Irish Stout

Ireland's black gold: a dry stout of roasted barley and nitrogen bubbles, crowned with a dome of cream-white foam — Guinness is its global ambassador. Ingredients: water, malted barley, roasted unmalted barley (the source of its color and coffee-like bite), hops and yeast; draught stout is poured with nitrogen for its signature cascade. Method: 1) Pour at an angle into a pint glass, filling most of the way. 2) Rest — the famous two-part pour — while the surge settles. 3) Top up to a proud foam dome and serve. The experience: velvet-smooth, dry and roasty, with coffee and dark chocolate notes and a clean bitter finish. History: Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on Dublin's St. James's Gate brewery in 1759 — a fine symbol of confidence — and his stout became Ireland's most recognized drink on Earth.