44 Comments

• stukafaust | May 21, 2013, 09:12 AM EDT

  Shame it tastes like cardboard.

• DeafDruid | Aug 26, 2011, 12:55 AM EDT

  When I had back pain such as muscle soreness. I drank a pint of Guinness and BAM! Muscle soreness went away in an hour. I'd stick with me Guinness as my medicine and a good time!!

• maloney | Jan 22, 2011, 07:59 PM EST

  The more I drink the better I feel & they waisted money to find this out.

• mayoman | Jan 20, 2011, 06:23 PM EST

  Something we can all agree on: Bartender, a Guinness for everyone!

• NJIrishWitch | Jan 20, 2011, 12:17 PM EST

  I've been saying it!! Can't drink those blonde waters, need my stout!

• avserbastian | Jan 20, 2011, 09:54 AM EST

  :)))) cheers Ireland..

• sirpeter | Jan 19, 2011, 08:54 PM EST

  bradybradyisaid ..sirpeter39@yahoo.com

• jacersagain | Jan 19, 2011, 07:56 PM EST

  LiamKeyes tells us that “Guinness supply every hospital in Dublin with "snipes" (small bottles" of Guinness) daily... They also supply the Maternity Hospital's, The National Maternity Hospital, The Coombe Hospital, The Rotunda Hospital etc. with the same gift (of Guinness)”. THAT EXPLAINS THE REAL REASONS FOR WHY THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE ON TROLLEYS IN THE A&E WAITING ROOMS OF IRISH HOSPITALS!!

• Liamkeyes | Jan 19, 2011, 03:42 PM EST

  There is an old Tradition in Dublin, Guinness' supply every hospital in Dublin with "snipes"(small bottles" of Guinness)daily. It is said to whet the appetite to which a lot of the patients concur. They also supply the Maternity Hospital's, The National Maternity Hospital, The Coombe, The Rotunda etc. with the same gift. Doctor Kaknes( a Greek Doctor) who delivered two of my kids) when he done his internship in the Rotunda. He said that the Guinness contained iron and he reccomended it all his patients. The Guinness' also host huge Christmas Parties for the poor people in Dublin. It is said that "The Guinness' are very kind to the people of Dublin but as Brendan Behan remarked "The People of Dublin are very good to the Guinness'.

• Bushothehill | Jan 19, 2011, 10:12 AM EST

  Takes me back to my youth and a little Guinness doggerel: Daisy,Daisy, give me your answer, do/ I'm half crazy and give me my Guinness too/for lunch is'nt lunch without it/ so huury up about it/ for it 's nice to drink and it 's nice to think/ AGUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU!!! Amen, Brothers and Sisters.

• ScullysSoulmate | Jan 19, 2011, 10:02 AM EST

  Sure didn't we all know this all along- just another bit of proof of the superior intelligence and physical stature of the Irish :)

• hunter933 | Jan 19, 2011, 09:41 AM EST

  Of course,this brand of stout only, and along with a fat cigar, even healthier.

• bradybradyisaid | Jan 19, 2011, 01:12 AM EST

  sirpeter, How do I get in touch with you?

• bradybradyisaid | Jan 19, 2011, 12:58 AM EST

  The Scientist is correct! My eight siblings and I have a history of high cholesterol. When I used to drink that St. Louis Swill; Budweiser..My counts would hover at 600. Years ago,I started having the pints of the Dark drawn and my last report is 184. I think I'll have another.

• sirpeter | Jan 18, 2011, 09:51 PM EST

  Some people worry to much, and some people drink Guinness to much...And both will meet their maker to soon because of it.....But Guinness drinkers will arrive much happier ;)

• Irish1798 | Jan 18, 2011, 08:46 PM EST

  That's what's wrong with me! I'm not getting the recommended daily allowance of Guinness! Yep. I'll be there in 2012 if it harelips the governor!

• Weezie | Jan 18, 2011, 02:30 PM EST

  You bet!! And I loved the Guiness ice Cream there also!!! I hope to be back there in 2012.Keep that Guiness iced down for us.!!!

• Liamkeyes | Jan 18, 2011, 08:21 AM EST

  Great!! Fill 'em up again!!!!

• sirpeter | Jan 18, 2011, 05:52 AM EST

  I GAVE A PINT of Ginis to a girlfriend I once had. It opened her arteries alright but nothing could ever open her legs!....FIXED!!

• sham1977 | Jan 17, 2011, 03:43 PM EST

  My grandmother use to give us guinnes and milk as "a tonic" when we were very young. We loved it! She used to say it will "put hair on your chest". That's all well and good for my brother but not so much for me (when I was a 6yr old girl!) Anyway it never stopped me taking it, and no, I don't have hair on my chest! Also she used to dip a cotton ball in some hot whiskey for an earache. I miss her old ways!

