Get Lucky on St. Patrick's Day With Irish Beef and Stout Stew


Updated 03/16/11 1:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Irish Beef Stout Stew Recipe

St. Patty's Day is nearly upon us, and my new favorite holiday dish is this easy Irish beef and stout stew. It's the perfect marriage of late Winter and early Spring. The beef is fall-apart tender from hours of oven braising, while the green peas added in at the last minute are a bright reminder of how gardens are finally awakening. This recipe, which I discovered thanks to Everyday Food, Read more

Guinness: Love It or Hate It?


Updated 03/11/11 1:17 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Do Most People Like Guinness Beer?

Although St. Patrick's Day is a great excuse to drink it, the chocolaty flavor of Guinness, in my opinion, is meant for enjoying all year long, whether it's in a proper black and tan, served as ice cream for dessert, or merely on its own. But not everybody feels this way; a lot of people find the dark drink overpowering and heavy. Where do you stand? Guinness: Love It or Hate It? Read more

A Roaring Lion Stout


Updated 11/17/10 4:23 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Lion Stout Review

Did you know there's a drinking group in the YumSugar Community? Here, brisas reviews an interesting stout she recently tried. I have always been a huge fan of Guinness but recently have started branching out and trying new stouts on the market. The Lion Stout brewed in Sri Lanka wasn't my first pick, but a man in the aisle described it as a "smile in a bottle." I couldn't resist trying it — Read more

Guinness Tests Out Mid-Strength Beer


Updated 09/24/09 10:39 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 6 comments

Guinness Tests Out Mid-Strength Beer

After more than 200 years, it appears Guinness is trying to make a splash with its new products. First, it unveiled its 250th Anniversary Stout, a limited-edition carbonated beer, and now it's begun testing out a version of the world's best-selling stout that contains less alcohol. In comparison to at least 4.1 percent in standard Guinness, Guinness Mid-Strength, as it's called, contains only 2.8 Read more

Guinness Unveils New 250th Anniversary Stout Beer


Updated 04/09/09 3:22 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 21 comments

Guinness Unveils New 250th Anniversary Stout Beer

Stout lovers get excited: for the first time since it began exporting to the US, Guinness is introducing a new stout beer to select markets. On April 24, to celebrate its quarter-of-a-century draught legacy, Guinness is launching a limited-edition beer, 250th Anniversary Stout, which will be available in bars and stores in the US, Australia, and Singapore. The anniversary brew honors Arthur Read more

6 Scrumptious Uses For Stout Beer


Updated 03/15/09 7:28 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 8 comments

Slideshow: Recipe Ideas For Stout Beer

Planning a boisterous bash for St. Patrick's Day? Chances are, you'll have plenty of Guinness — the famous Irish brew — on hand. Deliciously creamy, slightly sweet, and a tad bitter all at the same time, Guinness makes for a great drink on its own. But did you know the stout also packs a punch of flavor to many different types of dishes? Read on to find out what you can cook with yours. Read more

Guinness Takes the Cake


Updated 03/13/09 6:45 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 20 comments

Guinness Takes the Cake

Every once in a while it's nice to have a little indulgence in life. This weekend, I made a decadent chocolate-stout cake to celebrate the start of the new year. The addition of Guinness creates an incredibly moist cake with a delicious, bittersweet aftertaste. For chocoholics, the cake is absolutely heavenly! To balance the dense richness, I served each slice with a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Read more

Shake Things Up For St. Patti's Day


Updated 03/11/08 6:22 AM · Posted by partysugar · 16 comments

Shake Things Up For St. Patti's Day

One of the guys here at the Sugar HQ has been seriously craving milkshakes. He's talked about milkshakes so much that now I want one! Not just any old shake though, I'm hungry for a glorified adult one. This St. Patrick's Day version with a chocolate stout sauce is made by combining store-bought hot fudge with thick creamy beer. It would be an excellent conclusion to a St Patrick's Day dinner Read more

Definition: Stout


Updated 01/31/07 3:59 PM · Posted by partysugar · 0 comments

Stout

Stout: A strong, very dark, heavy-bodied beer made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops. Stout was first introduced by Guinness as an extra stout version of their porter. The new stout was darker, hoppier and richer than porter, which it gradually overtook in popularity. It has a deep, dark color and bittersweet flavor. Read more