Conglomerate

Diageo plc

London, United Kingdom

Dossier

Who they are

Global drinks conglomerate (Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness). Parent of St. James's Gate.

The Umbrella

Breweries in the archive (3)

Dublin, Ireland

St. James's Gate Brewery (Guinness)

The great pivot. Arthur started with traditional Dublin ales, then noticed a dark, roasted London import called 'porter.' He abandoned ale entirely in 1799 to perfect the 'black stuff,' eventually…

Conglomerate-ownedGuinness Draught · 4.2%

Kilkenny, Ireland

Smithwick's Brewery

Ireland's oldest ale, brewed on an abbey site for three centuries before the kettles moved to Dublin.

Conglomerate-ownedSmithwick's · 4.5%

Nairobi, Kenya

East African Breweries

Tusker is named for the elephant that killed one of the founders. A century on it is still the beer of East Africa.

Conglomerate-ownedTusker · 4.2%