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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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 Ober (1226), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 13, 2009  
A black colored beer, with a dark beige/brown colored head. The aroma of bittersweet coffee, fruits and roasted malts. The taste is dry bitter. There are roasted malts, some coffee with notes of some sweet. The aftertaste is dry, some sweet and bitter.


 hellbilly (1534), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 12, 2009  
bottle bb 11/24/10 by way of rustychiles... fairly black shade of dark brown with a soft orange tinted light brown head. its shape could be described as creamy yet wispy... smells a lot like a baltic porter... like molasses, roasted barley, prunes, scalded cream and some smoke. the flavor is the same combined with some bitter cocoa and a slight tartness with a dry bitter finish. it is medium bodied, fairly soft and creamy yet parching from acidity and bitterness. 7/4/7/4/15/3.7


 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 7, 2009    Updated: Aug 17, 2009
Bottled at PBF (Marutius version brewed by Phoenix Brewery). Near black, rich firm head. Lemon and licorice up front. Quite dry with tart notes. Medium to full bodied with lots of licorice and lemon. Solid, but a bit syrupy. Resiny bitterness. Powerful, but a bit rough.


 cbeers21 (578), Miami, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Found this one in the Bahamas. Nice bittering punch combined with a certain dusty and coffee-like roastedness. Velvety texture. Easy to drink when it is hot, but packs a decent punch as well. I think this one may have a little bit more flavor than the regular guinness but I think the texture of the regular is a bit more rounded. That said I think this one may "score" better, and is still quite tasty.


 beerfest5 (200), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 30, 2009  
bottle, Muddy Murphy’s pub, Singapore. sorry, dont remember anything, thats my story and im sticking to it.


 Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Pours out a deep black with a hefty mocha head. Aroma of roasted coffee and malt, very small amount of chocolate. Flavor is very roasty, coffee, malt, light chocolate, barley. Maybe some oats. Personally I much prefer this to the regular Guinness as it has a thicker mouthfeel.


 thechandler (271), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
Jun 24, 2009  
Good, deep, dark. Black in color. Taste of espresso. Nice and bold. Good stuff.


 lithy (1800), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Two bottles both 7.5%. One brewed at Commonwealth Brewery in the Bahamas. The other brewed at St. James’s Gate in Ireland. The Irish beer is dark dark brown, red hints and a thin tan foam leaves only a cover. Aroma is burnt coffee, roasted malt. Taste is roast, burnt coffee, berries, lingering bitter malt finish. Rating: 7:3:7:3:14 The Bahamian beer is dark black with hints of red and a thick lasting light tan head. Aroma is sourish, chocolate, coffee, roasted barley. Taste is very sour in character, an astringent roast and light coffee and chocolate. Rating: 6:4:6:3:12



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