10 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT GUINNESS…

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1. The perfect pour takes 199.50 seconds – The trick is to angle the glass at 45-degrees, pause, and finish pouring until the glass is filled – for a better head and a smoother taste.

2. One in two pints consumed every day in Ireland is GUINNESS – they love their GUINNESS in the Emerald Isle, although the UK consumes the most in the world.

3. There are 170/198 calories in every pint – which means that despite the classic full-bodied, creamy taste, GUINNESS has fewer calories than a pint of semi-skimmed milk or orange juice.

4. GUINNESS was taken to the South Pole in 1909 by Australian explorer Sir Douglas Mason. It does taste great chilled!

5. The harp logo used by GUINNESS is nearly the same as Ireland’s – with one difference being GUINNESS faces to the left and Ireland’s to the right. This was the way Arthur Guinness showed pride in the country of his birth.

6. Around 7% of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of GUINNESS – Along with water, hops and yeast, barley one of the big four main ingredients that go into the black stuff.

7. The water used by GUINNESS was nearly cut off in 1775 – a Dublin Corporation committee & sheriff were sent to fill in the watercourse from which the Brewery drew its free water supplies. However Arthur successfully defended his supplies – thank goodness!

8. Africa accounts for 40% of all GUINNESS sold – not what you’d expect but it proves that the stout can be supped in a hot climate as well.

9. Keeping Beer was the name of an early GUINNESS product, highly hopped and produced for the country trade in Ireland. Launched in 1801, it was replaced by Country Porter, which itself ceased brewing in 1852.

10. Drilling holes in ping-pong balls was part of the experimentation used in the creation of the widget – the final insert for cans looks not unlike the table tennis accessory. The widgets have an opening through which nitrogen squirts when cracked open.

[Muddy]

Guiness isn't my first choice...

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I drink a six pack of guinness a year I would guess.

[AntZ]

I thought GUINNESS was a book that you look up records with?

What's with all this drinking nonsense?

[Godfather]

I can't drink Guinness either... not my taste

But there is a lot of very cool stuff surrounding it Neat post. Love the article on how to drink a Guinness in the UK without looking like a foreigner

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Guinness is okay once in awhile, but I can't drink that many of them at one time.

[Jezter]

It is good. Expensive for me to buy at the bar, but good. A few per bar night goes easily, budget allowing.

[beowulf]

i prefer murpheys to guiness.............cant beat a good session on stout

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Does Murphy's make an ale or anything like an ale?

[Hal-9000]

I won't drink anything that looks like motor oil...


and this:

"4. GUINNESS was taken to the South Pole in 1909 by Australian explorer Sir Douglas Mason. It does taste great chilled!"



How people can drink warm beer in the first place is beyond me......:barfsthrunose:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I won't drink anything that looks like motor oil...


and this:

"4. GUINNESS was taken to the South Pole in 1909 by Australian explorer Sir Douglas Mason. It does taste great chilled!"



How people can drink warm beer in the first place is beyond me......:barfsthrunose:

That's one thing Americans and Canadians will always agree on...beer should be served ice cold

[beowulf]

Does Murphy's make an ale or anything like an ale?

they used to do one called irish red..........not sure if they still do tho

[beowulf]

How people can drink warm beer in the first place is beyond me......:barfsthrunose:

its not warm........its cold......which is different to chilled

[Hal-9000]

That's one thing Americans and Canadians will always agree on...beer should be served ice cold

Agreed.

I used to drink Extra Old Stock back in the day (6% was higher than most beers) and it had a heavy barley taste.

One night I left my case of bottles on the counter instead of the fridge because the party I was at was huge....anyways,
drank all 12 and thew up foam later that night.

Never drank warm or even tepid beer again

[Teh One Who Knocks]

they used to do one called irish red..........not sure if they still do tho

I thought I had something by Murphy's before, but it was a pale beer, not a stout

Maybe it wasn't Murphy's