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Arthur Price?
I find it strange that a company that was kickstarted by the Welsh Bishop; Arthur Price, is not mentioned once in this article, I mean.. if it wasn't for him, The Guinness company would be non-existent, because not only did Price hire Richard Guinness as his servant, he even wrote a will giving his brewery & money to both him and his son Arthur Guinness (who was named after Arthur Price..) [1]
Is Arthur Price a dirty little secret that the company wishes to dismiss? Last year there was a paragraph mentioning Arthur Price, but since then it has disappeared. I wonder why?
Drink??
This may have been discussed months (years?) back but why is this called a drink? It's a beer is it not? I found that peculiar in the intro. τßōиЄ2001 (ǂ ) 02:43, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
- It's actually not a beer, it is a stout but maybe you will be surprised to know that a "drink" is anything designed for drinking. You don't often hear smoothies and soup being called a "drink" but if you put it into a glass or mug and drink it, that's what you have. ~ R.T.G 22:06, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
- Well, sarcasm aside, according to Guinness' website, Guinness is not only an Irish stout beer, but it's "The Beer". Not sure the reason for the snarkiness, but if I don't see a reasonable argument to keep it the same, I'll change it myself. τßōиЄ2001 (ǂ ) 16:55, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, I was honestly making sure you had not mixed your smooties up with your "what a drink is". I could only say that stout is called beer less often than bitters and lagers in a lot of places whereas it is commonplace to use the word beer for lager giving the idea, for me only, that beer is a more occasional term rather than a description of Guinness (but there it is on the site...) Sure, why not? You could even try to make it "...is a popular dark frothy Irish dry-stout beer drink with alcohol..." but somebody will probably want to tidy it if it goes too far. ~ R.T.G 17:43, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
It's a stout; a stout is a beer; a beer is a drink. JIMp talk·cont 20:29, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
A beer contains hops,if it does not contain hops it is an ale and unless you take intravenously or absorb it by osmosis it is a drink.94.196.61.164 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:54, 16 October 2009 (UTC).
Pasturised
The article under composition says Guinness is pasturised. Is this true in all regions - within Ireland / UK v outside Ireland? Pg633 (talk) 16:04, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Most modern beer is either pasteurized or filtered. Before pasteurization, beer still had live yeast in it, often so much so that it was carbonated. Modern beer makers usually pasteurize to kill the yeast or filter it out entirely, then carbonate with pressurized air, either carbon dioxide or nitrogen. A handful of wheat beers, German and Belgian beers still contain live yeast in them, as do some smaller micro breweries' products. Hope this helps. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.166.139.242 (talk) 01:08, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
There are plenty of non-pasteurised beers out there -- the British "Real Ale" tradition, for instance, forbids pasteurisation. Guinness has been pasteurising beer since the 1930s, with the last non-pasteurised version -- the bottle-conditioned Extra Stout -- being quietly changed for a pasteurised edition in 2000. For non-pasteurised Irish stout, there's The Porterhouse range, among other Irish craft beers. Vernacula (talk) 17:16, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Requested move (2009)
- The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
Guinness → Guinness Draught — To clarify that this is the brand of beer, and not any other topic with the name Guinness. Editors are including material in the article on the brewery - which is at St. James's Gate Brewery, the company which owns the brands, which is at Diageo, and members of the Guinness family, such as Arthur Guinness. The name of the brand is Guinness Draught, as shown by these links: , , , , SilkTork *YES! 10:29, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Survey
- Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with
*'''Support'''or*'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
- Oppose until everything settles down, I've read the comments SilkTork directs us to, a lot of it is uncivil, coupled with the unexplained removal of two sections, I am inclined to say this is nothing but a wheel war. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 10:53, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- Some material on the brewery has been moved to the brewery article, as noted in the edit summaries , . There had been a discussion some years ago on splitting the brand from the brewery - what has happened over the years inbetween is that people are adding material in this article which more properly belongs in the brewery article, and that is because it is not clear enough that this is about the brand, not the brewery or the company. The requested move is an attempt to clear up that confusion. The "wheel war" (I think you mean "edit war" as User:RTG is not an admin), is RTG doing a total revert of a series of edits I had done, some of which had nothing to do with the potential name change, but were to do with WP:MoS guidance on overlinking, and some of which were adding refs to the article. Assuming good faith, I think RTG reacted emotionally, and didn't read my edits carefully, and wasn't aware I was one of the major contributors to this article. When restoring my edits, I linked to the message I sent to RTG in which I explained my edits, and that I would be opening a discussion on the name change. I feel the issues regarding the name change can be discussed without the need to get involved in a side-discussion regarding a mistaken and emotional revert. SilkTork *YES! 11:13, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- You can call it a "war for the Planet of the Apes" for all I care, but pointing out I think you mean "edit war" and mistaken and emotional revert are exactly the incivility I'm talking about, from you. You may have more support, maybe, if you stop talking down to the rest of us. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 15:32, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
