Arthur's Day refers to events first organised in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of what brewing company, the name Arthur being the first name of the founder?
"Arthur's Day Arthur's Day was an annual series of music events worldwide, originally organised by Diageo in 2009 to promote the 250th anniversary of its Guinness brewing company. The 2009 events took place, internationally, in the cities of Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, New York and Yaoundé on 23 September 2009. The event was broadcast internationally on Sky TV, ITV2 and DirecTV. €6 million was pledged to the Arthur Guinness Fund at the time. The so-called celebration was endorsed by several high-profile names, such as rock star-turned political activist Bob Geldof, director and screenwriter Guy Ritchie, footballer and Guinness football ambassador"
"the brewing company to raise a glass to the memory of Arthur Guinness at 17:59 (5:59 pm), a reference to 1759, the year the Guinness Brewery was established. An 82c stamp of an Arthur Guinness portrait was also released by An Post to commemorate the anniversary. The last Arthur's Day was held in 2013. Guinness cancelling the event in 2014. A new music programme to help emerging artists in Ireland called ""Guinness Amplify"" was launched to replace the event The event was criticised as a marketing ploy to increase sales of Guinness with Arthur's day, without understanding or appreciation for"
"drink it straight from the bottle. The two would almost always react to their discoveries with the catchphrase ""Brilliant!"", hence the campaign's title. In 2009, the ""To Arthur"" advertisement, which started with two friends realising the company's long history, hail each other by lifting up their glasses and saying: ""to Arthur!"". The hailing slowing spread throughout the bar to the streets outside, and finally around the world. The advertisement ends with the voiceover: ""Join the worldwide celebration, of a man named Arthur"". This gave rise to the event now known as Arthur's Day. ""Arthur's Day is a series of events"
"enable and empower individuals with skills and opportunities to deliver a measured benefit to their communities. Guinness has donated more than €7 million to the Fund since its inception. Arthur is one of a handful of Irish people commemorated twice on stamps, in 1959 and 2009. In October 2013 a statue of him was erected in his birthplace Celbridge. In 2014 a series of pathways were created beside places from his early life by Kildare County Council, known collectively as ""Arthur's Way"". Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness (24 September 1725 – 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer and the founder"
"brewed only porter and employed members of the Purser family, Moravians from Tewkesbury who had brewed porter in London until 1776. The Pursers became partners in the brewery for most of the 19th century. By his death in 1803 the annual brewery output was over 20,000 barrels. Subsequently, Arthur and/or his beer was nicknamed ""Uncle Arthur"" in Dublin. Arthur and Olivia had 21 children, of whom these 10 survived to maturity: To further honour Arthur Guinness's legacy, in 2009 Guinness & Co. established the Arthur Guinness Fund (AGF). An internal fund set up by the Company, its aim is to"
"and celebrations taking place around the world to celebrate the life and legacy of Arthur Guinness and the much-loved Guinness beer which Arthur brought to the world."" It took place for the third time at 17:59 on 22 September 2011. In 2006, sales of Guinness in Ireland and the United Kingdom declined 7 per cent. Despite this, Guinness still accounts for more than a quarter of all beer sold in Ireland. By 2015, sales were on the rise in Ireland but flat globally. Guinness began retailing in India in 2007. Guinness has a significant share of the African beer market,"
"Saint Arnold Brewing Company The Saint Arnold Brewing Company is a brewery in Houston, Texas, USA, named after a patron saint of brewing, Saint Arnulf of Metz. It was founded in 1994 by Brock Wagner and Kevin Bartol, graduates of Rice University. The brewery offers tours every weekday & Saturday afternoons which have attracted a large following. Saint Arnold has won numerous national and international awards including Mid Size Brewery of The Year 2017. Saint Arnold Brewing Company was founded in 1994 and was originally located on the far northwest side of Houston. It operated out of that location for"
"opened a new flagship bakery, café, store and school in Norwich, Vermont, which offers classes and demonstrations to bakers of all skill levels. King Arthur Flour The King Arthur Flour Company, formerly the ""Sands, Taylor & Wood Company"", is an American supplier of flour, ingredients, baking mixes, cookbooks, and baked goods. The company was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1790, and is now based in Norwich, Vermont. The company's flagship product line, ""King Arthur Flour,"" includes a variety of wheat flours for home and commercial baking, marketed as ""Never Bleached—Never Bromated."" The King Arthur Flour Company was founded in 1790"
