Guinness

:See also Guinness Book of Records.

Varieties

Guinness is available in a number of variants and strengths, which include:

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• Guinness draught stout, sold in kegs - 4.1 to 4.3 percent abv;
• Extra Cold draught stout, sold in kegs and put through a super cooler - 4.1 to 4.3 percent abv;
• Bottled Guinness draught, which includes a patented "rocket widget" to simulate the draught taste - 4.1 to 4.3 percent abv;
• Canned Guinness draught, which includes a similar but differently shaped widget - 4.1 to 4.3 percent abv;
• Guinness Original/Extra Stout, as near to Arthur Guinness' original porter as can be obtained today - 4.2 or 4.3 percent abv (England, Ireland), 5 percent abv (Canada, mainland Europe), and 6 percent abv (United States, Australia, Japan);
• Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, sold in West Africa, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia - 7.5 abv (Africa, the Caribbean) and 8 percent abv (Malaysia);
• Guinness Special Export Stout, sold in Belgium - 8 percent abv;
• Guinness Bitter, an English-style bitter beer - 4.4 percent abv;
• Guinness Extra Smooth, a smoother stout sold in Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria - 6 percent abv;
• Malta Guinness, a non-alcoholic sweet drink, sold in Africa.

The Guinness brewery also makes other brands of alcoholic drinks, including Harp lager and Smithwick's (sold as Kilkenny outside Ireland). Withdrawn Guinness variants include Guinness's Brite Lager, Guinness's Brite Ale, Guinness Light, Guinness XXX Extra Strong Stout, Guinness Cream Stout, Guinness Gold and Guinness Special Light. The company has a regional franchise to produce Budweiser beer.

Related Topics:
Harp lager - Smithwick's - Budweiser

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