- I'm sorry if you think I was uncivil to you. My intention was simply to clear up a couple of points. I agree with your original comment that this isn't the right time to be discussing this move, as I'd rather people assessed the issue on its merits rather than oppose due to perceived slights, so I will close this request now as "oppose move", and consider re-opening it at a later date in line with Ohms law's comments if the article again starts to accumulate material more suited to the Guinness brewery article. I feel that Anthony's adjustment to the hatnote will be helpful. SilkTork *YES! 16:30, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
- You can call it a "war for the Planet of the Apes" for all I care, but pointing out I think you mean "edit war" and mistaken and emotional revert are exactly the incivility I'm talking about, from you. You may have more support, maybe, if you stop talking down to the rest of us. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 15:32, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
- Some material on the brewery has been moved to the brewery article, as noted in the edit summaries , . There had been a discussion some years ago on splitting the brand from the brewery - what has happened over the years inbetween is that people are adding material in this article which more properly belongs in the brewery article, and that is because it is not clear enough that this is about the brand, not the brewery or the company. The requested move is an attempt to clear up that confusion. The "wheel war" (I think you mean "edit war" as User:RTG is not an admin), is RTG doing a total revert of a series of edits I had done, some of which had nothing to do with the potential name change, but were to do with WP:MoS guidance on overlinking, and some of which were adding refs to the article. Assuming good faith, I think RTG reacted emotionally, and didn't read my edits carefully, and wasn't aware I was one of the major contributors to this article. When restoring my edits, I linked to the message I sent to RTG in which I explained my edits, and that I would be opening a discussion on the name change. I feel the issues regarding the name change can be discussed without the need to get involved in a side-discussion regarding a mistaken and emotional revert. SilkTork *YES! 11:13, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose Surely Guinness Draught is just one of the products known as Guinness, which would also include Guinness Original (the bottled stuff) and Guinness Red (if you can manage to find it). Skinsmoke (talk) 14:22, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, and that's part of the problem - the title of the article is not making it clear exactly what the article is about. The various products by the Guinness company are at Guinness_brewery#Varieties. I suppose what needs to be set out here are proposals and counter-proposals on how to deal with the situation. Possibles:
- An article on the Guinness company (Guinness & Co rather than Diageo), in which we have articles on the brands, breaking out into a standalone article for those brands, such as Guinness Draught, which are notable enough and contain enough material for their own articles? If we do that it might be best to call it Guinness & Co and merge it with the St. James's Gate Brewery article.
- An article on the main brand - Guinness Draught - with the other beers that the company makes dealt with in a separate company article? And make that clear by renaming this article from Guinness to Guinness Draught.
- Deal with both brand and company in the same article? In which case we merge St. James's Gate Brewery with Guinness
- While we are discussing this, we might also consider renaming St. James's Gate Brewery to Guinness Brewery, as that may be part of the confusion. I'm down as the person we made that move back in 2006, though my recollection is that it was as a result of a discussion on renaming it. I'll see if I can find that discussion. SilkTork *YES! 16:00, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, and that's part of the problem - the title of the article is not making it clear exactly what the article is about. The various products by the Guinness company are at Guinness_brewery#Varieties. I suppose what needs to be set out here are proposals and counter-proposals on how to deal with the situation. Possibles:
- Oppose - Per common name. While there are varieties of Guinness and people named Guinness, its advertising (at least in North America) and in most foodservice operations (bars, restaurants pubs etc) it is simply referred to as Guinness. The people named Guinness are most often referred to buy their whole name, e.g. Alec Guinness. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 16:44, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- That is a good point, and searches for "Guinness" would still redirect to this article as the most likely target - however, once here, I think it would be helpful to let the reader know what the article is about - the product, rather than the company, or the brewery or anybody related to the family who originally made the beer (I'm talking about the Guinness family and Arthur Guinness - people who would likely be discussed in an article on Guinness the product and company, rather than anyone else who happens to share the Guinness surname). What I'm looking for here is getting some clarity for the article and how to deal with the brand(s), the company, the brewery and related people. I realise I haven't set this up clearly enough as it appears that people are not quite getting the issue. I'm looking for the same clarity as Heineken International and Heineken Pilsener - with Heineken redirecting to the brand. Budweiser is also a well known brand, but Budweiser also means something else. The aim throughout is to avoid confusion, and to direct people to the right place, and once they have arrived at the right place, to give them the appropriate information. It's not always possible to do this in a single edit, or a single day - and most of our articles are works in progress, but let's help them go in the right direction. How can calling this article after the name of the brand (a name very widely used by the company, media writers, beer writers, and beer websites as shown by my links above) be not helpful? SilkTork *YES! 21:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose IAW WP:UCN and WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, especially since anthony fixed up the hatnotes here. I understand the desire to clarify that SilkTork is expressing here, but that isn't really going to be helped by a page move. Go ahead and edit the article content, and even break out sub-articles if the content supports it. After some editing I could see readdressing this question, but currently I'm going to stick with oppose.
