The Italian students making their way to the Guinness Storehouse! 
I can't wait! 
Me in front of a Guinness gate :) 
The entrance to the storehouse 
The waiting area 
About to begin the experience. 
All you really need to know. 
Different Guinness bottles. 
The students listening to an introduction. 
Guinness ad 
About to learn how to make Guinness! 
Barely: key ingredient! 
Water is always important. 
Hops: interesting ingredient. 
Fountain to represent the ingredient water. 
Hops 
Press to mash the barely. 
Loads of barely! 
Tools in caring for the barely. 
Barrels in which Guinness use to be stored in. 
Machinery that was used to make barrels. 
Tools to make barrels. 
Ros and Cliona walking through the storehouse. 
Yes, yes it is. 
Harp: the symbol of Guinness. Also, a traditional Irish instrument. 
Guinness is loved around the world. 
How to pour the perfect pint. 
Ros and Cliona 
Drinking our Cokes. No Guinness for us.... 
Photography by Ros. 
Love this poster. 
The Gravity Bar. On the top most level of the storehouse. 
Gravity Bar offers a 360 degree view of Dublin :) 
Dublin 
Dublin 
Gravity Bar 
Dublin 
Last room before you leave the storehouse. Just to remind you what beer is the best. I really do believe that I have the best internship out of everyone. While everyone else is stuck in an office doing the same thing everyday, I am going to new places and having new experiences every day!
I helped bring around 50 students to Guinness Storehouse. Everyone was excited and this included me!
We had to take two different buses and walk to get to the storehouse. With 50 students, this is no easy task!
But we eventually made it to the storehouse and had an hour to explore! I was happy because Ros, a fellow activity leader, kept saying that last time they only had half an hour.
Most people know that the most famous drink out of Ireland is Guinness. It was first created by Arthur Guinness. The first exportation of Guinness was in 1769 and it was shipped to England.
Guinness is part of the family of porter sytle drinks. These types of drinks started in London in the 18th century. Today, Guinness is associated with stout. Many believed that Guinness invented the stout, but that is not true. Stout refers to the strength, body and color of the drink.
The storehouse was built in 1904 and until 1988 it housed the fermentation of Guinness. It was closed temporarily and then opened again in 2000 to the public.
The main point of the Guinness Storehouse is to educated the public on how Guinness is made. Basically, barley is malted, roasted, milled, mixed with hot water and mashed. The liquid is then filtered off and boiled with hops. Then yeast is added and fermentation begins. The beer is clarified, mattered and prepared for packaging.
The storehouse has many levels in which the public learns a lot about Guinness. The first couple of levels, one can learn about the ingredients and the preparation process in making Guinness.
After you know how Guinness is made, you are ready to try some! If you are of age, you can get a free pint of Guinness at their bars. I was not able to get a pint because I was with students. I believe that being in charge of students is a good reason to get a pint! They drive you to drink!
You can take your pint to the top level, which is called the Gravity Bar. This is where you can get a 360 degree view of Dublin. It is very nice up there!
You can also learn how to pour the perfect pint. Guinness is not meant to be enjoyed right away. After it is poured, the stout needs time to settle. The perfect pint should take 119.53 seconds to prepare.
On other levels you can learn about the advertising of Guinness. Paul told me that Guinness has the best commercials! I was able to see some commercials and posters for Guinness and I would have to agree with Paul. They have the best advertising team.
My favorite part would have to be learning about the advertising of Guinness. I am very interested in what images and words people use to convey their message.
The Guinness Storehouse was a great way to spend the afternoon by really learning about the process of making Guinness in an interactive way!
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