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

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“For marinating, braising or stewing, use Guinness Extra Stout or Foreign Extra Stout because of the depth of flavor they provide. If you just want more of a hint of Guinness, use Guinness Draught.”

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.

When deployed in those cakes and stews, Guinness adds a great depth of flavour, which is why Dee Rettali, co-founder of Fortitude Bakehouse in London, includes it in her chocolate cake. “It also helps with the fermentation, because we keep the prepared batter for two days before baking,” she says.

"When you cook a Guinness, the alcohol tones down to a sweet sugar, but then you have the bitterness of the hops, so it's a sweet and sharp balance. The best of both worlds, but not too overpowering," he said. "When you're cooking with any other beer, the lingering taste just doesn't last with an ale.

Guiness Pub Draft is canned and bottled stout with a nitrogen widget in it. Guinness Draught is Guinness Stout, but served on tap rather than from a bottle or a can. Stout is a form of ale. Ale is brewed with top fermenting yeast and ferments at temperatures between 65F and 95F depending upon the strain of yeast.

The Snakebite Drink made with equal parts Guinness and hard cider may just be your new favorite beverage! Crisp, refreshing cider is accented perfectly with a layer of dark, creamy beer in this tasty beer co*cktail.

Guinness. It's iconic. The black stuff, Irish champagne, ebony nectar, black custard, a pint of plain, are all nicknames for this much loved Irish institution. There's no doubt that Guinness is one of the most famous beers in the world.

A drink with a controversial name, which features an IPA at the base and topped with stout, is seeing a revival, much to the dismay of Irish drinkers. The beer serve, named a 'black and tan' refers to the colours of the beer as the pale ale is poured at the base and the stout layered on top.

The yeast in Guinness (and indeed any beer) contains vitamin B12, which performs many vital functions including creating red blood cells, which carry oxygen around your body and remove carbon dioxide. One tablespoon of yeast will provide an adult with their full day's supply of vitamin B12.

Guinness Stout or Extra Stout produces a dark, rich, flavorful sauce for your marinade that is also an effective meat tenderizer. Use this recipe for any steak, but we like the Rib-Eye, especially if this cut is on sale. If you are cooking for two, choose a nice big thick steak that you can slice and share.

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Guinness is a hearty beer with notes of coffee and dark chocolate. It pairs well with soda bread, a staple in Ireland. Clavin said a classic cheese board is a good snack pairing, with strawberry preserves and sharp Irish cheddar, Gouda, Asiago or Pecorino Romano cheeses to contrast the sweetness of the beer.

How should Guinness in bottles be poured? Start by ensuring that your bottle is perfectly chilled, we would recommend refrigerating it at 8 degrees Celsius for at least 24 hours before you serve.

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.

Just saying the word 'widget' puts us in a good mood. It's essentially a small, white nitrogen filled ball that sits inside the can, and the second the can is opened, the widget does what it has so patiently been waiting to do. It releases the magic surge of bubbles, replicating the draught experience in a can.

Both beers are dark and rich, but the extra stout has a stronger flavor and is more bitter than Draught, which tastes more like the foamy pint you'd enjoy pulled straight from a tap in a bar. In cooking, the Extra Stout is akin to using a concentrated broth, and the Draught adds a milder flavor.

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.

Extra Cold is a lighter, crisper version of the classic Guinness Draught, with a slightly sweeter taste and a smoother finish.

There are seven types of Guinness beers available in the United States (7). The following table offers a brief overview of each, along with their ABVs, standard drink equivalents for a 12-ounce (355-ml) serving, and calories from alcohol for the same serving size.