The Guinness widget is a tiny, plastic ball inside beer cans. During canning, pressurized nitrogen is added to the brew, which trickles into a hole in the widget. Once opened, the widget's ...

Guinness got closer in 1989 by affixing a nitrogen-filled plastic disk to the bottom of each can. But while this method was successful when the can was cold, warm beer tended to explode or overflow.

The widget was patented in the U.K. in 1972 but wasn't produced in cans until 1988 and in bottles in 1989. The invention allowed Guinness-lovers to enjoy their favorite beer outside of a pub, and ...

Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick's Day. It has also been touted as being "good for you," at least by its own advertising posters decades ago.

The brewery is only producing about 7,200 cans to be distributed locally.Moore said the partnership between the Preakness and Guinness — and the new beer — adds to the excitement ahead of the ...

Eat Your Guinness. As one of the most recognizable beer brands in the world, Guinness can be found flowing from taps at restaurants, hole-in-the-wall bars, and even upscale cocktail bars.

A Guinness ambassador from Ireland shared with Fox News Digital some of the Irish stout's connection with the United States — and which food selections pair best with it.

7 ways to enjoy a Guinness (aside from drinking it) The popular Irish stout enhances the flavors of fruit cake, beef stew, potpies and more.

In 1997, Guinness released the floating, spherical widget you can find in cans today — which they call the "smoothifier" — to fix this problem. Carbon dioxide vs. nitrogen in beer. Breweries ...