Guinness Draught vs. Extra Stout - Which is better?

[@drewdaigle7808]

Alessandro is 7 Guinness in, forgetting how much he loves Guinness draught

[@demisemedia]

When the weather starts to get cold and rainy, Guinness Draught is my go to! Guinness draught is like coffee, Guinness Extra Stout is like espresso. Have a Extra first, then follow it with a few cans of Draught 🍻

[@BeerBrackets]

Yes! What a fantastic comparison.

[@demisemedia]

@@BeerBrackets You were the first to say it, Extra Stout is like espresso! So I gotta give you gentlemen credit!

[@BeerBrackets]

@@demisemedia Love the coffee vs espresso comparison though, it's so spot on.

[@derekdempsey8506]

Guinness by the open fire cannot be bet

[@ronaldtheriot]

In my mind, the Extra Stout is better.

[@MrGabito88]

Ya in your mind how about in your taste

[@ronaldtheriot]

@@MrGabito88 Yes.

[@psychedelian87]

In my taste, (mouthfeel, carbonation, depth, the works) extra stout

[@Caleb-fv5fp]

Extra stout was nasty

[@RexJennings]

In my mouth extra stout is better.

[@rogerhage1377]

Guinness extra stout has a crisper strong beer and that bite is amazing goes down very smooth the smell gets me very excited to drink you guys do a great review love the channel and content keep up the great work

[@BeerBrackets]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching! You’re very right, definitely a crisper and stronger beer. Great descriptions

[@jeffery2322]

Every time I have a draft I wish it was an extra. That finish is awesome

[@BeerBrackets]

@@jeffery2322 It's SO good

[@rogerhage1377]

Extra stout feels a bit like a dunkel beer but very flavorful beer it creeps up on you very tasty and relaxing

[@giftd18]

Watching this video made me want stout that I recently just stumbled upon... OMG I am in love with the dark smooth taste that it has. It's fall, sweater weather, and drinking an extra stout at home is the most beautiful thing ever....besides corned beef.

[@ZacStracener]

Great video! Really enjoyed hearing both of your thoughts

[@BeerBrackets]

Thanks for watching Zac! Cheers 🍻

[@lelandcase7123]

Love the review and its content. I’m no beer expert but my personal thoughts and preferences after decades of Guinness drinking specifically...I would add the occasion as a factor. Draught is for drinking around strangers at social events when you are being on your good behavior. Extra Stout is when you want to just drink all night with your friends and adult family at your favorite spot. The draught should be thought of like a Guinness Light to remind you to drink it during the day time until dinner. Drink the Extra Stout when the kids have gone home to bed. Draught is more like smooth Guinness heaven water after a couple and its a good starter. The extra stout seems to hold itself together still after several and will keep you at a leisurely pace all night long. I expect my family and friends to bury me with some of both for the long walk home.

[@BeerBrackets]

Thank you so much for the kind words my friend! You are absolutely correct that the occasion plays into a beer experience so much. Even though some critics could argue that the Extra stout is a "superior beer" in terms of character, flavour, etc, it's the experience of having a draught and the occasion of it all, having a well poured pint at a pub, that will always make it better in our minds.

[@KeithAvila]

That’s what I thought kinda lol… the draught was so thick that I couldn’t drink it fast but it was more about the taste. Even if I wanted to chug them, I don’t think I could but at a social event I could see myself drinking 4 of these slowly getting a light buzz and enjoying the taste

[@Kiiinglee]

100%

[@MerlinWilliams-c4i]

One of the best adverts i have ever seen

[@z-z-z-z]

Draught is like a Guinness Lite...

[@robertjones4735]

after comparing these two you are absolutely right, that's exactly the difference I tasted today!

[@z-z-z-z]

@@robertjones4735 - when i am in the mood for a guiness, i want the full bodied experience, and only buy draught, when that is all that is available; always regrettable...

