For our first stop I had the luxury of visiting the lovely city of Dublin. The nice thing about Dublin is that there are a lot of sites within a few blocks of each other. There is a really neat Castle right in the middle of Dublin. My favorite place had to be the Guinness Storehouse. Not just because of the beer, but the Gravity Bar that rises over the city as a lookout. Guinness was founded in the early 18th century by Arthur Guinness. They originally produced ales and then later switched to porters and stouts. The reason Guinness pours the way it does is because the nitrogen that is released when it is poured. To enjoy the best glass of Guinness make sure you wait about 190.5 seconds to allow the nitrogen to do its job. Beyond the Guinness Storehouse we ate at the Caspan Bar where I had a pint of Carlsburg, which is a Coppenhagen brew that taste a lot like an American Lager. Clear color and not very filling, but overall pretty tasty.
A quick tip for traveling in Ireland, get a map, a compass, and buy the Dublin tour bus pass along with the airlink pass. This would have made our adventure in Dublin much easier. Anyway, I hope you are all doing lovely in the states and I look forward to seeing you all soon. Next stop, London!
Photos of Dublin: http://tinyurl.com/p6hhey
Great stuff Bryan...to me, the Guinness story read like a bedtime story...I was SO at peace while reading it!! Thanks...good stuff!
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Guinness is by far the most popular beer in Ghana - and in Africa, I dare say. It's surprising that its market share in the United States seems pretty small. I'm glad you tasted Carlsberg. They're the sponsors of my favorite English soccer team - Liverpool!!
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Carlsberg was pretty tasty, but not nearly as good as my Guinness at the Brewery.
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous right now!
ReplyDeleteCheers! So glad to hear you are having a great time. Elizabeth
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