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  The History of Arthur Guinness, and Guinness beer.  At the age   of 34, on December 31, 1759 Arthur Guinness signed the contract to lease the St. Jame's Gate Brewery in Dublin Ireland for 9000 years.  Guinness uses fresh spring water for their stout from a spring in the Wicklow Mountains. The brewery lease allowed Arthur Guinness free access to the spring water.  Arthur Guinness's birthday is celebrated on September 24th, even though there is no record of the exact date, this is because it is the halfway point to Saint Patrick's Day.

 Treasure Island was written by, Robert Louis Stevenson while being inspired in the Samoan islands and drinking his favorite beer, Guinness.  The first appearance of the Guinness Toucan was in October 1935. In 1999 Guinness had its first global sponsorship, The Rugby World Cup.

  Guiness's advertising agency did some market research during the 1920's to find our what people liked about Guinness. People responded that they felt good when they had their pint and the slogan was born. The slogan is still used in some countries (notably in Africa) that do not regulate advertising claims as zealously as the U.K. and North America. Some have even posted that the advertising features athletes and imply that there athleticism can be attributed to Guinness.

  In England, post-operative patients used to be given Guinness, as were blood donors. Sadly, this is no longer the case in England. In Ireland, Guinness is still made available to blood donors and stomach and intestinal post-operative patients. Guinness is known to be high in iron content. 

 Guinness is not notably high in calories..." This refers to the draught, bottle-conditioned and draught flow (tm) product, which are fairly low in alcohol. Calories in beers come from the alcohol and the residual sugars.  The higher the alcohol, the higher the caloric content.  

More PROOF That Guiness is good for you;

  Dark Beer "It's not the alcohol itself," explains John Folts, director of coronary thrombosis research at the University of Wisconsin Medical Center. "It's the flavonoids in the hops, barley, wheat and malt."
Flavonoids, a broad group of organic compounds, appear to prevent blood platelets from clumping and forming clots--the No. 1 cause of heart attacks. A study by Folts's researchers showed that dark beer, which has more flavonoids than light or caramel-colored beer, produced a drop in platelet clumping similar to that seen in tests of red-wine consumption.
  Such findings have prompted the advisory committee for the U.S. Dietary Guidelines to adjust its warnings against alcohol consumption. While the new guidelines still address the dangers of excess alcohol, they do suggest that one or two daily glasses of dark beer--or any other alcoholic beverage rich in flavonoids--can lower risk for coronary heart disease in some. -Readers Digest

  Recommended Daily Allowance: 3 pints a day.

"Pionta Guinness le do thoil!"

A pint of Guinness please!

Toast's

"May those who love us, love us
And for those who don't love us, may God turn their hearts.
And if He can't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles so we can know who they are by their limp!"

"Here's to you as good as you are.
And to me, as bad as I am....
And as good as you are....
And as bad as I am.........
I'm as good as you are.....
As bad as I am."

"May you never lie, cheat or drink.
But if you must lie, then lie in the arms of the one that you love.
If you must cheat, then cheat death.
And if you must drink, then drink with us."

"Here is to being single, seeing double and sleeping triple."

"Here’s to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold beer—and another one!"

"Here's to the perfect girl,
I couldn't ask for more.
She's deaf 'n dumb, oversexed,
and owns a liquor store."

"No matter how beautiful,
how smart, or how cute she is...
somebody somewhere, is sick of her sh*t!"

"Here's to the game called "Ten Toes"
That's played all over town.
The lassies play with ten toes up.
And the lads with ten toes down!"

"When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let’s all get drunk, and go to heaven!"

"Life, alas,
Is very dear.
Up with the glass,
Down with the beer!"

"Here's to heat...
not the kind that ignites and burns down shantys...
but the kind that exictes...and slides down panties!"

"Here's to those that wish us well,
and those who don't can go to hell."

"Here's to honor, if you can't get on her.. then trip her and get on her!"

Here's to you, and here's to me,
But should we ever disagree,
The Hell with you, here's to me.

"Slainte!!!"

Sláinte! is gaelic for "To your health!"