— V = I * R (talk to Ω) - Oppose per above. --John (talk) 20:30, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose Guinness is the drink. Coca-Cola: "This article is about the beverage. For its manufacturer, see The Coca-Cola Company". --Bogger (talk) 10:09, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Discussion
- Any additional comments:
- Silktork, in Ireland, Guinness is a brand with similar familiarity to Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Pepsi, Heiniken. All these drinks come in draught. Guinness has been experimenting with varieties a lot in the last few years. The oldest Guinness variety is a bottled drink, not a draught. It is still sold bottled and such a popular icon in Ireland... Draught just means stored in a keg and released from a beer tap with the help of some pressurised gas. ~ R.T.G 18:27, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- I have clarified page Guinness's hatlink. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:35, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
Basics
a) We will take the word of http://guinness.com for what the suitable name of the brand is. b) If that company does not refer to itself as the "Guinness Draught" or "Guinness Draft" brand, we shall not either. That is the end of the story no matter where you read different. If the company refers to itself as "Guinness" (for instance) we shall be refering to it as just that to be correct and no more. Nothing else. Maximum, ad finitum.
I appologise if my arrogance prevents anybody doing just what makes them feel good and right. I am often wrong myself. That is just tuff. ~ R.T.G 20:23, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
- The above discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
"Do not modify" tags
Do not modify tags are designed to enclose pages on AfD and Requested Moves pages to archive a whole page. I request here for all to see that the above discussion not be prevented from further debate as such pevention is un-Wiki-like and furthermore unnessecary. Even if this was a Requsted Move page, which it is not, it would be bad form and unnacceptable for the person opening the debate to close it. SilkTork has continiued the debate here and the suggestion that the matter is closed to discussion is misleading at least and unfair at best. ~ R.T.G 17:46, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Also known as
"Also known as" sections are best used where some confusion maybe be encountered. "Chips, also known as french fries" is a good one. "Engine, also known as steam engine, combustion engine and electric engine" is overuse. ~ R.T.G 17:53, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
The reference to the Flann O'Brien line 'A pint of plain is your only man' is irrelevant and misleading. Plain is a different type of drink, once widely available in Ireland and popular because cheaper than real stout. It looks a lot like stout. See the Porterhouse drink 'Plain'. I'm going to remove this bit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.89.27 (talk) 15:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
- That's OR until you can prove otherwise.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:36, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
That's a ridiculous policy. So I can add any rubbish I want to a page and nobody can delete it until they can disprove it? Nonsense! Whoever added this didn't know what they were talking about (and was most likely part of a majority who fail to get that the poem in question is satirical). I, however, am at a loss to disprove the information without wasting a lot more of my precious time, so the misinformation will remain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.214.20 (talk) 16:32, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
- "Plain" was the weaker, cheaper porter that they made until 1974.86.42.203.37 (talk) 15:20, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Article in The Independent
There's an article in The Independent that might be useful for filling out the early history: Happy birthday Guinness! The Black Stuff at 250.
