Guinness Beer - The World's Most Famous Irish Beer

Guinness is an Irish brewery which was founded incontemporary ones. Believe it or not, the calorie
Dublin, Ireland by Arthur Guinness (1725-1803) during thecontent of contemporary Guinness beer has been
year 1759. The company is famous for its uniquecalculated to be nearly the same as lemon/ lime juice
recipe which gives a burnt fragrance because of theof the same quantity!
use of barley in its roasted form, and is known for'Guinness is good for you', the slogan adopted by
tasting slightly lactic. This gives the beer a darkGuinness is of Irish origin. This is because the brew,
coloration which sets Guinness' brews apart fromwhen stored for over a period of time reduces ageing
other beer manufacturers'.due to presence of antioxidants.
Guinness Original/Extra Stout is an original concoctionGuinness underwent huge changes since its
and is popular in the market among various otherestablishment twenty six decades ago. Some of these
brews. To manufacture stout, hop and barley alongchanges have claimed historical importance. The
with water,act as initial resources. They are treatedmerger with Grand Metropolitan is considered one
with high quality yeast cultivated specifically for this.such recent change which led to the emergence of
Once the remnants are filtered, the stout ale is ready.Diageo in 1997. Another marked change is the St.
Malta Guinness, Guinness Red, Guinness Bitter,James's Gate Brewery headquarters establishment in
Guinness Extra Smooth and Drought Guinness areDublin in 2005.
other Guinness products. Nitrogen and Carbon dioxideGuinness has captured a huge market all over the
are used to pressurize Drought Guinness and to fillworld. The sale of Guinness beer spans Europe, many
them up in cans.countries of Africa and other parts of the world. Some
The brew composition and raw material content usednations have local breweries that manufacture beer by
in Guinness beer have gradually changed ever since itimporting hopped Guinness wort extract. The beer
was first introduced. The initial concoctions are said tomade in these breweries are marketed and sold under
have possessed greater strength than thethe Guinness label as well.