The secret to opening cans of Guinness

Fr_Dougal · 24-12-2019 10:56AM

john4321 wrote: »

I have always been curious if anyone has ever tried to drink Guinness straight from the can without pouring it into a glass first.

Have tried it, Guinness has to be ice cold. Decent, obviously not as good as from a glass.

Speaking of which, if you have enough glasses, use a fresh one each time and have them chilling in the fridge.

Lucy8080 · 24-12-2019 11:14AM

Pint chalice glass (i.e. a Stella Glass). Rinse with cold water before first can ( repeat for every subsequent can). Don't dry after rinsing ,just shake off any excess water.

Pour at normal 45 degree angle down side of glass. Finally, mind yourself, this method will go down easier than a teenager, back-stage, at a Justin Beiber concert!

Merry Christmas!

andekwarhola · 24-12-2019 11:19AM

I just tilt it and pour it slowly into a clean glass, leveling the glass near the top.

Don't get freezing them. Lower temperatures just deadens the taste of stout. The reason it moved to colder temperatures was to market it to younger drinkers of colder, popular drinks like lager which most people want to neck without tasting it.

Infernal Racket · 24-12-2019 11:19AM

Right, so I tried 14 different methods last night and I regret nothing. Best method I tried was opening the can fast rather than slow, tilt the clean dry glass at approx 60 degrees and pour slowly. Left a nice head after leaving the can sit for roughly 5 mins before opening. Little Guinness baby has arrived too, weighing in at almost 2 lbs. Father and child doing well

andekwarhola · 24-12-2019 11:24AM

Gerry G wrote: »

Gonna have to take your word for that one fella

They sell it here in 330ml bottles as Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. It's 7.5% and quite different to Guinness Extra Stout or Draught Guinness but it's a nice drop. If you do 14 of them in a night, you'd be getting a medal

Utter Consternation · 24-12-2019 11:28AM

andekwarhola wrote: »

They sell it here in 330ml bottles as Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. It's 7.5% and quite different to Guinness Extra Stout or Draught Guinness but it's a nice drop. If you do 14 of them in a night, you'd be getting a medal

7.5% is too strong. I like the process of drinking big volumes. The problem with strong stuff like that is that your body gets drunk first and it takes your brain a while to cop onto it. It's a very disconcerting feeling.

JohnnyFlash · 24-12-2019 11:56AM

Utter Consternation wrote: »

7.5% is too strong. I like the process of drinking big volumes. The problem with strong stuff like that is that your body gets drunk first and it takes your brain a while to cop onto it. It's a very disconcerting feeling.

That’s the thing. I know lads with beards, vaping rigs, and cord trousers are into drinking a 1/3 of a pint of triple-hopped Hoppy Ending pale ale over the course of an evening, but there’s something great about volume drinking. Guinness is the perfect beer for the Pintman.

chooseusername · 24-12-2019 12:07PM

I like my Guinness soft ,room temp.
'Twas how I was weaned.
I could swallow 3 or 4 in short order.

24-12-2019 12:22PM

US2 wrote: »

For best results turn can upside down as quickly as possible, a minimum of 4ft above a wet glass.

Try doing that through one eye.

andekwarhola · 24-12-2019 12:25PM

Utter Consternation wrote: »

The problem with strong stuff like that is that your body gets drunk first and it takes your brain a while to cop onto it. It's a very disconcerting feeling.

Good description

padd b1975 · 24-12-2019 02:00PM

Gerry G wrote: »

But it's not beer, it's porter

Stout.

893bet · 24-12-2019 08:44PM

Upside down quick pour.

QED.

Lock it up lads

24-12-2019 08:46PM

I wish more places would sell 500ml glasses for home.

cj maxx · 24-12-2019 08:55PM

893bet wrote: »

Upside down quick pour.

QED.

Lock it up lads

Way too much head on that for my liking.

24-12-2019 08:57PM

893bet wrote: »

Upside down quick pour.

QED.

Lock it up lads

Squeeze the can as you're doing it..

(He says authoritatively, having not drank a can of Guinness in three years..)

padd b1975 · 24-12-2019 08:57PM

cjmc wrote: »

Way too much head on that for my liking.

Looks a bit bubbly too.

Holy Diver · 24-12-2019 09:02PM

893bet wrote: »

Upside down quick pour.

QED.

Lock it up lads

A bishop’s collar if ever I saw one!

EmmetSpiceland · 24-12-2019 09:03PM

I’m telling you, tilt, always tilt.

I really shouldn’t have to repeat myself but a slow pour on an almost flat tilt, moving as required, is the best way to “pour” a can of Guinness.

893bet · 24-12-2019 09:09PM

Ye are right lads. It was rotten.

24-12-2019 09:10PM

Squeeze the next one..

893bet · 24-12-2019 09:14PM

Tilted with slow pour ( had to use same glass....I know I should be shot).

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tayto lover · 24-12-2019 09:16PM

Tilt the glass at 45 degrees and pour slowly.

893bet · 24-12-2019 09:18PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Tilt the glass at 45 degrees and pour slowly.

That’s what I did that time. Will make the effort to wash dry and chill glass for next one.

Ipso · 24-12-2019 09:21PM

Are all the instructions written down anywhere? Preferably in bullet points and some diagrams. PowerPoint would be geeat.

Infernal Racket · 24-12-2019 09:27PM

893bet wrote: »

Tilted with slow pour ( had to use same glass....I know I should be shot).

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Are they the first cans you've ever poured?

24-12-2019 09:27PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I’m telling you, tilt, always tilt.

I really shouldn’t have to repeat myself but a slow pour on an almost flat tilt, moving as required, is the best way to “pour” a can of Guinness.

No no. That’s not for cans of Guinness.

JohnnyFlash · 24-12-2019 09:30PM

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

No no. That’s not for cans of Guinness.

Emmet has developed a bit of a reputation around here for ‘talking tarmac’. The perfect Guinness from a can is cold but not ice cold as that leads to a miserable head. And I’ve conducted a huge amount of experiments into the optimal pouring technique - you crack open the can, stick it into the glass and slowly lift it out.

EmmetSpiceland · 24-12-2019 09:31PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Tilt the glass at 45 degrees and pour slowly.

That’s fine with freight Guinness “on tap” but with a can you’d want to be starting at 82 or 83 degrees then slowly tilting down to 45 and moving slowly down from there.

Gives the best results, every time.

EmmetSpiceland · 24-12-2019 09:35PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Emmet has developed a bit of a reputation around here for ‘talking tarmac’. The perfect Guinness from a can is cold but not ice cold as that leads to a miserable head. And I’ve conducted a huge amount of experiments into the optimal pouring technique - you crack open the can, stick it into the glass and slowly lift it out.

Go on, J, admit it, the only reason you “dunk” the can is because you’ve got the shakes and can’t do a steady “tilt” pour.

I’d say you’ve the sort of shakes that Pintman Paddy would throw you a score for a swifty with the “lámh”.

893bet · 24-12-2019 09:39PM

Gerry G wrote: »

Are they the first cans you've ever poured?

I don’t drink a lot of guinesss. More a cider drinker.

Evidence of the lack of Guinness drinking below! Tis past it’s best.

The secret to opening cans of Guinness

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