St. James's Gate · Dublin Stout
Guinness
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Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on the St. James's Gate brewery in 1759 for £45 a year, though the company later bought the land outright, so the lease no longer applies.
Guinness is a dry stout with a distinctive dark color and creamy head, brewed at St. James's Gate in Dublin since the 18th century. It's poured in a deliberate two-part pour and settles before serving — part of the ritual as much as the taste.
Why it's made this way: Guinness grew from a single Dublin brewery into the world's largest by the late 19th century, and the black stuff remains inseparable from the city's identity and pub culture.
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