Will they be available in all Dunne's stores tomorrow do you know? I'm sure all the Dublin ones will have stock but perhaps they won't make it to Dundalk tomorrow.
Yup, we are getting them tomorrow (Dunnes). Diageo rep was around today with one. Nice little unit, comes well packaged with the surger itself, the "tap" which is detachable, cleaning brush and a usb cable to charge it. It will fit any can but as mentioned previously it won't really do anything for cans with widgets etc.
Wednesday seems to be the day they'll hit the shops.
Anybody find these in the shops yet? Went to my local Supervalue and the girl working there didn't know what I was talking about. Thought they were out this week
The left hand nitro is one of my favourite stouts, wouldn't get it often but always appreciated in this house.
Yeah I really like it and don't believe I'm tasting something less flavoursome than the bottled version. I'm not a fan of prickly carbonation in dark beers. I also really like leann follain and dark arts porter but I sense these have very low carbonation levels.
Ultimately mouthfeel is a pretty important part of the experience of eating and drinking.
Major fan of O Haras Nitro. Simply delicious stuff.
Yes it’s purely about mouthfeel isn’t it. That said I do enjoy Left Hands nitro stout and the new O’Haras nitro stout is decent.
Trends in beer are usually a race to the bottom from what I’ve seen. You start with fruit adjuncts and you end up with a can of Club Rock Shandy IPA.
Contains 558ml of Guinness, confirms the info on https://www.codecheck.info/getraenke/bier/lagerbier/ean_5000213026038/id_2842105137/Guinness_NitroSurge_Stout_Beer_Cans_For_use_with_Guinness_NitroSurge_Device_6X558ml_Can.pro
First time I've seen the top of the can.
https://www.tiktok.com/@thisiscrossy/video/7005969943086779654
Thanks nialler24. Almost time to go shopping.
Not quite, it might knock all of the CO2 out of solution at once!
Years ago I tried the old Guinness syringe my dad had left in a kitchen drawer since the early 80s on a pint of Bulmers with predictable results - most of it rapidly departed the glass 😦
Any word on when these cans and unit will be on sale?
Those can toppers are around ages. They're used mainly to give carbonated beers a bit of a lift.
The Guinness one is probably a beefier one, as I think you need a minimum of around 40khz to activate the nitrogen bubbles in the stout.
Probably no difference to a jewellery cleaner, just the can topper is portable, so handy to bring if you're going to a party or something like that.
To answer another poster, i've tried some non nitro stouts in a jewellery cleaner and it does give it a bit of a lift (more head), but this is only for aesthetics really.
Why would anyone bother with this when a jewellery cleaner does the exact same thing?
The price of these new surge cans is madness altogether.
You can achieve the exact same result by slowly releasing the gas from the standard can with a thumbtack or something else pointy.
People buys silly things though I suppose. Fools and their money and all that.
I'm surprised they haven't come up with a promotion to bundle the device with cans at no extra cost. Surely the high margin on the cans would cover the cost pretty quick. I guess there'll be some Chinese knock-offs along soon.
Is it 25 quid for the unit and 15 quid for 6 cans?
I thought there was no more scope left for expansion of the sacred Guinness alchemy mumbo jumbo but there obviously is.
Its actually genius in a way. More power to Diageo.
I don't get this either.
It's crept in the craft market, too, which I thought was actually about flavour. Irish people seem to just love creamy!
I'm sure there's loads of gear produced for home brewers that can do that, like this, but I can't vouch for any of it.
Personally I don't understand the trend for nitrogenation at all. It kills flavour. Why is a beer feeling nice more important than tasting nice?
Ok thanks. It’s an interesting concept anyway, I’d be keen if I could get the same effect with different stouts. Guinness is fine but doesn’t excite me too much.
It won't. It shakes nitrogen out of solution. When there's no dissolved nitrogen there's nothing for it to do.
I was looking to check that, but couldn't find a picture of the top of the can anywhere.
So I assume this device won’t do anything on a can of Leann Folain or Wrasslers XXXX?
It is very much designed for the True Believer rather than the casual drinker. Well, the True Believer who can't be arsed going to the pub.
Jesus, sounds like something from Fisher price. A silly amount of fuckery for what will turn out to be a pint of normal beer
The device fits onto a widget can. Even Diageo doesn't have the power to commission a proprietary can lid.
Sticking a thumbtack into the regular can releases pressure slowly, thus not activating the widget. This allows normal cans to surge on a surger/jewellery cleaner.
So, in theory, a normal can would work with one of these things. The unanswered questions there would be around do you create a mess because the can doesn't fit right into this device, or because you've poked a little hole in the top of your can. I would guess that Diageo have ensured normal cans can't be used, plus maybe these cans are designed differently so that this device can attach to them better.
It won't do anything if the nitrogen has already been shaken out by a widget.
I imagine it will work with all nitro stout cans, unless they've designed it in a way that will only fit their cans
What's a "normal" can?
With a widget can, the widget pulls out the nitrogen when you open it, so when you set the device on it, it won't have much dissolved gas to work on. With one of the Nitrosurge cans it will pulse as you pour; with a widget can (they said) the pulsing will stop quickly because there's no more dissolved nitrogen.
With a carbonated can, the gas merrily escapes on its own so the device isn't going to do anything there either.
If you have a stock of UK Surger cans, I guess it will work with those, but I don't know how big they are so your all-important dome may not form.
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