Cormac Ó Gráda on Guinness's *real* history
The Irish Times published this highly informative article by the historian Cormac Ó Gráda this week. Ó Gráda went through the folklore archives of the Irish Folklore Commission in UCD and discovered that Guinness is only a relatively very new drink in most parts of Ireland and not something which has been common for even half of the 250 years that Guinness marketeers would like us to think. Whiskey and poitín were the traditional drinks, and even ale was much more common. An eye-opening article for anybody who wants to get beyond the "Irish" claims of this British company. 78.16.212.240 (talk) 07:11, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
Hmmmm...With your eye for truth and detail will you perhaps help me work just as hard to uncover and develop in story similar clarity say perhaps in something random such as the Irish roots of the "British" Beatles?? Much obliged!75.249.99.184 (talk) 04:23, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
- The Irish roots of at least two of the Beatles are very clear, considering Lennon wrote Sunday, Bloody Sunday and The Luck of the Irish following Bloody Sunday (1972), while McCartney wrote Give Ireland Back to the Irish in reaction to the same massacre. But if you want to claim British drug dealers like Guinness as "Irish", feel free (just don't omit to mention that the first Irish Catholic to be employed as a manager in this notoriously (if often forgotten) sectarian organisation was only employed after WW2). 109.76.210.47 (talk) 18:33, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
- Writing songs doesn't officially give you blood or a passport. What seems to be said about Arthur Guinness being a part of the Protestant Ascendency and former sectarian principles of the company would be good adds but the sectarianism is not mentioned in this Cormac OGrady article and he does say in the same area that Cuchulainn is typical ancient Irish example while real Ireland is west and southwest. His "gap" does not account for the one between the home and folk of Cuchulainn, for instance, and the area perceived as most alienated. An example of those who do not join the religion and pledge allegiance to the popular side being ignored or irrelevant. A familiar irony that would have me overlook the source. Maybe if he writes a few articles about the main road into Donegal somebody might build one...! ~ R.T.G 23:28, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
- O Grada was right, but didn't say that until the 1920s Guinness sold its product within 10 miles of Dublin, and it was sold on by agents. If it didn't sell in the west of Ireland that was down to the agents, surely. By definition, the Irish Folklore Commission found its material in poorer rural areas, and who wants to sell a product in a poor area; QED.86.42.203.37 (talk) 15:04, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
- What a classic line, "...the sectarianism is not mentioned in this Cormac OGrady article...". So what if the G business didn't set quotas for lesbians or Jains? Did any brewery? O Grada's university is University College Dublin, and when have they ever set quotas? Of course he didn't mention sectarianism, who does nowadays?86.42.204.82 (talk) 18:34, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
I love these "debates" about sectarianism, usually by people who sound as if they don't go to church. The Pursers who were partners until the 1880s were Moravians. Probably 90% of the workforce was Roman Catholic. Yes, less Catholics in management because they wouldn't go to TCD (though Al Byrne did). Catholic directors on the board in the period 1900-30 included economist George O'Brien. Then, on the flip side, the brewery stands accused of using the Magdalen laundries that were run by the Catholic church. It's a parlour game, not serious history.PatrickGuinness (talk) 14:30, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
Pouring & Serving
added a 'Citation Needed' tag to the explanation of the two-step pour. Think that's fairly reasonable. Anyone know where this explanation came from? Dave (talk) 02:30, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
- Back again!… the citation added for this section pointed to a website that a) didn't contain any reference to the two-part pour at all, and b) didn't look particularly like a reputable site to begin with. I've removed the reference & replaced the CN tag. TBH, I've never heard this explanation for the history of the pour at all. I've looked only & can't find anything about it. I'd think about deleting it if there's no objections? At the moment it seems just like speculation Dave (talk) 16:31, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
The photograph in this section, while well taken, is of a horribly poured pint. Given that this section is on presentation of the drink maybe a picture representing a proper pint would be better suited. As well presented as this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Guinness.jpg) but perhaps as well photographed as the existing image. Conorflan (talk) 14:11, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
how long is Guinness good for in a bottle —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.75.78.248 (talk) 00:19, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
QUESTION - Isn't the 2-part pour a marketing myth kept alive by Diageo. I've been told by experienced bartenders that modern methods of pouring do not require a 2-part pour. Are there any articles to verify this and then update the Wikipedia section?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.147.185.109 (talk) 23:08, 3 June 2012
- This source indicates that there is more involved than simply marketing. RashersTierney (talk) 23:33, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
The "history" of the two-part pour given in the article is nonsense, and the reference given does not support it anyway. I wil update it asap. Zythophile (talk) 11:39, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
coffee and Guiness
Ithought I read somewhere that Guinness was first made with burnt coffee. Is there any truth in that ??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.255.113.104 (talk) 13:23, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
No, Arthur Guinness based all his testing and creating with other alcoholic drinks he had tasted previous, none involving a caffeine based drink — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.97.43.44 (talk) 01:03, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
Welsh local historian claims AG 'stole' recipe
So what? The issue is not so much whether 'a local historian' made such a claim so much as whether it is historically true. The source makes no judgment, and the article is not apparently intended to be taken too seriously. Looks like a fringe theory (if not in fact a silly season spoof) and should be treated accordingly. I don't see why the recent removal shouldn't stand. RashersTierney (talk) 21:20, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
- My 2008 book on AG traces the process to a John Purser, a London brewer, who arrived in Dublin in 1776. AG first sold porter in 1778.PatrickGuinness (talk) 10:11, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
Int facts
Daily Mail wrote yeasterday that in one pint of Guinness exists one-day norm of B12. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.159.27.170 (talk) 16:04, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Why the Tucan Bird ?
