It's iconic and a must visit place if you never been. The gravity bar is amazing if it isn't packed as a rat race so book early morning tours if possible! Guinness isn't for anyone but I had my first pint and it was a good experience! It does taste better in Ireland then back in America! If you are near the city centre it's a walkable about 25-30 min walk or you can take public transit read more

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Boring...zzzz. You get a short orientation at the bottom. Then you walk yourself up through displays about how Guinness is made, their advertising, barrel making, etc to drink a pint at the top with a pretty view. I don't drink so that may have a large part in why I was bored. Since I don't drink, I actually cared to stop and look at the displays rather than running up. The barrel making was interesting; who knew it is a lost art form? The advertisement section was cool. The older the commercial, the more I liked it. I blame marketing studies that focus on one demographic; it leads to the advertising becoming outdated quicker. I really disliked how the display cases were so poorly maintained. The trash can be faulted to tourists who stick all kinds of things into the cases (bus tickets, gum wrappers, etc). However, I noticed in one display that the paper being displayed had curled up and fallen over. Guinness either didn't bother to put enough effort in displaying it or they haven't cleaned the case since the storehouse opened. Tickets are €13.50 (about $19, including 10% discount for purchasing online). Even with expensive pub prices, you can get more drinks and not deal with trash. 2.5 stars rounded up for my friend who does drink and liked this place. They draw a shamrock in the beer foam. View at the top is nice. read more

I went for the connoisseur experience and paid the full €95 just like everyone else. Lee was absolutely fantastic and should be commended for the job that he did and the questions he answered with the group I was with. At the end of the experience I was advised I only had about a half hour to go through the entire tour which by your own sites approximation should take about 90 minutes. I rushed through the floors that I was advised to see in about 15 minutes so that I could get to the gravity bar before the 6 o'clock final call was made, because of a "special event" to get my free drink included with the connoisseur experience. I got to the gravity bar around 5:40 and was immediately greeted with security telling me to get back on the elevator and go straight back down because they weren't going to let me see the gravity bar or get a drink or take pictures because they were kicking everyone out. Unbelievably rude, unprofessional and I feel cheated out of the money I paid for the highest end experience you offer. I tried to take my complaint to a manager on the ground floor and he shooed me away saying take it up with the info desk which I couldn't get to either because everything was closed off. I will tell everyone I know visiting Ireland to steer clear of the Guinness Tour because of this experience. read more

Having grown up in the vineyards of Napa County, I have been on numerous winery tours. As part of a wedding activity while in Ireland, a tour of the Guinness Storehouse was arranged. With so much to see in Dublin, I wasn't sure if I wanted to go on a beer tour. WOW was I glad I attended. The Guinnes Storehouse tour is one of the greatest brewery tours you'll ever take. It's packed with history, fun facts, vintage ads, fascinating architecture, and a full pint of freshly brewed Guinness. The Guinness story started over 250 years ago when Arthur Guinness signed a 9000 year lease assuring the storehouse would survive the centuries. I learned how to pour the perfect pint. It takes 119.5 seconds exactly. The Gravity Bar has 360 degree views of all of Dublin. Six floors of education, entertainment, tastings, food, and brewing. Ask about the harp symbol. Tickets were approximately $30 each and worth every penny! Don't miss it! read more

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What you need to know: Guinness pays one dollar a year for its water bill. Guinness is good for you. Guinness seems to have built all of the hospitals in Ireland. Guinness will save your life if you are wounded in war. Guinness is brewed at Saint James Gate. You only get two tokens for Guinness at the end of the tour. Try to get extras from the non drinking, respectable people on the brewery tour. read more

The Wonka factory of the beer world. More than a bit over priced, but fun & worth it. It was a little crowded when I was there.. but I expected that. The 360 bar at the top has killer views of Dublin. read more

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Um hello. All Guinness is made here. I drank Guinness that is TWO DAYS OLD. Its totally a tourist attraction, but it is cool. Huge space, great history and self-guided tour information. Free beer with admission (high admission prices though!). I learned how to pour my own pint, which was delicious. I was starving when we got there, so we stopped by the cafe. I thought it would be pretty lame, because these sorts of things usually are. We ended up splitting the Guinness stew and it was shockingly delicious! Dark, salted well, rich flavor. Honestly, I was on vacation in Ireland. Drinking 2 day old Guinness. How can I not give this place a good review? read more