"in over 60 countries across six continents. SABMiller PLC is listed in the London stock exchange and the Johannesburg stock exchange, and its international brand portfolio includes such historical brands as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft, and Castle Lager. Anton Dreher Anton Dreher (7 May 1810 in Schwechat near Vienna – 27 December 1863 in Schwechat) was an Austrian brewer, business magnate, philanthropist of Danube Swabian ancestry, the founder of the Dreher Breweries who was an important figure in the development of pale lager. In 1840, he introduced a beer that combined the crispness of lager with"
"Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness (24 September 1725 – 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and family. He was also an entrepreneur and philanthropist. At 27, in 1752, Guinness's godfather Arthur Price, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Cashel, bequeathed him £100 in his will. Guinness invested the money and in 1755 had a brewery at Leixlip, just 17 km from Dublin. In 1759, Guinness went to the city and set up his own business. He took a 9,000-year lease on the brewery at St. James's Gate from the descendants of Sir"
"2007 - celebrating 200 years of brewing excellence, Thwaites announced that it continued to look forward to a future that will continue to build upon the ideals and beliefs born 200 years ago when Daniel Thwaites first began the northern brewery. However, there were many turbulent changes in following years (qv) The family tradition continues to this present day. Ann Yerburgh is Chairman, son-in-law Richard Bailey is Chief Executive Officer and Arabella Yerburgh is a Non-Exec Director. In 2011 Thwaites announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art brewery. The move, which is anticipated to take place in three to four"
"St Austell Brewery St Austell Brewery is a brewery founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks in St Austell, Cornwall, England. The brewery's flagship beer is ""Tribute Ale"", which accounts for around 80% of sales. Other popular ales include ""Proper Job"", ""Tinner's Ale"" and ""Duchy Bitter"". On 1 July 2016 St Austell Brewery acquired Bath Ales. In March 2017 a multi-million pound investment in a new brewery and larger bottling and canning facilities at Bath Ales was announced. Chief executive, James Staughton, described the rationale of the investment as ""We needed to de-risk the business away from the seasonality of Cornwall."
"yard. Guinness Brewery St. James's Gate Brewery () is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a British company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is Guinness Draught. Originally leased in 1759 to Arthur Guinness at IR£45 (Irish pounds) per year for 9,000 years, the St. James's Gate area has been the home of Guinness ever since. It became the largest brewery in Ireland in 1838, and the largest in the world by 1886, with an annual"
"Broo Brewery Broo Brewing Company (Broo Limited) is a brewing company founded by partners Kent Grogan and Kelly Davidson in Sorrento, Victoria, Australia, in September 2009. The brewery was founded by Kent Grogan and his partner Kelly Davidson, with the first beer, Broo Premium Lager, produced in September 2009. The company was started on the basis that Broo would remain 100% Australian owned. Grogan stated at the time that the company's charter dictates that the company can never transfer shares to any company or individual that resides in a foreign jurisdiction. In 2011, a publicity program associated with the lager"
"Beer Festival in 2011, 2012 and 2016. Pabst Brewing Company The Pabst Brewing Company () is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and was, by 1889, named after Frederick Pabst. It is currently a holding company which contracts the brewing of over two dozen brands of beer and malt liquor: these include its own flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon, as well as brands from now defunct breweries including P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company, G. Heileman Brewing Company, Lone Star Brewing Company, Pearl Brewing Company, Piels Bros., Valentin Blatz Brewing"
"from Kenya, shifted through to Tanzania and other countries in the African Great Lakes region, and soon began to be exported. The company's first annual general meeting was held in 1923. George Hurst, the company's founder, was killed in an elephant hunting accident and in his memory, his brother Charles decided to name the first beer brewed ""Tusker"". In 1929, the company's board moved to use malted barley in the beer's production instead of using imported malt extracts, significantly improving its taste and colour and saving the company at least £780 (approx. US$1,240 or €985) per year. In 2012, that"
