Barrels of fun

Boys on the black stuff at The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin

The spot where Ireland’s most popular export was once brewed is now its most popular tourist attraction

ST PATRICK’S Day, St James’s Gate, the home of the black stuff. And I make a confession that almost causes our taxi driver to crash.

“I’ve never tasted Guinness before.”

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The Guinness Storehouse, where Ireland’s most popular export was once brewed, is now its most popular tourist attraction

I tried to explain to the cabbie — who looked angry, if not betrayed — that I’ve never liked the taste of beer.

“Perhaps you’ve come to the wrong place then,” he said.

He couldn’t have been more wrong.

The Guinness Storehouse, where Ireland’s most popular export was once brewed, is now its most popular tourist attraction.

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STAYING THERE: B&B at the Brooks Hotel is from £120 per night ().

OUT AND ABOUT: Entry to the Storehouse is from £14, including a pint in the Gravity Bar; see .

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