10 Things You Didn't Know About Guinness

10 Things you didn't know about Guinness

1 Arthur Guinness signed a lease for the disused St. James Brewery 1759 for: 9000 years at 45 francs a year

2 1n 1886 the Guinness brewery was the largest brewery in the world producing: 1.2 Million Barrels a year

3 In 1906 there were 3,240 employees at the brewery meaning that 10,000 people were dependent on Guinness for their livelihood - This was 1 in 30 of the population of Dublin

4 1939 - Guinness sent all British troops in the British expeditionary force in France a bottle of Guinness to enjoy with their Christmas Dinner.

5 Guinness is the biggest selling stout in the world
Brewed in 50 countries
Sold in 150 countries
10 million glasses are drunk around the world every day

6 Half of all pints consumed in Ireland everyday is a pint of Guinness.

7 There is approximately 198 calories in a pint of Guinness
Less than a pint of Orange Juice!

8 Guinness & Co. Makes almost 2 Billion annually.

9 The perfect pour
119.5 seconds
Double pour at a 45 degree angle

10 the guinness storehouse is Ireland's number 1 international visitor attraction
4 million visitors since 2000 NGF Next Generation Food 10 THINGS YOU DIDIN"T KHOW ABOUT GUINNESSV ARTHUR GUINMIESS SIGNED A LEASE FOR THE DISUSED ST. JAMES DREWERY IN 1739 FOR: 900 AT £45 YEARS A YEAR IN 1006 THE GUINNESS DREWERY WAS THE LARGESI DREWERY IN THE WORLD FRODUCING: 2 1.2 MILLION BARRELS A YEAR IN 1906 THERE WERE 3.240 EMPLOYEES AT THE BREWERY MEANING THAT 10.000 PEOPLE WERE DEPENDENT ON GUINNESS FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD - THIS WAS 1 IN 30 OF THE FOPULATION OF DUBLIN I ******* 1939 - GUINNESS SENT ALL BRITISH TROOFS IN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN FRANCE A DOTTLE OF GUINNESS TO ENJOY WITH THEIR CHRISTMAS DINNER. GUINNESS IS THE BIGGEST SELLING STOUT IN THE WORLD DREWED IN SOLD IIN 10 MILLION 50 150 GLASSES ARE DRANK AROUND THE COUNTRIES COUNTRIES WORLD EVERY DAY HALF OF ALL PIHTS CONSUMED IN IRELAND EVERY DAY IS A PINT OF GUINNESS. 7 THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 198 CALORIES IN A PINT OF GUINNESS LESS THAN A FINT OF ORANGE JUICE! GUINNESS & CO. MAKES ALMOST: O €2 BILLION.mnu. ANNUALLY. THE PERFECT POUR .. 119.5 DOUBLE FOUR SECOMDS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE 10 THE GUINNESS STOREHOUSE IS IRELAND'S NUMBER 1 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR ATTRACTION 4 MILLION VISITORS SINCE 2000 SOURCE: GUINHESS, THE TELEGNAPH, WIKIPEDIM