WHAT KIND OF GUINNESS SHOULD I USE?

[Janskitchen]

I'm making a beef stew braised in Guinness for St. Patrick's Day. I bought a draught Guinness and then realized when I got home that the recipe called for stout. I then checked various similar recipes and some did not specify a particular type of Guinness. Should I go back and get the stout or will the draught work?

[Ditdah]

I think that's fine for your stew; Guiness Draught is a stout. I don't know where you live, but in the US there are three kinds of beer labeled with the Guinness name - Guinness Draught (stout), Guiness Original (extra stout), and Guinness Black Lager. Either of the first two would (in my opinion) be interchangable for the stew. I don't think you'd notice the difference.

[Janskitchen]

IThanks. purchased the beer in NJ and, not being a beer drinker, was confused when I saw several types of Guinness. The young man at the liquor store said the draught was your standard Guinness.

[Ditdah]

Here's an article describing the differences:
http://1759.guinness.com/article/2012...

While I'm certainly no expert, I think the differences in flavor/taste are attributed to the different gasses used in carbonation, rather than a difference in ingredients. That's certainly not going to be a factor in a stew.

And many people in the US don't even realize there IS a difference - it's a common misconception that the Guinness Draught is just original Guinness with a widget in the can/bottle to make more bubbles.

[INDIANRIVERFL]

You need the stout. The recipes were probably written before the marketing of Guinness Lite. I mean draught. A lot more sugars and flavors in the stout.