I know you may expect the makers of the best beer in the world to serve the best pint in their own house, but they actually don't! You will not get the best pint of Guinness in Dublin in the Gravity bar (its 2miles or so east in a bar called Mulligans) the pint is still beautiful here however! We say Guinness doesn't travel, but perhaps after all it does need a bit of a joy ride to really make what's inside come alive. The Storehouse is Ireland's most popular tourist attraction, and as a Dubliner I'm very happy with this, and can understand why. I have been on the tour as a 'plastic' tour guide myself for visiting friends. It hasn't attempted getting boring after 3 visits (so I know what I'm talking about with the pint of Guinness not being the best). The walkway way to the storehouse is cobblestone and authentic of a past Dublin. The working brewery beyond omits that distinct smell of brewing Guinness that repulses you, like burning chocolate, yet creates an intense craving in you for a pint. The Storehouse will give you a wealth of information on Guinness, my personal favourite fact being that 10million glasses of Guinness is consumed daily, incredible! Being Irish and from Dublin, seeing the Americans, the Australians, the Japanese... every different race of the world greedily consuming the Guinness history, gives me a major sense of pride. The tour is fantastic, the first time I went on the tour I didn't use a tour guide, I took it in on my own, it's like a damn pilgrimage for some of us ;) Having a guide the second time I went was great too, they had the facts and in-house stories not told by the text on the wall, so that was nice and recommended. The end of the tour leads you to the top floor, which open plan and glassed... The view!!! Ok Dublin may be small and not have the skyline of New York or Chicago, or a looking point as high as the Hancock or Sears Tower. Yet the Gravity bar offers the best view of a city I have ever seen. With exceptional views of the dirty green Liffey separating the north and south side of the city, restored Georgian houses sharing their space with new glass post-modern offices, the trees and green of a calm phoenix park can be compared to the rushing busy motorway of the M50 in one slight eye movement, as can the Dublin bay and the Dublin Mountains, you will be forgiven for having another pint or two to intake the sprawl of Dublin and surrounding countries. Not unlike the windows of the Sears Tower in Chicago, the seminal landmarks of Dublin are marked out on the windows, but in the gravity bar, with an added charm, they are accompanied along with quotes from James Joyce's' work, such as; "But the trees in Stephen's Green were fragrant of rain and the rainsodden earth gave forth its mortal odour, a faint incense rising upward through the mould from many heart," From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. And all this while nursing a few pints of the stuff that lead you to the place in the first place? read more

Skip the tour and go straight to the sixth floor to get a great view of Dublin and a fresh pint of Guinness. The tour was meh at best. The history levels that separate you from the Gravity Bar were also just so-so. Also, don't feel like you HAVE to buy anything from the gift shop. Trust me when I say you'll be beaten over the head with more Guinness novelties almost everywhere you go. read more

Probably the biggest disappointment on my Ireland trip in May 2011. My friends who had been here before told me that I just had to go, so on my last day I managed to finally make it here. It must be noted that I had separately from my family at this point since they were staying longer than I was and had headed down to the Ring of Kerry, so perhaps doing the tour alone was slightly less fun. However, I was expecting a brewery tour, not a museum tour of the history of Guinness. A well done tour with lots of hi-tech aspects, but still it was slightly over commercialized. My favorite part was the Guinness advertising history which sucked me in well enough to buy a shirt with the old Toucan logo. Yes the view from the Gravity Bar is awesome, but it was absolutely packed when I was up there and not at all enjoyable. More of a claustrophobic situation than anything. If Guinness is your only alcohol tour on your trip then yes, check it out. If not, there are much better whiskey distilleries to check out. read more

