The Story of Guinness
Over the years a certain mystique has grown up around Guinness. The perfectly poured pint can look almost like a work of art with its dark texture and creamy head and those who are "real Guinness drinkers" will rarely settle for any other kind of beer. Unfortunately, the quality of your pint of Guinness can vary considerably from pub to pub. Guinness is one of the few beers to fluctuate so much in quality if certain requirements are not met. Many pub debates have been fought over how to store and pour the perfect pint. When you do find that perfect pint, though, you will begin to understand the attraction that this dark and mysterious looking pint has for millions of drinkers around the world.
Some facts about the Guinness produced in St. James's Gate
- The Dublin brewery uses 90,000 tons of Irish barley, representing 7% of the total Irish crop
- 10,000 tones of barley each year is roasted to produce the unique Guinness flavor and color
- 600 tons of hops is used every year - 1% of the world crop, mainly from the USA, Australia, England and Germany
- Every day brewers use 70 tons of water
- In the power station, boilers produce 120 tons of steam per hour and use enough gas to light and heat 10,000 homes
- 4,000,000 pints are brewed every day in Dublin. Worldwide, Guinness produces 10 million pints per day
The Guinness Hopstore in Dublin is open to visitors. It's worth a vist to see the brewing process but most of all to taste some perfect pints in the comfortable hopstore bar.
Related Websites:
http://www.guinness-hopstore.com/
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~ducss/guinness....
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