Choosing a hops drink, many stop at the popular Guinness beer. This is probably one of the most recognizable names in the world. Even those who have never tried Guinness, beer know this and have heard a lot about it. And lovers of this intoxicating drink can always accurately identify it among others, because it stands out with a specific burnt smell. This aroma is achieved due to the fact that when brewing this intoxicated drink, roasted barley is used.
"Guinness" appeared more than 200 years ago. Back in 1756, the first brewery in the city of Lakeslip was opened by Arthur Guinness. But he did not lead there for long, after 3 years the founder of this brand moves to Dublin and rents an abandoned brewery. It was there that in the 70s of the 18th century, he decided to change the direction of work and, in parallel with ale, began to brew a porter. It was the right choice. Guinness possessed truly excellent tastes! At that time, beer was already exported to many countries. Back in 1969, Guinness began to be sold in England.
Currently, the owner of the Guinness brand is Diageo, whose head office is located in London. It is precisely because of this that many mistakenly believe that England is the birthplace of Guinness beer. But actually it is an Irish drink. Now beer production is established in 50 countries. In total, more than 15 varieties are produced. Among them, the most popular are "Guinness Draught", "Foreign Stout Extra", "Guinness Original".
"Guinness Draught" is an intoxicated drink that uses special rocket widget technologies for bottles and shaped widgets for cans. It is with their help that this Guinness Irish beer acquires the taste of draft. In addition, these patented inventions are intended to create resistant foam. There are several varieties of this variety, depending on the method of production and packaging. So, the Guinness Draught Stout is beer in kegs. In addition, manufacturers have developed another specific variety, which is subjected to strong cooling - "Extra Cold Draught Stout". It is also available in kegs. For home use, according to the creators of this drink, "Guinness Draught Surger" is best suited, the alcohol content in it does not exceed 4.3%.
"Guinness Foreign Extra Stout" is most often found in African countries and Asia. It is characterized by a dense foam and a pronounced smell of burnt sugar or caramel. This is a rather strong and bitter beer, but you will not feel the taste of alcohol in it. This feature applies to all Guinness varieties. Beer produced in the UK or Nigeria is distinguished by taste from others. Indeed, in these countries, sorghum is not used for its production, but barley.
"Guinness Original" is a variety that is as close as possible to the original in taste, to the beer that
Arthur Guinness began to brew
. It has a pronounced characteristic aroma, and they release it in bottles and jars.
The company does not stop there: the markets are expanding, new industries are being established, and, of course, the assortment is expanding. Over the past 10 years, 2 more varieties were brewed, however, their production was limited. In addition, in addition to standard dark beer, the company produces stout, a distinctive feature of which is a reduced alcohol content (it does not exceed the level of 2.8%).