The Guinness Storehouse is one of the biggest attractions in Dublin, and the first question people will ask you when you've visited the city is "have you been to the Guinness Factory?" Rather than being a factory, the storehouse, as the title suggests, is the old building where they used to store Guinness before worldwide distribution. Set in an old Victorian industrial estate, the air and atmosphere changes the minute you step on to the Guinness grounds, almost as if you're travelling back in time. You can smell the brewery in the air, and feel the history saturating your pores. I know I'm being a bit over zealous in terms of descriptions but I absolutely love old industrial architecture! Once inside the storehouse, you see that it's well maintained and modernised to suit contemporary life. The queue system is fairly straight forward, and there are self service ticket machines to save you a bit of time if you have your debit card handy. When you're all inside and ready to go, you are greeted by a guide who gives you an introduction to the storehouse, including some interesting facts (the amount of Guinness consumed worldwide is bloody astounding!) It is explained that the inside frame of the storehouse is designed to look like a giant pint glass - a pint glass that would take 14.5 million pints of Guinness to eventually fill! The layout is pretty cool, and once the guide has given you some chat you make your own way up to the bar at the top. There's a lot of information about the brewing process, simple displays containting the history of the factory and its owners, and some examples of the old machinery used to brew the Guinness. I found the section about coopering really interesting, and there are enough massive hands-on displays to really get a feel of the manufacturing. As you ascend, you reach areas where you can pour a Guinness (I skipped that section because I was a barmaid, but it's great for people who haven't been), and the further near the top you get you reach sections dedicated to the merchandising of the beer, the shipping and marketing. You can take your time at each section, but by this point my pal and I were gasping for a pint, and so leapt up the stairs to receive our free Guinness in the magnificent bar at the top. The bar - or the head of the Guinness pint - is a big, almost futuristic space which offers a 360 degree view of the entire city and beyond. You can see down to the docks, or over to the hills depending on where you look. For some people, this is the pinnicle of the Guinness Storehouse experience, and a great photo opportunity! Being a massive geek, my favourite section was its marketing area, where they have a computer displaying all the old Guinness advertising campaigns from around the world. It was here that (worryingly) I realised Guinness has always been a part of my life, since their adverts are so prolific and cinematic. Everyone has a favourite Guinness advert, and when I watched some of the clips I was reminded of how much I enjoyed the adverts as a child. Shows the power of advertising really works, since I shouldn't have ever been thinking about Guinness when I was 9! A couple of the exhibits looked tired and (as has been highlighted) there weren't many guides posted around the building, so there's always room for improvement. It didn't dent my experience, however, and I would recommend it to anyone spending time in Dublin, just for a glimpse at the building alone! The gift shop is unavoidable as you leave, so if you're a fan of retro adverts you can pick up some old fashioned post cards and beer mats as you leave! read more

Although the place was packed full of people as it was St Patrick's Day weekend, you can't visit Dublin without going into what I have decided to describe as the Willy Wonka factory of beer. So many floors of creativity and buzz! The view from the top floor was incredible and you get to drink a classic pint of Guinness while taking it in. There was also a lot of energy when the band started playing!! (not sure if this always happens or just for St Patty's). For me, it was worth it just for the mere experience of it all! read more

A must do if visiting Dublin, hands down. Get the sampler beer at the 5th floor because you try several types of Guinness. The very top very top floor only has 2 types. read more

If you enjoy drinking beer & appreciate the knowledge and process of making great beer, this is a must-do if ever in Dublin, Ireland. We really enjoyed the whole experience. read more

Two words: Worth it. It's SO worth it to do the Guinness tour. It's self-guided, but the overall atmosphere of the building is really chill & neat, and I really enjoyed reading about & hearing all about how Guinness is made. Two more words: Gravity bar. DEFINITELY worth visiting. You get the choice to either "learn how to pour your perfect pint" or visit the Gravity bar & have a free pint up there. DO THE GRAVITY BAR. I mean, you can watch a youtube video of how to pour a perfect pint... But the Gravity bar has unmatched views of the Dublin skyline. Gorgeous around dusk... Just magnificent. Loved it. And would 100% recommend it! read more

Without a doubt, the most touristy thing I did while visiting Ireland. Well.... maybe a close second to paying to lay down on my back and lean back to kiss a rock upside down. That's another story.... But yeah, the price is a bit much. Yeah, it's a touristy. Yeah, you'll have to deal with crowds. But it's guinness.... and that's good enough. Among the tons of memoribilia and exhibits, make sure to take the opportunity to pour your own pint. Swing through the crowded Gravity Bar to take in the awesome views.... but don't stay too long. Then, stop by the storehouse for a couple souvenirs for the folks back home. Make sure to go early! While it might not appeal to some to do the Guinness Storehouse early, you'll be glad you did when you see the lines when you're exiting! Highly recommend!! read more

