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Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

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A Foreign Stout brewed by
St. James’s Gate (Diageo)

Dublin, Ireland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3073.63/5.03.63/5.07.5%75.4 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Higher in alcohol content than other Guinness products, this stout has a strong, oaky, complex flavor.

Editor's Note: This is the standard FES. Sometimes it is imported from Ireland but more often it is brewed locally. This version is most common in the Caribbean and Africa. All versions from those places, save for Jamaica and Nigeria, should be rated here.

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 mjs (391), Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
(Bottled at the Brewery Bar, Guinness Storehouse on 2008-07-02) Black. Medium-sized tan head. Chocolate and little hops in nose. Quite amount of carbonation in full palate. Chocolate, some alcohol, sweetness in taste. Slight bite from hops. Nice.


EFC1878 (33), Manchester, England
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Bottled Irish version. Pours jet black but holding it to light reveals a ruby tinge at the extreme edges. Frothy tan head that didn’t last but didn’t disappear completely, either. Coffee in the aroma with a faint hint of fuggles hops. Initial light sweetness gives way to an intense bitterness. Medium-full body with lively carbonation leads to a long, bitter finish. One bottle easily leads to two which, at 7.5%, can lead to trouble. Benefits from time in the fridge but I wouldn’t recommend serving it too cold.


subcell (94), Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/518/20
Jun 28, 2008  
I do not care for this beer nearly as much as I care for the Draught. This beer smells burnt. It pours nicely and has a nice thick dark head. It is very bitter and heavy. Sometimes it is good for something different but I mainly use it to make my batter for fish and chips!


 azlondon (457), Greater London, England
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Jun 26, 2008    Updated: Jun 27, 2008
Appearance: Totally black, loads of thick, creamy head. Aroma: Smoky, oaky, burnt. Taste: Bitter, long aftertaste. Smoky, woody. Info: 330ml bottle, 28/9-2005, 27/300


tarheels86 (14), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/516/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Completely different from Guinness Draught in Ireland. Had this in Freetown, Sierra Leone where it is actually brewed in the same factory as the local Star beer. Pours motoroil black with little head almost fizzing up like Coca-Cola and then settling down quickly. Inital taste is sort of btter chocolate and the 7.5% ABV is not completely hidden. Then it is somewhat spicy- goes great with West African food! The roasted malt is also prevalent and the beer sort of coats the mouth for a little and then dissipates. Definitely 100% better luke-warm then cold.




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