St. Patrick's Day / Day

This Irish National Festival has long become a globally known holiday. On this day, there is a joy of life in Ireland and the color of the Green – Irish landscape. People pull green clothes, hats and accessories, and in many cities the buildings are illuminated in green shades. If someone is not dressed in green on the holiday, he can be wrapped in a friendly way – it is a long tradition.

Drink – Guinness beer

One of the most important traditions of the day is the choice of beverages, which is very special at this holiday. Many choose to enjoy the drinks associated with Irish culture and nothing can beat the Irish Guinness Cave, which has been the symbol of this island for over 250 years and the symbol of St. Patrick's Day. Guinness With its characteristic dark color and a layer of thick creamy foam, not only Irish but the world -wide drink icon.

St. Patrick's Day Guinness Not only in traditional pays, but also at home and at the celebration. It is often served with a Celtic symbol or painting with green.

The history of making

This beer history began in 1759 in Dublin. Its Creator was Arthur Giness, who signed a 9,000 -year lease to St. James' gate on December 31, 1759 – a place still located today Guinness Brewery.

Initially, A. Giness made a traditional ale -type beer – Eila, but at the end of the 18th century, a porter became popular – a dark, rich beer produced in London. As a result, around 1770, Guines decided to focus on Porter's beer, which was popular with workers because it was cheaper and more rich than other drinks.

1799 Guinness completely switched to porter and stouta (stout) production. Directly Guinness Stout became a legend of the world.

Special makes water

Five main ingredients are used to achieve the perfect result – water, barley, malt, hops and special Guinness Yeast.

Guinness The beer is brewed with soft and very pure Irish water coming from the Viklov Mountains. This water helps to form a balanced taste.

On the other hand, especially this beer roasted barley gives the characteristic dark color and a slightly coffee -like taste. The barley is roasted at 232 degrees but is not burned. Part of the barley is fermented and used for malt to create a natural sweetness that balances the bitter taste of beer.

The highest quality hops are added to give the beer light bitterness and ensure the depth and stability of the taste.

For Guinness The secret ingredient is called yeast, a special yeast crop, which is carefully cherished for generations. It provides proper fermentation and gives the beer recognizable taste.

In the brewing process, barley is first crushed to pull the starch that turns into sugar. The resulting musta is cooked with hops that give the aroma and taste balance. Followed by fermentation as Missai is added Guinness Special yeast that converts sugar into alcohol. Finally, the beer is carefully filtered and matured to achieve an expressive, gentle taste.

Guinness Beer is creamy, slightly bitter, but with balanced sweets and notes of roasted coffee and dark chocolate in the aftertaste. There is also a nuance of cocoa and caramel.

Guinness The famous thick and creamy foam creates a nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

The classic barrel Guinness is poured using a special nitrogen system. In cans and bottles, special capsules are used to open as soon as the can opens, releasing nitrogen and creating foam.

To form perfect and persistent foam, this beer must be properly poured: fill the glass for 3/4, then rest for 119.5 seconds and then fill it to the end. This is achieved by the ideal taste and texture.