Customer Reviews

Guinness Bread Mix, Grocery, 14-Ounces (Pack of 3)

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This is a dense, dark, sweet bread. Its very good, especially slathered with butter. Its a meal in itself. I bought my first can at the Guinness Brewery, and have been hooked ever since. To be more genuine, try your best to find treacle. Molasses can be subbed.

We are not beer drinkers so learning first off that this cannot be used in the bread mixer...did I miss that? then to find I need to buy molasses and beer to make the bread...well it was not a happy surprise. I did it though and the result was very interesting. It is a heavy, dark bread with interesting flavor. Crumbly and not for sandwiches but more like a breakfast bread.

I first bought this mix at a local store for @$12.00 a bag. When they didn't have anymore, I checked Amazon.com and was astounded to find that I could but 3 bags for the same price. This bread mix is easy to stir up and really goes great with a cup of coffee. Always, check Amazon.com first.

This too was part of a gift basket I made for a friend (see my review of Licorice Allsorts), and I put two of the mixes in the basket and kept one to try myself. The bread was delicious and complimented my corned beef and cabbage beautifully. This was a great value as well, since you get three packages.

I am a HUGE Guinness fan and am also a fan of beer bread. Guinness Beer Bread Mix seemed like the perfect marriage of two things I love...WRONG! I followed the instructions exactly and wound up with something that was not edible. It was perfectly cooked, having had no problems with the recipe, but it was inedible. It didn't even smell good cooking. Thank heavens I tested a loaf before preparing it for my family for Thanksgiving today. I'll use another beer bread mix that produced EXCELLENT bread.

Specifically, the bread was dry, much too dense, and had a very nasty taste. I literally took one bite and threw the whole thing in the trash. Even butter couldn't save this mess. Be warned...

We love this bread mix. We use a little extra dark molasses than the recipe calls for, and that, combined with the flavor of the Guinness, gives you a rich, tasty loaf that works well
with sweet butter, or as an appetizer with smoked salmon and a
dab of horseradish cream. Sometimes I add golden raisins to the bread before baking. You can't go wrong here, this is
delicious and easy to make.

Our family loves the Guinness bread mix, baked as directed. It is especially good warmed and served with butter and marmalade. The only negative might be that the bread is too crumbly for sandwiches, but we prefer it as a breakfast bread anyway.

The bread was a little sweet and it crumbled. I followed the directions, but it did not turn out well.