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Guinness & Co.
(Diageo)
St. James's Gate
Dublin 8
Telephone: +353 (0)1 408 4800
Hours: The "Guinness Storehouse" is open daily 9:30am-5:00pm.
Brewer: Fergal Murrray
[Contact] [Update]
Dublin 8
Telephone: +353 (0)1 408 4800
Hours: The "Guinness Storehouse" is open daily 9:30am-5:00pm.
Brewer: Fergal Murrray
[Contact] [Update]
Notes
Visited: October 25, 2009
Opened: 1759
Annual Production: 82,900,000 hl
U.S. Importer: Diageo-Guinness USA, Norwalk, CT
Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, george mitchell, Richard R Tinurelli
Guinness merged with food giant GrandMet in November 1997. The $36,000,000,000 deal created Diageo, the world's seventh-largest food and beverage congomerate, with brands that include Burger King (which they sold in 2002 for US$2,260,000,000), Gordon's Gin, Johnnie Walker, Bell's Scotch, Bailey's Irish Cream, Pillsbury (which they sold in 2001 for US$10,400,000,000), and Haagen-Dasz.
Besides the Dublin brewery, Guinness owns:
- Cherry's (Waterford),
- Guinness (London),
- Harp (Dundalk),
- Macardle (Dundalk), and
- Smithwick (Kilkenny).
(Information from Michael Jackson's The New World Guide to Beer, map on pages 146-147.)
The Blonde American Lager is brewed at City Brewing, Latrobe PA.
Updated: August 7, 2021
News
- 2014-10-22: New Guinness offering taps the luxury beer market (CNBC)
- 2014-08-01: Guinness Experiments with New Blonde American Lager (Foodbeast)
- 2012-10-07: Guinness going into the airline business (BeerPulse)
- 2011-12-15: Guinness settles on St James's Gate (The Irish Times)
- 2011-08-23: Guinness counts on chilled reception for new lager (CNBC)
- 2009-07-02: Drink Beer, Win a Trip to Space (SPACE.com)
- 2007-12-17: Guinness family's origins smaller beer than thought (Belfast Telegraph)
- 2007-11-29: Dublin beer bandit raids Guinness (BusinessWeek)
Beer List
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Date: August 27, 2011 (#8632)Package: bottledPlace: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NEScore: 16½ pointsAppearance (3)
Black. Low head.Aroma (3)
Mildly roasty, mildly grassy.Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Roasty and bitter, just like Draught Guinness. Clean, roasty, grassy finish, just like Draught Guinness.Overall Impression (2½)
Tastes just like Draught Guinness.
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5.00% abv.
4.20% abv.
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Date: July 18, 2003 (#4966)Package: bottledPlace: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WIScore: 13 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
"Serve extra cold. Drink straight from the bottle." These are bad omens. The beer is black, and when poured into a glass, it cascades like the nitro version, but not as much. The aroma is strongly herbal, and not at all roasty. It has a very light body, and the flavor is very mildly roasty, but mostly very clean...almost no flavor at all. Arthur would NOT be happy.
4.10% abv.
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2011 Stockholm Beer Festival
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Date: October 26, 2009 (#7990)Package: bottledPlace: Slattery's, DublinScore: 16½ pointsAppearance (3)
Black. Big fluffy head.Aroma (3½)
Dark chocolate. Sweet coffee.Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, smooth. Malty (but thin), roasty, with a hint of tartness. Finishes remarkably clean.Overall Impression (2)
I have a theory: Once upon a time, the beer that was shipped to the USA behind this label was a Foreign Extra Stout by style. Now it's clearly a standard Irish Dry Stout, and the Foreign Extra Stout is labeled as such. -
Date: January 19, 2008 (#6834)Package: bottledPlace: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NEScore: 15½ pointsAppearance (3)
Black. Thick foamy head.Aroma (2½)
Malty. Very mild roast.Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Really malty and quite roasty. Bitterness from roasted malts and from hops. Mild alcohol in the finish.Overall Impression (2)
Sweeter, nowhere near as assertive as it was 20 years ago. This particular bottle was brewed by "Guinness Brewing Company, New Brunswick, Canada". -
Date: November 6, 2001 (#3977)Package: bottledPlace: Sam's Wine and Spirits, Chicago ILScore: 13½ points
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Date: March 31, 1996 (#1342)Package: bottledPlace: Moloka`i Wines and Spirits Unlimited, Kaunakakai HIScore: 14 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Black, huge brown head. Sweet-sour black aroma. Black flavor, bitter. Lots of licorice flavor. Lots of hop flavor. Long bitter finish.
