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March 17th 2009

Published: March 18th 2009

I woke up today just in time for Lisa to arrive. She wasn’t supposed to be here until 11 or so, but everything was ahead of time and went smoothly, so she got here just as I was getting up at 9am. We hung out for a little while and got ready, then we were out the door to the parade route. St Patrick’s Day, by the way, is actually a Catholic holiday, made to celebrate St. Patrick. He was fa... Read Full Entry

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Foam Fountain

I guess that's universal too

Balls Get Britain Playing

Do they really?

Old Library

Since we couldn't take a picture, we took a great picture of the postcard

Doors of Dublin

This is what I was trying to capture on pic yesterday.

Guiness!

From the gravity bar at the top of the Guinness Storehouse -- the two towers she's taking a pic of are the breweries for Guinness today. That's where your beer comes from.

Beer moustaches

If you don't have a moustache you're not drinking it fast enough

The perfect pour

To properly pour Guinness takes time. You pour it halfway then wait a few minutes for it to settle. Then you top it off.

Three Leaf Guinness

Just like a good barista, the expert pourers can top off your Guinness head artfully

No idea

I'm not sure if it was a photo shoot or for St Patty's day, but there were some interesting costumes there

Lease

Arthur Guinness, the founder in the 1700s, had the foresight to sign a 9,000-year lease at the rate of 45 pounds a year. I'm not sure who he's leasing it from, but I bet they're pretty pissed off

Hops

No, it's not pot. This is what hops actually look like. It's what makes the beer bitter. Guinness has a lot of it.

Guinness

From the tasting room. First, you smell it like wine. Then you swirl it to break the bubbles in the head (foam) then smell again. Then you take a big sip and swish a little in your mouth so it hits all over. Then swallow.

Guinness factory

They used to use oak barrels -- this is what's left of them. Now they use steel (since the 1800s) because they last longer, easier to clean, and easier to make. Unfortunately that put A LOT of people out of work -- making and maintaining the oak barrels was its own profession with a long apprenticeship and everything.

Mmmm Head

The head of the Guinness (foam) is my favorite part -- it's very creamy. They even sell bottles with a "widget" inside that has nitrogen so when you open the bottle or can, it foams the beer just like a draught. They're the bottles that are all black and say "draught" on them.

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