was curious as to why an Icon of Ireland has all the old Pub Signs of the Tucan birds ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.34.76.28 (talk) 18:28, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
What year did it become a British company?
This article does not answer the following. In what year did Guinness move its headquarters from Ireland and become a British company? Why? In what year did it move its primary stock market listing from the ISEQ (Ireland) to the FTSE (Britain)? Does it still have an ISEQ presence? 89.101.41.216 (talk) 17:50, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
There were several companies and listings on the LSE (from 1886) and also in Dublin, simply because a lot of shareholders were Irish. The main holding company was rather pushed towards Britain by the Irish "Manufactures Act" of 1932, which insisted that companies could call themselves Irish where more than 50% of the shares belonged to Irish Free State residents. For context see Anglo-Irish Trade War, but I can't say what it cost the IFS in lost taxes. Does it matter where you are located if your shareholders live worldwide and are making money from their shares?PatrickGuinness (talk) 10:23, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
Should it be noted that Guinness made use of a Magdalene laundry?
Guinness, amongst others, made use of a Magdalene laundry in its past. I tried to search for this fact on this wiki but couldn't find it. To me it seems that this should be listed, right? AgamemnonZ (talk) 11:16, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
- No, because the brewery had its own laundry, and laundering wasn't its main purpose. But a lot of people liked to imagine that the brewery was anti-Catholic, and using a laundry set up by the church counters the weak theory.
Reversion of text
I hope nobody minds, but "SilkTork" removed all the text in March 2014, and I've put it back. Maybe he was right!PatrickGuinness (talk) 14:18, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
Requested move 24 December 2014
- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the move request was: No move. Cúchullain t/c 19:19, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
– Even though the company that makes the beer Guinness essentially created the Guinness World Records (which can also be referred to as simply "Guinness"), both subjects are equally notable as shown by page views. (page views for Guinness) (page views for Guinness World Records) In fact, per page views, more readers seem to be looking for the the records book than the beer, but not enough to deem the book the primary topic. Steel1943 (talk) 00:32, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose since one is named Guinness and the other isn't. No one searching for the record book would do so by just looking up Guinness. -- Calidum 00:43, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Disagree since the book can be referred to simply as "Guinness" as well. Steel1943 (talk) 00:47, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Disagree because I've never heard that and quite frankly it sounds ridiculous. -- Calidum 00:52, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Disagree with your disagree given that I have yet to see proof that "no one" looks up the book simply by the term "Guinness". I would have to believe that the book is at least more popular to individuals not of legal drinking age trying to look up records to see what they are or to attempt to break them. That, and maybe you haven't heard of the book referred to simply as "Guinness", but I have, and given that the link to the book is mentioned at the top of Guinness (disambiguation) before any section headers or the table of contents, my thought seems to hold true to whatever consensus was formed to allow the link to the book to remain at the top of the disambiguation page. Steel1943 (talk) 00:47, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Actually, the burden is on you here to prove your point. You haven't shown anything saying the Guinness Book of World Records is the primary topic for plain old Guinness. And I'm not sure why the legal drinking age matters. That seems like a red herring honestly. -- Calidum 01:09, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Support per nom. The book/set of records/official records recording organization is frequently called just "Guinness" -- 67.70.35.44 (talk) 06:23, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose. If you went to the library and asked for a Guinness, I don't think the response would be, "Would you like the record book for this year or last year?" More likely, it would be something like, "The bar is two blocks over and to the right." The eigenvector (talk) 06:56, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- @The eigenvector: Interesting choice for your first edit ever. Welcome to Wikipedia! Steel1943 (talk) 07:07, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- It's what ales me. I saw Calidum's notice on the "Recent changes" list. The eigenvector (talk) 07:15, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose: what a silly waste of time, even the Guinness World Records does not make such a claim as Steel1943 suggests. ww2censor (talk) 10:27, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose. I've tried various combinations of search terms to find a reliable source that Guinness World Records is commonly known as "Guinness". I failed. The closest thing I could find in the Wikipedia article was "the Guinness book", used twice; otherwise the full expanded name is used – which BTW is relatively unusual in an article on something with a long title. Scolaire (talk) 12:17, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Support Not only because of the book - other uses include the company, the family and the surname. Many links to this article (and some redirects such as Guinness Plc) are intended for the company, rather than the stout, and would be better retargeted to Guinness Brewery - the brewery article could be split to create a separate article about the company if necessary. Peter James (talk) 19:31, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
