Guinness Beer and Widgets
What does Guinness beer have in common with widgets? We didn’t know either. That is… until we were enlightened by the post over at Widgify, “The Mother of All Widgets!” Apparently, the little device in a can of Guinness beer which creates the creamy head is referred to as a widget.
From the Guinness FAQ:
What is the widget – and how does it work?
Glad you asked. The widget is a plastic moulded device that sits on the top of the contents of each can of GUINNESS® Draught. When the can is opened, a small amount of beer and nitrogen, trapped in the widget, is forced out through the beer, which creates the famous creamy head that you find on a pint of GUINNESS® Draught served in a pub. The widget gives GUINNESS® Draught in cans the taste and texture of a pub-poured pint at home. In GUINNESS® Draught in bottles, the clever little “rocket” widget floats free in the beer to refresh the creamy head of your GUINNESS® Draught with each swig you take from the bottle.
Maybe the world does revolve around beer.
PSA: Please drink responsibly.
