Guinness Dublin
Guinness is perhaps the most famous of Irish drinks, and is one of the most well known beers in the world. This dark, thick stout can be purchased almost anywhere, but it tastes better at its home in Dublin than anywhere else on earth.

Arthur Guinness bought an old, dilapidated brewery called St. James' Gate in Dublin in 1759, to the astonishment and mocking of his friends. Dublin was at the time teeming with brew houses, but Guinness was certain that he could do better than most by creating quality beers that would outsell the others. Among many other brews, Guinness soon became known for a relatively new beer, made with roasted barley that gave it a dark colour. This beer was then known as "Porter", because of its popularity with the porters and stevedores in London. This beer was mainly exported into Dublin from London at the time, but Guinness's brew was so good that he quickly became the main brewer of it, and his Porter was soon being exported back to London, as Guinness had beaten the London breweries at their own game.

The world "Stout" was added to the beer's name in the 1820's, as was the family name Guinness, hence Guinness Stout was born. By 1914, St. James' Gate brewery was the largest and most productive in the world. Guinness is now brewed in over 35 countries, and the St. James' Gate brewery is still the largest stout producer in the world. Cheers!

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