It just wouldn't be this celebrated feast day without hoisting a pint of the delicious dark stuff. And so I did. If you can find tall, black cans of Guinness in your local bodega, get those. There's special technology built into every can, a bumper mechanism in the bottom, that causes it to foam to a large head upon opening the tab, just like an actual pour. You can hear it rattling around, when you shake an empty can.
But, oh, those interesting layers as it settles in your glass! Just beautiful, an art form in itself. It's like watching sedimentary layers of silt, or waves recede over sand on a beach, or inks swirling in water. I don't know quite how to put it into words, I just know I've never seen anything like it. The color and taste are unparalleled. It's also a surprisingly light calorie beer, despite its seemingly heavy appearance; only 198 calories a pint. That's from the special brewing process.
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