[@xrpbible]

Exactly 👍🏾💯

[@Erik_Danley]

The bright white color and tiny bubbles in the head of the draught version, along with its head retention is so great

[@BeerBrackets]

SO great! Could not agree more

[@michaelherrmann9836]

Lads, loved your review on the draught and the extra stout and l am hard press but most likely lean towards the draft. Now l tried the Guinness foreign extra stout @ 7.5 ABV in a 11.2 0z bottle and was blown away! IMO this is by far the best of the 3 With a strong note of chocolate and dried figs albeit not being boozy. Sipping this is way better than drinking the draft. It gives you All the flavors that the other 2 have but more intense. It’s like this is what Guinness is supposed to taste like. Love your reviews and keep up the good work!

[@BeerBrackets]

Thanks for the very kind words Michael! So happy to hear you’ve gotten a kick out of the episodes. Alessandro feels the same way, the foreign extra is his favorite. I can’t get it in Canada unfortunately , but did have the chance to try it with him in our Beer Brackets of the Month #10 episode. Cheers and thanks for watching! 🍻

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

The Foreign is almost TOO GOOD! I can't drink it on the regular AT ALL. After a couple I'll reach for an Extra Stout every single time..... but the wild cherry note is very startling the first time, isn't it?

[@thebeatles9]

If I wanna get drunk and can't stomach another miller lite, I'll go with Guinness Draught. if I'm trying to have a delicious beer experience like no other, I'ma take 2-3 extra stouts then switch to something lighter.

[@BeerBrackets]

It is definitely a delicious beer experience, there is no doubt about that.

[@jimnelson7316]

Fantastic video as always you guys

[@-7g-]

I watched this while drinking canned ice cold extra stout. Utterly delicious!

[@BeerBrackets]

Yes!! Our reviews are always best enjoyed while tasting the beer yourself.

[@oml81mm]

No beer should be ice cold. Lager is a different matter though and the confusion is because Americans call everything beer, including lager.

[@TheRealBoehmy]

I'm shocked by Alessandro's overall pick too! 🤯

[@BeerBrackets]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one!

[@WavyInstinct]

Love the video but in my opinion would be 10x better if they were together in person

[@BeerBrackets]

Agreed! Unfortunately Alessandro is in Florida and I’m up in Canada. But we do film content together every once and a while whenever we’re able to. Thanks for watching!

[@christianduncan3801]

I was buying my weekly Guinness when I ran into a guy who loved Guinness Extra Stout. He said he couldn't do the Draught. I had the only Extra Stouts the store had, so I placed both of them in his cart and grabbed the Draught because I love both. He was surprised with such a young buck liking Guinness.

[@BeerBrackets]

Weekly Guinness is a thing! Have to have it.

[@nickkonstantin8580]

putting you to beer bed 😂

[@BeerBrackets]

It's a thing!

[@corbinfornes5928]

Sorry to bother y’all. But have you done one on coors banquet can vs. bottle? I only ask because I can swear there is a big difference in the experience between the two, at least in the original receptacle.

[@BeerBrackets]

Ask and you shall receive my friend. That is a great idea for a comparison. Thanks for watching and reaching out! Cheers

[@OneMansOdyssey]

One wonders what a non-nitro Guinness Draught would taste like. Or a nitrogenated Extra Stout... Time to flex those Diageo connections, guys. I've actually been on an Extra Stout kick lately after pairing it with a homemade Gambian meal, as it is apparently one of the most popular beers in The Gambia.

[@BeerBrackets]

That's awesome! What was the meal? It's really interesting how the Extra Stout and the Foreign Extra stouts are some of the most popular beers in places like the Carribean and West Africa. Lots of fun history there behind it.

[@OneMansOdyssey]

@@BeerBrackets the meal I made was dodama, also known as maafe. The strong flavor of the stout paired great with the hearty stew and slight funk from the use of fish sauce.

