Watch more Learn about Beer videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/112105-How-to-Pour-the-Perfect-Pint-of-Guinness Pouring a Guinness is not like pouring any old beer. Learn how to do it like a real Irishman. Step 1: Chill the beer Chill the Guinness to 38 to 42 degrees Fahrenheit. Step 2: Ready a glass Get out a 20-ounce tulip pint glass and hold it at a 45-degree angle. Step 3: Pour Slowly pour the Guinness into the glass until it is three-quarters full. Tip If you are tapping the beef from a keg, do not let the tap touch the glass. Step 4: Let the beer sit Let the beer sit until the pale foam turns black. This can take a couple of minutes. Step 5: Top it off Top off the glass until the beer reaches the brim. Tip If you ever order a Guinness and get a glass full of foam, send it back! Step 6: Wait Wait until all the bubbles have risen and the stout is a clear, dark-brown color before drinking. Did You Know? According to Guinness brewmaster Fergal Murray, the perfect Guinness pour should take 119.5 seconds.