Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

Brewed by St. James’s Gate (Diageo)
Style: Foreign Stout
Dublin, Ireland

Bottle, Belize City, Belize: Brewed by the Belize Brewing Company, home of the Belikin Beers. What a find! Poured jet black, excellent foamy tan head. The aroma was promising, very deep chocolate and espresso notes. The flavour is stunning, rich, caramel sweetness like candy bounced with oak highlights, dark chocolate, coffee, and hints of that 7.5% alcohol. If only such a product was readily available here in Canada, I absolutely loved it!

Poured a dark brown color with minimal tan head. The aroma was dark malt with some chocolate and coffee hints. It had good flavor without the alcohol being in the forefront. I’ll have it again if I have the chance.

My favorite Guinness product after trying it in Ireland this year. The flavor tastes of coffee like all Guinness but there is something else that makes it even more delicious! Wish it was sold around here!

Bottled 33cl. It pours a pitch black beer with a brown head. Beautifully ruby colored when held to the light. The nose has a strong character of roasted malt with notes of pumpernickel, tobacco, apples, plums and vanilla. The taste is of roasted malt, apples, vanilla, smoke, plums and raisins. A nice bite to the flavors. Strong taste. Some oats in there. Full of character. Extremely nice smoky dry finish which reminds me of a good single malt. Very drinkable. Initial rating: 6/5/7/4/14. Rerate: Appearance: Very beautiful. Great lacework. Aroma: Metallic. Hints of marshmallows, apples, vanilla, pumpernickel and compost. Flavor and palate: Cherries, pumpernickel, marmite, apples, marshmallows and raisins in the taste. Very salty. Remarkably dry woody finish. Overall impression: Dissapointing.

I always wondered why the Irish were so drunk. They’re only drinking Guinness and it’s pretty poor. Then I remembered this. Haven’t see it on sale round my way for years. I used to drink this as a fledgling alky like 15 years ago. I thought at that age I was just a drunken hooligan, cool I had taste. I’ve fallen in love all over again. Smells like the McVities factory in Levenshulme, used to buy this from an offy just round the corner. Black as my ex’s heart, with an off white head (not her the beer). Irish jungle juice and no mistake. I love this stuff and will be rekindling my love affair with the old foreign extra to be sure so it is.

Drank it in Paradise (local restaurant) that brings beers during holiday season. Guinness is great to drink anywhere even in El Salvador. Pours the classic, deep brown color with a beatiful tan head. Beefy, coffee, chocolate, delicious....

had a friend bring me a bottle back from his trip through europe. pours pitch black with none of that heavy carbonation like stock guinness. large tan head that fades fast. very strong smell of malt and a little coffee. the taste is big heavy malt that fades into a dry coffee and a little dark chocolate finish. did a good job of hiding any alcohol. oops forgot to rate first time...

Pours as black as black can be, slightly off white head, very strong series of flavours, coffee, heavy malts, dark chocolate, coffee, espresso...covers so many bases. Is this really the same brand even that is sold in pubs on tap??. Very special.