Who says you cannot have your beer and eat it? If you dub yourself a beer and chocolate cake lover, then the following Guinness facts might tickle your fancy. A buttload of Guinness gets consumed on St. Patrick’s Day. Guinness reports that people in a whopping 150 countries will sip the smooth stuff on St. Patrick’s Day. As many as 13,000,000 pints of beer will be consumed worldwide on the holiday alone. That’s a whopping 819% more Guinness than usual!
The Relationship Between Guinness and St. Patrick’s Day
The tradition of drinking Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day dates back all the way to 1759, according to the company. 262 years ago, Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease for the St. James’s Gate Brewery and started brewing ale. Soon after, a new English drink— a strong black beer called porter — hit a sweet spot among the citizens of Dublin. By 1799, Sir Arthur Guinness made the decision to stop brewing ales all together and focus solely on porter.
In celebration of Arthur Guinness and the gang, you can have your beer and eat it on St Patrick’s Day with these magnificent cupcakes drenched in damp blackness.