Guiness is Red!!?

Answer 1

Yes indeed it is and always has been.

Composition
Guinness stout is made from water, barley malt, hops, and brewers yeast. A portion of the barley is flaked (i.e. steamed and rolled) and roasted to give Guinness its dark-ruby 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 (20oz UK) (1460 kJ/L), less than an equal-sized serving of skimmed milk or orange juice and most other non-light beers. Guinness is not suitable for vegans and most vegetarians due to the use of a fish-based fining agent called isinglass.

Answer 2

To the Irish bloke - get over it, guinness is served through a co2/nitro mix froom a sterile airtight keg. The barman has little or no control over how it tastes. It's not like real ale where the cellarman is as important as the brewer. The Guinness here in England is apparantly brewed in Dublin and the same stuff available there.

Saying that, Guinness is a pale shadow of its former self and this 'red' guinness seems like another attempt to dumb down a once splendid drink, much along the same lines of Guinness extra cold.

If you hold Guinnes upto a light, it does in fact look a deep red, I imagine that the new red Gunniess will just be a slightly lighter version of regular guinness.

All sounds like a stupid marketing ploy which will bite them on the årse if you ask me.

Answer 3

It looks black but it is a very dark brown, and as another member has stated, there is a vast difference in the pint served in Ireland as opposed to anywhere else, its much nicer in Ireland. I disagree with the opinion of another member, who has stated the Guinness is the same over here, it is served at a warmer temperature here, and also pulled much too quickly through the pump and not given enough time to rest between the filling of the glass, but the majority of bar staff do not know how to pull a pint of Guinness.

Answer 4

Yes it is.
The list of responses here seems to me to prove that a room full of monkeys at typewriters could not produce the works of Shakespeare in any amount of time. Particularly when human beings struggle with accepting the correct answer to a knowable question.
I've been to a few Guinness events. According to the people who make Guinness, it is a DEEP RUBY RED. Period.

Answer 5

Nope.
It's a very dark bown.
So dark in fact, that it appears to be black.

It wouldn't surprize me if you got a pint that looked red.
In my experience, very few barmen in England, Scotland and Wales know how to store and serve a decent pint of Guinness. In fact, I don't think I've ever had a good pint of Guinness served up in a bar outside of my homeland, Ireland.
That's not a slur, it's just a simple fact.
If you want to find out what a good pint of Guinness actually tastes like, take a trip to Ireland and go into a traditional pub (not a big national chain).
You'll never drink ENglish Guinness again.

F.A.O. Jollybrewer.
Go to Dublin and try a pint of Guinness there.
Until you have done that, you will never see the light, and you'll never be a believer.

Answer 6

Guinness becomes red for one of two reasons : 1) The bar man has given you guinness and black (thought the stout is not really that red in colour) or 2) The brewing process has not happened correctly and ingreedients have been prepared incorrectly.

Answer 7

I saw an story about it in the Metro newspaper a week ago. It's an advertising gimmick - but yes, you will be able to buy red Guinness. Don't worry though, the original black will still be available.

Answer 8

My father-in-law calls it "The BLONDE" in the Black Dress.
Don't think He would like to start calling it "The Blonde" in the "Red Dress" and he is 85. If it has the appearance of being Red the I suggest you chat to your Barman, they could be watering it down a little with something.

Answer 9

Yup - there's a new flavour being tested in Ireland, using a different type of hops (or whatever they use to make Guinness with). It was on Yahoo! news the other day.

Answer 10

I suppose it is a very deep red yeah, in the same sort of colour range as a dark bitter