Was it a factory error? A beer pong game gone wrong? Nope — it’s just the “widget,” a device invented by Guinness to mimic the consistency of a nitro draught beer. Here’s everything you need to know ...

Was it a factory error? A beer pong game gone wrong? Nope — it’s just the “widget,” a device invented by Guinness to mimic the consistency of a nitro draught beer. Here’s everything you ...

Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick’s Day. It has also been touted as being “good for you,” at least by its own advertising posters decades ago.

It also tempers the harsh burnt character coming from the roasted barley. Guinness cans, containing a widget to control the pour, also have some nitrogen. Guinness is also dispensed through a ...