Comments on: Guinness Stout: Vitamin G in a Bottle

By: Ari

Ari — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:25:59 +0000

The fish bladder is not used for cleaning the vat, it’s used for clearing the yeast from the beer. It makes the yeast clump together (or gel) making it a lot easier to clear the yeast out.

Not all american beer is swill, but mass manufactured american beer is mostly swill. Perhaps some exceptions which I don’t know of though. It’s relatively easy to make an expensive and really good beer in small batches, but scaling production up is hard. Scaling production up, getting costs down and keeping the quality throughout is VERY hard. America has become quite excellent at micro-breweries. Wonderful beers from america. Just not the commercial ones.

That’s really the remarkable thing about Guinness. The taste, the quality, the QUANTITY, the price, and finally, the worldwide availability.

Just finished a G draught from a can. mmmmm

By: An Ard Ri

An Ard Ri — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Guinness doesn’t use fish bladders when brewing the beer…it’s used when cleaning the vat. No need to slander the beer.

By: Rabid Jack

Rabid Jack — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:21:19 +0000

The Widget: “a waste of plastic in increasingly recyclable age.”

I do not like things tumbeling around in the bottle. I dont drink canned beer at all.

And whats up with the fish bladder Guiness uses in its brewing process?

By: Raphael

Raphael — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:56:37 +0000

What is the sugar content in Guinness Stout?

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:54:27 +0000

Big Bear Black Stout – from Bear Republic. Best beer I’ve ever had, apart from good draft Guinness in Ireland.

As for not ‘traveling well’, I can say that there are actually a couple of pubs in the US that serve a great pint of Guinness. It needs to flow a lot, so it doesn’t get stale in the pipes, and needs to be served well. And having seen hundreds of kegs literally rolled off the trucks to be put in the cellars of pubs in Dublin, I can safely say it’s not in the handling…

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:31:09 +0000

David is quite correct. I just tried it with 6 bottles and nothing has ever been easier. Just a regular old needlenose pliers did the trick without struggle. Now I can use those bottles for homebrewing.

By: David V

David V — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:50:34 +0000

If you really want to remove a rocket widget it’s much easier than breaking the bottle. Drink the Guinnesss. Fill the bottle with water to float the widget to the top. Use a suitable pair of needlesose pliars or tweezers to pull the widget and it will slip out

By: DF

DF — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:58:43 +0000

Mair, you are incredibly misguided to label all american beers swill. Not all US beer is BudMillerCoors, there are some great stouts, real ales, and lagers made here. I should know, I brew my own and know a few pro brewers (and have a lip for the stout). I’d recommend you give some of them a try, you might be surprised by the quality of craft beer.

By: Liam Sullivan

Liam Sullivan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:43:35 +0000

I am curious what is this new “mock draught” system that bars/pubs have now. I saw this device attached to a bar with the Guinness logo on it, and apparently when you ask for a Guinness the bartender opens a Guinness can and runs it through the device to simulate a draught. Seems like a good device to have at home when you can’t make it out. Does anyone know more about this device?
Thank you! Liam

By: Mair

Mair — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:06:07 +0000

America is the king of stout? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! American beer is swill. Just about every other country in the world brews better beer than America. Get your head out of your ass Joe.