- Examples include "worked for Guinness" and "investments, particularly in Guinness" - as well as numerous occurrences of "Guinness's Brewery" or similar. Peter James (talk) 11:04, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose while thinking fondly of a "pint of Guinness". Its not a "pint of Guinness beer". You wouldn't walk into a pub and asked for a pint of Guinness beer for fear that people would think you a right twat. GregKaye ✍♪ 02:48, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
- @Gregkaye: All this statement proves is that the current primary topic is known solely by the word "Guinness"; the statement in no way stares how other topics are not referred to as well by the word "Guinness" alone. Also, mind that the move request is to move the current primary topic to "Guinness (beer)" as opposed to "Guinness beer". Steel1943 (talk) 02:59, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
- Support – the primarytopic claim doesn't make sense given the number of other likely meanings. Dicklyon (talk) 04:38, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose per Greg Red Slash 08:33, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose. If you say "I like Guinness", nobody on earth is going to think you're referring to the book of records! Nor is the book usually referred to simply by the single-word name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 01:29, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
- Support. Much as I love Guinness, I don't think this qualifies as a primary topic. There are too many important other meanings. JIP | Talk 20:30, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
- Oppose provided each page starts with a link to the disambiguation page. "Guinness Book of World Records" is the American name; elsewhere and originally the Guinness Book of Records.PatrickGuinness (talk) 10:05, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
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850 million litres does not equal 1.5 billion imperial gallons or 1.8 billion us gallons — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.39.2.100 (talk) 03:53, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
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Blatant bias/marketing in "Health" section
Section states "Studies claim that Guinness can be beneficial to the heart" and goes on to cite a BBC news article, which is not really a reasonable source to base research claims from, and then cites a research paper that points to ethanol (an ingredient of ALL alcoholic beverages, not just Guinness) as having said beneficial effects. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.32.213.3 (talk) 19:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
- I wouldn't describe it as "Blatant bias/marketing", but I have revised the paragraph. The research paper is behand a paywall, but the linked page includes extracts that show that it considers the effects of antioxidants as well as ethanol. Verbcatcher (talk) 18:27, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
Pale malt
Guinnless deckchair models 1983?
It is surprising that no reference is made on advertising section to the daring (and by today's woke values) to the use Guinness made in early 1980s at start of its rebranding, of bikini models seated on deck chairs hoisted high over Westway, visible to rush hour morning traffic heading into central London. Later in day they were taken down, and empty deck chairs spelt GUINNLESS. Am I the only person who witnessed this? Diageo the parent company 'have no record ' of this event.Not surprised. 2A00:23C7:8C8D:CA01:DCDF:4101:23A8:86A5 (talk) 20:51, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
What countries is Guinness draught actually brewed in?
Sources listed in this article and other sources on the web (including Diageo/Guinness themselves) give vague or contradictory information for where Guinness is actually brewed. I think a clearer distinction needs to be made between Guinness sub-brands and products (Guinness Extra Stout, Harp Lager, etc) and "Guinness" meaning Guinness draught beer, served from kegs, when discussing origin. I get the strong impression that while Guinness/Diageo owns or partners with many facilities around the world for distribution and the brewing of some labels, draught Guinness supplied in kegs is still widely imported from Ireland.
For example: Newest Guinness Open Gate Brewery Opens in Chicago , "Brewery guests can enjoy 12-16 rotating experimental draughts, most of which will be brewed on site and exclusively available in the taproom, alongside signatures like Guinness Draught Stout, Guinness Extra Stout, and Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, which will be specially brewed and shipped from Dublin."
