He stated, "The head will be too high, it'll just be too much of a gas breakout all at once." Thus, a bit of patience and finesse are needed to pour a pint of Guinness like you grew up in Ireland.

Even in Germany, land of Oktoberfest, the average-sized beer is 500ml – less than a pint – and you order it by the large glass ("ein großes Bier", 500ml) or the small ("ein kleines Bier", 300ml).

The perfect pint of Guinness should be poured at 45-degress and served at 42.8°F (6°C), with a head no thicker than 0.7 of an inch, according to experts.

The perfect pint of Guinness should be poured at 45-degress and served at 42.8°F (6°C), with a head no thicker than 0.7 of an inch, according to experts The science of Guinness ...

Martyn Cornell’s award-winning Zythophile blog, meanwhile, recommends mixing the 7.1 per cent Foreign Extra Guinness with Zero for a pint where “the head you end up with is so thick and stiff ...

The Irish stout, known for its distinctive warm brown color, creamy foam head and unique method of being poured (a proper pint of Guinness takes 119.5 seconds to pour), has long been known as the ...