Guinness Storehouse
Ireland's most popular paid attraction. A seven-story building shaped like a pint glass tells the story of Guinness stout, and the top-floor 360-degree bar lets you enjoy a pint.
Guinness stout was founded by Arthur Guinness in 1759 at the St. James's Gate Brewery, where he famously signed a 9,000-year lease. The exhibition building was converted from a fermentation plant dating to 1904. Its atrium is shaped like a giant pint glass. The seven exhibition floors introduce the ingredients (barley, hops, water, and yeast), the brewing process, cask making, transport, and classic advertising.
You can join a tasting class to learn the proper way to drink stout, or visit the Guinness Academy to learn how to pour the perfect pint (about 119.5 seconds, poured in two stages). You can also have your photo printed in the beer foam (a 'Stoutie').
Admission includes a glass of stout, which you can enjoy at the Gravity Bar on the top floor, ringed by glass, with views over the city and the Wicklow Mountains. Tickets cost about €26–30. Booking on the official website is cheaper than buying at the entrance and lets you choose a time slot. Minors can get soft drinks instead.
Getting there: it is about a 30-minute walk from Trinity College, or take the Luas Red Line to James's stop, or bus 13 or 123.
Opening hours
Daily approx. 09:30–19:00 (extended in summer; check official website)
Nearby sights
- Jameson Distillery Bow St.
- Irish Museum of Modern Art
- Christ Church Cathedral
- St Patrick's Cathedral
- Dublin Castle
- Chester Beatty
- Dublin Zoo
- Kilmainham Gaol