Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

Brewed by St. James’s Gate (Diageo)
Style: Foreign Stout
Dublin, Ireland

When my brother-in law-brought this to my house earlier tonight, which was purchased at the brewery in Ireland’s museum shop, I was wary, but this version of Guinness is one of the best tasting stouts I’ve ever had. The malt profile is that of mild wheat accompanied by complex spices and subdued hops. The aroma is slightly tarte with some nice hoppy elements. The mouthfeel is thick and oily but leaves you wanting more. The head retention on this beer is amazing and CO2 influenced rather than the annoying widget nitro thing most Guinness utilize these days. I need to track this one down locally as it is the type of beer I’d drink every day.

This is the usual Guinnes stout beer I find here in the Paris suburbs in Indian or African shops open at night. Not very expensive, only about 2.50$ the bottle. Brewed in Cameroon, imported by a company from Montpellier, France. I really prefer the original one in Ireland or also the canned versions. This one is more bitter, mlty, strong taste of burnt sugar indeed, and strong alcohol. Quite an experience. Strong foam but not as creamy as the real Guinnes. Very black. The original Guinnes looks and tastes thinner.

RBSG DC 2006: Deep brown body with a medium tan head. The aroma is chocolate, prunes, plums, and light cinnamon. The taste is mild cloves, chocolate, burnt coffee, mocha. Medium bodied, moderately carbonated, finishes with sweet prunes and plums.

This foreign stout pours an eclipse black color from a 12oz bottle. Medium sized tan foamy head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee and chocolate. A medium bodied Foreign Stout. Malts are roasty malts, chocolate and coffee. Lots of burnt malts, a touch of smoke and some vanilla. Smooth taste. Nice beer. Hides the 7.5% alcohol well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

A strong dry malty stout, with a pale beige head. Tasted in Kenya on a cool evening.

Bottle (Ireland). Dark brown, almost black, large rocky tan head. Big chocolate and roasted malts, bit of alcohol too. Flavour is very bitter malt, alcohol. Harsh on the palate, little thin and bitter.

Botteld. (Cameroon version). Black in colour. Medium sized beige head. The aroma is that of roasted malt. The flavour is stron ag consists f burnt malt. It has a sweet and malty aftertaste as well.

Bottled (Cameroon version). Dark brown colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is sweetness meeting toffee, roasted malts and some coffee. Very sweet flavour, with caramel and roast a long way under the sweetness. Alcohol is also to be noted in the sweetness. Quite different Guinness FES, and definitively different than the Nigerian version. Sticky palate. 6 5 5 3 11

Canned (Mauritius version, 7.5%). Quite much deep amber colour with mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is rather sweet malty, grainy as well as some mild roasted notes. Flavour is also quite much the same. Not very pleasant 5 3 5 3 10.