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Red Guinness

white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
edited October 2006 in Strut Central
U.K. pubs to try red version of the "black stuff"[/b] DUBLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Guinness, the dark Irish drink known as the "black stuff", could soon be turning red. Manufacturer Diageo plans to produce a version at its Irish brewery using lightly roasted barley, which will have a reddish colour, and give it a trial run across the Irish Sea in Britain. "If you held up a pint of Guinness to the light, the red would come through. It's a very deep red," a Diageo spokeswoman said. Diageo plans to test Guinness Red on drinkers in British pubs in the coming months but has no plans to launch it more widely, either at home in Ireland or in about 150 other countries where Guinness is sold. The beer, which like the traditional, darker Guinness will have a creamy white head and be poured in the two steps needed to let it settle, will have a strength of about 4.1 percent. Diageo already sells several versions of the brew -- including Guinness Original, Guinness Draught and Guinness Foreign Extra Stout -- to cater to different tastes around the world and has tested other limited-edition varieties in Ireland in the past year.

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  • G_BalliandoG_Balliando 3,916 Posts
    I've never in my life heard of Guinness being referred to as "the black stuff".
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    I've never in my life heard of Guinness being referred to as "the black stuff".

    perhaps its the morning after when it is called that
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    Me neither. The first time I tasted Guinness, as a young lad at an Irish Festival (in America), I thought it tasted like cold, black coffee. At that time, I like neither coffee nor beer, so go figure.
  • DJFerrariDJFerrari 2,411 Posts
    I've never in my life heard of Guinness being referred to as "the black stuff".

    Me neither... and I dig it for sure.

    So I have the opposite deal with Guiness as most people. I can drink it forever and not get full, but I can't do that with any other beer. I'm guessing it's because it's less carbonated than most beers. I have difficulty with carbonation as I am physically unable to burp. Yes, it's true... not once in my life have I burped, an inheritance from my mom. I got the Ferrari name and not being able to burp from her
  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
    I've never in my life heard of Guinness being referred to as "the black stuff".

    Not at all uncommon to hear it referred to as "the black stuff" in the UK.
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