Star – IRISH brewer Arthur Guinness created the drink, aged 27, in 1752.
He began brewing the black stuff at a small base in Leixlip, County Kildare, before moving operations to the now famous St James Gate brewery in Dublin.
He took out a 9,000-year lease at £45 annually on the city site – and it’s still used today as a museum dedicated to the stout.
Guinness exports from the UK were banned in 1944 as Britain fought the Nazi. The ban was not lifted until 1947, two years after the war ended.
The perfect pour should take 119.5 seconds and be done at a 45 degree angle. It should ideally be served at 6C.
Guinness contains only 198 calories a pint. That is less than most light beer, wine, orange juice, or even light milk.
Almost 2billion pints of Guinness are sold worldwide every year.
