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Happy Birthday Guinness!

By smokey

Guinness celebrates the signing of its lease 250 years ago at the St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin with a worldwide toast to founder Arthur Guinness today. “Leased for 9,000 years in 1759 by Arthur Guinness at £45 per year, St. James’s Gate has been the home of Guinness ever since. It became the largest brewery in Ireland in 1838, and was the largest in the world in 1914.”

The party has already begun and the celebration for the iconic brand will feature a Celebrity Toast to be based at the St. James’s Gate in Dublin.

BLACK EYED PEAS PART OF WORLDWIDE CELEBRATATION OF GUINNESS’ ANNIVERSARY

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BLACK EYED PEAS TO PLAY IN ASIA FOR 250 YEAR GUINNESS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The Black Eyed Peas, Soul II Soul and The Undertones will just be a few of the international music stars that will help Guinness celebrate its 250th anniversary all around the world on September 24.2009.

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Guinness Legacy Dates Back to 1779

Guinness Draught was first brewed after Arthur Guinness decided to stop making ales and start making porters in 1779, and his name has become synonymous with Ireland over the centuries. More than 1.8 billion…

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By smokey

Diageo, is a British based company which was formed in December 1997, following the merger between two of the world’s leading food and drinks companies, Guinness and Grand Metropolitan.