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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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 DownsouthGav (602), Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Nose of coffee and roasted malts. Pours a pitch black beer. Taste is coffee and has a nice smooth mouthfeel. very silky.


alari (30), London, Greater London, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 25, 2007    Updated: Aug 7, 2008
Small off-license in Dalston, London E8. St James Gate Brewery, for export to UK or Belgium/Holland judging by languages on bottle. For me, better than the Nigeria version, the increased subtlety leading to a deeper and more complex feel. Dense and moderately sour. -- I have grown to prefer the nigerian version, over the course of the last year.


 RCL (1443), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/105/514/20
Oct 25, 2007  
Thick, dense, heavy head. Almost tarry. Dark roasted flavors. Quite rich. Good stuff.


 obguthr (986), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/513/20
Oct 21, 2007  
Roasted malt and molasses aroma. Black color, thick tan head, good lacing. Coffee, bitter grass, and sour cherry flavors, which don’t go so well together. Smoky finish. I like my stouts sweeter, but this is a classic.


 footy (334), scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 20, 2007  
8/7/08. Bottle Costa Rica. Very few notes. Denser stronger fuller bodied. Less dry. Sweeter.


kapusta (84), Dover, Delaware, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Oct 15, 2007  
Sampled at Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island. Strong roasted flavor, but much winier and stronger than expected. I tasted raisend and a roasted flavor, which I really enjoyed. The 7.5% abv made a relaxing nite-cap.


 cjw163 (108), hummelstown, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/57/20
Oct 14, 2007  
12oz bottle from at the Nassau airport... wow what a surprise. this was actually brewed in NASSAU!! good start and then the aftertaste was horrible. left a very heavy iron taste in your mouth. Was very disappointed that this was called a Guinness.


 downender (2535), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 8, 2007  
Bottle from ASDA. Opaque black with a decent tan head. Powerful roasty aroma with a touch of sweetness. Flavours of coffee, charcoal with a long, bitter finish and some warming alcohol. Very good.



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