This place is massive... be ready to spend a lot of time here. - There is a ton of history to learn. Did you know that the Guinness World Records started out as a bar bet??? - Send your family back home an e-mail picture of you in the Storehouse. - Have a competition and get a certificate saying you're officially certified on how to pour a perfect pint of Guinness (my brother in law won) - Buy any Guinness gift your heart desires. - Take a walk through to see the process of making Guinness. Great place... a must when you're in Ireland. read more

The Guinness Storehouse is Dublin's number one tourist attraction, and once you visit it's easy to see why. This place is equal parts fun and informative. Unlike just the brewing process like so many brewery tours focus exclusively on, Guinness has tons of exhibitions on all different aspects of the brew. There are exhibits on how to pour the proper pint, how to taste Guinness, advertising, transportation, etc. Lots of stuff going on here. If you visit, allot no less than three hours to really take it in. Apart from the exhibits the building holds, the actual structure is awesome as well. The coolest part of course is the gravity bar on the 7th floor where you can look out on all of Dublin, and enjoy your complimentary pint. Guinness was one of the highlights of my trip to Dublin, and I would recommend it to anyone. read more

I've been here twice and after the first time you just want to get to the gravity bar for the pint. I think that there are too many damn floors in the place and the lifts suck. But there are things I have learned from visiting the storehouse that I wouldn't have known otherwise. The fact that there is a 9,000 year lease of the place, that Guinness defended our beer to the death with a pick axe because the city was threatening to shut off the water supply to the brewery and how hard it was to make a cask back in the day. No matter how many times I go, I am never able to watch all the Guinness ads from the 1950s to Today. On the floor with the cafe, there are machines that take your picture and you can send it back home to a friend and go "NA NA NA NA NA!" in their face because your there and they aren't! It's really supposed to make you an Apprentice Master Brewer, but it's what I call a free souvenir! Personally I don't find the gift shop that impressive. It looked as though anything you bought there you could buy somewhere else and it would even be cheaper. read more

What a great experience and a MUST for anyone that drinks beer or just wants something to do in Dublin. First of all, a bit biased because I realllllly like Guinness. However, very cool to experience the process, history, and business Guinness has developed into. I highly recommend the tour, which is broken up into 15 min increments. They give a 10 min overview and send you off. Arrows guide the way and the flow and process is spot on, culminating in a pouring session(I am certified!) and to the top of the factory where the 360 degree bar is....very cool! read more

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The tour was organized chaos at best. It was so loud you couldn't hear anything being said on the tour by the video monitors. While it was visually stunning, because you couldn't hear anything we felt time and money was wasted. At the end we went to the cafeteria style dinning area and ordered a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, baked potato, and two desserts. EVERYTHING was cold (except the deserts because thankful they were supposed to be cold). Again, about $50 USD wasted on lunch! We also wanted to check out the gravity bar....what a joke! We could barely take two steps into the bar. It was packed. There was no way were going to be able to walk around and get the 360 degree view of the city. Seriously! We did get an engraved mug from the gift shop that turned out lovely! This experience was probably the one positive moment of the experience. We will not return on future trips but instead return to Jamison...their tours were organized, well put together, and had a maximum number of people per tour so you could hear EVERY would the tour guide said read more

Well of course. You're in Dublin, Ireland. If you are at all the least bit non-contrarian, the Guinness Storehouse is pretty much obligatory. Not going there would be like going to San Francisco and not seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. Or going to Washington DC to visit a McDonalds. And if you're a connoisseur of beer, particularly stouts, then not going to the building that advertises the country's most important and famous export is tantamount to treason. But yet we managed to wait a full 26 hours after landing to visit the building (one has to experience the beverage elsewhere, of course). I'd been told beforehand that one should buy tickets to avoid the long lines, as if it were a fast pass at Disneyland or something. We didn't. To be sure, there was indeed a line when we entered. We persevered - the queue moved smoothly, and it was actually something of a fun experience witnessing the excitement the other visitors (and us) were going through. Not reserving tickets probably cost a full 15 minutes. Whoopee. I have to tell any reader - the tour here is self-guided. On the positive side you can progress at your own speed, and go straight to the top if that's what you want to do, or stop and linger at each exhibit ad nausea. If you have gone on brewery tours before, there really is nothing new to see here (I would recommend the audio tour if you are really interested in gleaning anything about the process). Yes, it's well-kept up, but to be perfectly honest, it's more set up for tourists than for serious beer people. That's ok - there are plenty of other places one can go to for a true educational experience. Once you get to the top, the atmosphere is unforgettable - on a clear day (such as the occasion we visited) you can see Dublin in its beautiful entirety, along with hills to the South (County Wicklow). You can see pictures of visiting dignitaries (the USA is proudly represented by Bill Clinton sans Hillary and Barack/Michelle Obama - George W for some reason is not there), mix with other tourists, both visiting and local, chatter with your loved one(s), and most importantly, guzzle down the brown stuff. And do listen to people who claim it's better in Ireland than elsewhere... they ain't lying! read more

