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.

Why do people put Guinness in chocolate cakes and stews, and what else is it good in? “Guinness brings sweet, savoury, malty notes with an addictive bitterness,” says chef and restaurateur Robin Gill. Just like Marmite, he says, “people who like it absolutely love it”, and it's not hard to see why.

"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.

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.

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.

If you have leftover Guinness then you could freeze it and use it another time for cooking (it won't be good for drinking), such as for a half quantity of the Irish Oaten Rolls or to top up the amount of Guinness needed for the No-Knead Black Bread.

Add some bubbles. If you want to pretend to be upper-class as well as Irish this Paddy's Day, get adding some champagne to the black stuff. This brilliant mix is known as a Black Velvet!

Someone who knows how to properly pour a Guinness will grab a pint glass and fill it from the tap two-thirds of the way full, sure to tilt the glass at a 45-degree angle while pouring. They will then place it on the bar and walk away.

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.

What does Guinness do to meat? ›

Guinness Stout or Extra Stout produces a dark, rich, flavorful sauce for your marinade that is also an effective meat tenderizer.

Some believe it's all about the classic 45-degree angle, pouring into a glass in one go before leaving to settle. However, others believe the magic lies in the hard pour, also known as “the flip”. Using a clean can, flip the can upside down into the glass lifting out slowly as the liquid rises to meet it.

Creamy, with a gentle roasted bitterness and sweet notes reminiscent of dark fruits* this pairs surprisingly well with a number of cheeses but is particularly good with Cashel Blue, a milder Irish blue cheese. It also brings out the nuttiness in Shepherds Store.

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).

The main differences between FE and Smooth are the alcohol content and the bitterness level. Guinness Smooth has a alcohol content of 5% while FE is 7.5%. Guinness Smooth also is less filling and less bitter while FE on the other hand is more filling and has a higher bitterness level.

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.