My goodness: The history of Guinness
My goodness, My Guinness: A visual look at the history behind the famous Irish beer.
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Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000-year lease on a brewery at St. Jamess Gate in Dublin. It costs him an initial £100 (nearly $147 dollars) with an annual rent of £45 ($66 dollars) this included crucial water rights.
The brewery covers four acres and consists of a copper, a kieve, a mill, two malthouses, stables for 12 horses and a loft to hold 200 tons of hay.