NEWS: Barkeep, Pour Me a Pint of the "Red Stuff"

CULTURE: Barkeep, Pour Me a Pint of the "Red Stuff"

Diehard Guinness fans may blush when they hear the news that Guinness brewers are wearing red. This may not be news to UK beer drinkers, but others might not have heard the recent developments last fall wherein the brewers over at Guinness developed a new beer to add to their brand: Guinness Red.

The new beer will still have a distinctive white head and be "good for you" with a 4.1% alcohol content. Best part is that Guinness Red, like the original, will require some patience as you pour. Adds sophistication to your brew. Guinness made this official statement:

It is likely Guinness Red will remain exclusive to the UK market. There is another beer in the Guinness pipeline which may see a wider release: Guinness Mid-Strength. The new beer will have an alcohol content of 2.8%, which make it the choice of breakfast beverage after a night of drinking Guinness Extra Strength.

I'll try it.

Sounds delicious.

I'll have one, or three. And a Jameson's. Neat.

Hooray for innovation!

what do we constantly get FUCT out of the best beer!!

this HAS to come ot the US,wtf

Interesting. Hopefully its amazing and gets over to the States.

It looks good!

i'm suddenly compelled to book an overseas vacation. . .

wow so this is what the future is like

more drink evolutions please

blasphemy!

a nitro pour beer is good only in black.

Boddingtons?

I wonder how much the marketing execs were paid to come up with this bullshit.

i don't recall that beer. if it's a stout and is a nitro/CO2 mix, i'm all for it.

i wonder if this red will be strictly CO2?

I think it's an ale, but I forget. I know it's fucking great.

Hah! It's probably just a Kilkenny rip-off. But I still hope it tasts good

mmmm Guiness, I love it... can't wait to see if it makes it to the states!

This is just odd. Read about the history of Guinness and stout's in general. Technically, Im thinking Stitches is right, that it'll be an ale. So, guinness brewing an ale? Not a big deal..they already own the rights to Smythwycks/Smithwicks in Kilkenny, which is a decent Red Styled Ale.

And don't flame me too much...I drink Guinness about 6 times a week, and hit up the brewery religiously once every 5 years or so. So, yeah...Im a fan of their stout. Just don't see the point in another Red or Amber ale on the market, especially when you have so many good Irish styles of that beer out there.

I will try anything once. Most beers I try several times though...

I like Guinness. But I love Smithwicks and don't see this replacing that as my choice in amber. I love beer, though, so I will try it regardless if/when it makes it to the states.

I hope they change their mind about the "exclusively British" thing. I'd love if they brought it out in Canada.

I remember reading about this back in October (I saw in in the Daily Mail Article linked). I feel like the general brewing community debunked it as a joke or false rumor, but I may be wrong. It just didn't seem like Guinness' style and the photo in the Daily Mail is obvious a photoshop tweak of a regular Guinness.

Wexford Cream Ale!