Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Guinness Storehouse tops world poll

Ireland’s number one international visitor attraction, Guinness Storehouse, has been named by California-based travel website VirtualTourist.com, as the number one Brewery/Distillery tour in the world. The poll, as voted by the public, applauded the Storehouse with its “museum, brewery tour, tasting lab and rooftop bar with a panoramic view of Dublin”.
This verifies an earlier poll by leading Irish website, www.lookaroundireland.com which although much smaller in scale arrived at the same conclusion.
Fresh from celebrating these great honours, the world-famous Guinness Storehouse is gearing up for this year’s Dublin Culture Night. This night of entertainment, discovery and adventure in Dublin city, will take place on Friday September 25th next.
With free entry and a complimentary pint of Guinness (for those over the age of 18) together with the opportunity to see Dublin at night from the famous Gravity Bar, this is a unique opportunity to explore the Guinness Storehouse and discover one of Dublin’s best-kept secrets.
Those visiting the Guinness Storehouse can take part in a complimentary tour and embrace the history of Ireland’s most famous export. Visitors will find out what it takes to make the ‘black stuff’ and master the craft of how to pull the perfect pint of Guinness. A live DJ in The Source Bar will play funky lounge and chill out music from 6pm until 11pm.
The Guinness Archive will also be open late on the night until 8pm with a number of key documents on display, such as original brewing books from Arthur Guinness’ era and select Guinness advertisements. The Guinness archivists will be on-hand to answer any historical enquiries visitors may have.
Dublin Culture Night takes place Friday September 25th and Guinness Storehouse at St. James’s Gate will be open free to visitors from 5pm – 11pm.
For a full programme of events on Culture Night visit www.culturenight.ie

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