| chodadog |
03-06-2007 01:22 AM |
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Originally Posted by aico
(Post 12026652)
Hope you aren't expecting to get drunk off of it. It's one of the lowest alcohol beers there is. like 2% I think, maybe 3.
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Nope. They're apparently trialling a mid-strength Guinness in Limerick which is 2.8%, but the rest of their variations are higher.
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# Guinness Draught, sold in kegs?4.1 to 4.3% alcohol by volume (abv);
# Extra Cold Draught, sold in kegs and put through a super cooler?4.1 to 4.3% abv;
# Bottled Guinness Draught, which includes a patented "rocket widget" to simulate the nitrogenation in the draught variety?4.1 to 4.3% abv;
# Canned Guinness Draught, which includes a similar but differently shaped widget?4.1 to 4.3% abv;
# Guinness Original/Extra Stout, as near to Arthur Guinness's original porter as can be obtained today?4.2 or 4.3% abv (Ireland, UK), 5% abv (Canada, mainland Europe), and 6% abv (United States, Australia, Japan);
# Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, sold in Ireland, Africa, the Caribbean and Asia?5% abv (China), 6.5% abv (Jamaica, East Africa), 7.5% abv (Ireland, West Africa, Indonesia, St. Kitts & Nevis) and 8% abv (Malaysia), blended with a small amount of intentionally soured beer to balance the flavour;[2]
# Guinness Foreign Extra Stout Nigeria, uses sorghum in the brewing process instead of barley because of restrictions on barley cultivation. Sold in Nigeria (the third largest and fastest-growing Guinness market in the world) and Great Britain?7.5% abv;
# Guinness Special Export Stout, sold in Belgium?8% abv;
# Guinness Bitter, an English-style bitter beer?4.4% abv;
# Guinness Extra Smooth, a smoother stout sold in Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria?5.5% abv;
# Malta Guinness, a non-alcoholic sweet drink, produced in Nigeria. Exported to UK & Malaysia;
# Guinness Mid-Strength, a low-alcohol stout being test-marketed in Limerick, Ireland from March 2006?2.8% abv;[3]
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