Ever since coming to the UK, I'd wanted to go visit Ireland. We booked the flights and hotels, and took the train out to Gatwick Airport. It was the day of 2013's big snow storm. Luckily, we weren't flying out of Heathrow, which always shuts down due to snow. We arrived in Dublin, and made our way to one of the top sites: The Guiness Storehouse.
Though now owned by the large conglomerate Diageo, Guiness has a long history with Dublin, and the original 9000 year land lease is on display in the lobby. For 45 GBP a year, Arthur Guinness got use of almost 4 acres of land in what was, at that time, just outside the St. James Gate to Dublin. Pretty amazing deal.
Arthur Guinness created the recipe for the porter style of beer that ultimately became the famous Guinness beer known all over the world. 1.8 billion pints are consumed annually made at over 50 Guinness breweries world wide. Pretty amazing success story.
At the top of the storehouse is the Gravity Bar, which offers an amazing 360 degree view of the St. James Gate Brewery and Dublin.
The views are awesome. And so is the beer. They told us we were having some of the freshest
Guinness available as it was only 10 days old.
There was a place at then end of the tour where you could enter your thoughts on Guiness. All I could think was that "Guinness Beer is Ireland in a Pint."
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