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Guinness’ record
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Here’s how a dilapidated brewery turned the fortunes of its owner around
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Today, most people would tell you that the perfectly drawn pint of Guinness is Ireland in a glass. The beer that epitomises this island is one of its best imports and arguably the best dark beer in the world.
Yet the story of Guinness is an interesting one. Arthur Guinness bought a dilapidated old brewery at St. James Gate in Dublin in 1759. And, this was at a time when there were plenty of other breweries in the area drawn by the excellent water source that was the river Liffey.
A proposition that would wipe out Arthur forever, as his friends thought, turned his fortunes around. He brewed a beer with roasted barley that gave it its characteristic dark colour and was soon in direct competition with dark beers that were being imported from England. Not only did Guinness win over the Irish market, it also became the best selling beer in England too.
In 1881, Guinness was producing more than one million barrels of stout and by 1914 it had become the largest brewery in the world. Today this whole enchanting story can come to you at the Guinness Storehouse, at the original brewery at St. James Gate. It’s a fascinating seven storeys of history that spans 250 years and tell about the manufacturing and also about the advertising that has made Guinness so famous. It all ends with a perfect pint at the Gravity Bar on the seventh storey where you can sip your beer and have fantastic views across Dublin city.
RISHAD SAAM MEHTA
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