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

FAQs

Which Guinness is best to cook with? ›

“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.”

"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.

As you might suspect, Guinness is a favorite ingredient in many Irish dishes. It's also a perfect pairing for chocolate and found in many delicious dessert recipes. Better yet, many of these don't require a full bottle. Go ahead and drink the excess while you cook, we won't tell!

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 first number after the L is the last digit of the year of manufacture. The following three numbers is the day of the year out of 365 days, as per the Julian calendar. ... the shelf life for Guinness is 10 months.

Air and light are the too biggest enemies to storing beer. If you can, store them somewhere that stays under 60-65 degrees. If not, they should be OK at normal room temp of around 70-72.

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 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.

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.

Are there two types of Guinness? ›

The first Guinness beers to use the term "stout" were Single Stout and Double Stout in the 1840s. Throughout the bulk of its history, Guinness produced only three variations of a single beer type: porter or single stout, double or extra and foreign stout for export.