Me hele leven ga ik in de vakanties al naar Ierland, dus met Guinness ben ik behoorlijk opgevoed, misschien ook meteen de reden waarom ik het zo lekker vind....
Een bekend gezegde over Guinness is: "Guinness doesn't travel"... oftewel: drink het in Ierland.
Bono van het bandje U2 die in een interview met 2CR FM de gebruikte de bovenstaande zinslede ook;
Q. Guinness, Caffrey's or Murphy's?
A. I was in a lift in New York with a big tall Nigerian man. He said he was a long... you know, he was away from home. I said, "Yeah, it's a shame," I said, "the Guinness doesn't travel," and he said, [Nigerian accent] "Yeah man, absolutely, Guinness doesn't travel." I said, "What do you know about Guinness?" He said, "Well, Guinness is made in Nigeria." I said, "Hold on a second, pal!" But it's true - biggest plant, biggest Guinness plant outside of Dublin is Nigeria.