Arthur Guinness
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “History and beer culture”.
Explanation
Irish brewer who in 1759 leased the St. James’s Gate brewery in Dublin – for 9,000 years at an annual rent of 45 pounds. At first he brewed ale, later the dark porter that became the famous Guinness stout.
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For how many years did Arthur Guinness lease the brewery at St. James’s Gate in 1759?
- 500 years
- 9,000 years
- 99 years
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Correct: 9,000 years. He paid 45 pounds a year. With porter and stout, Guinness became the largest brewery in the world in the 19th century.
For how many years did Arthur Guinness lease his brewery in 1759?
- 9,000 years
- 900 years
- 99 years
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Correct: 9,000 years. The lease for St. James’s Gate ran for 9,000 years at 45 pounds a year.