Irish Guinness is beloved of pub-goers all over the world, with more than 10 million pints of the stuff sold every day. From a recipe perfected over hundreds of years, to the truth behind that familiar double pouring method, here’s everything you need to know about the Emerald Isle’s best-known brew.<\/p>\n
Globally famous as it is today, Guinness had a rather humbler beginning. On the last day of the year 1759, Arthur Guinness signed a 9000-year lease on a tiny abandoned building in the heart of Dublin. He transformed St. James’s Gate into a brewery, and Guinness beer was born.<\/p>\n
The label that still decorates our Guinness glasses, bottles and cans today first appeared in 1862. The golden harp pays homage to the beverage’s Irish roots, the instrument featuring on the country’s coat of arms.<\/p>\n