Guinness Brewery

After the whiskey distillery we visit the massive Guinness brewery at St. James Gate to do the tour. Straight away this is a noticeably bigger operation, with a small queue at the doors.

Once inside, you realise the size of the operation, with a huge shop, and seven floors of history of Guinness, beer making, their advertising history, transportation, and finally a tasting of their famous black stuff in the almost 360 degree glass walled bar overlooking the whole of Dublin on the seventh floor. Tbe beer is actually a dark red when you hold it up to a bright light. We spent a good three hours doing this tour.Read more