{"id":36417,"date":"2026-08-10T12:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36417"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:16:32","slug":"divers-find-162-year-old-guinness-in-shipwreck-and-theres-a-possibility-its-still-drinkable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36417","title":{"rendered":"Divers find 162-year-old Guinness in shipwreck \u2014 and there&#8217;s a &#8216;possibility it&#8217;s still drinkable&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fnewspress-collage-mag07sylh-1786342233459.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261786327897\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A team of divers came across a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness while exploring a shipwreck off the UK coast \u2013 and there\u2019s a possibility the stout could still be drinkable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Panis, an underwater photographer from Belgium, was stunned when he discovered the glass bottle in the wreckage of the Mindoro in the English Channel last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI resurfaced and the top of the bottle was super clear, and I was really amazed to see \u2018Guinness Extra Stout London,\u2019 Panis, 47, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/lucia-auerbach\/divers-found-162-year-old-guinness-shipwreck-researchers-plan-to-use-yeast-to-re-brew\/91386556\">told Inc.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Stefan Panis and Eddie Huzzie found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness while exploring a wreckage in the English Channel.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Stefan Panis \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Wow this is amazing.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bottle was found in the boat\u2019s cargo. Panis and fellow diver Eddie Huzzie, 68, then sent samples from the 19th century bottle to microbiologists at the research university KU Leuven in Belgium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere is always a chance that we can recover the complete DNA, and then we can do a small re-brew of the exact beer that was found in the 1860s,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy4kx9zkd90o\">told the BBC.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Panis, who admitted he\u2019s not a huge fan of the stout, said the contents of the bottle might still be drinkable \u2013 but he\u2019s waiting for the analysis first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u2018Guinness Extra Stout London\u2019 was marked on the bottle.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Stefan Panis \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The bottle being held up by one of the explorers. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Stefan Panis \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is a possibility that it\u2019s still drinkable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question is if the sea water has come into the bottles through the corks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf not, most likely the beer will still be drinkable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that he would take a sip of the stout if he\u2019s given the green light to taste it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The bell belonging to the ship Mindoro. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Stefan Panis \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He suspects there may be more than one bottle hiding within the wreckage of the barque, which sank three miles off the coast of Dover, England, on Nov. 27 1864 after colliding with the Khersonese, a sailing ship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the size of the case, I think it is definitely a case of 24 bottles,\u201d he told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there might be more cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panis also contacted Diageo \u2013 the company which makes Guinness \u2013 and a spokesperson for the organization said, \u201cDiscoveries like this provide a fascinating window into our past and help build a deeper understanding of our heritage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, our Guinness Archive team is liaising with the divers to gather more information and evaluate the find.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of divers came across a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness while exploring a shipwreck off the UK coast \u2013 and there\u2019s a 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