Where is Guinness brewed in Ireland?

Dublin
St. James’s Gate Brewery is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is Guinness Draught.

How many Guinness breweries are there in Ireland?

There Are 3 Guinness Breweries in Africa (Looking at you, Chicago.) With one in Ireland, and one in Malaysia—the London operation closed in 2005—more than half of the breweries actually owned by Guinness are located in Africa: in Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon.

Where is Guinness actually brewed?

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery is on the site of the historic Calvert distillery in Baltimore County, 10 miles from downtown Baltimore and 30 miles northeast of Washington DC. The distillery, originally called the Maryland Distilling Company, was the first opened after prohibition in Maryland, in 1933.

Why is Guinness located in Dublin?

The 18th Century and Arthur Guinness In 1759, at the age of 34, Arthur Guinness signed a lease for the St. James’s Gate Brewery, Dublin. He leased the brewery for 9000 years at an annual rent of £45. The brewery was only 4 acres in size, disused, and had little brewing equipment.

Which country sells the most Guinness?

Great Britain
The most GUINNESS is sold in Great Britain, followed by Ireland, Nigeria, United States of America and Cameroon. How much is sold? 10 million glasses of GUINNESS are enjoyed every day around the world.

Is Guinness British or Irish?

Guinness (/ˈɡɪnɪs/) is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James’s Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759. It is one of the most successful alcohol brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries, and available in over 120.

Is Guinness made in Ireland?

GUINNESS is brewed in 49 countries worldwide and sold in over 150. Guinness owns 5 breweries in 5 countries around the world. These are in: Ireland (Dublin), Malaysia, and three in Africa – Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon.

Where is most Guinness drunk?

The UK is the only sovereign state to consume more Guinness than Ireland. The third-largest Guinness drinking nation is Nigeria, followed by the USA; the United States consumed more than 950,000 hectolitres of Guinness in 2010.