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oneeyedjack909oneeyedjack909 Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
what is that plastic thing in the guiness beer bottle and what does it do?

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  • The CheeseThe Cheese Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    It's called a widget.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)

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  • DiscGraceDiscGrace Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    The above link appears to be broken; here's one that hopefully works:

    Widgets!

    Short answer: it makes the beer taste more like it came from the tap.

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  • MidshipmanMidshipman Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    For people too lazy to click links, Guinness calls it a rocket widget. It is full of nitrogen and due to the balance of pressure between the nitrogen in the widget and the beer in the can, it stays sealed until the can is depressurized (opened). Draught stouts on tap are pressured by nitrogen gas, so the widget simulates the taste (texture?) of an on-tap draught stout with nitrogen bubbles.

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  • JohannenJohannen Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    a.k.a, it gives the beer a head.

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