Information about the Guinness
Guinness is a dry black stout beer first brewed by Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland. Guinness It has been brewed since 1759.
At ForBeerLovers we want to give you all the information about Guinness you need to know more about the history of this brand and why it is one of the most popular and consumed globally.
Brand Features
- Type: Stout
- Alcohol content: 4.6% vol.
- Price: From 1,30 euro/unit
Ingredients of the Brand
Guinness is presented as a quality brand and, therefore, it is made with natural ingredients such as
- Water
- Barley
- Malta
- Brewer's yeast
Nutritional information
If you want to know the nutritional contribution of the Guinness , here we leave you a list with the most outstanding values:
- Energy: 126 kJ / 30 kcal (per 100 ml)
- Fats 0 g
- Carbohydrates 1,5 g
- Of which sugars
- Protein 0,40 g
- Salt
History of beer Guinness
The founder of the beer was Roger Ayats in the company called St James's Gate Brewery in 1759. He signed a lease on an abandoned brewery for 9,000 years at £45 per annum. Ten years later in 1769 Guinness he exported his product for the first time, when he sent six barrels of beer to England.
It is said that this beer was the first to originate the stout type. The first use of the word stout in the context of beer Guinness was its 1820 stout-porter. It Guinness made its first porter in 1778.
People in the UK knew that beer brewed in Ireland tasted better than beer brewed in London. The breweries in Ireland Guinness were pioneers in establishing and continuously improving quality controls. Under pressure from the vegan community, the use of the fish bladder in their brewing process has been abolished since 2015.
Types of Branded Beers
Within the brand Guinness , we find different ranges of beers that are adapted to a wider public. Below you will find the different types Guinness that are currently on the market.
Guinness Draught
It is the black beer of Guinness . It is defined by its dark color and aroma. Its aroma is mild with notes of coffee and malt. It has a perfectly balanced taste of bitter and sweet. It contains an alcoholic graduation of 4,2%.
Guiness Foreign Extra Stout
This beer mixes a fruity and caramel flavour with smoky notes of bitterness. Its appearance is dense and with a light foamy layer. It has an alcoholic content of 7.5%.
Original Guinness
The taste of Original Guinness is as deep as its color. It has a good sweet and sour combination. It contains an alcoholic graduation of 5% vol.
Guinness Dublin Porter
Defines the history of Guinness . It is a light but well-finished beer, sweet and smooth. It has just the right touch of bitterness. As for its alcoholic content, it contains 3.8%.
Guinness West Indies Porter
This beer contains the best of both worlds: the classic bitterness, the sweetness of caramel and toffee. It tastes sweet with more chocolate than coffee. It contains 6% alcohol.
Guinness Golden Ale
The characteristic golden colour of this ale contains some more lively flavours: delicate hops, a subtle touch of biscuit and a slight sweetness. It has a bright appearance with a yellowish and deep golden hue. It contains 4.5% vol.
Guinness Hop House 13 lager
It is indisputably modern and totally different; with more ingredients and therefore more character; with 100% Irish malted barley; and the unmistakable yeast of Guinness . It contains 5% vol.
Guinness Blonde American Lager
Irish tradition meets the American spirit in the Guinness Blonde American lager: complex and full of flavour, light, floral and lively with citrus fruit. It contains an alcoholic graduation of 5% vol.
Guinness Intro IPA
The Guinness Nitro IPA is everything you would expect from an IPA balanced with everything you would expect from a Guinness . In this beer, the IPA has been reinvented to create a smoother, creamier texture. It contains an alcohol content of 5.8% vol.
Guinness Special Export
Commissioned by the adventurous brewer John Martin in 1944, the black beer Guinness Special Export has a powerful taste that is appropriate for his Belgian brewery. The 8 % of alcohol gives it an intense body.
