Guinness Draught vs. Extra Stout - Which is better?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 мар 2022
  • One of the oldest known questions of our civilization, plaguing mankind since the iron ages, has finally been answered. When pitted head to head in battle, which Guinness brew will come out on top? Will it be the iconic Guinness Draught, or the historic Guinness Extra Stout.
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  • @drewdaigle7808
    @drewdaigle7808 2 года назад +19

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

  • @ZacStracener
    @ZacStracener 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! Really enjoyed hearing both of your thoughts

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching Zac! Cheers 🍻

  • @jimnelson7316
    @jimnelson7316 2 года назад

    Fantastic video as always you guys

  • @demisemedia
    @demisemedia 2 года назад +27

    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
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад +3

      Yes! What a fantastic comparison.

    • @demisemedia
      @demisemedia 2 года назад +3

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад +1

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

  • @z-z-z-z
    @z-z-z-z Год назад +8

    Draught is like a Guinness Lite...

    • @robertjones4735
      @robertjones4735 Год назад +2

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

    • @z-z-z-z
      @z-z-z-z Год назад

      @@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
      @xrpbible 3 месяца назад

      Exactly 👍🏾💯

  • @giftd18
    @giftd18 Год назад +1

    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.

  • @ronaldtheriot
    @ronaldtheriot 2 года назад +37

    In my mind, the Extra Stout is better.

    • @MrGabito88
      @MrGabito88 Год назад

      Ya in your mind how about in your taste

    • @ronaldtheriot
      @ronaldtheriot Год назад +1

      @@MrGabito88 Yes.

    • @psychedelian87
      @psychedelian87 Год назад +5

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

    • @Caleb-fv5fp
      @Caleb-fv5fp 10 месяцев назад

      Extra stout was nasty

    • @RexJennings
      @RexJennings 10 месяцев назад +2

      In my mouth extra stout is better.

  • @christianduncan3801
    @christianduncan3801 Год назад +8

    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
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад +1

      Weekly Guinness is a thing! Have to have it.

  • @user-ei5ox2lu9t
    @user-ei5ox2lu9t 11 месяцев назад +1

    One of the best adverts i have ever seen

  • @Erik_Danley
    @Erik_Danley 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  10 месяцев назад

      SO great! Could not agree more

  • @lelandcase7123
    @lelandcase7123 10 месяцев назад +5

    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
      @BeerBrackets  10 месяцев назад

      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
      @KeithAvila 7 месяцев назад

      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
      @Kiiinglee 5 месяцев назад

      100%

  • @michaelherrmann9836
    @michaelherrmann9836 Год назад +1

    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
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад +1

      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
      @Tenskwatawa4U 11 месяцев назад

      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?

  • @TheRealBoehmy
    @TheRealBoehmy 2 года назад +7

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад +1

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

  • @thebeatles9
    @thebeatles9 2 года назад +4

    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
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад

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

  • @-7g-
    @-7g- Год назад +3

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад

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

  • @Holiday-sDad
    @Holiday-sDad 6 дней назад

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

  • @OneMansOdyssey
    @OneMansOdyssey 2 года назад +9

    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
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад

      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
      @OneMansOdyssey 2 года назад

      @@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
      @Tenskwatawa4U 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @nickkonstantin8580
    @nickkonstantin8580 2 года назад +7

    putting you to beer bed 😂

  • @SteveN-zb5dk
    @SteveN-zb5dk 2 года назад +1

    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
      @keemosabe8858 Год назад

      They are similar the foreign extra is a bit stronger

  • @WavyInstinct
    @WavyInstinct Год назад +2

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад

      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!

  • @KeithAvila
    @KeithAvila 7 месяцев назад

    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 RUclips this since I actually discovered this 3 weeks ago

  • @corbinfornes5928
    @corbinfornes5928 2 года назад +5

    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
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад +1

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

  • @mattc825
    @mattc825 2 месяца назад

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

  • @sharonfeldman7586
    @sharonfeldman7586 2 месяца назад

    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.

  • @sharonfeldman7586
    @sharonfeldman7586 2 месяца назад

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  2 месяца назад

      Great description! Cheers 🍻

  • @cadinsecrest7847
    @cadinsecrest7847 4 месяца назад

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  4 месяца назад

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

  • @ejrupp9555
    @ejrupp9555 Год назад

    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
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад

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

    • @alanthomson1227
      @alanthomson1227 Год назад

      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
      @ejrupp9555 Год назад

      @@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.

  • @adrianct5585
    @adrianct5585 10 месяцев назад

    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
      @BeerBrackets  10 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @xrpbible
    @xrpbible 3 месяца назад

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

  • @1992ravefan
    @1992ravefan 8 месяцев назад

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  8 месяцев назад +1

      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! 🍻

  • @briandriver3915
    @briandriver3915 Год назад +1

    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
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад +1

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

  • @jimjewell9438
    @jimjewell9438 4 месяца назад

    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
      @BeerBrackets  3 месяца назад

      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.

  • @gghostrrider
    @gghostrrider 7 месяцев назад

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  7 месяцев назад

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

  • @MrGabito88
    @MrGabito88 Год назад

    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

  • @cocobunitacobuni8738
    @cocobunitacobuni8738 4 месяца назад

    I believe Extra Stout is closest to the original Guinness.

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  4 месяца назад +1

      You’re absolutely right! It is

  • @Luke-Emmanuel
    @Luke-Emmanuel 10 месяцев назад

    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).

  • @pietje8740
    @pietje8740 9 месяцев назад

    How about Guinness West Indies Porter vs Extra Stout?

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  9 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @timmster49
    @timmster49 Год назад

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

  • @biffster73
    @biffster73 2 года назад +3

    Extra stout all the way

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад

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

  • @Backtothehat
    @Backtothehat 14 дней назад

    Guinness draught everytime!

  • @TheDude4077
    @TheDude4077 10 месяцев назад

    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
      @BeerBrackets  10 месяцев назад

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

  • @joeeaton146
    @joeeaton146 7 месяцев назад

    The extra stout is so much better to me.

  • @Muff_channel
    @Muff_channel 4 месяца назад

    Guinness

  • @ProMachineRider
    @ProMachineRider Год назад

    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.

  • @evependy3994
    @evependy3994 Год назад +1

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

  • @rl8236
    @rl8236 Год назад +2

    Original wins easily in my opinion

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад +1

      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.

  • @BillAngler
    @BillAngler 7 месяцев назад

    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
      @BeerBrackets  7 месяцев назад +1

      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
      @BillAngler 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @kyleextell
    @kyleextell Год назад +1

    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
      @corsterthegreat 9 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @LowIQinHQ
    @LowIQinHQ Год назад

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  Год назад

      That sounds like it’d be rough going down

  • @Tenskwatawa4U
    @Tenskwatawa4U 11 месяцев назад

    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
      @eafowler777 10 месяцев назад

      The nitro is an essential part of the draught.

  • @Tenskwatawa4U
    @Tenskwatawa4U 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @dustincleveland2060
    @dustincleveland2060 Год назад

    Extra Stout is superior

  • @ProMachineRider
    @ProMachineRider Год назад +1

    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
      @eafowler777 10 месяцев назад +1

      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.

  • @tmtomh6387
    @tmtomh6387 2 года назад

    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!

  • @hectorchavez8558
    @hectorchavez8558 2 года назад +3

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

    • @BeerBrackets
      @BeerBrackets  2 года назад +1

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

  • @myfreedomfirst
    @myfreedomfirst 6 месяцев назад

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