Acknowledgments

Thanks to the people without whom this book would not have been possible, especially Master Brewer Fergal Murray. Thanks are also due Guinness Archivist Eibhlin Roche, for giving me access to many original documents—and more—and for her patience in working with me and answering my myriad questions. Special thanks also to Rhonda Evans for facilitating my research work in Ireland, to Matt Holt for believing that this book was important, and to John Coakley, who doesn’t know that without him, this book would not have happened as it did. Thanks also to the beautiful ladies who have traveled with me through Ireland, Carol, Azia, and Lisa; and all the people with whom I have shared a pint at Vince Hogan’s pub, including Mike, J. R., Dan, Nick, Todd (with whom I have also enjoyed some wonderful road trips involving quests for perfect pints), and Tom, who long ago helped infuse in me a passion for Guinness.