"and sold in Marks and Spencer stores. Other products include: St Austell Brewery St Austell Brewery is a brewery founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks in St Austell, Cornwall, England. The brewery's flagship beer is ""Tribute Ale"", which accounts for around 80% of sales. Other popular ales include ""Proper Job"", ""Tinner's Ale"" and ""Duchy Bitter"". On 1 July 2016 St Austell Brewery acquired Bath Ales. In March 2017 a multi-million pound investment in a new brewery and larger bottling and canning facilities at Bath Ales was announced. Chief executive, James Staughton, described the rationale of the investment as ""We needed"
"brewery also owns the Star Inn, Coeur de Lion, The Assembly Inn, and the Trinity pubs in Bath. Abbey Ales Brewery Abbey Ales is an English brewery located in city of Bath, England. It was founded in 1997 by Alan Morgan. Bellringer is a cask beer with an alcohol by volume of 4.2%, launched at the Bath Beer Festival in 1997. It was awarded 'Beer of the Festival' at the Cotswolds CAMRA Festival in July 1998, the Devizes CAMRA Festival in May 1999, the Bath Beer Festival in October 2000, and was a finalist in the Champion Beer of Britain"
"Africa, the Nordic countries, Spain and Brazil. A religious man, modesty prevented Arthur Bell from using his name on his whisky. The Arthur Bell name was not attached to the product until 1904. A yellow floribunda rose was named after Arthur Bell in the early 1960s. Bell's has used the ""Afore ye go"" slogan since 1925. Bell's whisky Bell's is a brand of blended Scotch whisky originally produced by Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd and now owned by Diageo. It is the highest selling whisky in the UK. The Bells distillery was founded in 1798 . In 1851, Arthur Bell"
"was launched by Brasseries Kronenbourg to celebrate founder Geronimus Hatt. It was sold in France and imported to Britain in time for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. After its launch in Britain, it was exported to 68 other countries. In 2001 brewing company Scottish & Newcastle acquired Kronenbourg for £1.7 billion. During 2004–2005 Kronenbourg 1664 won an award at the International Brewing Awards for the first time. It finished first in Class 2: 4.6–6.9% ABV category. In 2008 Heineken purchased the licence to produce Kronenbourg 1664 in the UK from Scottish & Newcastle. Kronenbourg has breweries in the UK,"
"Guinness Brewery St. James's Gate Brewery () is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a British company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is Guinness Draught. Originally leased in 1759 to Arthur Guinness at IR£45 (Irish pounds) per year for 9,000 years, the St. James's Gate area has been the home of Guinness ever since. It became the largest brewery in Ireland in 1838, and the largest in the world by 1886, with an annual output"
"Degrees brewery launched their Sunburnt Irish Red Ale in 2011. In 1756, Arthur Guinness set up a small brewery, moving to Dublin in 1759. Having initially brewed ale, he switched to producing porter, which was a style from London. In the early twentieth century, Guinness became the largest brewer in the world, exporting the Irish style to many countries. Although no longer the largest brewer of beer in the world, it remains the largest brewer of stout. In 2014, Guinness sales amounted to 19% of all beer sales in Ireland. Stout brewed by Guinness (and the smaller brewers Murphy's and"
"the cause, as well as forming an official partnership with Prostate Cancer UK. Two Fingers Brewing Co.'s first beer, Aurelio, went on sale to the public in January 2014. Notable retailers have included Tesco, Ocado, Morrisons, Jamie’s Italian, and Club Gascon, the Michelin-starred restaurant. Two Fingers Brewing Co. currently sells one beer, called Aurelio, but have stated ambitions to expand their range, giving each beer a man’s name that describes the characteristics of the drink. Aurelio is a Latin man’s name meaning golden, due to that beer being a golden ale. Aurelio is a 4.8% alcohol by volume golden ale,"
"King Arthur Flour The King Arthur Flour Company, formerly the ""Sands, Taylor & Wood Company"", is an American supplier of flour, ingredients, baking mixes, cookbooks, and baked goods. The company was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1790, and is now based in Norwich, Vermont. The company's flagship product line, ""King Arthur Flour,"" includes a variety of wheat flours for home and commercial baking, marketed as ""Never Bleached—Never Bromated."" The King Arthur Flour Company was founded in 1790 in Boston, Massachusetts by Henry Wood. Wood was primarily an importer and distributor, originally of English-milled flour. The business grew quickly, and Wood"
"Bismarck Alt and Whale Tail Wit. Dry Dock Brewing Company Dry Dock Brewing Company is a brewery located in southeast Aurora, Colorado. Since opening, Dry Dock has won awards from both the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival, winning Small Brewing Company of the Year in 2009 at the Great American Beer Festival. Dry Dock Brewing Co. was Aurora, Colorado’s first when owners Kevin DeLange and Michelle Reding opened with a 7 BBL brewhouse in a 900-square-foot space next their original business The Brew Hut, a homebrew supply shop, in 2005. They named the brewery as a"
