What more is there to say. This beer is tops - when done right.
I planned on getting to Dublin for the food and for the drink. Yes, for the food as well. There were some nice places in Dublin. I ate the best fish and chips in Dublin and I also ate at U2's restaurant - which wasn't too bad either!
Back to the beer...
I hopped on one of those double-decker tour busses and drove all around the city. Once all the way around, I planned my day.
The bus stopped for me right at the driveway to the Guinness factory and from there I went in to take my tour. For about 12 euro I got to walk all around the museum of Guinness and see what it actually takes to make the beer.
Then there was the histroy of the beer and my favorite part of the tour was a video that showed the coopers making the wood barrells that Guinness used to be stored in.
After that it was up to the art exhibit of John Gilroy who did a lot of animated ads for Guinness (like the one above).
To end the tour, it was time to taste some fresh, perfectly poured Guinness.
These bartenders were the real thing. The crowd grew stronger as the day went on and they kept pouring beers. Two per hand, two hands strong - the Guinness flowed!
These bartenders were so good that they could write your name in the head - I thought the four leaf clover was hard to do, they were pouring beers with messages like "I love you" and "happy birthday" to top off someone's name or "enjoy".
And once the free beer is digested - because the first one really is free (paid addmission to the museum) - it is time for a second. I hung around and took in the view from up high in Dublin's sky and once the crowd calmed down, there were some extra beers that the barmen didn't want to waste.
Sure...I'll have another!!
