Our other experience in Dublin was a visit to the Guinness Storehouse for an amazing tour through the world of this delicious dark brew that we both enjoy especially when used to make Guinness cake!
As we approached the Storehouse through old streets surrounded by brewing buildings the excitement atmosphere was building. There were tourists chatting full of anticipation, coaches dropping tours off and horse drawn carriages waiting for visitors wanting a ride back into the city centre.
And there it is ... pure Guinness. The interactive displays were so good, the water was actual water falling in a sequence.
Once inside we were lined up with our fellow 12noon tourers not quite sure what to expect. It was amazing, we were ushered through into a massive 7 floor open plan storehouse with activity and noise on every floor. Our host guide explained that if we looked down we see we were standing on a huge circle and if we looked up to the topmost glass ceiling we'd realise we were actually standing on the largest glass of Guinness in the world. It was incredible design and construction and really did give that impression.
From then on our tour was self guided, each section leading to the next progressing up and up the building explaining in great detail about how Guinness is made and it's history.
Starting with fields of barley my photos will reveal all that goes into each pint of creamy smooth Guinness.
Our tour then carried on upwards after going into the tasting room, jet black inside where we all had a tiny tasting glass of smooth black beer.
After the tasting room we wandered through exhibitions and advertising characters, including the fish on a bike, the hanging harp was so effective.
It was an amazing experience over 7 floors packed with interactive displays, knowledge and so much fun.
Our tour ended in the high up Gravity Bar overlooking Dublin where we happily spent a couple of hours enjoying a pint or two chatting with visitors from America and Germany.
A few souvenirs to remember our amazing day in a very large glass of Guinness.
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