Guinness Extra Stout (Original) | Guinness Ltd.
Brewed by:
Guinness Ltd.
Ireland
guinness.com
Style: Irish Dry Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.60%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Aroma: Medium and balanced. A roast character with subtle fermentation fruitiness
Flavor: A perfect rounded flavor of bitter and sweet
Palate: Smooth with a slight bite leading to a dry finish
Appearance: Distinctively black full bodied liquid with a rich creamy head
Added by AsburyParkJMH on 11-12-2000
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Ratings: 4,376 | Reviews: 1,416
3.7/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look: Deep black with a small tan head.
Smell: Roasted nuts, coffee, and sweet chocolate.
Taste: Heavily roasted bitter malt, but not much else.
Mouthfeel: Surprisingly thin for a stout, with heavier carbonation.
Overall: While I like regular Guinness on draft, the bottled Extra Stout fails to live up.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look: Deep black with a small tan head.
Smell: Roasted nuts, coffee, and sweet chocolate.
Taste: Heavily roasted bitter malt, but not much else.
Mouthfeel: Surprisingly thin for a stout, with heavier carbonation.
Overall: While I like regular Guinness on draft, the bottled Extra Stout fails to live up.
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3.62/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.07/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
every time i drink one of these i am reminded just how good it is. this is seriously special beer, timeless and traditional and famous for a reason. i think it does as good a job or better than any other beer of showcasing dark roasted barley in a relatively isolated context. its european and very dry sure, and obviously there is a flavorful guinness ale yeast at work here as well, but this is such a wonderful expression of the dark grain, its really in a class of its own. the color is coal black, the head is tan and creamy, and there is a profound nuttiness to the nose and taste, chestnut and bread crusts and the little burnt bubbles on good wood fired pizza crust. subtle dark chocolate and minerals, bone dry though, no sugar here at all, and its balanced in a unique way as such. i love the depth here, it seems to reach a little deeper than most on the grain side, and it always tastes fresh to me, which is so uncommon in an import. this grain flavor, wrapped up with the yeast, is second to none in this category, and its one of the beers of lore that really has held up to the test of time. i need to remind myself to keep this in the regular rotation, its one of a kind, and its a standard others should be held to. the depth of grain flavor and the dryness together make truly a classic!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
every time i drink one of these i am reminded just how good it is. this is seriously special beer, timeless and traditional and famous for a reason. i think it does as good a job or better than any other beer of showcasing dark roasted barley in a relatively isolated context. its european and very dry sure, and obviously there is a flavorful guinness ale yeast at work here as well, but this is such a wonderful expression of the dark grain, its really in a class of its own. the color is coal black, the head is tan and creamy, and there is a profound nuttiness to the nose and taste, chestnut and bread crusts and the little burnt bubbles on good wood fired pizza crust. subtle dark chocolate and minerals, bone dry though, no sugar here at all, and its balanced in a unique way as such. i love the depth here, it seems to reach a little deeper than most on the grain side, and it always tastes fresh to me, which is so uncommon in an import. this grain flavor, wrapped up with the yeast, is second to none in this category, and its one of the beers of lore that really has held up to the test of time. i need to remind myself to keep this in the regular rotation, its one of a kind, and its a standard others should be held to. the depth of grain flavor and the dryness together make truly a classic!
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3.69/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It is what you expect from Guinness. Great rich flavor with bite in the back end. Dark and deep complexion. Smooth flavor a great sipping beer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It is what you expect from Guinness. Great rich flavor with bite in the back end. Dark and deep complexion. Smooth flavor a great sipping beer.
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3.75/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Surprisingly smooth, tasty bottled stout. Nice deep rich black color with some tan head, a little lingering lacing. Smells of dark chocolate and roast coffee, tastes the same along with some malt and caramel. Fairly smooth finish and mouthfeel, just the right amount of carbonation. Would love to get this on tap one day.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Surprisingly smooth, tasty bottled stout. Nice deep rich black color with some tan head, a little lingering lacing. Smells of dark chocolate and roast coffee, tastes the same along with some malt and caramel. Fairly smooth finish and mouthfeel, just the right amount of carbonation. Would love to get this on tap one day.
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3.85/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
4.35/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.8/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.04/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It pours a nice dark black color with a tan head that stays with it throughout the glass. I get a little smell of chocolate, but I have had a stopped up noise for a week so that may be while I did not smell much. The taste is coffee at first then it gets more chocolate, nice and sweet. The feel is heavy but smooth to drink. Overall I was very pleased and would prefer this over the draugh.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It pours a nice dark black color with a tan head that stays with it throughout the glass. I get a little smell of chocolate, but I have had a stopped up noise for a week so that may be while I did not smell much. The taste is coffee at first then it gets more chocolate, nice and sweet. The feel is heavy but smooth to drink. Overall I was very pleased and would prefer this over the draugh.
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3.94/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.47/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Black Gold... Almost. The Guinness Draught is much better. This beer is smooth nutty hints of chocolate and coffee make this a decent bottled beer. Again the Draught is so much better
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Black Gold... Almost. The Guinness Draught is much better. This beer is smooth nutty hints of chocolate and coffee make this a decent bottled beer. Again the Draught is so much better
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4.66/5 rDev +24.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Love this, 2 of these gets me relaxed and even a little tipsy, enough to be like "Yeah I'm feeling good". Tastes good, however it says on the bottle that they use caramel, there is no taste of caramel but it still tastes great. Bitter, but bitter in a sense of good ingredients, not bitter in a sense of bad beer. You can tell when you taste it that it is quality beer. Would buy again!
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look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Love this, 2 of these gets me relaxed and even a little tipsy, enough to be like "Yeah I'm feeling good". Tastes good, however it says on the bottle that they use caramel, there is no taste of caramel but it still tastes great. Bitter, but bitter in a sense of good ingredients, not bitter in a sense of bad beer. You can tell when you taste it that it is quality beer. Would buy again!
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Guinness Extra Stout (Original) from Guinness Ltd.
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4,376 ratings
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