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title: Important innovation by Guinness
date: "2001-12-07T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1530
description: I highlight the engineering behind Guinness Draught in a Bottle, focusing on the nitrogen widget technology that mimics a pub pour by releasing gas upon opening to create the brewery's signature creamy head.
keywords: [guinness, nitrogen widget, brewing, stout, beverage engineering, carbonation]
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An [important innovation](http://usa.guinness.com/gdibflash/gdib.htm) by Guinness (the beer, not the book of records)