The pandemic has led to a shortage of floating widgets in cans of Guinness, resulting in a “supply issue”, according to Diageo. Guinness brewers have encountered an issue in the supply of the floating widgets, which help in the formation of the head on the stout when pouring the drink. 24-can slabs of Guinness will temporarily have a fixed widget in a smaller can of 470ml as opposed to the usual 500ml. Diageo, which manufactures the famous stout, said that it expects to have floating widgets back early next year. A third caller, Dave Dunne, said that the missing 30ml is a “mouthful” and in a slab of 24 cans, adds up to “24 mouthfuls”.

Source: Irish Independent October 21, 2020 16:45 UTC