Guinness Brewery Tour in Dublin, Ireland

November 22, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley 1 Comment

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On our first day in Ireland, we tasted Guinness on the Guinness Brewery Tour. We both love Guinness and had wanted to tour the Guinness facility. Years ago, somebody told me that they serve the beer warm in Ireland. Not true today. The Guinness was cold. I did not have a warm beer in Ireland.

The Guinness Brewery Tour walked us through beer making 101 and how making Guinness differs from making other beers. I had been on a large commercial beer making tour in Amsterdam for Heineken and noticed a lot of overlap in the two tours. A brewery tour is a form of marketing.

The Guinness Brewery Tour is big and impersonal like the Heineken Tour in Amsterdam. Both shuffle their ticket holders through their doors, up their stairs, around their posters and history, to the fresh beer at the end. The best part of any large commercial beer making tour is the beer because it is freshest at the facility.

On the Heineken Tour in Amsterdam, I noticed a distinct difference in the taste of the Heineken on the tour versus in the bottle. I cannot say that I noticed a remarkable difference in the taste of the Guinness on the tour versus in the can or on tap in the U.S. Now a beer drinking native Irelander would tell you differently. The only difference I noted is that the Guinness on tap in Ireland is more frothy than the Guinness on tap in the U.S. From what our guide told us, an additional piece of equipment is needed and most bars outside of Ireland do not buy this piece of equipment to make the beer froth the same amount.

The Guinness bar looks out over Dublin. On our first day in Dublin, it was cloudy. Dublin reminded me of New England city life because it is a lively intellectual city with many quick wits that do not let a joke escape them. I noticed a love of literature, art and Guinness. Perfect for the bohemian!

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About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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