Walk through The Front Door in Galway and the ear-splitting volume of the music and the size of the fashionable crowd spilling between the first and second floors might deceive you into thinking that you have stumbled into a nightclub in Manhattan.
Bill Yenne has written extensively on beer and brewing history for two decades. With this newest of his 40 books, Yenne tackles the story of Guinness, a nearly mythological beer around the world. Guinness is so dear to Yenne’s heart, he titled his prologue “The World’s Greatest Beer,” and he makes a case for that... View Article
There’s an old saying in England that when the ravens leave the Tower of London, the monarchy will fall. Is there, I wonder, a similar maxim in Ireland when sales of Guinness slump: the Blarney Stone turning to dust, perhaps?
Any beer aficionado would identify the most significant events in brewing in the past three hundred years as the development of IPA by the British, and the introduction of Pilsner in Bohemia. The invention of Porter in the early 18th century was as noteworthy. It signaled a shift in brewing practice, drove the industrial revolution... View Article
E. Smithwick & Sons Kilkenn,. Ireland Imported by: Diageo-Guinness USA Place: Stamford, CT Available: nationwide on draft Smithwick’s history dates back to 1710 at St. Francis Abbey in Kilkenny, Ireland. The abbey was constructed by Franciscan monks in the 13th century. Alcohol (wt.): n/a Alcohol (vol.): n/a Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Gravity: n/a
Guinness, the name, appears on beers brewed in 50 different countries and sold in 100 more. Guinness the name, then, is one of the world’s great global brands. Guinness the name appears on something else rather remarkable, the best-selling copyrighted book in history. Nearly 100 million copies of Guinness World Records (previously the Guinness Book... View Article
One segment of breweriana collecting that has seen tremendous growth is items from the British Isles. The demand for glassware, pub towels, bar mats (coasters), ashtrays and draft equipment is on the increase. I attribute the interest and demand to the increasing number of British beer imports into the United States and the number of... View Article