I really enjoyed my third visit to the Storehouse and that's a good thing as I expect to be making some more visits in the coming months and years as we get more visitors to see us. I like that there is no tour guide. You can wander around at your own pace and decide how much time to spend in each area yourself, depending on which aspects of the whole Guinness industry you are particularly interested in. From the coopers yard to the transportation and of course the making of the black stuff. The leading bar person in the Gravity bar, Teresa, is a real character who with the aid of a microphone, adds some really genuine Irish charm to the whole experience. The Arthur Guinness bar, two levels below the Gravity bar is a pleasant place to have a few more quiet pints, served by excellent staff who are genuinely engaging and pleasant. Down in the store I nabbed myself a really cool tee for 12 EUR off the sales rail. There are some great styles in there that are not your average tourist attraction tee and hoodie designs. I dropped a star for lack of air-con in the Gravity bar. It was oppressively hot to be there on such a sunny day. For a room of so much glass I thought they'd have managed to get the balance right. I dread to think what its like in the summer time. It remains to be seen. That said the view from the Gravity bar is pretty special and a must do when you are there. Overall I think the 14 EUR charge is good value, considering the best pint of Guinness you are likely to get any where is included in the price. read more

OK, everyone will tell you this is a must do in Dublin. It's kinda hard not to, Guinness is such an integral part of the city (the brewery takes up a whopping 64 acres within the city). However, if you are expecting a tour of the brewery itself to watch the beer being made, you will be, like me, a tad disappointed. It IS a very well-put-together exhibition EXPLAINING their story and process, on 7 levels no less, with a very nice bar at the top with spectacular 360-degree views of Dublin. You make your way up each level. On a middle level is a place to eat, followed by a level where you learn taste the beer properly, followed by the next level which is a history of Guinness advertising. Then, there's a floor where you can learn how to do a proper Guinness pour. Then more restaurants and one more level up is the top level bar. Overall, it's a bit like you are walking through a Guinness marketing promotion vs. a "behind-the-scenes" in the Guinness brewery. Anyway, some people love it - I thought it was just OK. Oh, and adult admission is €25. read more

Yeah, yeah...quite the tourist trap, but still cool! How can one pass up learning how Guinness is made from step one and get a complimentary glass of probably some of the freshest Guinness possible?? The other exhibits are interesting and kept me sucked into the Guinness story. As for the Gravity Bar?!? Great way to get an eagle's eye view of Dublin! It is circular, so you can see the city in all directions. Super location to sit back and reflect on the fun stout adventure!! read more

As far as tourist traps in Dublin go, you can't beat the Guinness Storehouse! Rather than repeating what everyone else has said, I'll point out my highlights: 1. Taking a picture under the waterfall - don't forget the flash! 2. The Gravity Bar - the views, the windows giving information about what you are seeing, and of course, the only place I will drink Guinness :) 3. The building itself, with the cobblestones worn by years of carts and horses carrying the precious black stuff. It may have it's shortcomings, but it is still a can't-miss for visitors to Dublin :) read more

When I researched the Guinness Storehouse for our trip, no where did I read that you need a FULL DAY to experience it. I thought it would be large but the exhibits are fantastic and everything takes time to absorb/read/appreciate. I wish we had planned more time for it, I had no idea it would be such a cool experience... just the basic design of the building alone! The pour your own pint event is fun and relatively short. Note-this counts as your one free pint of Guinness, so if you'd rather grab one in the Gravity Bar, you might want to skip the pour class. Or you can always buy another pint-what's a trip to Guinness without a few drinks anyways! read more

