Guinness
Irish brand of beer
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2021 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Guinness produces the 'Looks Like Guinness' advertisement in anticipation of pub reopenings. |
September 2021 | Guinness Nitrosurge was released in pint-sized cans without a widget, using a special device to activate nitrogen while pouring. |
August 2021 | Guinness 0.0 cans were released in late August. |
July 2021 | Guinness 0.0 was relaunched, first in pubs in mid-July. |
2020 | Guinness announced the introduction of a zero alcohol canned stout, Guinness 0.0, which was withdrawn almost immediately due to contamination. |
2019 | Guinness Storehouse at St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin attracted over 1.7 million visitors, becoming the most popular tourist attraction in Ireland. |
2018 | The drinking game 'splitting the G' was first documented on Urban Dictionary, involving positioning the beer's liquid level in relation to the Guinness branding on the glass. |
August 2018 | Guinness opened a new brewery in Baltimore, Maryland and recreated 'Blonde' as 'Baltimore Blonde' by adjusting the grain mixture. |
February 2018 | Diageo officially announces the discontinuation of isinglass in draught Guinness, making the beer acceptable to vegans and vegetarians by introducing an alternative clarification agent. |
2017 | Diageo modified the Guinness brewing process to make the beer suitable for vegetarians and vegans by changing the filtration method. |
2016 | Guinness discontinues the use of isinglass (a fish-derived fining agent) in beer production. |
2015 | Guinness released Hop House 13 lager. |
2015 | Sales of Guinness were on the rise in Ireland but remained flat globally. |
2014 | Guinness introduced two new porters: West Indies Porter and Dublin Porter. |
2012 | Scientific study published explaining the phenomenon of sinking bubbles in Guinness, revealing that the effect is due to the shape of the pint glass and the small bubble size in stout beers. |
2011 | Guinness reaches annual sales of 850,000,000 litres, establishing itself as the highest-selling beer in Ireland and the United Kingdom. |
2010 | The United States consumed a significant volume of Guinness. |
2010 | Guinness redesigned their pint glass for the first time in a decade, creating a taller and narrower glass with a bevel design to gradually replace the previous glass model. |
October 2010 | Guinness began selling Foreign Extra Stout in 4-packs of bottles in the United States. |
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