Touring Guinness Storehouse in Ireland

You can’t very well travel to Dublin without touring the Guinness Storehouse. It’s like the country’s national pastime. Next to a four-leaf clover and a leprechaun, I can’t think of a more Irish symbol than Guinness.

So there ARE such things as leprechauns!

It’s not like the Fosters situation in Australia, when the locals don’t actually drink the beer most associated with the country (Australian for beer? Not so much, I was told while visiting).

No, the Irish treasure their Guinness, as evidenced in that video on my last post  (“No bubbles!” – which makes it go down smoothly- and quickly).

According to Wikipedia, it’s the best selling alcoholic drink in Ireland. That’s nothing to sneeze at!

Touring the Guinness Storehouse

The seven-story facility operates more like a museum than a traditional brewery tour. Gliding through each floor, you’ll learn about the origins of Guinness (in Arthur Guinness’s brewery) at St. James Gate in Dublin and its evolution into a multi-billion dollar international brand.

Made from four ingredients: water, yeast, hops and barely, you’ll discover how the magic brew is created and transported. The advertising gallery celebrates award-winning Guinness ads.

The building itself is historic and an important part of Ireland’s heritage.

And it IS an experience!

I loved the clean lines and minimalist, industrial architecture inside