Guinness In Ireland...

[Patchez]

I'd drink a Guinness with this squirrel. Hell I'd drink a Guinness with any of you squirrels.

[Palinka (RIP)]

...Hell I'd drink a Guinness with any of you...

[coqui_chris]

Also, the guinness made in England was consistently of a better quality than that made in Ireland, and led the change to more modern production processes which have made it possible to get better quaity beer exported without going completely sour.

As for the anti-nationalist bent of Arthur Guinness, that was normal for the time, the same way segregation was in the US. Had he not held those views it would have been difficult to do business with English distributors (Their success has always been down to aggressive oversea sales) and would not have become the ubiquitous drink it is today. You might not even have heard of it.

My great grandfather worked at St. James' Gate after retiring from the military. It was understood that you should be protestant and if you wanted to marry a catholic lady you would be asked to resign. History isn't pretty

They also thought about disavowing their Irishness in the 1980s due to the Troubles and bad branding.

But more practical and international for me is that although they didn't lock out workers in 1913 Lockout, they subsequently fired suspected union agitators following the defeat of the strike. And in today the 21st century their globalization has led them to closing and eliminating many union jobs.

[Palinka (RIP)]

They also thought about disavowing their Irishness in the 1980s due to the Troubles and bad branding...

Actually, that was more down to the revelation, which came to light during that late 1970s and early 1980s, that the IRA had made some very shady deals with the Nazis during World War II. Since some of the plans involved killing US troops, as they arrived in mainland Britain and, later, those US troops that were stationed in Northern Ireland, it was a bit embarrassing for global "Irish" companies.

You can watch an American documentary about it, by clicking here.

However, we are getting off topic and tipping into the realm of PWoB. So, let's let the politics drop and discuss the drink.

[booznik]

So, let's let the politics drop and discuss the drink.

Aye aye, sir.

To those who are interested:

A long time ago, I watched this, while simultaneously demolishing a case of Guinness.

Guinness Documentary

This is not where I obtained it, so if the link goes dead, simply search the 'tube for megafactories guinness.