Irish Extra Stout

All Beverage Styles
Irish Extra Stout

BJCP 15C

Irish Beer

Overall Impression:

A fuller-bodied black beer with a pronounced roasted flavor, often similar to coffee and dark chocolate with some malty complexity. The balance can range from moderately bittersweet to bitter, with the more balanced versions having up to moderate malty richness and the bitter versions being quite dry.

Commercial Examples:
Guinness Extra Stout (US version), O’Hara’s Leann Folláin, Sheaf Stout

*The Style Name, Overall Impression, and Commercial Examples are borrowed with permission from the BJCP.

Yeast strains to use: