Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

Ponster

I was walking past a small mini-market that I've been going past for 2 years now and popped in yesterday 'cos I saw a Kit-Kat for sale in the window (you don't get them much in Paris). But forget the Kit Kat because I picked up a bottle of Guinness that I hadn't seen before: Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.

It's 7.5% strong, has "Property of Mauritius Breweries" stamped into the side and at €3 a bottle I think I'll stock some up for the summer

Can you get this stuff in Ireland or anything like it?


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Hendrixcat

The Foreign Extra stout is for export and due to it's high alcohol content it keeps for ages. It's sold in African countries especially but it's readily available in Dublin

oleras

Ponster wrote:

I was walking past a small mini-market that I've been going past for 2 years now and popped in yesterday 'cos I saw a Kit-Kat for sale in the window (you don't get them much in Paris). But forget the Kit Kat because I picked up a bottle of Guinness that I hadn't seen before: Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.

It's 7.5% strong, has "Property of Mauritius Breweries" stamped into the side and at €3 a bottle I think I'll stock some up for the summer

Can you get this stuff in Ireland or anything like it?


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i have a mate who is big into beers, and i think this one is in a book called...500 beers to drink before you die...or something.... and he has been looking for that for ages..... what would be the chances of you mailing me over a half dozen bottles ?

oleras.

happy_acid_face

Yeah, Guinness Foriegn Extra strength (Brewed in Kenya i think) is available in alot of off-licence's in Dublin. I think the pic you have is of an older bottle though. If its the same one that i think we're talking about it comes in a smaller bottle with a yellow label. Here's a pic of its "stylish new bottle"...

http://www13.ocn.ne.jp/~igarashi/guinness.for-ex.JPG

noby

oleras,

It should be readily available in Ireland, unless you want the version brewed in the Mauritius. There are also Nigerian and Belgian brewed versions.
But the Irish version (7.5% aswell) is in a few shops here (Dungarvan) including the local Supervalu, so you should surely pick it up in Limerick.

With all their gimmicks, and ad campaigns, this is a real hidden gem of a Guinness stout.

JAMES VTI S

i am too looking for this, i need it for a beef and guinness stew

where in west limerick can i get it ??

Heroditas

Your nearest Tesco/Dunnes off-licence would have it.
Quite a few Super Valu and Centra shops would also stock it.

JAMES VTI S

tried 2 super value shops - tesco - carryout off licence - a pub why is this hard to get ???

Seaneh

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

tried 2 super value shops - tesco - carryout off licence - a pub why is this hard to get ???

It's not hard to get, I'd been in every Dunne's and Tesco I've been in for the last few years.

Looks like this:

Zebra3

Never noticed it in Tesco, but have seen it in Dunnes all right.

Ponster

Zebra3 wrote: »

Never noticed it in Tesco, but have seen it in Dunnes all right.

Jesus... 6 years I've been drinking this stuff!

rubadub

Zebra3 wrote: »

Never noticed it in Tesco, but have seen it in Dunnes all right.

In my tesco it is nowhere near the regular guinness draught, it is up with the 'world beers' and there is usually only 6 or so on the shelf, 1 single bottle at the front and the rest behind, so very easily missed.