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GUINNESS SPECIAL EXPORT

Guinness Special Export in a bottle and a pint glass
two bottles of Guinness Special Export being cheersed
Guinness Special Export in a bottle and a pint glass
two bottles of Guinness Special Export being cheersed
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A classic Irish stout with a distinctly Belgian twist.”

Guinness Special Export was, you guessed it, specially exported to Belgium in the 19040s and was the first Guinness beer to be served in Belgium after World War 2.

Aroma

Strong, complex and rich alcohol mixed with sweetness and malty-biscuit notes

Appearance

Very dark, almost completely black

Taste

Full body, mouth coating alcoholic yet very smooth with some sweetness and a lingering bitter aftertaste

Alcohol
8%
Calories
260kJ / 62kcal per 100ml
Carbs
4g per 100ml
Fat
0g per 100ml

Ingredients

Water
Malted Barley
Roasted Barley
Hops
Yeast

So, how did this continental brew come to life? Well, John Martin was an English brewer living in Belgium who shared Arthur’s thirst for exploration and adventure. In 1944, he ventured through the doors of St. James’s Gate with a request to create a truly Irish stout with a fiercer punch and sweeter aftertaste, to suit the palate of his Belgium friends.

The Guinness brewers, never ones to turn down a challenge, of course obliged and that’s what he got. An adventurer’s black gold.

So next time you indulge, close your eyes, and think of… Belgium.

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