Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Jamaica)
Desnoes & Geddes Limited

Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Jamaica)Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Jamaica)
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From:
Desnoes & Geddes Limited
 
Jamaica
Style:
Foreign / Export Stout
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 13.42%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
41
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 12, 2019
Added:
Apr 03, 2007
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by SwillBilly:
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Reviewed by SwillBilly from Virginia

4.32/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a bunch of bottles while in Negril back in April. Thank God our resort had this as one of their offerings, don't know if I couldn't have drank Red Stripe for a week.

Appearance: Poured from an 275 ml bottle, Guinness FES is dark brown, bordering on black in color with hints of ruby shining through the beer. A super thick, light brown head tops the beer and ever so slowly dissipates to a creamy 1/4 " head.

Smell: Lots of dark, fruity esters with a hint of molasses and rum. A slight chocolate aroma pervades with a bit roastiness thrown in for good measure.

Taste: Starts sweet and fruity but not cloying by any means. Nice hints of chocolate, molasses, rum soaked raisins. The middle moves things along to more of the malty goodness but this is also where you'll find a touch of hop bitterness along with a really nice roasted malt character that lends a dryness in the finish. Alcohol nicely hidden.

Mouthfeel: Medium in the mouth with a bit of creaminess. Mouth coating. Nicely carbonated.

Drinkability/Notes: When researching our trip to Negril, I was really excited to know that Guinness FES was available. But I had questions like, why in the world would you want a stout in the tropics. Well the answer is Guiness FES. Foreign Extra Stouts compliment the warmth and humidity with a nice malty sweetness that is pretty refeshing compared to a Dry Irish Stout. It was cool to see most Jamaicans drinking FES instead of Red Stripe. Plenty dark fruit and sugar with a nice bit of hop bitterness and roasted malt to balance things out. Very easy to drink at 6.5% abv. Overall, a really fine stout, one that I wish was sold in the U.S. and one that I will definitely get again to my next trip to Jamaica. If you get the chance, Seek and Enjoy. Highly Recommended. Not sure why the other reviews are so negative. To each their own.
Aug 15, 2007
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass

L: Dark, dark pour... nearly black with thick creamy white head.

S: Roasted grains, bitter coffee, and dark fruit.

T/F: Follows the nose. Rich roasted grains and dark sugars. Baked raisin, bitter french roast coffee, and cocoa. Classic Guinness creamy mouthfeel and carbonation. Medium bodied.

O: Probably the best made beer we had in Jamaica and a solid stout.
Feb 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by tykechandler from Kentucky

Jun 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by goodonya from New Jersey

Jun 11, 2016
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Uniquely brewed in Jamaica.

A - Pours black body with 2 fingers of thick, lasting mocha head, solid retention and sheet lacing.

S - Roasted cocoa, dark chocolate, prunes, grapes, with a bitter espresso end note.

T - Much like the smell, with the roasted chocolate and cocoa dominating, over a prune body, and the bitter coffee on the finish.

M -More than traditional Guinness, alcohol, bitter char, and more carbonation and a pleasant prickly finish.

O - Loved it. The only beer to drink in Caribe. (in my case Utila, Honduras, goes so well with the food here at Utopia - one of the best in the world - owner- operated dive resorts.) Must try Utopia Village. Must try Foreign Extra.
Mar 29, 2016
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Reviewed by canucklehead from Canada (BC)

4.06/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
As good as Dragon Stout and a tad more funky in the notes on the finish. Great find at a bar that really only sold Red Stripe in Montego Bay. Wish we could get this in Vancouver
Mar 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zylod from West Virginia

Jan 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by Piglet_rulz_da_yard from California

Jul 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by Beeeeeerman from California

Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.23 by BillCheck from Pennsylvania

Apr 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Young_John from New York

2.83/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Carbonation was different than conventional Guinness and if that were the greatest difference is have liked it more. Wanted to like it but just couldn't. Was expecting a heartier version of Guinness extra stout, but was disappointed by this altogether different kind of stout that was hoppy, bitter and sort of burnt.
Dec 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by wrightst from Maryland

Nov 11, 2014
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Reviewed by angelmonster from Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a black body with chestnut colored highlights. Head is 1/2 inch and coffee colored. Head retention was good and lacing was above average.

Smells are very underwhelming at first but the dominant ones are of figs, dates, and oddly burnt plastic. As beer warms more fruit is detected as well as some alcohol.

Taste is pretty fruity for a stout, has lots of characteristics of a foreign stout. Lots of dried figs/dates/prunes. Charred caramel and chocolate malts are also present. For 6.5 abv, the alcohol is definitely present

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, well carbonated. Head had some presence in the texture.

Overall this beer was alright, about average for the style. No glaring flaws to the beer just nothing out of the ordinary. Glad I tried it though.
Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by Kingcurio from Oklahoma

Aug 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Jun 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DaveMiller from Minnesota

May 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by bostonryan from Massachusetts

Mar 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by GABrew from Georgia

Sep 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by mpalestino from Pennsylvania

Aug 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Bill235 from Ohio

May 11, 2013
Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Jamaica) from Desnoes & Geddes Limited
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 41 ratings