4.2% ABV · Nitro
Guinness Draught
The pint that built the brand. Nitrogen-dispensed, creamy-headed, dry and roasty. The benchmark.
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The Range
Four expressions, four temperaments, one harp.
The same brewery, the same yeast strain, the same Wicklow water. But four entirely distinct beers — from the velvet draught poured in every pub in Dublin to the high-strength Foreign Extra that has crossed oceans since 1801.
4.2–5.6% · Bottle
Guinness Original / Extra Stout
The bottled, CO₂-conditioned version. Sharper, more carbonated, more bitter — closer to what Arthur sold.
7.5% ABV · Bottle
Guinness Foreign Extra Stout
The 1801 export beer, still going. High strength, hop-loaded, deeply bitter. Beloved in Nigeria, Jamaica, Singapore.
0.0% ABV · Cold-filtered
Guinness 0.0
The 2020 alcohol-free expression. Same brewing process, alcohol gently removed at low temperature. Pours identically.
Why so many versions?
The simple answer: different markets, different occasions, different chemistries. Draught is a draught beer — a sociable, low-strength pint to be drunk freshly poured. Foreign Extra is built for ocean voyages; the high alcohol and aggressive hopping are preservatives. Original is what the bottle has always been — sharper, more carbonated, closer to porter's historical character. Zero is the beer for a generation that wants the ritual without the alcohol.
The longer answer is in the linked pages. Each beer has its own short essay, its own technical sheet, and a short note on what it's good with.