3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(rating #300) Pitch black, thick and creamy pale brown head. Big roasty aroma with strong notes of chocolate and coffee. Hints of pepper. Strong burnt flavour with intense notes of roasted coffee, dark chocolate. Big body. Long bitter and roasty finish.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle) Far more creamy, deeper coloured head than the Extra Stout. Less froth and more foam; seemingly more body as well. More hops in the nose as opposed to the Original. Nice texture, flavours of chocolate, malt and coffee. International and balanced.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Again, not as good as Linc's stout. Harsh chemicals upfront. Floral hops like the kind of flowers you shouldn't eat like frangipanni. Otherwise a solid stout with expected chocolate, vegemite and coffee etc. Better than CUB's muck, but who cares? I prefer the local and cheaper Coopers and Southwark. Unimaginative stout. Mightn't go back.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black roasty nectar with medium beige head and bitter/coffee/chocolate aroma. The palate is very complex, smooth and again bitter and coffeeish. Good stout for long winter nights.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Rich in roast and malt flavours with a very pleasant sourness this is probably Guinness' best beer. It has a smooth character with just a slight edgy yet pleasant finish. Very well rounded beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: NOV 24, 2003 Hm...interesting. I was expecting an average "Guinness Stout" but this one was really overwhelming. Pours a black color with a light brown head. Very rich aroma of...let's see....licorice, black malt, pear maybe, some mint perhaps. Normally I don't enjoy strong beers but this one benefits from the fact that it's 7,5%, one gets a pleasant feel of warmness. Flavor is roasted malt and licorice. This Guinness Foreign Extra Stout is a contrast(it's flavourful) to "normal Guinness" and also a reason to look forward to winter...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
a good bit better than guiness draught.
sweet nutty and very thick. long lasting finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A quality stout that leaves Draught Guinness in the dust. Complex, molasses and Brett. nose. Sweet and sour on the palate. Alcohol warming but well integrated. A treat.
Tasted in Antigua.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Opague with a big brown head. Roasted malt aroma with pear. Roasted malt flavor with some sourness, which makes the beer remarkably refreshing. The 7,5% alcohol is absolutely not noticeable. Long roasted bitter finish. Lovely beer!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Black as the night, slight brown scum, dissipating quickly. Black malt and liquorice aroma. Massive liquorice taste….wow!!! Intense flavour which is nothing like the normal Guinness. So strong in fact, I think I’ll take up Mr_kimchee’s advice and dashed upstairs for some pickled onions and other assorted savouries…..ahhhh… that’s better. Just had some fukc-off-super-mature-Canadian-Cheddar, which then proceeded to have a ‘Battle-Royal’ in my mouth with the beer. What a liquorice experience all that was. If you’re going to try this in a line-up, have it last. The palate is rich and long and will haunt you in you sleep. It just lost a few marks though, for being overly aggressive.
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