I've also confirmed that Guinness 50L kegs and "Draught" cans are listed as Ireland imports with the Yukon and BC wholesale LDBs in Canada, despite this article and others saying that Guinness is brewed in Canada. That's primary research and not directly published though so more sources are needed.
I'll keep digging for more info to see if a clear picture emerges, or at least a more accurate statement can be made. Chronoste (talk) 23:03, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
Crane Street gate image
In a recent edit, the editor Gvjekoslav changed the second image in the article. And, at the same time, posted a note to my talk page (seemingly to take issue with an edit I'd made a year ago and to advise that Gvjekoslav's "own" image should be retained - over alternatives).
Ignoring the WP:NOEDIT implications (a year after the fact), that it was previously mischaracterised as an image of the medieval/demolished/eponymous St James's Gate (when it isn't) and the "I prefer my image - because it's my image" implications, I note that there are several images of the same gate on Commons. At least four of which are, by multiple (albeit mostly subjective) aesthetic measures, perhaps "better". Including in terms of framing/composition/angle/glare/graininess/over-exposure/resolution/etc. These include the following:
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2
3
4
5 (Over stylised?)
6 (Too far?)
7 (Over cropped?)
8 (Not centred?)
0 ("Current")
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Personally I do not see how the "current" image is (objectively or subjectively) an improvement over what was there previously. Or the alternatives above. Even if for the glare/exposure issues alone. I'd be interested to hear other thoughts on this however. Do we need an image of the Crane Street gate at all? And, if we feel there should be one, is there consensus/preference on which? Guliolopez (talk) 16:18, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
- The "Guinness gate" is iconic, as demonstrated by an image search for the term, so I would favour inclusion. I would favour #4, #3, #2, and #1, in that order. #5 to #8 have the problems you've noted. I'd also note #2 seems to have had some "work" done - the road sign appears to have been de-colorised. I don't know why we wouldn't use a centred image - longevity isn't a reason to retain an image if there's a better one. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 17:25, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
- What does it mean better picture, why would that be advantage, I really don't understand. I was there, I make a photo, I uploaded it and there it is.
- Cheers... Vjekoslav (talk) 08:00, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Gvjekoslav. Thanks for your note. RE:
- "What does 'better picture' mean". Please see the Commons image guidelines. A better quality image is one which (unlike the one you favour) doesn't have over-exposure/glare issues, has balanced composition, and isn't unnecessarily angled/titled. As noted above, several of the other images available do not have these issues.
- "Why is a 'better quality image' an advantage". I'm not sure if this is a serious question. But, per MOS:IMAGEQUALITY, we should "
Use the best quality images available
" and that includes those which "best illustrate the subject matter
". The other images are not overexposed and are angled to better represent the subject/gate. - "I make a photo, I uploaded it and there it is". This appears to be a repeat of prior "I like it because I took it" arguments. Ideally you would provide a rationale based on merit/logic/policy. Including those policies/guidelines mentioned above.
- Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 14:23, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Gvjekoslav. Unless you have a policy-based reason (other than "I took it and uploaded it 18 years ago - therefore it should stay") I'm going to replace the "gate" image with #4. As proposed by @Bastun above. Guliolopez (talk) 17:51, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
- OK, thank you... Vjekoslav (talk) 08:50, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
Resolved. OK. That's done. Guliolopez (talk) 10:03, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
- OK, thank you... Vjekoslav (talk) 08:50, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Gvjekoslav. Unless you have a policy-based reason (other than "I took it and uploaded it 18 years ago - therefore it should stay") I'm going to replace the "gate" image with #4. As proposed by @Bastun above. Guliolopez (talk) 17:51, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Gvjekoslav. Thanks for your note. RE:
Main Guinness Logo does not appear to be correct
I am not sure of the protocol, because I am new, but I noticed the logo being used is not the current, if it ever even was an official logo. I found an image that shows the history of the logo, and I am not sure of the accuracy. Logo history page Ptweet (talk) 21:46, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
Guiness 0.0
Now available "on tap" in Ireland ~2025-43233-34 (talk) 17:23, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
- Hi. If you are proposing that text reflecting this "fact"/"factoid" be included in the text/body of the article, then please do share a reference (published/reliable and ideally independent) which supports the proposed change. Guliolopez (talk) 19:05, 28 December 2025 (UTC)