How to Pour the Perfect Pint

What's the proper way to pour a pint of beer?

"Early Show" Weather Anchor and Features Reporter Dave Price found out from a Guinness brewer. Guinness & Co. has made beer since 1759, and pouring stout, to them, is a science.

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The brewer explained the key to pouring the drink is to do it in two parts. He said you should aim the beer flow on an angle into the glass (on a Guinness glass he recommended aiming for the harp insignia on its side). And to top off the pint, gently pour the beer down the center of the glass for a frothy foam top.

Click on the video below to see the Guinness brewer at work.


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