Description of the attraction
Ireland is famous for its brewing traditions, and tourists who come to Dublin, of course, cannot help but visit the museum located on the territory of the famous Guinness Brewery. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Irish capital, with Dubliners themselves accounting for only 5% of visitors.
The brewery was founded in 1759, and already in 1838 it became the largest in Ireland, and in 1886 - the largest in the world. Now it is the world's largest producer of dark malt beer - stout.
The seven-story building of the fermentation shop, in which the museum is located, was built in 1902, the shop worked until 1988. In 1997, it was decided to move the Guinness Museum here. The new museum opened in December 2000. Seven stories surround an atrium shaped like a pint beer glass. If this "glass" is filled with beer, it will hold 14.3 million pints.
The first floor displays tell about the four main ingredients from which beer is brewed: water, barley, hops and yeast. There are also materials about the founder of the company, Sir Arthur Guinness. On other floors, the history of the brewery, brewing technology, varieties and types of beer are told. Here you can see a collection of posters and beer bottles and learn how beer can be used in various dishes.
There is a bar on the seventh floor, and the cost of a pint of beer is included in the admission ticket. On the third and fourth floors there is a business center where various conferences, etc. are held.
