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The Fox's were
known as the beer makers in Ireland. They got to be known by
borrowing a
horse named
lucky, from a brewery. To repay back
the debt owed, the fox's had to work in the brewery, now they know how
to make
ale.
On the last day of
December
1759 Arthur Guinness bought a old,
dilapidated
brewery on Dublin's St. James Street. He
had just signed a lease on the property for 9,000 years
at 45 pounds
per year.
Arthur
Guinness
had 21 children and started the Guinness brewing plant with a mere
$150.00.
In 1825 Guinness Stout was
available abroad,
and 1838, the Guinness’ St. James's Gate Brewery was the largest in
Ireland.
In 1881, the annual production of Guinness
brewed had surpassed one million barrels a year and by 1914 St. James
Gate was
the worlds largest brewery
The
St. James Brewery currently has 3 kegging lines, which were built in
1984,
which is the capacity of 1,800 kegs per hour. In
1990, the production reached a record of 4,600,000
kegs, which is the
equivalent to 400,000,000 pints.
Celtic or sell-tic?: It's
celtic (kel-tic). The 'c' is pronounced like a 'k'. The
basketball team is the only thing called the celtics
(sell-tics),"
But don't be embarrassed if you pronounce it incorrectly; the
Foxes
said they, too initially were using the wrong pronunciation until
corrected by an area expert.
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