Took the compulsory Guinness Storehouse tour, and it was fairly enjoyable & I has my first ever pint of Guinness (yes, really & yes, I'm Irish). Please note: this is NOT A BREWERY TOUR. I saw some disappointed reviewers here. It's not called a brewery tour because it isn't one. They are clear about that on the website. It's more of a Guinness Museum. There are displays about the ingredients, the process, the history, the evolution of the advertisements and bottling, etc. It's pretty interesting. You also get a tasting & then your choice of either a lesson in pouring the perfect pint (which you then drink) or heading up to the Gravity Bar where someone else will pour you a perfect pint. You're welcome to head to the Gravity Bar either way, but they ask that you not leave the area in which you were served with the glass, whether it's the pouring room, the Gravity bar, or the other bar, so you finish your drink wherever you get it. The view was nice, but unfortunately it's common to have a gray day in Ireland, and we did. Side note: the interior on the building is shaped like a Guinness glass. read more

Absolutely a must see when in Dublin regardless if you enjoy their beer or not. It's an interesting tour but they never really tell you their secret to Guinness...I mean then it wouldn't be a secret, right? From the outside it looks like an enormous factory that just so happens to make the most delicious liquid heaven on the planet. The inside is very modern, almost too modern. It's definitely been updated (you even get to see the original contract for like thousands of years). Admission isn't too bad. There are several floors of yester-year. The best part is taking the rickety elevator to the Gravity Bar. When the elevator doors open it's like heavens gate with St. Peter standing there waving you. The view was amazing. Each section has something written on the window so you know what you are looking at which is pretty cool. What makes it even better is that you get a pint of G included in the admission. Terrific view, a pint of G...what can be better. ENJOY! read more

A must see on a day in Dublin. It was very entertaining ! Make sure you cash in on your free pint of Guinness at the Gravity bar.

Great day trip if you want to do something touristy and historic in the Irish capital. Being Irish I have never really visited the usual spots that Dublin has to offer, but today we decided to try out the Guinness storehouse. It was so busy which was great to see but it meant queuing for the tastings and view points. There is a lot of information on the 5 floors with the gravity floor on the 7th, where you receive your free pint of Guinness or soft drink. Here you can view the city from a 360 degree view. It was quite full so was hard to appreciate the views, but the atmosphere was good and lively. read more

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I was very excited to tour the brewery of one of my favorite beers. That's to say that I really wanted to like the place. You'd expect an Irish legacy like Guinness set inside what looks like a giant, ancient stone castle to have a vibe like an old winery where you learn how things are done and can speak people to learn more... But this factory has become a cold, sterile tourist trap. Expect a self-guided tour where there is no one to interact with, lifeless projections on glass screens and filmed actors pretending to be the members of the Guinness family over cheesy green-screen backgrounds. It feels like you are in a beer factory in the future - not "The home of Guinness". People like to say it's great because you get a free beer at the end of the tour. But you have to pay 20 Euros to get in and give yourself the tour... Yes you get a pint at the end but you paid 20 euros for it! So it's arguably the most expensive pint of Guinness you'll ever have. The view from the top bar (Gravity Bar) was amazing. I wonder how the tour was before it became a fully automated, sterile experience in a stand-a-lone building where nothing is actually produced. I bet you got to actually see the rest of the factory... read more

First time ever trying Guinness and I can definitely say it's a required taste hahahaaa... But it is a huge storehouse with so many levels it literally it tells you everything about Guinness start to finish. It's pretty cool if your a big fan of Guinness:) even if you're not you should still experience it cause it's pretty sweet deal. read more

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I think the folks at the Storehouse are playing pretty fast and loose with the term "tour". You take yourself around reading signs and dodging other tourists. But I think that is how "self guided" is defined in the dictionary anyway. WHY CAN'T WE SEE GUINNESS BEING MADE?! I want to speak with Arthur. The best parts of the experience are: 1. learning to pour your own perfect pint. I am now amazing and can add this skill to my resume. 2. drinking said pint in the Gravity Bar with a glorious view of Dublin. The price is a little high for a pint... which is basically the only thing you're getting out of it. There is a bar where you can try all the different variations of Guinness, which I highly recommend doing, but it is at an additional cost. But, you can also eat Guinness crisps and listen to some lovely Irish music. read more

