Comments on: Guinness Red

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:40:12 +0000

Hey I saw the Guinness Red advert and love the song they use in it. Does anyone know what it is???

By: Andy M

Andy M — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:12:52 +0000

Unfortunately FT has now fallen to googley 6th place on this.

By: rhys

rhys — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:29:36 +0000

Guinness isnt black FYI Jim, it ruby red. As far as diluting the brand is concerned, what I thing Diageo are doing is developing a product that opens the door to future Guinness drinkers who cant ‘handle’ a real pint of Guinness – much like they did with Guinness Extra Cold and that hasnt done too bad has is?!? Its not about the short term, its about future profitability and likewise its not about current Guinness drinkers its about future Guinness drinkers. Pretty simple really.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:39:51 +0000

I tried it too and I have to say it’s okay, but it feels like something is missing. I reviewed it on my blog (http://blog.beerintheevening.com/2007/12/07/guinness-red/)

I don’t really think it’s brand dilution, I see it as adapting to the ever changing market. In all fairness, they’ve been around a couple of hundred years now and had to do nothing, but things change and it’s nice to see them adapting to changes. Is Guinness Red the right change? Who knows.. only time will tell I suppose! :)

By: jim

jim — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:24:40 +0000

Please someone Irish buy Guinness back and stop this brand dilution. If you want a red beer in a Guinness style then call it under another brand. This new beer will not stop falling sales, this is a gimmick. Guinness needs to go back to what it did best and back to basics. Guinness red is doomed to fail. Guinness is black and white and in the mind of the consumer it is black and white. what a mess

By: CarsmileSteve

CarsmileSteve — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:10:04 +0000

interested marketeers might be interested to know that we are STILL 4th on google for “guinness red” behind the Mail, the Sun and a diageo press release but ahead of the guardian and the official guinness blog…

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:30:07 +0000

Lured by the marketing hype (and a love of Guinness) I gave Guinness Red a go this lunchtime. It was truly horrible – it was neither good bitter nor good Guinness. It was as though someone had mixed a 1/4 pint of (proper) Guinness with a can of “value” lager and, perhaps, some dark red colouring. If you fancy a lager or a bitter then get a good one, and if you fancy a Guinness then have a proper one, but I won’t be drinking Red again!

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:36:43 +0000

I work in an oneills and red guinness is really popular. It really really nice and i’m not a big fan of the regular stuff.
Its gooooood.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:30:42 +0000

I tried Guinness Red in the O’Neils near Kings Cross Station – it was absolutely delicious.. not as thick or heavy as regular Guinness… yummmmeeeeee!!

By: Stonch

Stonch — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:53:06 +0000

I tried it. I didn’t like it. Read my review by clicking on my name, or by cutting and pasting: http://stonch.blogspot.com/2007/03/guinness-red.html

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:47:15 +0000

Heh, that was clever of me. I was thinking of the Union Rooms and the Goose at the same time…smooth!

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:32:30 +0000

I had a pint of it the other day – quite tasty – a little like Fullers Red Fox but with the texture of Guinness. I reckon it will go down pretty well in Summer when the black stuff can be a little heavy to drink – probably why they’ve started the trial roll-out just now. Just to reply to the last post – The Goose is a Mitchell and Butler pub by the way – not Wetherspoons.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:51:13 +0000

Had a pint of the Red stuff last night and quite enjoyed it, to be honest. It’s not going to please real-ale lovers or anyone who thinks Guinness is already too commercial and not Stout-y-enough, but to the average beer-swiller who’s looking for an alternative to a rather minging pint of Carlsberg and doesn’t want to drink the rubbish known as ‘smooth bitter’, it’s pretty damn good.

I didn’t think it tasted anything about Ribena. Or weak Guinness. It had a mainstream ‘genericity’ to it, but it just seemed like a nice mid-point between what is a fairly commercial stout and a more ale-y beer.

Tacky, maybe. Too sweet for ale lovers, probably. But for the masses? Brilliant.

Try any Wetherspoon’s place for it, that’s where I found it (for anyone in Newcastle, I was in the Goose).

By: Laurence

Laurence — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:32:34 +0000

I have just tried Guinness Red and it is DISGUSTING. I am very confused by this. I am a huge fan of Guinness … and any ale, red-coloured or otherwise.

It tastes like very weak Guinness with Ribena in it. It’s tacky in the way that alcopops is tacky. No depth of flavour, and far too sweet.

Ugh.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:22:55 +0000

It also available at all O’Neill’s – find them at:

http://www.oneills.co.uk/pub_locator.php

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:21:25 +0000

o’neals in shep bush has it.

By: Pete Baran

Pete Baran — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:16:57 +0000

These are the pubs listed under London:

Fox & Hounds on Main Road, Biggin Hill
Woodman on Woodmansterne Rd, Banstead
The Marquis of Granby on West St, Epsom
Ye Olde Red Lion on Park Rd, Cheam
George Inn on High St, Beckenham
Alleyn’s Head on Park Hall Rd, Dulwich
Goose on the Green on Rushey Green, Catford
The Goat on Battersea Rise, Clapham

London – North:

Volunteer on Baker St
Crown & Crooked Billet on Cross Road, Woodford Green
Prince of Wales on Church Hill Rd, Barnet
Gate on Rickmansworth Rd, Northwood
Flag on Station Rd, Watford
French Horn on Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross
Old Moat House on Moat Lane, Luton

Well at my reckoning there’s 1 in Zone 1. So all down the Volunteer then kids.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:27:14 +0000

If you want the full list of pubs where it is available, head to:

http://www.guinnessblog.co.uk/blogs/guinnessblog/archive/2007/02/05/1227.aspx

By: josh the mackem

josh the mackem — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:25:51 +0000

red guinness is obiousely for the thousands of irish mackems thanks to keano and quinny

By: bewley

bewley — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:22:31 +0000

Guinness Red is now available at every O’Neills bar on trial.

Found it quite light.

Amusing that people are moaning that it’s shit nitro keg without having tasted it.

Guinness is nitor as well and it tastes fine to me.

By: Stonch

Stonch — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:13:11 +0000

I plan to try this beer soon and review it on Stonch’s Beer Blog, my website.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:39:42 +0000

Having been to Canada several times and regularly drunk a beer called ‘Rickards Red’ which I found great , I can only hope that this Red Guinness is as good

By: Kev

Kev — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:44:59 +0000

Its the new commie plot to take over the World.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:33:04 +0000

Very kind offer of the tasting panel – we’ll bear it in mind! As soon as we know where and when we will be testing, we will be sure to let you know so you can find your local pub and try it yourself.

It is a red stout – same brewing process that produces Guinness but with a lighter roasted barley which gives it the balanced bitter sweet character.

Afraid i am off for the weekend now, but we’ll be giving more info next week – because of all the interest we are posting all the information in one central blog – http://www.guinnessblog.co.uk/blogs/guinnessblog/archive/2006/10/25/836.aspx – so head there if you want to know more and have more questions

Cheers

By: CarsmileSteve

CarsmileSteve — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:23:26 +0000

Obviously Simon, if you’d like a focus group of well educated palettes to help you out with any market testing, you know where to find us ;)

so is it a ruby stout, or a bitter? also, what is the point of it?