Guinness is an iconic Irish beer known for its velvety mouthfeel and richness. It's also known for several touted health benefits, like its iron content and being good for your heart.

Guinness is created using four key ingredients – roasted barley, malted barley, hops, yeast, and water – and doesn't contain caffeine.

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Product description Guinness Draught Stout is the original nitrogen-infused beer. Although to the uninitiated, it can look dark and heavy, it actually tastes deliciously light and smooth, swirling with notes of roasted barley, caramel, coffee and chocolate.

That's because, despite selling 10 million pints literally every single day, the stout continues to be viewed as truly one-of-a-kind. “What has allowed Guinness to stay relevant even with the rise of craft beer is through focus,” says Schmuecker.

The United Kingdom The United Kingdom is the undisputed king of Guinness drinking, presumably with its proximity to the original Guinness brewery in Ireland playing a key role. Indeed, as we previously reported, one out of every 10 pints sold in London is a Guinness.

The original Guinness is a type of ale known as stout. It's made from a grist (grain) that includes a large amount of roasted barley, which gives it its intense burnt flavor and very dark color.

Popular stouts have included the so-called dry Irish stouts, notably Guinness. Historically, the term stout was used in reference to strongly alcoholic beers. In the 18th century, for example, the term stout porter was used to describe a porter, or dark beer, with alcohol content above 7 percent.

stout The original Guinness is a type of ale known as stout. It's made from a grist (grain) that includes a large amount of roasted barley, which gives it its intense burnt flavor and very dark color.

Guinness is the UK's bestselling draft beer today, accounting for one in every nine pints pulled in pubs. Sales increased by 19% across Europe last year, while a YouGov survey recently crowned it the nation's most recognised and popular beer brand.

The main product is Guinness Draught, a 4.2% ABV dry stout that is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide.

Guinness already had a cult following, but once it became cool, it had hit the jackpot. 'People always want to be counterculture,' says Cole of its growth, 'which ends up always being, well, culture. ' If it's not Guinness, Guinness drinkers won't have it.

Most beers are carbonated with carbon dioxide, but Guinness uses a mix of CO2 and nitrogen. Nitrogen bubbles are smaller than CO2 bubbles, which produces a smoother “mouthfeel,” as beer nerds call it.

dry stout Guinness is a dry stout that is the world's best-selling stout. It can be served on nitro, giving it an extra creamy feeling with a long-lasting head. It's a relatively simple stout that relies on the roasted barley in its recipes to impart the flavors. The beer does include quite a bit of hops.