Beers similar to Guinness Special Export

Foreign Extra Stout·Ireland·8% ABV·One of 36 Foreign Extra Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Guinness Special Export's roasted and chocolate character. Commissioned in 1912 by a Belgian importer and shipped from Dublin to Antwerp ever since; it was also the first Guinness to be pasteurised, in 1930. At eight per cent it is the strongest beer in the range. The aroma is dense with roasted malt, dark chocolate and a smoky, woody edge. The palate is thick and mouth-filling, the roast bitterness firm, and the finish runs long without turning harsh. In the United States it has been sold as Antwerpen Stout.

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10 beers like Guinness Special Export

1

Gjulia

Italy · Foreign Extra Stout · 8%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares fullness and bitterness with Guinness; adds noticeably less bitter, but drops smokiness.

What carries overroastedcoffeechocolatebitterfull-bodied

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Guinnesscleansmoky

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter

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Pirate Life Export Stout

Pirate Life Brewing

Australia · Foreign Extra Stout · 7.2%

ALTERNATIVE

75%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same bitterness and fullness as Guinness, adds creaminess, noticeably more bitter, but without the smokiness.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeebitterfull-bodied

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Guinnesscreamyearthyspicysmokyboozy

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less body.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Swan Brewery

Australia · Foreign Extra Stout · 6.8%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Guinness, same bitterness and fullness; adds dryness, noticeably less bitter, no booziness.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeebitterfull-bodied

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Guinnessdrycreamysweetboozyrich

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Philter Caribbean Stout

Philter Brewing

Australia · Foreign Extra Stout · 7%

72%

MATCH

Like Guinness on fullness and booziness — adds earthy notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the bitterness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Snake River Brewing

United States · Foreign Extra Stout · 6%

72%

MATCH

Mirrors Guinness's fullness and richness — plus sweetness, lighter-bodied, minus smokiness.

Structure: a touch lighter, less bitter

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Export Stout London 1890

The Kernel Brewery

United Kingdom · Foreign Extra Stout · 7.5%

72%

MATCH

Keeps fullness and smokiness like Guinness, adds toasty notes, noticeably less bitter, drops richness.

Structure: less bitter

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Cascade Export Stout

Cascade Brewery Co.

Australia · Foreign Extra Stout · 5.8%

71%

MATCH

A touch more dryness, noticeably less bitter, no smokiness — fullness and bitterness as with Guinness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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AleBrowar

Poland · Foreign Extra Stout · 7%

71%

MATCH

Alongside Guinness on smokiness and fullness: noticeably less bitter, drops bitterness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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White Rabbit Chocolate Stout

White Rabbit Brewery

Australia · Stout · 5.6%

70%

MATCH

Less bitter — same bitterness and fullness as Guinness, adds dryness, noticeably less bitter, but without the booziness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Primátor Stout

Pivovar Primátor

Czech Republic · Irish Dry Stout · 4.7%

70%

MATCH

Less bitter — same bitterness and smokiness as Guinness, adds dryness, noticeably less bitter, but without the fullness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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