Does Guinness Extra Foreign Stout still circulate in the US?

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  1. LumberhillBeer

    LumberhillBeer Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2010 California

    I remember this beer making an re-appearance a few years back and then disappearing. I haven't seen a bottle in years until yesterday and it tastes not only old, but meh.

    Whats the deal? Is it still around or no longer distributed in the US (again)?
     
    #1 LumberhillBeer, Jul 20, 2014
  2. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    I sure miss it, haven't seen any in a few years
     
    #2 mudbug, Jul 20, 2014
  3. TrojanRB

    TrojanRB Grand Pooh-Bah (3,779) Jul 27, 2013 Texas
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    It's been at least 5 years since I've seen it.
     
    #3 TrojanRB, Jul 20, 2014
  4. RyanMKE

    RyanMKE Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2014 Wisconsin

    It's definitely available in the US. I'm pretty sure the distributor I work for sells it.

    (edit: Just checked the product catalog, and it's listed. Active w/ recent deliveries.)
     
    #4 RyanMKE, Jul 20, 2014
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  5. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I have had a bottle or two over the last year but I'm not sure if I bought them or had them with friends. Either way, it seems that it is still around these parts.
     
    #5 paulys55, Jul 20, 2014
  6. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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  7. bcm75

    bcm75 Initiate (0) Mar 23, 2013 Illinois

    I think I had it at Disney World last year. Either at the Irish pub in Downtown Disney, or at the temporary Irish pavilion set up as part of the food and wine festival.
     
    #7 bcm75, Jul 20, 2014
  8. SteveB3014

    SteveB3014 Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2013 Pennsylvania

    I actually just picked up two four packs (one as a gift for a Guinness lover and one for myself) two days ago just outside of philadelphia. First tried it in a bar in Lancaster, PA about four months ago. I thought it was a bit better at the bar (possibly a bit fresher), but I still thought it was a pretty decent stout nonetheless. This was the first time I've spotted it in a shop in over three years
     
    #8 SteveB3014, Jul 21, 2014
  9. LumberhillBeer

    LumberhillBeer Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2010 California

    I can't quite figure out what the bottling date is according to my bottle code. Different websites have given me unclear differences. Mine is L2338GF002 21:52

    Either way, tastes like an old stout/thin to me….at least one that is much better consumed fresh. Just suspicious as I haven't seen this anywhere since at least three years ago.

    I remember loving this beer when it first got rereleased back however many years ago.
     
    #9 LumberhillBeer, Jul 21, 2014
  10. LumberhillBeer

    LumberhillBeer Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2010 California

    Well, I guess from what I've read on a different thread about the black lager, this would imply December 4, 2012. :astonished:
     
    #10 LumberhillBeer, Jul 21, 2014
  11. readyski

    readyski Pooh-Bah (1,557) Jun 4, 2005 California
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    then my humble opinion this is the true guinness have a couple then you tell me
     
    #11 readyski, Jul 21, 2014
  12. ponderous

    ponderous Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2014 California

    Many of the BevMos in my area carry 4-packs of it but the best by dates all indicated that the beers had expired in 2012. Still tasted good to me though :wink:
    I see it included in Guinness variety 12-packs and I've wondered if those are fresher.
     
    #12 ponderous, Jul 21, 2014
  13. zeff80

    zeff80 Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,425) Feb 6, 2006 Missouri
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    The ones distributed in the Caribbean are unbelievably good.
     
    #13 zeff80, Jul 21, 2014
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  14. Toonces

    Toonces Crusader (455) Oct 25, 2005 New Jersey

    I bought a 4 pack 3 weeks ago at a Wegmans.
     
    #14 Toonces, Jul 21, 2014
  15. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    I miss the stuff...

    A local Colorado Springs beer emporium (Downtown Fine Wine & Spirits) had two four-packs left in stock a few months ago. Greg (the German-born owner) helped me track down them down. I drank the last bottle about two weeks ago. And, sadly, I haven't seen any since that purchase, anywhere...

    Guinness needs bring this fine, big-beer commercial offering back to the US market...
     
    #15 beergoot, Jul 21, 2014
  16. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,155) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
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    Food & Wine has Guiness Draught (nitro); been to F&W twice and got it both times. (The only way I will drink it.)
    You may have had it at Epcot World Showcase in United Kingdom, not positive as they have been adding better selections in WDW as of late.
     
    #16 beerjerk666, Jul 21, 2014
  17. gentlystewed

    gentlystewed Pundit (845) Dec 12, 2010 Washington

    I see them all the time in Atlanta. I consume about 4, or 5, 4-packs a year. Great stuff
     
    #17 gentlystewed, Jul 21, 2014
  18. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
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    BevMo had it in Southern CA for St. Patrick's Day. Picked up a four pack for $9.99, it was okay. I have not seen it anywhere since.
     
    #18 Brolo75, Jul 21, 2014
  19. zachrotc

    zachrotc Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Kentucky

    The only time I've seen or had it was in a Guinness holiday twelve pack last Christmas.
     
    #19 zachrotc, Jul 21, 2014
  20. StuartCarter

    StuartCarter Pundit (922) Apr 25, 2006 Alabama

    I see it in the stores here in Alabama pretty much year round.
     
    #20 StuartCarter, Jul 21, 2014
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