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  Guinness Storehouse, Guinness brewery, Guinness factory – GUINNESS STOREHOUSE®
Arthur Guinness was born in 1725 near Dublin in the town of Celbridge, county Kildare where his father, Richard Guinness, was a Land Steward.
Part of Richard's duties were to supervise the brewing of beer for the workers on the estate and it is probable that young Arthur first learnt the art of brewing from his father.
The GUINNESS, GUINNESS STOREHOUSE and GRAVITY words and the HARP and VORTEX Devices are trade marks.
www.guinness-storehouse.com /some_history.htm   (627 words)

  
  Guinness Questions Answered   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The perfect pint of Guinness is served using the 'two-part' pour.
Guinness is fl because of the way the ingredients are prepared.
Guinness does not have an actual definition, but is the registered trademark for the world famous stout.
webpages.marshall.edu /~bennett7/guinness/guinqna.htm   (613 words)

  
 Alec Guinness - Biography - Moviefone
Guinness never met his biological father, who provided his son's private school funds but refused to pay for his university education.
Seven years later, Lean would cast Guinness in the novel's screen adaptation; the 1946 film was the actor's second screen engagement, the first being the 1934 Evensong, in which he was an extra.
Although Guinness continued to work at a fairly prolific pace throughout the 1960s and 1970s, his popularity was on the wane until director George Lucas practically begged him to appear as Obi Wan Kenobi in Star Wars (1977).
movies.aol.com /celebrity/alec-guinness/29203/biography   (881 words)

  
 Guinness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guinness is a dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness's St.
Guinness stout is made from water, barley malt, hops, and brewers yeast.
Contrary to popular belief, Guinness is not a good source of iron, containing only 0.3mg per pint, given that the RDA (recommended daily allowance) of iron is between 11mg and 18mg the amount contained in a pint of Guinness is trivial.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guinness   (2708 words)

  
 Brian's Belly - The Beer Belly: Guinness
Guinness does the same with their 14.9 ounce can (Boddington's seems to be the only can with a widget that actually gives you 16 ounces).
Guinness purists will have my head for saying that, but you must keep in mind that a) I live in the Bronx, not Dublin; and b) Guinness will be served differently at different brew pubs in spite of the best laid plans of the Guinness companies.
Guinness is often thought of as a high calorie beer but the official word from Guinness is that it is less than 11 calories per ounce.
www.briansbelly.com /beerbelly/guinness.shtml   (1594 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Health | Guinness good for you - official
Guinness were told to stop using the slogan decades ago - and the firm still makes no health claims for the drink.
They believe that "antioxidant compounds" in the Guinness, similar to those found in certain fruits and vegetables, are responsible for the health benefits because they slow down the deposit of harmful cholesterol on the artery walls.
She said that reviving the old adverts for Guinness might be problematic - at least in the EU.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/3266819.stm   (541 words)

  
 The Guinness Collectors Club - The Blacklist
The practice of drinking Guinness with lemonade is rumoured to have started with the New Zealand rugby team, during a British tour.
The strong, dry taste of the Guinness is balanced by the smooth taste of the mild.
The Guinness decanter was passed anti-clockwise round the table, while the port, as usual, was passed round clockwise.
www.guinntiques.com /blacklist   (984 words)

  
 Guinness Beer Clothing for Men & Women
Guinness stout is made from four natural ingredients: water, barley, hops and yeast.
The perceived smoothness of draught Guinness is due to the low acidity and the creaminess of the head caused by the surging.
Contemporary Guinness Draught and Extra Stout are much weaker than they were in the 19th century, when they had an original gravity of over 1070.
www.wearyourbeer.com /guinness/index.html   (446 words)

  
 Star Wars: Biography | Sir Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness (April 2, 1914 - August 5, 2000) is widely considered one of the greatest actors of the 20th century.
Guinness next captured the attention of critics and audiences by playing an astounding eight roles one of them female in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949).
Guinness died August 5, 2000, at the age of 86.
www.starwars.com /bio/siralecguinness.html   (309 words)

