The ultimate Irish Guinness beef stew recipe

What could be better than an Irish Guinness beef stew? This hearty Irish meal is sure to remind any Irish person of their home and childhoods. A hug-in-a-bowl Irish Guinness beef stew is just one example of the wonderful things you can cook up using the world-famous Irish stout. Guinness, Ireland's famous black stout, has been brewed in Dublin since 1759.

It has a very special place in Irish life. In "Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History", publican John O'Dwyer recalls the importance of stout in the lives of the poorest tenement dwellers in Dublin: "They had nothing. They lived for pints.



Drink was the main diet. It was food..

. they used to call the pint the 'liquid food'." Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! Ingredients: Method: Source: allrecipes.

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