is Guiness a stout an ale or a beer?

Answer 1

It is classed as a stout. It is actually deep red in colour!!

Guinness stout is made from: water, barley malt, hops, and brewers yeast. A proportion of the barley is flaked (i.e. steamed and rolled) and roasted to give Guinness its dark colour and characteristic taste. It is pasteurised and filtered. Despite its reputation as a "meal in a glass" or "liquid bread", Guinness only contains 198 calories (838 kilojoules) per imperial pint (1460 kJ/L), less than an equal-sized serving of skimmed milk or orange juice. Guinness is not suitable for vegans and vegetarians due to the use of a fish based fining agent called isinglass.

The water used comes from Lady's Well in the Wicklow Mountains.

Draught Guinness and its canned namesake contain nitrogen (N2) as well as carbon dioxide (CO2). Unlike carbon dioxide, nitrogen does not dissolve in water, which allows the beer to be put under high pressure without making it fizzy. The high pressure is required to force the draught beer through fine holes in a plate in the tap, which causes the characteristic "surge" (the widget in cans and bottles achieves the same effect). The perceived smoothness of draught Guinness is due to the low acidity and the creaminess of the head caused by the nitrogen. "Original Extra Stout" tastes quite different; it contains only CO2, making a more acidic taste.

Contemporary Guinness Draught and Extra Stout are weaker than they were in the 19th century, when they had an original gravity of over 1070. Foreign Extra Stout and Special Export Stout, with ABV over 7%, are perhaps closest to the original in character[1].

Answer 2

First of all, "stout" and "ale" are types of beer, like a cider or amber or wheat. Guiness specifically is a stout. Stouts made through fermentation at the top of the still rather than at the bottom, like most beers, including ales.

Answer 3

Actually the question should be "Ale or Lager". Those are the 2 main types of beer worldwide. Everything else falls into subcategories below that. Stouts, Pales, IPA etc all fall under Ales. Pilsners and Bocks fall under lagers. Most domestic beers are lagers. It has to do with the fermentation process.... what temperature they ferment at and how long fermentation lasts. Also top fermenting yeast vs bottom fermenting yeast. Hope this helps.

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Answer 4

An Irish beer, I believe. And a dark beer at that.

Answer 5

It is an Ale

Answer 6

its part of the ale family that uses top fermenting yeast, as to lagers which use bottom fermenting yeast

Answer 7

stout my dear

Answer 8

they have both read the can or bottel but i like the draft