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Aldi’s NitroSurge Clone? Mulligan’s Re-Tested

If you enjoyed my Testing Aldi Mulligan's Irish Stout a Guinness Nitrosurge video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 Click here for the original Mulligan's Irish Stout vs Guinness video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7F76nkYXHg Click here for more of my craft beer reviews; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXU_zeHuB0dR35CbdlRHkiA After the response to my Aldi Mulligan’s vs Guinness comparison, I realised something important — I may have tested the wrong thing. In this follo

America’s Guinness?! Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro Review (GAI Ep 8)

Next Up: Left Hand Brewing Co Milk Stout Nitro 6% If you enjoyed this episode of the Guinness Alternative Index Episode, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 Is this America’s answer to Guinness? In this episode of the Guinness Alternative Index, I’m taking a look at Left Hand Brewing’s Milk Stout Nitro — one of the most well-known nitro stouts in the US. It’s creamy, it’s smooth, and it’s been around for years… but can it actually compete with Guinness? Using my standard GAI sc

These Two Stouts Might Finally Beat Guinness

If you enjoyed the Guinness Alternative Index Episode 3 video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 So far in the Guinness Alternative Index… nothing has managed to knock Guinness off the top spot. Which is starting to get a bit frustrating. So today, I’m bringing in the big guns. Two of the best nitro stouts I’ve had in the last six months go head-to-head — Hawkstone Black and Blue Monkey’s Nitro Guerrilla — before one of them takes on Guinness. Can either of them finally take

Most Requested Stout: Home Bargains Dorothy Black [Guinness Alternative Index]

If you enjoyed the Guinness Alternative Index Episode 1 video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 The Guinness Alternative Index continues — and this time we’re testing the stout you asked for the most. After the first episode introduced the leaderboard with Guinness Draught, Guinness Nitrosurge, Aldi Mulligan’s Irish Stout and Murphy’s Irish Stout, the comments were flooded with requests to test one particular challenger: Dorothy Black Irish Stout Nitro from Home Bargains. So

The Guinness Alternative Everyone Ignores… But Should They?

If you enjoyed the Guinness Alternative Index Episode 5 video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 This has been sat on supermarket shelves for years… and yet no one really talks about it as a Guinness alternative. Siren’s Broken Dream is a nitro stout — so on paper, it absolutely belongs in the Guinness Alternative Index. But with its coffee profile and slightly different approach, it’s always felt like it sits just outside the conversation. So the question is simple — does th

BrewDog Made a Guinness Rival… But Is It Any Good?

If you enjoyed the Guinness Alternative Index Episode 4 video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 BrewDog Black Heart might be one of the most talked-about Guinness alternatives right now… but does it actually live up to it? In this episode of the Guinness Alternative Index, we’re putting Black Heart through the full test — looking at appearance, aroma, and most importantly how it drinks both as a hard pour and using a nitro-style serve. There’s been a lot of noise around this

London Black vs Guinness | Guinness Alternative Index Ep 6

If you enjoyed the Guinness Alternative Index Episode 6 video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 So far in the Guinness Alternative Index… nothing has managed to knock Guinness off the top spot. Which is starting to get a bit frustrating. In this episode of the Guinness Alternative Index, I’m putting Anspach & Hobday London Black Nitro Stout up against Guinness Draught to see how it really compares. London Black has built a serious reputation as one of the best nitro stouts a

Can This Irish Stout Beat Guinness? O’Hara’s Nitro Review

Next Up: O'Hara's Irish Stout Nitro 4.3% If you enjoyed this episode of the Guinness Alternative Index Episode, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 Is Guinness really the benchmark for Irish stout… or is there something better out there? In this episode of the Guinness Alternative Index, I take a proper look at O’Hara’s Irish Stout Nitro — a well-established craft Irish stout that’s often mentioned alongside Guinness, but rarely put directly to the test. Using both a standard p

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Aldi vs Guinness – Would I Actually Switch?

Full side-by-side review is live on the channel.

Lower ABV, Lower Price - Is UK Craft Beer Resetting?

If you enjoyed my New Five Points Brewing Co Beers in Waitrose video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 Click here for the original Mulligan's Irish Stout vs Guinness video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7F76nkYXHg Click here for more of my craft beer reviews; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXU_zeHuB0dR35CbdlRHkiA Two new core range beers from The Five Points Brewing Co have landed in Waitrose — Five Points Best and Five Points Gold — and in this video I give both a full

Which Stouts Are Better Than Guinness? | Guinness Alternative Index

If you enjoyed the Guinness Alternative Index Episode 1 video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 Click here for the original Mulligan's Irish Stout vs Guinness video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7F76nkYXHg Click here for more of my craft beer reviews; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXU_zeHuB0dR35CbdlRHkiA The Guinness Alternative Index begins. In this new series I’m trying to answer a simple question: are any stouts actually better than Guinness? To find out, I’m build

Weller Full Proof: Hype vs Reality After 12 Months

If you enjoyed my Stagg Bourbon by Buffalo Trace Review After 1 Year video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🥃 My Whisky-Me Link: http://whiskymenew.refr.cc/thecrumbybeard Click here for more of my whisky reviews; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfg-wOlcN2ijZ07SYar-O76Fx2shEC-Hp After spending a full year with Weller Full Proof, this video is a long-term bourbon review rather than a first impression. Instead of chasing tasting notes in a single sitting, I wanted to unde

Aldi Mulligan’s Irish Stout vs Guinness | Honest Taste Test

If you enjoyed my Aldi Mulligan's Irish Stout vs Guinness Beer Review video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🍻 Click here for more of my craft beer reviews; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXU_zeHuB0dR35CbdlRHkiA Aldi’s Mulligan’s Irish Stout has quietly built a reputation as a potential Guinness alternative – but is it actually any good? In this video I put Aldi Mulligan’s Irish Stout head-to-head with Guinness in a proper side-by-side taste test. Same glassware, same pour,

1 Year Open Stagg Bourbon Tasting: Better Or Worse?

If you enjoyed my Stagg Bourbon by Buffalo Trace Review After 1 Year video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🥃 My Whisky-Me Link: http://whiskymenew.refr.cc/thecrumbybeard Click here for more of my whisky reviews; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfg-wOlcN2ijZ07SYar-O76Fx2shEC-Hp This is the final pour in a year-long tasting of Stagg. Over twelve months, I’ve revisited this bourbon periodically to see how it changes, not just in the glass, but in context. This video isn’