Guinness Extra Stout (North America)

Brewed by Labatt Breweries (InBev)
Style: Dry Stout
London, Canada

Guinness Extra Stout ABV: 5% Calories: estimated at 300 C Volume: 22oz Glass: pilsner Purchased at: Sherwood Liquors Price per fl oz: $4.50 / 22 fl oz = $.20 per fl oz Consumed at: home sensory first impression: Rich, deep, roasted malty aroma - different from regular Guinness stout in this way. Head and pour are absolutely beautiful. Color is an inpenetrable black except for a ruby hint around the edge. Wow - taste is deep, malty, syrupy, cloying, and dessertish. Heavy on the tongue and surprising flavor for a 5% abv. Has overarching oak and wine flavor. This has all of what regular Guinness is missing - depth, bite, hops, flavor, and character. Aroma/Olfactory: Malt flavor is: caramel, syrupy, coffee, roasted Hop flavor is: resinous, hay, grapefruit, pepper Yeast flavor is: crumbs, leather, very dry. Other flavors include: alcohol, tomato paste, medicine, raisin, sulfur, soy sauce, walnut, oak Visuals/Appearance: Color is: black, ruby highlights Liquid is: darkest night. Head and lace are: bumpy, frothy, tan, brown, with classic lacing. Taste/Flavor: Maltiness or Sweetness level is: medium to heavy Hoppiness or Bitterness level is: medium to heavy Sour level is: light to medium Palate/Tactile: Body or Mouthfeel is: full, raging Texture is: creamy, sticky, thick, gritty, large particles, paper towel, cardboard Carbonation is: lively Finish is: astringent, long, syrupy, very nice. Overall experience: An absolutely stunning beer for its distribution. I liked to punch, the bitterness, the depth, the warmth, the color, and the flavor. I did not like a slight metallic tinge, the price, or the idea that the regular stout is so deeply different than this.

Great stout. Easy to find. Nice jet black color. Firm thick head. Goes down smooth. Slight aftertaste.

Surprisingly, this is probably my favorite Guinness, outside of a true draught in a true pub. The draught cans/bottles don’t hold up, so I prefer to drink the Extra Stout here in the US. Lost of oak, lots of roasted grain flavor. Very complex and leaves a very satisfying mouth feel in the end. I will admit, that I enjoy this beer more when it is colder than most people say to chill it, but that’s just me. Maybe that kills some flavor, but I like it better that way. I enjoy the carbonation in this Guinness a lot.

Pours a near black color with a thin tan head. Bitter chocolate and burnt coffee aroma. Bitter flavor, yet surprisingly thin. Reminds me of a condensed, flat Guinness draught.

I had this listed under the wrong beer. extremly bitter taste. Not much flavor and has coffee notes. Large dark brown head. Decent taste. but a bitter aftertaste. Better as it warms.
Earlier Rating: 6/20/2006 Total Score: 3
extremly bitter taste. Not much flavor and has coffee tones. Large dark brown head. Decent taste.

Bottled. Compared with all the other versions I’ve had today, this one definitely has better mouthfeel, but is still a bit bland. A bit more bitterness/ a touch of lactic sourness make this a little more interesting.

I’m so familiar with the draught style Nitro cans, but have from time to time picked this up and really enjoy it. Less mellow, more of a tartness or bite to it. I like the flavor, but it seems to be a little more watery than the draught. Still good stuff.

12oz bottle. Dark brown with a beige head. Dough, burnt toast, and metal in the aroma. The flavor is a little roast, some tartness, surprisingly sweet, and a little wine bitterness. Fuller and more lively body than the draught version, but still pretty thin. Definitely not as good as the continental europe extra stout, but still better than the watery nitro stuff. (2.7) Rerate. Ya, its a bit livelier than the dead palate of draught, but there are some weird metallic flavors going on in the bottle I*m having right now, plus its still thin and the carbonation is too loose. Tastes more like an industrial lager with some food coloring. I guess that*s what happens when you brew with hopped malt extract in a giant factory setting. Just tried this side by side with my dad*s home-brewed dry stout because I told him that this was the original. Well, his blew this away and it was his first batch brewed on his own. I wish that they would import the extra stout that they brew in Ireland for Continental Europe. That stuff is leaps and bounds above this.