guinness is the go to for me, but Murphy’s is definitely my favourite especially when I visit Cork

I once had a better stout than Guinness in a Brewdog in Paris 3 years ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the name of it, but I’m sure it was brewed in Scotland. I hope you find it

"The most drinkable stout so far that is not Guinness".... Jaysus, high fucking praise right there lol

This is a great product and I prefer it to Guiness and also I take alot of satisfaction in putting no money in Diageo's pocket🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

A pup local to me has started serving youngs London stout which I'm enjoying a lot

It's a great one that had it few times Lovely. Porter . Guinness of recent is a session drink A lot of the real stout n porters will get heavy if you're not used to them. But then I like an imperial .

Porterhouse in london do their own stout and I rate it. Worth a try. They have a guinness copy then an another with a more chocalatey coffee taste

Had a pint of this a couple of weeks ago at a pub near Ashbourne. Really nice beer, a subtly stronger roast flavour. One of the better porters I’ve had. However, if you liked this one Darragh, you NEED to try Round Corner Brewing’s Nitro Stout - Social Club (used to be called Reverend Hooker). The only stout that I think is better than Guinness! Their other beers are also exceptional, but this stout is sublime!

I’m so glad to see this review. I was excited to try it, and loved it when I did but it’s a totally different taste it isn’t even comparable to Guinness as it looks like you found out anyhow, Guinness won’t ever be beaten

The only Guinness I drink nowadays is Foreign Export (when I can get it). A couple of pints to finish the session - Guinness as it should be, full of flavour & body. Makes the regular stuff seem like gnats piss.

I appreciate how Guinness has a deserved reputation. I’m less a fan however and I’ve tried for 40 years. I’m really more a Murphy’s guy. But thank Christ there’s a broad range of stouts in the world to enjoy.

This is down the road from me definitely gonna go give it a try now the guru has gave it the Seal of approval

A 'session beer' here in Mid Wales has nothing to do with taste. It means you can drink aload of them because alcohol levels are moderate so it's great for a night out as you won't be too rough in the morning!!

You've got to try the in-house stout in Sam Smith's pubs, they're fuckin weird and eccentric places but their stout is great. Looks identical to Guinness but tastes very different.

I’ll give it a try, looks decent. Would like to see some more creamy lacing

That’s a lot better then Guinness I’m afraid it’s not what it used to be

You need to try a couple Cornish stouts, 1. Mena Dhu (Cornish for black hill) really nice dark chocolate roasted stout 2. Joe expresso stout by Goodh brewing

9.43.. proud moment when your here your quote going international, the guru is mr worldwide

Green Duck Proper Porter is worth a shout! Only stout I've had with comparable consistency to a draught Guinness.

Well I want to try it now so the Guru has worked his magic as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully they'll do a nitro can version at some point.

GG, I’m being serious now. Please go to Stockport near Manchester & try Robinson’s ‘PITCH’. If you like ‘Gravediggers’ or ‘Mulligan’s’ Guinness, you will love, ‘PITCH’. Slainte!

I love the name of the brewery! It sounds like either a Harry Potter shop or a solicitor or chartered accountancy firm from Monty Python!

You can't find it easily, but I like Marstons Oyster Stout. Also Dark Island from the Orkneys.

I'm new to your channel, only came across it today, have subscribed. I would have loved to give you a list of questions to, to complement the one's you did ask quite diplomatically. Sorry for boring you with some of my background, but I wanted to put my questions in context. I served my time in the wine trade in London, 1st working for a Company called 'Phillips Newman' a wine importer and bottler under the arches in Waterloo, so your video location is a very familiar setup. I then worked in the 'Civil Service Stores wine department in the Strand London, before moving to Tipperary, in 1976 to run my father's country Pub. At 12.27 your host states 'clean lines' is everything. An absolute I cleaned mine every Sunday Lunch time. I am retired now with a 20 cider apple tree hobby orchard. In my youth, UK Guinness was made in Park Royal (until 2005) and was quite different to James Gate Guinness, and the kegging and taps thus method of pouring were also very different. So I expect the comment at 4:15 'settles very quickly' could be down to a different tap system? I like your remark 'goes down easily' very good concept as was your hosts 'sessionable' I would have like to have known do they roast their own barley? Do they Sulphate? What kind of yeast do they use? When making my cider I make two different styles, a flat cider which I let the wild yeast do the job, this is fine but if I want a bottle conditioned cider as in my second style I have to Sulphate and use a propriety yeast, other wise the bottle will foam everywhere on opening. The other down side of bottle conditioning is the remaining film of yeast at the bottom of the bottle, causes the end of pour to be cloudy. I use old Guinness bottles as they are rated for 3bar pressure. Guinness(until very recently) bottle conditioned and they developed a strain of yeast that stuck to the bottom of the bottle when pouring no cloudiness and a white film of yeast was left behind, now there is no white disc and the bottles are disposal. Will be watching your other videos with no long diatribe afterwards. Cheers

London Black is brilliant. I recommend putting it on tap in my local and it fly's out. Great video!

The good thing about beer is that it doesn't have to be either/or. You don't have to choose one and never have anything different. You can have a beer and 5 minutes later, have a different one. You can even choose which beer you'll have next whilst drinking a beer. You can have lots of different beers in one evening and even beers on every night of the week. You can take beers home even if you have a different beer already at home. You can't say that about women.

