Guinness Foreign Extra Stout - Guinness Ltd.

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rAvg: 4.1
pDev: 11.95%
Reviews: 766
Hads: 614

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Brewed by:
Guinness Ltd.

Ireland

Style | ABV
Foreign / Export Stout | 7.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (757), can (4), on-tap (4), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by Giovacchini:

Giovacchini

California

4.05/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a snifter from a bottle.

A- thin tan head with a dark dark brown appearance.

S- coffee, dark fruits, malt.

T- coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, toffee, no alcohol present.

M- thick creamy mouthfeel with little carbonation.

O- I'm not a big fan of Guinness but my name is Kevin and I have a red beard so I feel obligated to find an Irish beer that I like. I have had regular Guinness and was not to impressed. I bought this beer on a whim and came home to see that it had good reviews. I wanted a good beer to drink on St. Patty's and this might make the cut.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2012 00:38:01 | More by Giovacchini

More User Reviews:

2bet

Norway

3.75/5 rDev -8.5%

05-17-2013 20:11:59 | More by 2bet

menacho1

Illinois

3.25/5 rDev -20.7%

05-16-2013 07:44:44 | More by menacho1

swaghawk

Kansas

3.75/5 rDev -8.5%

05-15-2013 21:23:27 | More by swaghawk

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -2.4%

05-15-2013 14:11:05 | More by touchmeimsac

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

4.14/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured a large crowning head of creamy tan brown head. Colour is black and thick. Retention is pretty good and has nice really sticky lacing on the glass. 4

S – has a sweet malt and spice character. Dry roasty malt with layers of underlying herbal and sweet malty notes, rum cake, espresso bitterness, a further interesting array of rich aromatics balanced together. 4

T – has a mulled spice character, sort of spiced cranberry sauce. Bitter caramel, very dry and rich, bitter coffee a sort of liquory sweetness and demura sugar, restrained creaminess. A bit syrupy, dry clove and smoky pepper spice. Finishes dry and roasty with a lingering dark malt character, restrained nutty (hazelnut) character. 4.25

M – Big maltiness with a underlying herbal spiciness, little carbonation. Drying tannic alcohol on the finish off of a big but generally drinkable big stout. A restrained creaminess and some subtle smokiness coming through to dry it out, nice crispness. 4.25

An interesting export stout, surprising level of herbal spicy bitterness. A lot of rich alcohol soaked coffee and herbal spice character, all balanced quite well. Interesting complexity and good feel, yet I would hesitate to drink this on a regular basis, a bit herbal-booze forward though balanced with a nice dry fruity finish. A very good beer, but not my favourite style of stout.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 23:19:07 | More by mick303