In 1997, Guinness released the floating, spherical widget you can find in cans today — which they call the "smoothifier" — to fix this problem. Carbon dioxide vs. nitrogen in beer. Breweries ...

Guinness revolutionized both draft beer systems and how stouts are canned. The key? Nitrogen, and a modified ping pong ball.

Boston Beer Co. has introduced three new canned nitro beers into the Samuel Adams family — Coffee Stout, White Ale and IPA. Nitro Coffee Stout starts with the woody, roasty aromas of freshly ...

How to pour the perfect Guinness from a can at home. Let the can chill for at least 24 hours before serving. The beer should be refrigerated at 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Guinness sees a surge in U.S. popularity ahead of St. Patrick's Day 06:48. In its 266th year of brewing, Guinness is experiencing an unprecedented "golden age" in America, chugging its way to ...

During canning, pressurized nitrogen is added to the brew, which trickles into a hole in the widget. Once opened, the widget's nitrogenated beer squirts into the rest of the beer giving it a velvety ...