1001 BEERS: #33. GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA

 

# 33: GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA

St. James Gate Brewery - Ireland (Est.1759)

7.5% ABV - Dark (Stout) 
IBU's - 40

Ingredients:

Malts: Pale Ale Malt, Roasted Barley
Hops: European with high Alpha Acidity ratios


Tasting Notes

E: Dark tan colour with a light airy brown head.

N: On the nose it demonstrates a big hoppy aroma with underlying tones of malty flavours such as coffee and liquorice.  There is also a subtle hint of banana.

P: On the palate bitter chocolate with a sourness that envelops the mouth.  

M: There is a lingering drying bitterness and a feeling of bitter chocolate left over.

Other comments: Foreign Extra Stout is the best selling beer worldwide in the Guinness family.  Brewed not only in Dublin, but in Asia, Africa and America this "grown-up" equivalent of the mainstream UK pint is full in flavour and rich in intensity.  When made in Dublin it is stored in Vat's for 100 days where it develops an intense lactic flavour.  This is then blended with a fresh batch to create a totally different experience.  The foreign brews are made using a concentrated hopped wort that is unfermented and shipped to the breweries worldwide where they are fermented and conditioned locally, before being distributed.

Food Pairings: Stout's = Oysters.  This would be wonderful in a Steak and Guinness pie, a lot more chocolate bitterness would add a lovely creamy nature to the sauce and contrast brilliantly against the caramelised fats of the steak

SCORE: 3.6/5

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