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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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pollocknicity2 (4), Pennsylvania, USA
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Aug 7, 2009  
Bottle, but nothing beats a Guinness on tap when you can find it. This is one of my absolutely favourite beers. It’s got such a pleasing aroma, and it finishes wonderfully. It pairs well with everything from pizza to a filet mignon. And I will never get tired of watching the bubbles fall!


 Madsnp (617), Odense C, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 23, 2009  
Bottle. Pours brown-ish black coloured with a big off white head. Aromas of molasses sugar, roasted malt, chocolate and honey. Flavours of caramel, roasted malt, coffee with sugar, chocolate and syrup. Sweet yet balanced brew.


 tronraner (1911), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Can, best by 04/10, thanks to lithy. Pours black with brown edges and a fluffy beige head. The aroma is molasses, honey, ash, and lots of roastiness. The flavor starts off like burnt marshmallows. A pretty strong roasty and charred bitterness is in front, but a rather sweet note balances it. Molasses, toffee, and fireplace lingers in the background. The finish is intensely roasty, leaving an ashy aftertaste. Pretty good, and definitely better than I was expecting.


 jaghana (103), Strasbourg, France
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Bottle 33cl. Very dark beer with a heavy head. This beer is too bitter, with a huge roasted aroma. Quite alcoolic too, it’s a bit roufh yes.


 Ober (1188), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 13, 2009  
A black colored beer, with a dark beige/brown colored head. The aroma of bittersweet coffee, fruits and roasted malts. The taste is dry bitter. There are roasted malts, some coffee with notes of some sweet. The aftertaste is dry, some sweet and bitter.


 hellbilly (1515), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 12, 2009  
bottle bb 11/24/10 by way of rustychiles... fairly black shade of dark brown with a soft orange tinted light brown head. its shape could be described as creamy yet wispy... smells a lot like a baltic porter... like molasses, roasted barley, prunes, scalded cream and some smoke. the flavor is the same combined with some bitter cocoa and a slight tartness with a dry bitter finish. it is medium bodied, fairly soft and creamy yet parching from acidity and bitterness. 7/4/7/4/15/3.7


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 7, 2009    Updated: Aug 17, 2009
Bottled at PBF (Marutius version brewed by Phoenix Brewery). Near black, rich firm head. Lemon and licorice up front. Quite dry with tart notes. Medium to full bodied with lots of licorice and lemon. Solid, but a bit syrupy. Resiny bitterness. Powerful, but a bit rough.


 cbeers21 (564), Miami, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Found this one in the Bahamas. Nice bittering punch combined with a certain dusty and coffee-like roastedness. Velvety texture. Easy to drink when it is hot, but packs a decent punch as well. I think this one may have a little bit more flavor than the regular guinness but I think the texture of the regular is a bit more rounded. That said I think this one may "score" better, and is still quite tasty.



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