  
 Brand Marketing: Guinness
But it was even more important to set the stage for the future: to use an ultramodern facility to breathe life into an aging brand, to reconnect an old company with young (and skeptical) customers, and to use the past to prepare employees for what comes next.
Guinness Storehouse is located in what had been an old abandoned fermentation plant within the main Guinness brewing complex in a gritty, industrial part of Dublin.
At first, Guinness executives didn't think that they needed to devote the entire Storehouse building to the new visitors' center, and no one had the slightest intention of turning the structure into a subtle-but-stunning icon of the Dublin skyline: a massive pint glass topped with an illuminated circular bar.
www.fastcompany.com /magazine/58/marketing.html   (1434 words)

  
 Guinness Beer
Guinness Import company goes to great lengths to make sure their product maintains it's quality with a proper blend of nitrogen & Co2.
Guinness uses a U type coupler/tap, see our keg valve master list.
Guinness is produced using traditional brewing materials, 90,000 tons of Irish grown barley is used by the St. James's Gate brewery every year.
www.kegworld.com /guinness.htm   (454 words)

  
 Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - Pure genius, threatened by folly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Guinness Is a great beer, and this is Its greatest manifestation.
Guinness Great Britain is clearly ashamed of having come to its decision.
Guinness in its classic form should be enjoying the sort of promotion that is being given to the best-known bottle-conditioned beer in Britain.
www.beerhunter.com /documents/19133-000065.html   (1174 words)

  
 Guinness
Arthur Guinness started brewing the famous stout in Dublin in 1759, having purchased a dormant brewery with £100 which he had been left in his godfather’s will.
Before the close of the 19th century, the Guinness brewery was the largest in the world, and the company, Arthur Guinness and Sons,was floated on the London Stock Exchange.
The first press advertisements for Guinness did not appear until 1929 and read 'As a result of quality, and quality alone, the Guinness brewery has grown to be by far the largest in the world'.
www.diageo.com /en-row/ourbrands/ourglobalbrands/guinness   (441 words)

  
 Recipes with Guinness
Add the Guinness, remaining stock, potato and thyme and cook until potatoes are soft and most of liquid is absorbed.
Transfer to a blender with half of the oysters, milk and pepper, or use an immersion blender in the saucepan to puree until smooth.
Pour in Guinness and cook, stirring until all liquid is absorbed.
www.miettas.com /food_wine_recipes/recipes/misc_recipes/guinness.html   (529 words)

  
 Green's Beer Specials... Guinness
A type of barley which is first germinated then roasted to create maltose a natural sugar which contributes to the fl colour of stout and also provides the life giving properties for the yeast to live on.
This gives stout its body, which can be experienced in the smooth texture of Guinness Stout and its ability to hold nitrogen, hence the fact that a good stout takes time to settle.
Guinness Stout should be served at between 5-8 degrees Celsius.
www.greensbeverages.com /guinness.html   (736 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Consumers think Guinness-in-the-bottle ads are 'brilliant!'
Now, Guinness is pushing to promote and distribute bottles of the draft formula.
Guinness has sold cans for 10 years, but most buyers still pour it into a glass to get what he calls the brown brew's "surge" and creamy foam head.
The idea might not be rocket science, but according to Guinness marketers it's "brilliant!" That's the theme for their $14 million ad campaign to promote the "brilliance" of bottling Guinness.
www.usatoday.com /money/advertising/adtrack/2004-03-07-guinness_x.htm   (654 words)

  
 Guinness Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Guinness explores what it means to be both faithful and relevant, and how to be truly relevant without being trivial or trendy.
"Guinness World Records" 2007 is better than ever, with a custom-designed cover and all-new photos that bring the over 3,000 new and fully updated records to life, including new sections and an In a Minute feature where readers can learn all about records broken in just 60 seconds.
Guinness World Records is the world's best-selling copyright book, and it's a record-breaking publishing phenomenon.This edition includes over 450 new photos, an easy-to-browse page layout, hundreds of new records, and an eye-catching holographic cover.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Guinness   (977 words)

  
 Guinness World Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U.S. editions, The Guinness Book of World Records) is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records, both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world.
Guinness World Records do not monitor the category of 'Person with the most records' as this changes too frequently, and records that once existed may now have been 'rested' and therefore this would not be a fair category.
In 2005, Guinness designated each November 9th as International Guinness World Records Day to encourage breaking of world records; it was described as "phenomenally successful." The 2006 version was dubbed as, "the world’s biggest international event" with an estimated 100,000 people participating in over 10 countries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guinness_Book_of_Records   (1574 words)

