salsashark
Thu Sep 24th, 2009, 09:56 AM
GUINNESS!!!
Happy 250th! (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/6224563/Guinness-celebrates-its-250th-anniversary-with-global-party.html)
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And some fun Guinness facts!
Arthur Guinness set up his first brewery in Leixlip, Co Kildare, in 1756 after he was left a £100 inheritance by his godfather, Archbishop Arthur Price.
He later handed the business to his brother and, in 1759, signed a 9,000 year lease on the St James's Gate Brewery for an annual fee of £45.
Ten million glasses of Guinness are now enjoyed around the world every day.
It is made from barley, hops, yeast and water that flows from the Wicklow Mountains.
Poured at an angle of 45 degrees, it takes 119.5 seconds for the perfect pint to settle.
Six generations of the Guinness family were involved in the brewery management until 1986.
In 1936 the first overseas Guinness brewery was opened in London, followed by four more in Nigeria, Malaysia, Cameroon, and Ghana.
Guinness is now brewed in almost 50 countries and sold in over 150.
The ancient Irish Harp symbol was initially used as a symbol for Guinness, registered in 1876, and later adopted by the Irish Government as the official symbol.
The Guinness company also produced the Guinness Book of Records, which originated in 1955 when a bar debate could not be settled with existing reference books.
The Gravity Bar at the Guinness Storehouse is the highest bar in Dublin located 46 metres off the ground.
Heirs to the famed Guinness family, including model and socialite Jasmine Guinness, will be overseeing the star-studded celebrations of its 250 anniversary at Guinness HQ.
Diageo, which now owns the brewery, plans to locate a new brewery back in Leixlip.
Happy 250th! (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/6224563/Guinness-celebrates-its-250th-anniversary-with-global-party.html)
:guinness::guinness::guinness:
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01294/guinness_1294664c.jpg
And some fun Guinness facts!
Arthur Guinness set up his first brewery in Leixlip, Co Kildare, in 1756 after he was left a £100 inheritance by his godfather, Archbishop Arthur Price.
He later handed the business to his brother and, in 1759, signed a 9,000 year lease on the St James's Gate Brewery for an annual fee of £45.
Ten million glasses of Guinness are now enjoyed around the world every day.
It is made from barley, hops, yeast and water that flows from the Wicklow Mountains.
Poured at an angle of 45 degrees, it takes 119.5 seconds for the perfect pint to settle.
Six generations of the Guinness family were involved in the brewery management until 1986.
In 1936 the first overseas Guinness brewery was opened in London, followed by four more in Nigeria, Malaysia, Cameroon, and Ghana.
Guinness is now brewed in almost 50 countries and sold in over 150.
The ancient Irish Harp symbol was initially used as a symbol for Guinness, registered in 1876, and later adopted by the Irish Government as the official symbol.
The Guinness company also produced the Guinness Book of Records, which originated in 1955 when a bar debate could not be settled with existing reference books.
The Gravity Bar at the Guinness Storehouse is the highest bar in Dublin located 46 metres off the ground.
Heirs to the famed Guinness family, including model and socialite Jasmine Guinness, will be overseeing the star-studded celebrations of its 250 anniversary at Guinness HQ.
Diageo, which now owns the brewery, plans to locate a new brewery back in Leixlip.