Bottle, tasted side by side with Guinness Nigeria Foreign Extra Stout. Color: Both black, stable light brown head. Aroma: Both roasted malt, milk chocolate. A little more roasted aroma at the Belgian version. Taste of the Nigerian version: Sweetish, I think typical Sorghum flavor (never tasted this, but it's definitely different from grain, more corn-like), roasted malt and milk chocolate notes, sweetish roasted malt finish. Taste of the Irish / Belgian version again has more flavor. Some more milk chocolate and roasted malt, grainy hints , floral hop backbone and a longer lasting roasted and bit hoppy finish. Both versions have a smooth mouthfeel, as we know from Guinness Stouts. I definitely prefer the Irish / Belgian Special Export version. Don't like the Nigerian version very much. Nice to have the change to taste both Guinness version together. Final Verdict: Nigerian version: 5 3 6 3 11 = 2.8 Drinkable, but nothing more. Irish / Belgian version: 7 3 7 3 13 = 3.3 Ok overall, but no need to try again.

Fles geprobeerd met LiekevdV en SandervdL op een bierproeverij aanboord van de Holland America Line Rotterdam. Het is een donkerbruin bier met een dun beige schuim. Het heeft een aroma van gebrande koffie, rozijnen en vanille. De smaak is vol gebrande mout, rozijnen en vanille.

Svart med høy beige/lys brun topp. Aroma; malt, mørk karamell, mørke bær, noe krydder. Smak; malt, mørk karamell, svisker, lakris, noe urter/krydder. Myk i munnfølelse, lang ettersmak. Balansert. Gave fra Djoeye.

Servida en schnifter, color negro opaco, espuma beige cremosa y compacta de excelente retención, precioso aspecto. En nariz no es muy contundente, mas bien suave y discreta, notas aromáticas de malta tostada, caramelo, frutos secos, ligero café...todo muy sutil, pero muy agradable. En boca es ligeramente oleosa, muy en la línea de las sensaciones olfativas, fondo acaramelado con notas de malta y algo de regaliz, con una torrefacción presente pero discreta, ligeramente terrosa y licorosa...Sin duda la mejor versión de Guinnes de cuantas he probado, beri gut birra.

Stark und süss --- Beer merged from original tick of Guinness Special Export (2019) on 29 Jul 2023 at 17:51 - Score: 7. Original review text: Stärker, röstiger, süsser und karbonisierter als das Original?

Just absolutely top notch. Like a scaled up version of their west indies porter. Great beer. Bierkonig ams

Poured from 330mL bottle (bb 11.07.24; from a corner store). Very dark brown with beige head. Feint molasses and dark fruits, mild roast.

330ml shared with Ryan at the hotel lobby in Brussels. Appearance: very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: sweetness, molasses, some dark fruits. Taste: same. Bitter finish. Watery for 8%. Overall: not elegant, artificial. Meh.

Too smoky. But whatever. Not my fave Guinness. Happy st paddy’s!!!! 🍀