Guinness (St. James's Gate) Foreign Extra Stout

Foreign Extra Stout

 

Guinness (St. James's Gate) in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Stout - Foreign / Extra Regular
Score
7.06
ABV: 7.5% IBU: 47 Ticks: 245
Guinness Foreign Extra Stout is a full flavored beer, born of a thirst for adventure. Arthur Guinness was an explorer. He explored the senses. He explored taste. He explored texture. And of course, he was determined to explore pastures new and afar.

In the early 1800s, while other breweries were content to stay close to home, Guinness struck out into unchartered territories, braving the perils of sea travel to export our distinctive beer across the globe.

Brewed with extra hops to preserve the beer in the ships’ holds during voyages of four-to-five weeks in tropical climates, the recipe yielded a powerful drink with bold character.

Originally known as West India Porter, Guinness Foreign Extra Stout has evolved throughout the ages, but its soul has stayed the same.

Pack your bags, whet your lips and dive in.

Pure beauty. Pure GUINNESS®.
 

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
275ml bottle brewed by Banks, Barbados, 7.5%. Poured black with a lasting tan coloured head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, liquorice, toffee, molasses and black treacle. Quite heavy sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. More roasted bitterness to finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2021 at 18:12

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33 cl bottle, Irish version. Poured in to a Snifter. Near black with a creamy lightly tanned head. Sweet aroma with coffee, liqourice, brown cookies, tar and herbal hoppy notes. Taste is sweet. Medium to full body. Dry, herbal bitter finish. A classic!
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2020 at 20:37

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
300ml bottle from Asda. Black with nice sized beige head. Plenty of retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, but what I wasn't expecting was the smokiness coming through. Thick body and low carbonation. Creamy sweetness to start and then a deep coffee bitterness with hints of smokiness. The alcohol comes through strong at the end. Lovely with bags of depth and flavour but definitely not an easy drinking stout, very much one to sip.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2020 at 20:36

5/10
Tried from Can on 18 Jul 2020 at 22:16

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from ASDA. Aah, this is the stuff ! Has an enticing aroma of raisins and malt-loaf. Pours pretty much completely black with a “lively” beige head. Plenty of character in the taste. Dark fruits, chocolate, molasses and roasted malts. Alcoholic strength hides itself well – until it hits the back of the throat ! A sweet and fruity finish to round things off. Far better than “normal” Guinness.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2020 at 18:18

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Black body with tan head. Hoppier than normal Guinness with a strong malt aroma. Full taste, malt roast and toast. Long finish.
Tried on 13 Jun 2020 at 05:43

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Creamy tan head stayed on a jet black still body. Sweet malt aroma. Medium bodied, sharp on the front with a cloying back & clean aft. Malt, oat, burnt, roasted, nutty & liquorice tastes with a long tangy finish. First Class from the Macro!
Tried on 21 Apr 2020 at 21:05

8/10
Все праздничный привет из карантина
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2020 at 09:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle found in Montserrat. Pours carbonated dark brown with modest light beige foam, medium fake chocolate cake made tinny by too much carbonation. Flavour is molasses with coffee notes. Okay and full mouthfeel. Not exceptional but certainly a reliable and tasty enough stout.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2020 at 20:22

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48