I want to try a pint!!!! Sounds lovely!!!

london black does sound nice ! I believe the very best beers are brewed in copper kettles . There is only one brewer in the uk that use a copper kettles , I cant remember the name ? It was a scottish brewery . The beer was high quality

Guinness isn't really that good. Murphy's has a better taste. Belhaven black is also far superior.

I had a better stout than Guinness in the 90s - Gillespie's Scottish Malt Stout. It was glorious, but Scottish & Newcastle stopped brewing it in 1997. I've had several other good stouts that knocks Guinness into a cocked hat. I really don't understand why it's worshipped.

Guiness is the Budweiser of stout. I can name 6 off the top of my head that are WAY better than Guiness.

Definitely get your chops around some of Kernels darker stuff. London Black is class though.

Would love to try this Recently tried OHaras Irish Stout and really enjoyed it

And now all the workers can't afford the prices of these drinks

The whole over pouring 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

iv wanted to try this but its so hard to find in the north of england think the closest to me is a 30 min drive n would probably not have it when i got there. did notice the glass isnt the same as the promo of it though.that was a straight glass 2.09 in the vid

Had one of these last weekend and it’s no where near as good as Guinness in my opinion 😃. Great review

Would love to try this looks interesting. Have had quite a few A&H stouts and ales all have been very good top quality brewery 🍻

@ 10.34, totally agree with the comment about any drink down the side of the glass, awful and you know the person behind the bar has no clue how to pour Guinness. Sadly over the last 50 years I have had my fair share of them. Back in the 70's I never drank a pint of Guinness that was watery and back then it wasn't uncommon, might was well drink it on the throne!

That’s because it’s a porter not a stout

I love London Black. Its like Guinness in that it looks the same colour. Black has flavour though, the main difference.

Great video, really good conversation. Loved this format

Hopefully we will start to see this more prominently in London pubs?

I had a stout by Robinsons brewery called Pitch on Saturday, it was amazing so much so its outselling Guinness, they took the Guinness pump out. I will never touch Guinness again if I can get this in cans in the supermarket's soon

Kernel do a decent stout, shame he didn't visit there whilst in London. Thornbridge do a decent one too, McConnels.

Great to see credit given where its due, thst brewer lad looked chuffed. My only issue with these new stouts is.. Why would I want something similar to Guinness when I can just have Guinness

I’d be interest to know your thoughts on Oatmeal Stout, tried one or two before and very smooth. Guinness will always be my go to Stout though. Great channel by the way 👍🙌🏻

I would highly recommend Camden Ink. Very easy to quaff.

Great video, if you ever come to Yorkshire, there's a brewery called Sam Smith's, they have there own pubs around Yorkshire. They sell a stout and it is very, very drinkable, it would be a good one for you to try....but there's a few things that make Sam Smith's pubs different.... Cash only, there's no TV's or music, no swearing, no laptops and no mobile phones out 🤣 which could make the video awkward hahaha

Belhaven Black, Dunbar Scotland. Absolutely Delicious

Great content mo chara, Guinness and Murphys are both decent tack. ☘

Watched a video on here from this brewery. Was hoping you’d get round to it ! Would love to try it . Well done 👍

Orkney Breweries, Dark Island and Black Country Ales Plum Porter 👌

He didn't look too impressed with the feedback 😅

Try belhaven black , the scottish guinness

Bro it's 2022. There's a million stouts better than Guinness. Still a great beer, but certainly not hard to find something better.

He is going to say all that with Gunness being number one .

Everyone knows the schtick of a Guinness is solely down to how clean/dry a glass is. After being washed a number of times, a glass builds up a film of chemicals. Any good bar will strip this film at the end of the day/week using a product called Resolve. In turn, the head will stick to the glass better thereafter. This really isn't a good metric for how good the drink itself is.

It would have to be pretty dire NOT to be better than Guinness.

Drink this all the time at my local

Spoiler: Even if the other stout is crap and Guru wishes he was holding a pint of Guinness instead he will not say it to the person who gave it to him.

One of best low abv stouts around

Wouldn’t doubt it , Guinness is too light to be a stout

Guy who poured the pint had extremely shaky hands

Better than Beamish. Lad please stop

Will it be available in pubs in Brighton? Will it be available in cans from the webshop?

The moment you promoted the shaving company I knew this video would be bollox.

Mena Dhu stout is a good one to try

That glass is beautiful

A place by me serves this so looking forward to trying it

I don't like London Black nearly as much as Guinness but I'm not a fan of most stouts I've tried

Do we have to listen to this man talk about him shaving his ball bag .

Never have taken to Guiness to begin with. Living in the Northwest we have a large variety of beers and ales. Guiness always felt flat and tasteless to me.

Would like to try London black but not available in the Midlands need to get it out there.

Siri galore Guinness is amazing.

great video. I'll give the london black a try!

I mean...literally any small brewery in Ireland/UK/US will have a stout that's better than Guinness. Hell even Murphy's is better than Guinness in my opinion. Guinness is still great though

My top stouts 1. Kernal export London 1890 2. Guinness 3. Titanic

The original Guinness in a bottle is the best, in my biased opinion. It's the CO2 bubbles that make it. The modern Guinness doesn't do it for me.

For me the very best is Mena Dhu but you can’t get it here in Australia 😢

Titanic stout brewed in Stoke is a great stout. .

Guinness does need an update. It no longer satisfies when in today's world.