22 Cheers-Worthy Recipes to Cook (and Bake) With Guinness (2024)

FAQs

Which Guinness is best to cook with? ›

The flavors of beer intensify as the liquid reduces, so a hoppy beer will taste even hoppier if it's cooked for a long period of time, but because Guinness Draught is actually low in hops, it is ideal for reducing into sauces and glazes.

Guinness is a great beer to drink at the pub, but it's also a fantastic cooking ingredient. Known as "The Black Stuff," Guinness Stout is a very dark beer with an unmistakable taste. When that rich, roasted wheat flavor finds its way into food, it lends a new dimension to the dish.

Dark, smooth, and creamy, with roast coffee and caramel undertones, Guinness stout is often used in baking and almost always paired with chocolate. The two work well together because Guinness, like coffee, intensifies chocolate's natural flavor.

Unlike Guinness Draught, which has a standard alcohol content, the ABV of Guinness Extra Stout may vary depending on the region. In North America, most bottles have an ABV of 5.6%. This makes Guinness Extra Stout notably stronger. This beer is perfect if you want something more powerful to quench your thirst.

No, they do not need to be refrigerated for storage. For long term storage they should be kept in a cool room, such as a cellar, but there will be no significant or discernible deterioration in the beer even at normal room temperature provided it is drunk before the best before date.

​What can I mix with Guinness? There are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks that you can mix with Guinness. Mix champagne for a bubbly finish, rum for a deep richness, or ginger beer for some spice.

However, you could use it successfully in stews and casseroles, such as Nigella's Beer Braised Beef Casserole (from Kitchen). You can thaw the frozen beer before using it, though for stews it is sometimes easier just to add the frozen beer directly to the pan and let it melt quickly over a medium heat.

For the past two centuries years, an obscure bit of fish product has been hiding in Guinness. Isinglass is a gelatin derived of fish bladders, usually taken from the sturgeon, that is used to filter and clarify the ale. It ensures the yeast separates from the liquid.

Temperature - Best Served Cold

The correct temperature keeps the gas inside of the beer at its proper balance. This is important in maintaining the perfect Guinness taste experience. Beer that is too warm will foam due to overexcited CO2. Beer that is too cold won't allow ideal head formation and retention.

Why is my Guinness stew bitter? ›

Stouts, like Guinness, are known for their bitterness. If the stew is cooked too quickly or if it doesn't include ingredients to balance the bitterness, this flavor can be very pronounced.

THE ALL-IMPORTANT POUR

Pour the Guinness Draught into a glass tilted at 45 degrees, until it is three-quarters full. Allow the surge to settle before filling the glass completely to the top. Your perfect pint, complete with its creamy white head, just domed proud of the glass rim, is then ready to drink.

The Trojan horse is also called a Guinness and co*ke, a name which tells you everything you need to mix it up. A popular summertime drink in the United Kingdom, it's a very simple recipe and a brilliant way to liven up the dark stout beer.

The brewer recommends that draught Guinness should be served at 6-7 °C (42.8 °F), while Extra Cold Guinness should be served at 3.5 °C (38.6 °F). Before the 21st century, it was popular to serve Guinness at cellar temperature (about 13 °C) and some drinkers preferred it at room temperature (about 20 °C).

Guinness Original can now be purchased in bottles or cans (I'm currently drinking a can of it right now). Original is highly carbonated (bubbly), whereas draught is not.

Pouring the Perfect Pint of Guinness

First Pour – angle the glass at 45 degrees, aim at the harp and pull the tap towards you for full flow. Let the Guinness flow gently down the glass. Slowly straighten the glass as it fills, keeping the spout out of the drink. Stop when it reaches the top of the harp.

Guinness brews different beers but the ones from Dublin will taste the same wherever you drink them. The caveat is its age and storage conditions.