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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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peterbier (6), st. martin, Austria
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/517/20
Aug 5, 2006  
i realy enjoyed this version of guinness. it´s a good alternative to a coffee in the afternoon to some cake´s. it´s fully of dark malt aroma and coffee, also tastes very fruity, a real full body. great beer with a lot of tast in it!


 TBone (6844), Pori, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/103/512/20
Jul 31, 2006  
Bottled Cameroun version (BB 10/2006). Opaque black color, creamy tan head. Weird sweet, sour milk mixed aroma. Condensated milk flavor and then typical FES roasty malty flavor. Quite different to Nigerian version, much sweeter and much less enjoyable. Now two beers from Cameroun sampled and rated but still lacking the country :)


 MarkoR (224), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2006  
Delicious stout. Very nice color, creamy head. Somewhat chocolaty, hint of coffee. It helps, of course, that I bought the bottle at the Guinness Storehouse, in Dublin, while on a superb trip to Ireland.


 PeterA (339), Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 26, 2006  
Brewed in Lome, Togo. Very week aroma, somewhat chocolatey. The color is a dark brown, with a nice light brown head. The flavor was that of a dark roasted coffee with some hints of a Mexican mole like spice. The mouthfeel was lighter than I expected. Not bad.


konair1 (64), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 24, 2006  
Brewed locally. Bottle. Pours dark black color. Creamy long-lasting tan head. Notes of hazelnuts. A very good crafted beer that has a nice balance to it.


 markas101 (580), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 13, 2006  
Tasted May 26 2006, Regional Wines & Spirits ’Muscle Brews’ Tasting, Wellington, New Zealand. Caramel notes, strong, acidic aftertaste, very good.


 CamdenD (608), Madrid, Spain
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 1, 2006  
Now this was good -- hadn’t ever had the foreign version, but the extra alcohol kick gives this guinness a nice nose. The taste is still smooth and the palate crisp. A very nice "imperialized" guinness.


 goldtwins (4084), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 19, 2006  
Irish Version: Poured an extremely dark brown color that was almost opaque. There was a small creamy brown head and a brown oily film on the glass. It had a big roasty aroma with big notes of chocolate pudding. Also noted was some tartness, coffee, prunes and light alcohol. The aroma was thick and full. The flavor was fairly sweet and roasty. Light coffee, tart with a bitter finish. Medium body that was almost creamy.



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