Guinness beer is a dark stout that’s brewed in Dublin, Ireland and imported to all areas of the world. The epitome of an Irish beer, this dark beer is a staple in pubs and in many delicious recipes. Whether you live in Ireland, Australia, the United States, or anywhere in between, you’ve inevitably heard of the great beer that’s almost black in color. It’s thick and creamy head is thicker than an average beer and much richer. For this reason, many choose a Guinness over other beers.

Ways a Guinness is Enhanced

For a truly “perfect pint” of Guinness, you’ll do a double pour to fill the glass. Using a room temperature glass, the pint glass should be held under the tap at a 45 degree angle and filled ¾ of the way. This will take 119.53 seconds. After then, the beer will have settled enough to be topped off. Guinness also specifies that the temperature should be at 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit. The way of pouring a Guinness has been used in many advertisements, including the tagline of “worth the wait.”

Even cans of the delicious stout have a flavor ball inside of the can. You can hear the ball inside the can by gently moving the can from side to side. This keeps the flavor in the can until you’re ready to pour it into a glass, making sure that the head forms perfectly without too much foam. This way, a Guinness beer maintains its unique flavor profile no matter where it originated from. It’ll taste the same from a glass, a can, a keg, or straight from the Dublin brewery.

Guinness as an Ingredient

Many chefs have made Guinness a staple in their kitchens. An Irish stew is often upgraded to Guinness stew and the secret ingredients of many shepherd’s pies are a few pours of the dark beverage into the contents for added flavor. Several pastry chefs have also decided to experiment with the flavors, making a Guinness cake that, paired with chocolate, is almost sinful.

For all of the work that Guinness puts into its beer, it’s no wonder that it’s a favorite among pubs, the Irish and beer drinkers all around the world. A Guinness beer, with its unmalted barley gives it a rich burnt flavor that can be an ideal ingredient in many dishes. Rather than adding beef broth and an array of spices, the solution is often a can or two of stout to flavor up any entrée.

A Guinness beer isn’t just for St. Patrick’s Day. The beer can be consumed every day of the year. Its unique flavor is so much different than other beers, making it widely attractive because of this. Whether you drink it as a draft, from a can, or from the glass bottle, it’s a delicious flavor that’s unlike any other beer on the market.