Guinness Storehouse

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Tourist and visitor attraction, Dublin

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::summary Tourist and visitor attraction, Dublin ::

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captionGuinness Storehouse in Dublin
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locationGuinness Brewery, Dublin, Ireland
typeHistory of brewing
visitors23.9 million (2000 - 2022)
ownerDiageo
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The Storehouse covers seven floors surrounding a glass atrium shaped in the form of a pint of Guinness.

History

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The building in which the Storehouse is located was constructed in 1902 as a fermentation plant for the St. James's Gate Brewery (yeast is added to the brew). It was designed in the style of the Chicago School of Architecture and was the first multi-storey steel-framed building to be constructed in Ireland. The building was used continuously as the fermentation plant of the Brewery until its closure in 1988, when a new fermentation plant was completed near the River Liffey.

In 1997, it was decided to convert the building into the Guinness Storehouse, replacing the Guinness Hop Store as the Brewery's visitor centre. The redesign of the building was undertaken by the UK-based design firm Imagination in conjunction with the Dublin-based architects firm RKD, and the Storehouse opened to the public on 2 December 2000.

In May 2011, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the Storehouse as part of a state visit to Ireland.

Visitor attractions

The Guinness Storehouse explains the history of beer. The story is told through various interactive exhibition areas including ingredients, brewing, transport, cooperage, advertising, and sponsorship.

The Storehouse covers seven floors surrounding a glass atrium shaped in the form of a pint of Guinness. The ground floor introduces the beer's four ingredients (water, barley, hops, and yeast), and the brewery's founder, Arthur Guinness. Other floors feature the history of Guinness advertising and include an interactive exhibit on responsible drinking.

At the base of the atrium lies a copy of the 9,000-year lease signed by Arthur Guinness on the brewery site. In the Perfect Pint bar, visitors may pour their own pint of Guinness and even get their selfie printed on top of a pint. The Brewery Bar on the fifth floor offers Irish cuisine, using Guinness both in the cooking and as an accompaniment to food. The seventh-floor houses the Gravity Bar with views of Dublin and where visitors may drink a pint of Guinness. Most of the admission tickets include one pint in the price.

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery is an experimental taproom nearby, showcasing small-batch beer creations from the Guinness brewery.

The Storehouse also contains the Guinness Archives, containing records and artifacts dating back to 1759.

References

References

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  3. (April 2017). "Dublin Sights: a travel guide to the top 25 attractions in Dublin, Ireland". MobileReference.
  4. (2019-04-26). "Guinness Storehouse celebrates its 20 millionth visitor".
  5. (2019-01-02). "Guinness Storehouse set to welcome 20 millionth visitor".
  6. "Guinness Storehouse".
  7. David Dernie. (2006). "Exhibition design". Laurence King Publishing.
  8. (15 May 2005). "Dublin can be heaven - and here's the cream". Irish Independent.
  9. (2007). "The Family and the Product".
  10. (18 May 2011). "Queen refuses pint of Guinness in Dublin, but Prince Phillip[sic] looks keen". Metro.
  11. (18 May 2011). "Visit grips imagination of world press". Irish Times.
  12. (21 November 2018). "Stoutie - A Selfie on a Pint of Guinness".
  13. "Guinness Storehouse".
  14. Ó Conghaile, Pól. (2018-11-01). "Inside the Guinness Archives: From Arthur's signature to Obama's keg". Irish Independent.

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