Starbucks Introduces Guinness-Flavored Latte

It's five o'clock somewhere, and beer-lovers might just go crazy over this new latte being tested by Starbucks.

The Dark Barrel Latte is rumored to have the same toasty, dark flavors of a Guinness beer. The new specialty drink is being tested at select locations in Ohio and Florida, according to Grubsheet.

The drink has a base of espresso and steamed milk with a "stout flavored" sauce.

Starbucks says the chain got the idea for the beverage because of the "rise of craft beers."

A TIME employee, originally from Dublin (where Guinness beer was created), doesn't seem too hopeful about the beer-flavored latte.

"Holy hell. Worst," he told TIME journalist Samantha Grossman. "American Guinness already doesn't taste like Guinness. So what will this taste like?"

However, a BuzzFeed writer claims they tried it, and it really tastes like the Irish beer.

It is still unknown when or if the beer-flavored latte will make its way to other cities.

As for the consumer, there are still a lot of mixed feelings about the new flavor being tested:

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