To give you a good idea of just how many people walk through the doors of the Guinness Storehouse at St. James Gate, in Dublin, Ireland, every year, the tour was listed in 2023 by World Travel Awards as the world’s leading tourist attraction.
It’s located on the grounds of the original Guinness Brewery, brewing in that location for over 250 years. Arthur Guinness himself signed and sealed a deal with the city in 1759 to lease the property for 9000 years!
If you’re looking for a simple brewery tour, this isn’t it! It’s more like a multi-media 5-story Disney walk-through than a brewery tour.
If you go to the website, you can see all the tour extras that they offer, all with an extra admission price, and you can customize the trip to your liking.
Some folks were disappointed to find that it wasn’t a simple brewery tour, but when you think about it, how could you possibly get that many people through the door any other way?
I thought it was a fun experience, topping it all off with a taste of a fresh pint of Guinness on the 7th floor at their newly expanded Gravity Bar.
The Gravity Bar is worth the visit even if you don’t want a drink, because it features the best 360° views of Dublin.
We say “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere.” Guinness has us beat with a tasting every morning at 10!
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