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

I remember non-nitro Guinness Draughts! VERY DIFFERENT!!

[@Holiday-sDad]

If you’re spending a summer day outdoors in Boston, Guinness Draught is the beer of choice. Hands down.

[@KeithAvila]

They just started selling it at my local grocery story and the first week I got extra stout then the next week I got draught then this week I’m back at extra stout. I like both so far. I like that they are full bodied. I’m extremely use to drinking crisp beers. I liked the creaminess with draught and extra stout I like the taste like roasted and a hint of chocolate. I had to KZbin this since I actually discovered this 3 weeks ago

[@MorningStation1988]

Draught would be my pick too i think. Never tried the extra stout, but have tried the foreign extra stout and sounds like they might be similar.

[@keemosabe8858]

They are similar the foreign extra is a bit stronger

[@Luke-Emmanuel]

What is the difference between Guinness Foreign Extra Stout and Guinness stout? Guinness Foreign Extra Stout - Wikipedia First brewed by Guinness in 1801, FES was designed for export, and is more heavily hopped than Guinness Draught and Extra Stout, which gives it a more bitter taste, and typically has a higher alcohol content (at around 7.5% ABV).

[@mattc825]

Guinness Draught is just one of a kind. Like Tabasco sauce. No competitors can replicate these!

[@BeerBrackets]

Agreed!! Cheers 🍻

[@ejrupp9555]

A Guinness stout, a black (Guinness) and tan (Bass pale ale), and a Guinness draught, in that order. In the 80's, In New Orleans, at the end of St Charles Ave, Cooter Brown's Tavern (still there) called that triplet, Stayin'a'while. It had a higher ABV back then and the glass (actual 16 ounce pints) had a clover key engraved on the bottom. One of the bartenders had a 'lavatory key on a wooden ruler' that he'd put on the bar-back where you were sitting. We guessed that the way he turned it was letting him know what to pour next. When he placed it, the key was a different color than the back ground and on your second he would turn it and the key was the same color. On the third he would pretend to hand it to you and then tap the bar with it. It wasn't actually a key to the restroom. I think it had it's roots as 'to go pissing' in the old country meant to go bar hopping. Instead you were just sitting there instead of hopping, so you were just pissing and not going anywhere.

[@BeerBrackets]

That's such a cool story! Thanks for sharing. I like "to go pissing" in that context haha

[@alanthomson1227]

Don’t ask for a Black and Tan in Ireland . It refers to hated paramilitary killers hired by British to do things not allowed in modern warfare .

[@ejrupp9555]

@@alanthomson1227 NONsense. If you can't understand context, you have a mental problem. They are referred to as black and tans with an s. I am Irish on my mothers side and 1/4 on my dads. No-one gets upset. It's shit you hear on the internet from someone trying to invent a victim. If we ran around worrying about offending someone, we wouldn't be able to speak at all. If you knew Irish ... insults are a form of being friendly. British slang would probably have you nuzzling a pillow in horror. You can start with where the word 'fan' comes from. It comes from a young girl that was murdered named Fanny Adams.

[@jimjewell9438]

Do you think that the fact that the draught is 4.2% abv while the extra stout is 5.6% abv. might have in some way influenced your rating of these beers? And for the record, I must go with the extra stout as my favorite. I also feel it makes a superior black and tan. Cheers!

[@BeerBrackets]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I’m sure the abv plays a role in all the different rating categories, yeah. Whether or not it caused us to prefer one over the other, I don’t think that’s the case with these particular beers. But maybe! Both very delicious, that’s for sure.

[@Avalanche-rockers]

Ive been drinking extra stout since 1988 and will always believe its the best

[@BeerBrackets]

It’s fantastic!

[@michaelkingsbury4305]

I've enjoyed the extra stout since I first found it in a college beer pub in San Luis Obispo when I was 20 in 1983. Cal Poly where the men are men and the women are men and the pigs and the sheep and the pigs run scared. Go Mustangs!

