Guinness Draught

In 1988, Guinness invented a system for serving beer from a can as if it were poured on draught to deliver the perfect Guinness serve to errant knights around the world: the floating widget. When opening the can, the small nitrogen ball at its centre, releases a magic surge of bubbles, to form the distinctive creamy head that people associate with a glass of Guinness.

Beer style
Irish Stout
Flavours
Wood
Fermentation
Top
Alcohol level
4.2

01. Compositions

Water, hops, malt, yeast, raw grain, barley malt, roasted barley

Taste and mouthfeel

Its famous taste has often been copied but never matched, making Guinness the quintessential black beer. It’s not exactly bitter, but the roasted barley adds hints of coffee and chicory, imparting velvety quality. Like an Irish coffee, but with a rich, creamy head as a bonus.