The best part is you get a free pint and some random samples along the way. The whole thing is a joke. You don't get to see any of the actual brewing equipment/process. The "hop wall" that smells like hops, is FAKE...you can't smell anything! And the whole thing is just way too over done and is too theme park-esque. I'm glad I did it once, but wouldn't really recommend it except for the free pint and the views from the top floor bar. read more

I am honored and humbled to make my 100th review the spectacular, educational, yummy-smelling-and-better-tasting Guinness Storehouse. It's an obvious collision of the old and the new, but why specifically do I like the and make everybody who comes to visit go pay their respects? It's really very simple. 1) I'm a fan of museums. Especially those that are in the new and interactive style. Walk INSIDE a vat that can hold thousands of pints worth of the Black Stuff...dig your hands into mounds of barley...smell the recently roasted grain...watch incredible videos about the process...email your friends from the interactive camera terminals... 2) I'm a fan of all-ages fun. I went most recently with 2 people my own age, a 5 year old, and an infant in a stroller, and a grandmother. Everybody stayed entertained, and there were lots of places to sit down, the stroller had no problems, and it just worked... 3) I'm a fan of Guinness. This is like a Mecca, St. Peters, and Newgrange all rolled into one for me. AND there's a pint included in the price of admission. 4) The Gravity Bar is wonderful place to take in all of Dublin, from Phoenix Park to the Wicklow Mountains, from Dub 1 to the Sandyford Luas stop. Plus, you can kinda see my house from there. Bottom Line: 5) Oh C'mon, do I REALLY need to list more reasons? read more

For my 900th review, I'm going to cover the Guinness Storehouse in Ireland. I love Guinness, and this place is just fun. They teach you all about the brewing of beer, they show you a bunch of Guinness advertising, and then they pour you a beer on the top floor with a wonderful view of Dublin. It's pretty ridiculous that a private company has turned their own production and marketing into a museum, and have become successful collecting money for it. I'm aware of this fact. You should be to. Don't let it stop you from enjoying this place. read more

This was bought for me as a birthday gift. I've wanted to visit for a couple of years so it was great to open my card & the tickets be there. I'm not going to go into the whole detail of it, because everyone else already has. What I will say though is the staff are first rate. They know their stuff & are amusing & engaging. The building is fantastic & the exhibits are interesting. The view from the top is particularly spectacular once you don't look straight down onto the close-by rooftops & start into the distance instead. The guinness though. It's not really going to be much fresher than it is. Tastes great & you can even pull your own pint if you're so inclined. Well worth the trip, even if you live in Dublin read more

There are a lot of great features to the Storehouse that more than justify going. I mean, the museum is shaped like a glass of Guinness! Fantastic. Plus, the view from the top is great and examples of the years of beloved ads are exhibited toward the end. The museum itself is decently interesting and is extremely well designed and put together. However, I have a feeling people come here for the numerous photo op's more than the experience. Still, it's a must do if you are in Dublin. *****Tip***** If you love Guinness, keep your ears open when you're at the top having your free pint. What to listen for: younger girls who only came because their friends/boyfriends wanted to. I heard this many times while up there, "Like, I don't really like Guinness.. It's too thick... Yuckers!!!" (Ok, maybe I exaggerated, but you get the point). When you hear this, that's your cue to slyly slip over, mention that you love it, and take the chick's free drink. Pints of Guinness are not cheap in Dublin- you gotta do what you gotta do to get your drink on! ************ BF and I managed to get two of the coveted chairs (people weren't even letting them up for old folks!) and sat there far longer than we should have, much to other people's chagrin. Who cares- enjoying the 360 views from the top of the "glass" and sipping our beloved stout was one of the high points of the weekend in Dublin. read more

What you're getting for the 15€ price tag: 1) A Guinness 2) What I will admit is a spectacular view 3) A walk around a brewery museum. 1 can be had anywhere, 2 might be hard to beat, so really, the value depends on how much you're into 3, which is basically a little history, info, and showmanship as far as Guinness' history/production is concerned. You can learn some cool facts, see a few cool bell and whistles as well as some old machinery. read more