food, products or place Zip code or address

In 1759, Arthur Guinness, a 34-year-old man with some brewing experience, took over an abandoned brewery in Dublin, Ireland, named St. James Gate. A full 250 years later, Guinness is the No. 1 stout in the world.

Here are a few facts every Guinness lover should know about the brew.

St. James’ Gate Brewery, in Dublin was leased for 9,000 years by the Guinness family, for an annual fee of about £45 (about $67).

St._James's_Gate_Brewery,_Dublin,_Ireland

Arthur Guinness never brewed a stout, he started with Ales and Porters.

arthur_guinness_by_rafkinswarning-d4zyb0x

 

His son, Arthur Guinness II created the recipe for a Guinness Extra Superior Porter, the precursor to today’s stout.

Oak-wine-barrel-at-toneleria-nacional-chile

Africans prefer Guinness Extra Foreign Stout, it has a higher alcohol content at 7.5% than Ireland, UK and the U.S (around 4.0%).

BOTW_GFES012

 

Three of the five Guinness breweries are in Africa: Nigerian Ghana and Cameroon.

africa-beer-09222011

Believe it or not, the official color of Guinness is not brown or black, it’s ruby red.

guiness-dublin-beer

 

40% of Guinness is sold in Africa

Africa-beer-Getty

 

It takes 119.5 seconds to pour the perfect pint. That’s why it takes so long after ordering.

guinness-stout

The brewery started the Guinness World Records. In 1954 the head of Guinness got into a dispute with someone and commissioned an official reference guide to solve all disputes.

GWR-Logo_TM-CMYK

Guinness can be cooked into anything, or even better – served with ice cream.

guinness-stout-ice-cream-float

 

Previous postOlympic Ice Skating Routine Perfectly Synchronized To Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" Next post5 Best Songs That Dropped This Week

Also Check Out

5 Best Songs That Dropped This Week

0 Reviews

  NK – Your Love Frank Edwards presents new Rocktown Records artist NK. He may be a newbie toRead more

Nollywood Actresses Making 40 Look Fabulous

0 Reviews

Gorgeous Nollywood actresses who are unbelievably in their 40′s. Kate Henshaw at the age of 43 looks great withRead more

5 Misconceptions Africans Have About Life In America

0 Reviews

America looks like a land of glittering opportunity where you can “chill” and nothing in the world matters, whileRead more

Did Nigerian Pastor Prophesize Disappearance Of Malaysian Plane In 2013?

0 Reviews

In July 2013 Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua told a congregation that an aircraft in an unnamed Asian country wouldRead more

10 Facts Every Guinness Drinker Should Know

0 Reviews

In 1759, Arthur Guinness, a 34-year-old man with some brewing experience, took over an abandoned brewery in Dublin, Ireland, namedRead more

5 Best Songs That Dropped This Week

0 Reviews

Niyola – Drunk In Love EME Diva, Niyola slows down Beyonce’s smash hit “Drunk InRead more

Post Your Review

Close
Please support the site
By clicking any of these buttons you help our site to get better