Mine's a Pint at St James's Gate Brewery

My goodness My Guinness, that’s what I was saying as I enjoyed the taste of a well-deserved pint in the gravity bar at the Guinness storehouse. The drizzle set-in in a timely fashion earlier that morning as I made my way through the back streets of Dublin in search of the home of the most famous pint around.
I finally found the St James Gate at the end of Steven street and it was not to disappoint. Made out of blue stone the brewery was originally bought in 1779 by Arthur Guinness for 20 pounds under a 9000 year lease.
From this early start, the recipe has only improved and still to this day the secret flavour essence is sent out of Dublin to all the Guinness brew houses around the world…The process is very tightly controlled and this is one of the major contributing factors of its success of the Guinness brand world wide.

To prove a point a pint is sent from every brewery from around the world to be tasted by the quality tasting team here in Dublin.
Roasted barley gives the stout its familiar taste and the slow filtering process gives it its creaminess. After a complimentary pint at the end of the tour, the taste buds are dancing, so it was off to the pub for another pint. Ireland is a beautiful country, a patchwork of meadows sprawling across the entire countryside, only to be interrupted by the occasional golf course or one of the many quaint local establishments. I don't really ever believe the press, however I believe this...Good things do come to those who wait!



2 Comments:
Sounds like you're in beer-heaven! It couldn't get better than Ireland surely....to be sure.
To be certain to be certain, Isn't it funny that there is still drizzle in the middle of summer, does dublin ever have sun?
Keep drinking the drink, hope to see you again soon, where the sun is definately shining (strangely enough).
Mooch
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