[@fredymendez855]

Lol i get that the can has that thingy inside by why is nobody ever comparing the Bottle Draught lol

[@1992ravefan]

Try Guinness Foreign Extra next as it much better than both the Extra and Draught stouts.

[@BeerBrackets]

It’s one of Alessandro’s favorites from Guinness! We can’t get it up here in Canada unfortunately, but I have tried it and it’s fantastic. Thanks for watching! 🍻

[@sharonfeldman7586]

i just add that the prices are different - the extra stout at my supermarket is 50% more expensive then the draught, althought the draugth is 500cl, while the extra stout is 300ml, so we can say that extra stout is twice as expensive then the draught, at list where i buy my beers.

[@shap7296]

my grocery the extra stout is about 3 cents less with you take into account the amount in the bottles

[@cadinsecrest7847]

Love both, but I enjoy the Extra Stout so much more

[@BeerBrackets]

It’s so delicious! What are some of your other favorites?

[@Muff_channel]

Guinness

[@xrpbible]

Draught is more carbonated. More fizzy. Stout is heavier and more flat in comparison but richer in taste. That said I prefer more bubbles

[@briandriver3915]

I love the white label and the yellow label extra stouts the draughts are...neat to watch the bubbles but I'm about that beautiful darkness the white label and yellow stout

[@BeerBrackets]

The foreign extra stout (yellow label) is incredible. I still can't get it in Canada unfortunately.

[@adrianct5585]

I think the extra stout has a more chocolate like flavor to it, so i love it, i jist literally had it for the first time and it made the draught the second pick for me.

[@BeerBrackets]

It’s so good, right? If you can get your hands on the foreign extra stout (which I can’t in Canada ☹️) I’d recommend trying that one too.

[@timmster49]

Guinness Extra Stout is a Stout. Guinness Draught is a Guinness.

[@sharonfeldman7586]

extra stout is more concentrated, then the draught, so it is like drinking strong espresso over a cappuccino.

[@BeerBrackets]

Great description! Cheers 🍻

[@gghostrrider]

I wish they would have added foreign stout. I have never had the foreign stout.

[@BeerBrackets]

Would have LOVED to but I can’t get it in Canada. I have tried it before though and it’s fantastic.

[@TheDude4077]

I think canned or bottled draught always just tastes like a lesser version of a real on-tap Guinness, and so I’m always a bit disappointed by it. Whereas extra stout is fully its own different thing, and doesn’t feel like a lesser version. I pretty much exclusively get extra stout for home, but nothing beats a real Guinness at the pub

[@BeerBrackets]

💯 no matter what the format, they’ll never live up to the real way of drinking it which is on tap.

[@pietje8740]

How about Guinness West Indies Porter vs Extra Stout?

[@BeerBrackets]

I would loooove to, but the West Indies porter isn’t available here in Canada where I am. Still have never tried it!

[@derekdempsey8506]

Dont pour in all of extra stout...everytime your about to drink just top of head

[@BeerBrackets]

Pro tip!

[@MrGabito88]

You can do extra stout 19.2 oz can vs extra stout bottle the taste is different. The bottle version has that bitterness like telling you just to let you nokw hay im bitterness just to let you Nokw im here

[@ProMachineRider]

I will admit draught if a good session beer and is basically designed for rugby fans who go out drinking all day on the day of a match / game. Otherwise extra is better in everyway.

[@biffster73]

Extra stout all the way

[@BeerBrackets]

Have you ever tried the Foreign Extra Stout? If so, what did you think?

[@derekdempsey8506]

​@@BeerBracketsuse it beef and guinness stew

[@rogerhage1377]

New Holland dragons milk bourbon barrel beer is a lot better than Guinness stout and draft very strong but very marshmellowy great tasting beer not sure if that helps you out

[@evependy3994]

You guys are like ASMR but only with Guinness..LoL NERDS Luv it!🤣👍

[@BeerBrackets]

Beer asmr!