• interlang2010 | Jan 17, 2011, 10:58 AM EST

  My grandad had it medically prescribed a few years ago when he took a turn for the worse, gods honest truth. A friend smuggled it into hospital, and he improved. Friend was banned from the hospital and grandad got worse, another friend smuggled some in and he got better again, doctor gave up and prescribed him a pint a day. true story, he's now 90 years old and fit as a fiddle.

• vonRyan | Jan 17, 2011, 09:22 AM EST

  It's all coming down to my free weight training at the ripe young age of 76...a pint of the stuff an hour before working out...John L. Sullivan drank a case DURING his workout...Pints of Guinness antioxidant compounds in dogs is a waste of the good stuff...use human testers...

• Towngate | Jan 17, 2011, 08:02 AM EST

  I GAVE A PINT of Ginis to a cur pup I once had. It opened its arteries alright but nothing could ever open it's mind!

• Downunderyan | Jan 17, 2011, 05:28 AM EST

  The Irish Blood Transfusion Service used to give a bottle of Guinness (optional) to blood donors as a 'pick-me-up' after donating their 'pint of blood' in the old days. That's how I got my first 'legal' alcoholic drink as a 16 year old first-time blood donor in 1968. The anti-alcohol lobby had that changed in the interests of discouraging alcoholism. Likewise with pregnant women as a tonic or under doctor's orders for people with stomach complaints.

• JohnE67 | Jan 17, 2011, 12:42 AM EST

  Best news I have heard in a long time!

• 1934Máirín | Jan 16, 2011, 09:47 PM EST

  I knew it all the time.

• sirpeter | Jan 16, 2011, 08:23 PM EST

  WOW!! All in agreement...Barman!! Pint of Arthur all round..I'll pay

• ajroney | Jan 16, 2011, 05:45 PM EST

  I agree that Guinness is good for ya! Now I can sop taking those stupid vitamins.

• CitizenWhy | Jan 16, 2011, 05:18 PM EST

  Guinness also opens minds. US opposition to Obamacare drops to 30% as people actually learn the law and discount the right wyng propaganda.

• CelticGypsy | Jan 16, 2011, 04:36 PM EST

  Finally! Something good that has actually been proven to be good for you! What more could any Guinness fan ask for?

• grnd10ka | Jan 16, 2011, 04:25 PM EST

  I am a bit anemic, too and pint of guinness really help me...but, back in my country I have not much places to drink my favourite stout.

• seamusmoore | Jan 16, 2011, 03:10 PM EST

  @paddyuno If you are a Yank, don't worry as the cost of your pint will be covered under ObamaCare. just be patient

• zagloba | Jan 16, 2011, 02:21 PM EST

  Good news on Guiness. One pint per day is wise. I personally am up to July 19, 2021.

• CitizenWhy | Jan 16, 2011, 02:13 PM EST

  It also helps you not to think, to relax, to silently bless all around you. The Dagda's own brew!

• bluesman | Jan 16, 2011, 01:08 PM EST

  Ciarrai it's here. Enjoy it....sounds like you should have a couple pints....you'd appreciate it's low on calories as well!!!

• LinLinisme | Jan 16, 2011, 12:41 PM EST

  can't buy it around here. It tastes great and that's all I care about.

• ciarrai | Jan 16, 2011, 12:23 PM EST

  Diageo got to the Wisconsin scientists. What, Guinness doesn't sell enough already. I see enough Guinness signs when I go to Ireland. Please, don't start here.

• donal1951 | Jan 16, 2011, 11:40 AM EST

  I would not encourage anyone to drink, although I'm no teetotaler myself. But if one is to drink beer, I firmly believe, as my father taught me, "Guinness is good for you." Now it appears the able researchers at the University of Wisconsin agree with him. Of course, moderation in all things.

• Paddyuno | Jan 16, 2011, 11:23 AM EST

  My doctor says I am rather anemic and I told her Guinness was rich in iron and could I drink a pint a day. She said I could but she wouldn't write out a prescription and I find that at over £3 a pint its rather expensive.

• Paddyuno | Jan 16, 2011, 11:21 AM EST

  Good for nursing mothers too!

• golfermike70 | Jan 16, 2011, 10:33 AM EST

  I have been telling my friends - for YEARS - that Guinness is the healthiest beer to drink. Good to hear proof that it is good for my heart and high cholesterol!

• 1661996usmc | Jan 16, 2011, 10:08 AM EST

  A much better reason to have my Guinness.

• seamusmoore | Jan 16, 2011, 10:07 AM EST

  A blood specialist at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore MD once told me he recommends that anemic patients drink ONE pint every day because it is rich in iron. Please note he said one, not a dozen.

• oldboreen | Jan 16, 2011, 09:35 AM EST

  Great news! Now we wait for other researchers to rubbish the findings-that seems to be the usual proceedure.