Guinness

Guinness is a dark stout first produced in the 18th century in Arthur Guinness' brewery, St. Jame's Gate located in Dublin, Ireland. It is one of the preferred choices of seasoned beer drinkers around the world, especially on St. Patrick's Day. In recent years the beer sells have declined for Diageo PLC, the company that owns Guinness. Despite this decline, Guinness is still the top selling beer in Ireland.http://www.barkeeper.ie/News_Item.asp?News_ID=547 There are several different brands of Guinness beer available, including Guinness Extra Stout, Draught Guinness, and 250 Anniversary Stout. The 250 Anniversary Stout is only going to be available for a limited amount of time.http://www.guinness.com/en-us/thebeer.html

Guinness is made of barley malt, barley and hops. Some of the barley is roasted to give the beer a darker color and a unique taste. In 1755, Arthur Guinness began brewing in Leixlip, Ireland. He then moved to St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin in 1759. Today, the beer is available in most countries around the world, and is popular because of the roasted barley and creamy head. Although it is available for purchase in bottles or cans, most self-respecting Guinness drinkers prefer to only consume the beverage in what they perceive as it's truest form: from the tap at room temperature.

Guinness was handed down from father to son for many generations. In 1997, the company merged with Grand Metropolitan to form the current company of Diageo PLC. They used the Latin word for day, dia, and the Greek word for world, geo, to form the company name of Diageo.

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