Guinness Foreign Extra Stout - Guinness Ltd.

dciBA

Maine

4.05/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A vigorous pour produces a couple inches of foamy tan head. The beer is nice and black like a proper stout. Smells like regular guiness stout just stronger. Milk chocolate and freshly brewed coffee are the strongest on the nose with some dark fruit as well, from the yeast no doubt. Also a fair amount of hops are detectable as well. Taste follows smell with milk chocolate on the front of your tongue followed by a nice roasted malt flavor. Some residual hop bitterness as the beer goes down. Body is fairly thick with just the right amount of carbonation. Absolutely no hint of the above average abv%. Well done guiness. Thanks for making a proper stout for beer geeks and better beer fans everywhere.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2011 23:32:42 | More by dciBA

laramis

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-25-2013 21:09:13 | More by laramis

ACinSC

South Carolina

4.41/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25

Guinness FES is a most worthy propitiation for the rancid-in-comparison Draught. This is the beer that got me hooked on porters and stouts. I'm so glad they finally started importing it in the States!

Poured from a bottle into a stout glass. The color of the beer is a dark brown. Tan head is usually about half a finger thick or a little more. The roasted malt smell quickly settles in your nose and begs for a sip.

The taste is best described thus: as though a truck full of Draught crashed into a truck full of 70-80% cacao baker's chocolate. I find it to be a little sweet, which is why I took .75 off of the taste, because although it is very strongly hopped, the sweetness of the malt is a bit strong and it even overpowers the bountiful hops. It's probably to mask the higher alcohol content (which is nearly undetectable), but some drinkers may consider this a flaw. I am not awfully bothered by it. On the plus side, the sweetness nicely rounds out the "roasted chocolate malt" flavor profile of this beer.

Mouthfeel is incredibly creamy. Again, this beer is liquefied chocolate.

The aftertaste is a welcome bitter chocolate that lingers for many minutes after consumption.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 06:27:02 | More by ACinSC

kvnstfrd

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-23-2013 12:51:58 | More by kvnstfrd

DeekNayvuz

Montana

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-22-2013 19:19:43 | More by DeekNayvuz

CrusherMKT

Spain

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-22-2013 12:33:46 | More by CrusherMKT

Jimbo4430

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-21-2013 23:42:20 | More by Jimbo4430

pin

Australia

3/5  rDev -26.8%

05-21-2013 22:49:14 | More by pin

MikeB20

Delaware

4.38/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

P: 11.2oz bottle into a DFH signature glass.

A: Opaque black with a creamy light brown head. Lacing is generous and sticks all the way down the glass, leaving a ring after every sip.

S: Roasted malt, coffee, some earthy malt sweetness with a hint of alcohol.

T: Intense dark roasted malt that lingers on your tongue. Initially sweet, with a solid bitterness that builds in the finish, but with no discernible hop flavor. A little charcoal and alcohol as it warms.

M: Creamy and smooth, not quite the same as a nitro beer but very good given it's not. Moderately high carbonation comprised of tiny bubbles which I think adds to the smooth drinkability of the beer.

O: This is a really nice straight up stout. These days it seems like everyone is adding something to a stout or aging it in a barrel. Every now an then you need to be reminded of what the style should fundamentally be and I think Guinness hit it with this beer. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 20:27:30 | More by MikeB20

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-21-2013 02:20:44 | More by Kingcurio

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-21-2013 00:13:54 | More by johntfox

Crimsontider22

Alabama

3/5  rDev -26.8%

05-19-2013 22:23:26 | More by Crimsontider22

KSfrost

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-19-2013 22:03:37 | More by KSfrost

Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A - poured into frosted tumbler w/ over 1" creamy head. body was dark chocolate and clear although opaque

S - notes of bitter chocolate - nice strong aroma

T - brought back the memories of the Guinness of old. After the Brits tried to dump all the other Guinness stouts on us. This is the only one and it is full of flavor. Don't bother w/ the other stouts from Guinness

M - delightful carbonation -- smooth

O - a go to beer for all the stout lovers and that includes me.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 21:14:49 | More by Segelstrom

Monoke

Ireland

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-19-2013 09:53:01 | More by Monoke

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

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -20.7%

05-12-2013 16:58:31 | More by mikeburd1128

Jenessa

Ohio

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-11-2013 23:07:14 | More by Jenessa

gritz147

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-11-2013 01:11:39 | More by gritz147

TammyC2164

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-10-2013 22:19:24 | More by TammyC2164

bigclydeoliver

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-09-2013 02:19:42 | More by bigclydeoliver