In the bottle, this Foreign Extra Stout competes favorably with Guinness Extra Stout and the nuttier dark-roasted Draught version. As of 2024, 50% of Guinness brews sold worldwide were FES. Creamier and sweeter than porter-inspired GES or nitrogenated Draught, its dark chocolate syruping, maple molasses sugaring and burnt toast remnant reach a less nutty mocha finish than the aforementioned variants (though the dark-roast hop char remains elevated in comparison).