News 3. 1. 2016

Top ten facts about Guinness

3. Though the Irish obviously love a pint of plain, 40 percent of all Guinness is sold in Africa.
Who would have thought that in such a hot climate it would go down so well!

4. Over 10 million glasses are sold every day.
Are you doing your part? That’s quite a high quota to fill.

5. Guinness is the perfect diet drink.
A pint of the good stuff contains only 198 calories. That’s less than most light beers, wine, orange juice or even low fat milk.

6. Guinness does not contain oatmeal, contrary to a popular myth.
This wonderful stuff is made of roasted malted barley, hops, yeast, and water. Also, it’s not black, it’s actually a very nice dark ruby red.

7. The famous advertisement slogan „Guinness is Good For You“ is still used around the world.
Though Guinness is now officially on the record as denying this claim, some research does support that Guinness is good for your heart.
It was not so long ago in Ireland that pregnant women were told to drink a glass of Guinness every day to fortify themselves and their baby.

8. St. James’ Gate Brewery, in Dublin City, was leased for 9,000 years at an annual fee of about $65.
In 1759, when Arthur Guinness was just starting out in the brewing business he had such confidence in his product that he knew his brewery would still be running in 9,000 years time. Well, that’s 251 years over with. I’m pretty sure Guinness will make it the next 8,750.

9. When the Guinness breweries in counties Louth and Kilkenny shutdown in 2013 …
There was also talk of closing down the Dublin brewery and moving back to Leixlip, in Kildare, where Arthur’s career in stout making began.
A national outcry ensued and now Guinness will be staying put on the banks of the River Liffey.

10. On September 24, 2009 at 5.50 (or 17.59 in the 24 hour clock) Ireland and the world celebrated 250 years of Guinness with “Arthur’s Day”.
The time 17.59 was cleverly chosen as 1759, the year that Arthur signed his lease on St. James’ Gate. It also gave most people enough time to finish up work and meet their friends at their favorite pub.
It may have been nothing more than massive marketing ploy but it was also one of the largest united parties every held in the world. In almost every country across the globe merry makers raised their glasses and cheered “To Arthur”.

IrishCentral Staff Writers @irishcentral

Václav Bernard