Guinness Milk Shake Recipe
Malty Guinness and rich vanilla ice cream: a dreamy, frothy, creamy combination. This milk shake would be perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration or equally delicious sipped poolside in August. For virgin shakes, try our Chocolate Malted Milk Shake or Purple Cow Milk Shake.
What to buy: We found that using a can of Guinness instead of a bottle ensures a creamier consistency.
This milk shake was featured as part of our St. Patrick’s Day recipe slideshow.
- 2 pints (4 cups) vanilla ice cream
- 1 (14.9-ounce) can Guinness Draught
- 4 tablespoons chocolate syrup or chocolate sauce, for drizzling
- Semisweet chocolate shavings, for garnish
- Place 4 pint glasses in the freezer to chill.
- Place the ice cream and Guinness in a blender and blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the chocolate syrup or sauce down the insides of each glass. Divide the shake among the glasses and garnish with chocolate shavings. Serve immediately.

Cannery Row, anyone?
There's no culinary distinction appointed for a milkshake. It's Neo- Americanfare.
Yeah, and I'm pretty sure Santa Claus isn't in the Bible, but I don't see too many people complaining when he's throwing candy canes from Fire Trucks. This shake was AMAZING, big hit! I do agree though and advise against ordering an Irish Car Bomb in Ireland, you'll jumped for sure - that's just insensitive.
Technically, this ain't no "Milk Shake Recipe" [sic]. By definition, a milkshake, consists of three items: Ice cream, a flavorant {i.e. The Guinness} and...milk. The supposed recipe is but an egregious misnomer — perhaps a tasty one— yet not a milkshake.
They do a chocolate version of this (with their own stout) at McMenamin's brewery/restaurants in Oregon and Washington, as well as a vanilla version with their raspberry-infused ale. Both are good, but the chocolate stout version is amaaazing!
I'm willing to bet that in Ireland, they don't serve a lot of Guinness milkshakes, Shamrock shakes, or green beer, either. Does that mean we should stop serving them here and celebrating St. Patrick's Day? The holiday, its celebratory foods and drinks, and even the name have been adapted over the years by people in this country. If you want authenticity, well--you probably know where you can go to get it.
Please note that in Ireland, Patrick, as is in St. Patrick, is called Paddy. My grandfather Paddy Murphy would never have gone along with Patty Murphy! St. Patty's Day??? Need an editorial review here... it's St. Paddy. Erin go bragh!
genius!.. i mean.. Guinness!