[@kyleextell]

I think the guy on the right has the Labatt version of Extra Stout. From what I hear, it’s not really that good.

[@corsterthegreat]

Thankfully Labatt stopped making it at some point since this was recorded, the LCBO in Ontario is now stocking the Dublin brewed Extra Stout instead. Tried it again and it's much better than the Labatt version.

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

I believe Extra Stout is closest to the original Guinness.

[@BeerBrackets]

You’re absolutely right! It is

[@rl8236]

Original wins easily in my opinion

[@BeerBrackets]

Can't go wrong with either! They're both top quality brews. Thanks for watching. Let us know some of your go-to beers, we'd love to hear from you.

[@Backtothehat]

Guinness draught everytime!

[@BeerBrackets]

Agreed!

[@joeeaton146]

The extra stout is so much better to me.

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

The Extra Stout. NOT EVEN CLOSE. Most of the qualities you're ascribing to the draught ("pillowy", etc.) are simply a quality of the nitro capsule.... not the draught itself!

[@eafowler777]

The nitro is an essential part of the draught.

[@BillAngler]

I also sort of feel like it is kind of cheating with the nitrogen in the Draught, when it comes to ratings. I wonder how the nitrogen would be if added to other beers, or if it would only be a bonus in certain types of beer like guiness draught.

[@BeerBrackets]

Hey Bill! You’re definitely right, which is why it’s just a fun comparison of two of their most popular products to see which one we like better. Have you ever tried a beer like Kilkenny? It’s a fun example of nitrogen being used with a different style other than stout.

[@BillAngler]

No, I have not tried KilKenny, but I will keep that beer in mind and try it some day in the future. Thx.@@BeerBrackets

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

Neither of you has EVER had a Guinness Draught before nitro.... HAVE YOU? Honestly.

[@tmtomh6387]

Loved the video, but just a bit of history (from an Irishman).. at 0:32 you state that the Vikings were the original settlers in Ireland. Far from it, in fact they were the second-LAST group to settle in Ireland (the Normans invaded in 1170). The Celts (pronounded "Kelts") arrived in Ireland many centuaries prior to the Vikings and they in turn displaced previous peoples who had been there since at least 3000BC. But still, great video!

[@thebeatles9]

bruh

[@tmtomh6387]

@@thebeatles9 ???

[@ProMachineRider]

I’m sorry but extra stout is the real Guinness and draught just takes like a fridge. There’s no comparison any day of the week, extra every time. Nitro beer is a crime against humanity 😉🙂 .

[@eafowler777]

Intensity of flavor does not equal better. Beer is also about being refreshing and can be delicious even when mild in intensity. Extra stout is pallet fatiguing and overly bitter in an unbalanced way. Guinness draught is engineered to appeal to more people on average, hence it’s specific flavor profile, balance, and mouth feel. It is an objectively superior beer in this way.

[@nathanmartinez8920]

extra stout is wayy more flavor full

[@BeerBrackets]

Very true!

[@LordOfSweden]

Draught is terrible. A weak, watery beer. Man I was so dissapointed when I first drank it. I expected so much more. Extra stout is pretty good. But craft beer stouts are better. At least here in Sweden.

[@oml81mm]

Some prefer one, some prefer the other. Pontificating about it will not change that. ps Where did you get those stupid glasses from?

[@LowIQinHQ]

Draught 💯 I trued a car bomb with a extra stout and I got heart burn

[@BeerBrackets]

That sounds like it’d be rough going down

[@dustincleveland2060]

Extra Stout is superior

[@hectorchavez8558]

I didn't like the extra stout, too bitter for me

[@BeerBrackets]

It definitely has a very strong bitter characteristic to it, more so than other dry stouts. It's not for everyone.

[@myfreedomfirst]

Draught is not original. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Edward_Ash