Guinness
A Short History
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1759
34 year old Arthur Guinness takes over a small disused
brewery at St James's Gate on the outskirts of Dublin, and
leases it for 9000 years at an annual rent of £45 per
year!
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1799
Arthur Guinness brewed his last ale. The brewery originally
brewed ale, but Arthur took note of the new beer which was
all the rage in Covent Garden — an ‘Entire'
which was drawn from only one barrel (ales being drawn from
several barrels). He tried his hand at this new
‘porter’ with more success than his fellow
Dublin brewers and finally had to make the choice as to
whether his brewery would brew traditional Irish Ale, or
the new stout. The stout won.
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1803
Guinness makes its first export to the West Indies.
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1815
A Cavalry officer wounded at the Battle Of Waterloo records
drinking a glass of GUINNESS, which he is convinced is the
main source of his improving condition!
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1833
Arthur Guinness’s brewery, at St James’s Gate,
is officially the largest in Ireland.
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1855
Benjamin Lee Guinness, son of the second Arthur Guinness,
takes over the brewery.
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1858
McMullen’s (New York, USA) takes over the American
Guinness franchise.
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