We researched the beer’s history and talked to brewing experts and break out the good, the not-so-great and the ingenuity of Guinness. The good The original Guinness is a type of ale known as stout.

Guinness, the beer of Irish pubs and Irish men, has endeared itself to chug-happy Americans eager to “split the ‘G.’” By Luke Fortney When Maxwell Quinn stepped out of the November chill ...