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Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

Guinness Foreign Extra Stout  - Foreign Stout

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 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by St. James’s Gate (Diageo)
Style: Foreign Stout

Dublin, Ireland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3873.62/5.03.61/5.07.5%80Snifter, Tulip
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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, Nigeria and Ghana should be rated here.
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 Ughsmash (3981), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/103/513/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Bottled, BB 12/1/08 thanks to Craig.. brewed in Ireland. Poured deep brown with a creamy cap of medium tan head. The aroma picked up charred chocolate and oaky notes upfront with what was either piney hoppage or some sort of maize-ey adjunct.. either way I enjoyed it. The flavor was on the bright end with coffee and toffee notes joined by milkier chocolates and syrupy caramel.. bitterness was high and not easily identifiable.. lasted through a longer finish. Medium-bodied and sharper on the palate with moderate, well-done carbonation.. good to begin with, but not too enjoyable at the end.


 ditmier (1021), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 4, 2008  
2008 Bottle in St Martin - Pours oily black with a small brown head - aroma is all toasty malt, smoke...flavour is strong, alcohol and taste...burnt malty bitterness on the front end, light burnt and roasty dry fruit on the back end...a nice brew thats hard for me to find in the states...


 JuStuka (187), Edo De Mex, Mexico
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 1, 2008  
first of all i’ve to say this one cost me 4dls!!!! ha, black color, it tastes like chocolate, a little bit strong the precesence of alcohol.


 bretupdegraff (172), Fishers, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Wow- I like Guinness but I really liked this brew. Had from bottle at a crappy hotel in boston area. This is the only good thing about this stay. Nice smokey flavor - nice bitter kick. very nice surprise for my 50th rating! Cheers!


 HogcliffeLenny (162), Christchurch, Dorset, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Bottle 330ml from Waitrose, Christchurch. Pours black with a good beige head. Aroma has a distinct molasses background. Reasonably full bodied. Much better than its traditional cousin.


 phishpond417 (1861), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Pours a dark opaque black colour with a small brown head. Taste is chocolatey, noticeable pepper and black cherry flavors. Aroma is sort of woody with hints of black licorice.


 faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Botella. Pitch black colour with a nice light brown head. Good lacing. Nice soft mouthfeel. The flavour has a very good soft roasty maltiness with some bitter chocolate and light coffee.


 thewolf (5635), Kolding, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Bottle. [thank you, faroeviking]
Pours almost black with slight red edges. A fine, creamy, beige-yellow head. Great lacing. Aroma is sweet roasty, some nuttiness and a bit of plums. Good mouthfeel, dry and creamy. Flavour is surprisingly dry, harsh roasted notes, a bit vinious. This is a good brew, but nothing exceptional.



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