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Guinness Foreign Extra Stout 3.61 393

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
3933.62/5.03.61/5.07.5%80.9Snifter, 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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 JayBaxter (389), 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 (8500), 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


 HenrikSoegaard (4364), Randers, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Bottle, from Cameroun. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty caramellic almost toffee aroma. moderate bitter flavor. Long nice bitter finish with licorice notes. Creamy palate. Really nice stout.


 mansquito (834), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 29, 2007  
Pours a big brownish head and is darker than normal Guinness I believe, but there is a picture right there so you be the judge I suppose. The beer itself is syrupy and slightly sweet, and smooth. Lots of molasses taste in there. Some coffee and a lot of really roasty malts. Definitely better than any of the other extra stouts.


 ChristianScheffel (4557), Odense, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Black with a lasting off white head leaving a nice lace. Caramel and toffee aroma, and some butterscotch. Rich malty flavour, plenty roast malt, nice bitter finish.


 AWS9 (229), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/513/20
Aug 18, 2007  
Glass in Paris. Looks excellent in the glass, smells all pretty like too. Taste hits you on the first sip, though it became admittedly harder and harder to drink till the bottom. Impressive though and plan to try again.



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