Days of the Beer, September 24

The beer for today is Guinness Extra Stout.

On September 24, 1725, Arthur Guinness was born. Yes, that Guinness. He was an Irish brewer and founder of the Guinness Brewery.

Arthur leased a brewery in 1755 and brewed ale. In 1759, Art moved to the St. James' Gate Brewery in Dublin. He leased the land for 9,000 years at 45 pounds a year. It is assumed that his first porter sales were in 1778. When Guinness died in 1803, the breweries anual output was over 20,000 barrels.

The brewery is currently owned by Diego. It is not the worlds largest brewery anymore, however it is the largest maker of stout.

As to the beer:

Guinness Extra Stout was introduced in the 1820s. The beer has 176 calories. It comes in at about 5% ABV.

Guinness Extra Stout is steeped in heritage - a whole costume drama in a bottle. It’s naturally Guinness a complex beer full of character that’s great with food. Strong tasting with a distinctive roasted bitterness, Guinness Extra Stout is our authentic carbonated classic. It’ll transport you back to an 18th Century world of stouts when the ancestor of this beer was known as Guinness East and West India porter. In 1821, the definitive early Guinness became known as Extra Superior Porter.

It seems the differences between regular Guinness and Guinness Extra Stout, is that the Extra has a higher ABV (by about 2-3%), is darker and richer.

So, for Arthur Guinness, have his stronger stout. It's extra Guinness-y.