Company Info > Co-op History About CHELCO Co-op History Key Personnel Service Area CHELCO Offices Co-op Principles Annual Meeting Getting electricity a challenge sixty years ago Article featured in the January/February 2000 Issue of the CHELCO News All you have to do is flip a switch, and electric...
In fact, Guinness doesnât even have a high alcohol content. Itâs the same as Bud Light, at 4.20%. Styles range from being dry and very alcoholic to hoppy with a low ABV. What really differentiates a stout from other beers styles is its standout, roasted flavor. This flavor comes from roasted barley, which is made by highly kilning barley grain that has not been malted.
The draught beer 's thick, creamy head comes from mixing the beer with nitrogen when poured. It is popular with the Irish both in Ireland and abroad, and, in spite of a decline in consumption since 2001, is still the best-selling alcoholic drink in Ireland where Guinness & Co. makes almost â¬2 billion annually.ontemporary Guinness Draught and Extra Stout are weaker than they were in the 19th century, when they had an original gravity of over 1.070. Foreign Extra Stout and Special Export Stout, with abv of 7.5% and 9% respectively, are perhaps closest to the original in character.