We're down to our last four trip entries! Two of them will be from Greg, and two are from me (wife of Greg, for those of you just joining in).
For our last full day in Dublin, we started off with a tour of the Guinness Storehouse. Be warned that there are lots of pictures in the slideshow. While neither of us is that much of a beer drinker (you can see a picture of me staring rather dubiously at a pint), my dad is quite the connoisseur and I figured he'd really enjoy the tour via photos.
The building was actually used as a storehouse until the late 1980's; after a while (I don't remember exactly when) it was converted over to the tour center. It's quite nifty inside as you start at the lowest level and work your way up to the seventh floor where there's a bar where you can have a pint and look out over the entire city.
The tour begins with the fact that all Guinness is divided into four ingredients: water, hops, yeast, and barley. It then takes you through the steps of the brewing process and lets you sample a bit from a fresh batch. The next parts deal with transportation and advertising; there's lots of cool stuff to see in both. Greg was particularly enamored of the small trains used to transport things around the brewery complex. After that is a brief history exhibit, a place to pour your own pint, and a temporary exhibit space that was currently being used to showcase the artwork of the cartoonist who drew the most famous ads, such as the various zoo animals who always manage to steal their keeper's brew.
We had fun at the topmost floor bar. I love places with excellent panoramic views. The windows had a few of the more notable locations marked. After we gazed and sipped and relaxed, we headed back down to the gift shop, and then on to our next stop, the Barracks Museum.
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