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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
3923.62/5.03.61/5.07.5%80.7Snifter, 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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Englander1986 (51), Middlesbrough, England
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Nov 8, 2006  
I bought this drink a few months ago, and I was blown away at the difference of both taste and aroma compared to both original bitter and stout. It has a liquorice like taste to it compared to the traditional burnt taste of the others, and when taking your first mouth-full, tastes as if it has been spiked with a spirit lol. Loved it the first time I bought it, love it still, I buy this as often as I can at my local Tesco.


 DocKozzak99 (143), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Aug 8, 2002  
A just relative of the ’King of Stout!’ very strong flovor with a true stout after taste!


 Leighton (277), New York, New York, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Jan 16, 2009  
This is wildly good. Has the consistency of pitch. Almost. And the color of is darker than black. Yes, darker. We have the coffee-brown head, just as rich as ever. Taste is powerful: coffee, chocolate, soil. It’s really good.


pollocknicity2 (4), Pennsylvania, USA
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Aug 7, 2009  
Bottle, but nothing beats a Guinness on tap when you can find it. This is one of my absolutely favourite beers. It’s got such a pleasing aroma, and it finishes wonderfully. It pairs well with everything from pizza to a filet mignon. And I will never get tired of watching the bubbles fall!


axelmonster (1), Dublin, Ireland
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/519/20
Nov 27, 2006  
Aroma: Very rich, bread, chocolate, coffee, roasty. Apperance: Pitch black with a tan head. Flavor: Medium to heavy bitter, small hint our sourness, a little sweet. Excellent. Palate: Pretty smooth, not as silky as other guinness brews, very lively carbonation and a long, bitter finish Overall: One of the best beers I’ve tasted, definately a favourite. I recommend trying it with a bit of dark guinness chocolate (available at the storehouse or at the online shop).


thisone326 (9), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/516/20
Feb 28, 2007  
Flavor is stronger than that of the draught...head not as cool looking..not as creamy and such. Dark look, well-rounded palate. tiny bit of bitterness, but nothing too bad


 redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/519/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Pours almost jet black with a milk-chocolate colored head. Aroma is of coffee and roasted malt. Taste is delicious... with flavors from caramel, to roasted coffee, to coffee and oaken flavor as well. 1 pt. 6 oz. bottle.


 tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/517/20
Sep 25, 2005  
Thick, rich, chocolate and cake-like yeast in the aroma. Opaque black body with generous, dense and lasting, fine bubbled, tan-brown head that lasts and coats the glass. Chocolate cake up front fades to a charred roastiness. Full body with a thick, rich texture. Bottle (GBBF).



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