  
 EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT GUINNESS
Arthur Guinness changed porter by beefing up the flavor a bit with an addition of heavily roasted fl patent malt; he called this beer "stout porter".
Guinness was always an exporting brewer and built big to stay that way.
When the beer comes through the pinhole in the widget, or the tiny holes in the special "restrictor disc" in a Guinness tap, the nitrogen is literally "sheared" out of the beer as it squeezes through the tight opening.
www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/bryson12.html   (3002 words)

  
 Guinness Peat Group Plc Information | Business.com
Home » Directory » Financial Services » Asset Management » Guinness Peat Group Plc
The Group's investment portfolio covers a spread of investments and is diversified both geographically and sectorially.
Find information on Guinness Peat Group Plc with operations and products, financials, officers, competitors and more at Hoover's.
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 Guinness or Skimmed Milk - which is less fattening? | Ask MetaFilter
Guinness and Cheerios is the Breakfast of Champions that Had a Bit Much Last Night and are Out of Milk the Morning After and the Sun is too Damn Bright to Go Outside to get Goddamn Milk So I Guess This Will Work.
Guinness is also good with a scoop of ice cream on top.
Guinness is very "thick", which is why I think so many disbelieve the caloric content, but viscosity isn't linked to caloric content per se.
ask.metafilter.com /49692/Guinness-or-Skimmed-Milk-which-is-less-fattening   (939 words)

  
 GUINNESS • Москва • Россия   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
GUINNESS® Draught is delivered with mixed gas of nitrogen and carbon dioxide which gives the characteristic smooth creamy head.
Your GUINNESS® Draught in cans should be chilled for a minimum of three hours before serving, and chilling for even longer will simply add to the ultimate experience.
The 'widget' is actually a plastic moulded device that sits at the bottom of a can until it's opened and then releases a little beer and nitrogen, forcing a surge of bubbles that settle to form the tight white head - in short, the perfect pint at home.
www.guinness.msk.ru /beer/shamrock.shtml   (360 words)

  
 The Guinness Widget
Guinness spent several years, and tried dozens of prototype widgets before coming up with the right shape, weight and density of plastic found in today's In-Can System.
The 1% of Guinness which is held inside the chamber of the Widget is forced out through the small opening in the Widget as the pressure inside and outside the can equalize.
When used in cans of Draught Guinness the Widget creates an exact replication of the process that occurs when Guinness is served from the beer tap at your local public house.
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 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Guinness Gracious!)
By definition, Guinness is interested in world records; biggest, fastest, longest, oldest.
The record keepers have very strict rules about what they will list in their pages and the procedures that have to be followed if any record attempt is going to be honored by them.
Any correspondence alleging Guinness World Records is currently supporting an attempt to break a chain letter world record is false.
www.snopes.com /inboxer/nothing/guinness.htm   (792 words)

  
 Guinness — Irish London Drink Guide
In 1759 Arthur Guinness, rather speculatively, took over a deserted brewery at Dublin’s St James’s Gate, moreover he leased it for 9,000 years at a rent of £45 per annum – obviously intending on staying awhile.
In the 200 years since these events Guinness has become the most famous Irish drink in the world and continues to be sunk in vast quantities wherever it is sold.
They do a good pint of Guinness (and yes, the Guinness in England is different to that in Ireland because it's pasteurised for the journey - in Ireland it's left alone.
www.viewlondon.co.uk /drink_feat_guinness.asp   (589 words)

  
 GUINNESS STOUT BEER, ARTHUR GUINNESS AND ST JAMES STREET DUBLIN IRELAND BREWING HISTORY | THE RAM INN FIRLE.
Arthur Guinness, the godson of the Archbishop of Cashel, started his brewing business at St James's Gate in the centre of Dublin, Ireland in 1759.
Mothers would teach their daughters to find a Guinness man. They meant of course a Guinness worker or better stilla family member, not a drinker.
The Guinness business rewarded its workers with better than average wages, widow's pensions and paid holidays.
www.budweiser-beer.net /guinness.htm   (918 words)

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