"A.G. Barr A.G. BARR p.l.c., commonly known as Barr's, is a Scottish soft drink manufacturer, based in Cumbernauld, Scotland. It manufactures the popular Scottish drink, Irn-Bru. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was founded in 1875 by Robert Barr in Falkirk. In 1887 his son, Robert Fulton Barr, set up a division of the original company in Glasgow, which had a much larger population. In 1892 the Glasgow branch passed to Andrew Greig Barr (where the name A.G Barr comes from), a brother of the founder of"
"InBev-Baillet Latour Fund The Artois-Baillet Latour Foundation is a Belgian non-profit organization which was founded on 1 March 1974. The foundation was born by the initiative of Count Alfred de Baillet Latour, who was the Director of the Artois Breweries in Leuven, Belgium. He was the last male heir of the old House of Baillet, and was by motherside related to the House of Spoelberch, who own the Artois Company. In 1995 the name was changed in ""Interbrew-Baillet Latour Foundation"" and in 2005, the name was changed to ""InBev-Baillet Latour Fund"". The Foundation wants to encourage and reward achievements of"
"ingredients sourced from within Australia and around the world. St Arnou St Arnou is one of the first Australian craft beer companies established in 2001, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and privately owned. In 2002 the company opened its first brewpub at the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane. In 1999, Brian Watson, opened the St Arnou Brewery Restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand. In July 2001 the business was incorporated into a new Australian brewing operation, St Arnou Limited, set up by Matthew Beggs. Watson became responsible for sales, marketing and production. The company is named after Saint Arnoul, the"
"and John Henry Export India Pale Ale (7.1% abv) in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the university. Shotover Brewery The Shotover Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, founded in 2009. The brewery has an 8bbl (1300 litre)brew length and has a core range of four ales (Prospect 3.7% abv, Trinity 4.2% abv, Scholar 4.5% abv, and Oxford Porter 5% abv,) sold in cask and as bottle conditioned ale. Trinity was voted CAMRA Champion Beer of Oxfordshire 2014/15. The brewery also occasionally produces special historic beers. Examples include Plot"
"St Arnou St Arnou is one of the first Australian craft beer companies established in 2001, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and privately owned. In 2002 the company opened its first brewpub at the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane. In 1999, Brian Watson, opened the St Arnou Brewery Restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand. In July 2001 the business was incorporated into a new Australian brewing operation, St Arnou Limited, set up by Matthew Beggs. Watson became responsible for sales, marketing and production. The company is named after Saint Arnoul, the patron saint of hop-pickers and Belgian brewers. Initially the"
"Peter Austin (brewer) Peter Austin, (18 July 1921 – 1 January 2014) was a British brewer. He founded Ringwood Brewery and was a co-founder and first chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). He built some 140 new breweries in the UK and 16 other countries. Peter Austin was born in Edmonton, London on 18 July 1921. He went to Highgate School, followed by the British merchant navy training ship HMS ""Conway"". His father worked for the brewing equipment supplier Pontifex, and his great-uncle had run a brewery in Christchurch. Austin founded Ringwood Brewery in 1978. In 1979, David"
"new product: King Arthur Flour. The brand was introduced at the Boston Food Fair on September 10, 1896, to substantial commercial success. With Orin Sands's death in 1917, control of the company passed to his son, Frank E. Sands, grandfather of current chairman Frank E. Sands II. As the market for retail flour declined, the company expanded into the bakery market, first with wholesale flours and later (in the 1960s) into commercial baking equipment. Sands, Taylor & Wood also introduced other retail food products under the King Arthur name, including a line of coffee. Sands, Taylor & Wood acquired Joseph"
"from the World Beer Awards. Joseph Huber Brewing Company The Joseph Huber Brewing Company was founded in 1845 in Monroe, Wisconsin. Originally called The Blumer Brewery, it adopted the Huber name in 1947. It is the oldest continually operating brewery in the Midwest and second oldest in the United States. Huber reached its most successful point around 1978, when its Augsburger brand received awards from several prominent beer reviewers and became a top seller for the company. The brewery was sold in 1985 for $7.8 million; in 1988 the new owners sold the Augsburger label to Stroh Brewery Company and"