Guinness

162-year-old Guinness discovered in shipwreck could help recreate original recipe

162-year-old Guinness discovered in shipwreck could help recreate original recipe

Samples from the bottle have now been sent to microbiologists at a Belgian university. Around 20 bottles of 162-year-old Guinness are believed to have been discovered among the cargo of a shipwreck off the Dover coast. The find was made by Belgian diver and photographer Stefan Panis during an expedition to the wreck of the […]

6 days ago

Project Jurassic Beer: divers attempt to rebrew a 162-year-old Guinness

Project Jurassic Beer: divers attempt to rebrew a 162-year-old Guinness

Deep-sea diver attempt to rebrew an 1864 Guinness A team of deep-sea divers and scientists have launched an ambitious bid they have dubbed Project Jurassic Beer – an attempt to rebrew a 162-year-old Guinness recovered from a shipwreck. The project began when divers found 20 bottles of Guinness, dating to 1864, on a wreck off […]

1 week ago

Pub introduces ration card to deal with Guinness shortage at Christmas

Pub introduces ration card to deal with Guinness shortage at Christmas

Pubs have been forced to restrict the supply of Guinness due to ‘exceptional demand’. A pub in London has introduced a ‘ration card’ as fears grow around shortages of Guinness this Christmas. Following a recent rush in sales, owners of Guinness, Diageo, have looked to restrict the supply of the world’s most popular stout. With […]

1 year ago