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.

Irish Cream Liqueur, Jameson, and bourbon are shots that pair well with Guinness.

"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.

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.

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.

Guinness is a hearty beer with notes of coffee and dark chocolate. It pairs well with soda bread, a staple in Ireland. Clavin said a classic cheese board is a good snack pairing, with strawberry preserves and sharp Irish cheddar, Gouda, Asiago or Pecorino Romano cheeses to contrast the sweetness of the beer.

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.

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.

There's no greater comfort food than a hearty stew. And Irish Beef and Guinness Stew might be the king of them all! Guinness gives the sauce an incredible rich, deep flavour, and the beef is fall-apart tender. Stove, oven, slow cooker or pressure cooker – directions provided for all.

Temperature - Best Served Cold

Guinness beer should always be served cold. Beer is a food product and needs to be treated as one. The longer and more consistently you keep your beer at the correct temperature, the slower the aging process of that beer will be.

What's the difference between Guinness and Guinness Extra Cold? ›

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.

While Guinness from a bottle should be drunk from the bottle, Guinness from a can should be poured into a glass prior to the first sip. To start, brewers at Guinness suggest your beer be chilled to approximately 46 degrees Fahrenheit.