Last week Guinness announced that it will release a limited-edition version of its stout, which will be maltier and fizzier than traditional Guinness beer.  According to this MSNBC article, the new stout will be called Guinness 250, and will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing a 9,000 year lease in Dublin, Ireland, for the building that became their flagship brewery.

The new stout will be higher in alcohol than traditional Guinness - 5 percent vs. 4.2 percent.  It will be made with a double brew stream that combines two types of malts, ale and stout.

The new beer will also have a one-part pouring process.  If you’ve ever ordered a Guinness at a bar, you may have found that it takes a while to get your beer.  That’s because the correct way to pour traditional Guinness is to fill the glass three-quarters full, then waiting until the surge of the foam settles before pouring the rest.  The limited edition stout can be poured all at once, at an angle.

The new beer will be available only in the U.S., Australia, and Singapore, and will hit the shelves April 24.

Enjoy your Guinness beer - the classic one or the new one - in Guinness pint glasses, available from Mid-South Alcoholic Supply.

Guinness is losing its appeal in Ireland, according to this Los Angeles Times article. More and more, the Irish are ordering other beers when they go out to pubs, including - Heaven forbid - “Boodweiser.”

The article notes that more Guinness beer is now sold in Nigeria than in Ireland.

Also, Ireland is probably the country you’d think is the biggest beer-drinking market in the world, but it’s not… that honor belongs to the Czech Republic.

We don’t sell Guinness here at Mid-South Alcoholic Supply, but we do have a large selection of Guinness signs, mirrors, and beer mugs.