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Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3893.62/5.03.61/5.07.5%80.5Snifter, Tulip
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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 RSRIZZO (1362), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/59/20
Sep 26, 2007  
Had this beer on 4/7/2007. Aroma is a mild toasted scent with very faint tones of hops. Color is a deep black with a good head that goes loose on the edge but seems tight in the center. Taste is crisp and bitter. Starting with medium body it goes down with a crisp feel that is a bit sharp on the sides of your tongue. Finish comes on with a mild roasted malt flavor that turns to a full bitterness that is backed by more toasted and burnt flavors. Its just not a very good stout. This is just a weak Stout.


 boFNjackson (1266), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/514/20
Sep 24, 2007  
Bottle... black body with a light brown head. Chocolate, barley, malt on the nose. Smooth, silky palate with flavors of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, with a sort of chalky finish.


 Bullit (1346), Glasgow, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Black colour, brown head. Aroma is of roasted malts and chocolate. Taste is of roasted malts, coffee cream and chocolate. Nice smooth and full body.


 BückDich (4830), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 17, 2007  
Bottle purchased in Japan: Dark black, light head, nice light tan head. The nose is full and thick with sweet roast and pleasant light alcohol. Soy and maple, lots of vanilla and wood. The flavor is nice and full, fairly acidic and bitter vs the other guinness varieties. Decent.


 JayBaxter (387), Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 9, 2007  
Solid black beer with a large dense coffe coloured head, aroma is rich and malty with a burnt edge and a roasted slightly bitter taste.


 joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 9, 2007  
almost black color with a thin brown head. dark roasted malt aroma with hints of coffee and alcohol. syrupy body with soft bubbles. bitter molasses taste with anise and coffee, and a slight tartness. a classic and always a good drink


 sneezey (110), Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 2, 2007  
Solid nice tasting strong burnt malt taste, very enjoyable. But not at all like the original thing in Ireland. Heavy all the way on the malt but more watery than draught or the nitro-bottle/cans. Still good even if not as good as the original - just different.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Date: August 06, 1998
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Aroma: rich roasted malt aroma
Flavor: light and mild flavor, alcoholic, roasted finish

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: /10
Score: **4

Name: Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Irish Version)
Date: June 14, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black, thin brown head, touch of lace
Aroma: sweet licorish aroma with light roasted
Flavor: nice sweet roasted flavor, long bitter finish, a touch of tartness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4



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