No visit to Ireland would be complete without a visit to the Guinness Factory in Dublin. Arthur Guinness began producing beer here over 250 years ago!
Our journey began at the St. James Gate Brewery. Rose jokingly called it "Guinness Street" because "Guinness" was plastered on every building in a two block radius.
The old Guinness Brewery has been converted into the Guinness Storehouse museum. It incorporates elements from the old brewing factory to explain the history of its production.
The Guinness bottle collection.
We ended the tour on a trippy note and headed off to a local pub to tip back a Guinness.
We heard that the best place in town to have a Guinness was Davy Byrne's Pub. This historic Dublin landmark was made famous in James Joyce's novel Ulysses. If anyone has read the book, you know that afterwards you deserve to have a Guinness or two.
The creamy head of a Guinness is the result of it being mixed with nitrogen when being poured. I had to let it settle for a minute.
Well worth the wait. A perfect pint of Guinness.
Ahhh delicious!!
Afterwards I asked the bar tender if I could buy my glass and he told me no. He said I could take it as a gift.
Yay for free glasses! Then you aren't even tempted to steal!
ReplyDeleteI am not a beer person but Brad has loved Guinness since we did that tour! Did you just go to Dublin over a weekend?
ReplyDeleteJanell
so - you got me an early Father's Day gift! a genuine Guinness glass!! how thoughtful!
ReplyDeletesend it full, would you?