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Goodness

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An advert featuring a colourful kaleidoscope of images of the harvesting and processing of ingredients used in the brewing of Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Lease

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A striking advert about the 9,000-year lease on the Guinness premises in Dublin; ‘six million glasses of Guinness are served every day’. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Brother

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A barman (Leslie Schofield) refuses to serve a chilled pint of Guinness, until the customer’s intimidating brother (Neil McCarthy) appears. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Summer

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What could be nicer than a cold Guinness on a summer’s day? But wait, is that rain? To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Priorities

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A couple enjoy a dance in a nightclub. When ‘last orders’ are called, excuses are quickly made to get to the bar in time for a Guinness in this advert about priorities. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Pigeon

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An advert in which a group of older pigeon fanciers disparage their young colleagues about their lack of experience, only to discover that the younger men have cleverly used their pigeon to pre-order pints of Guinness at the local pub. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Hop Farm

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A lyrical advert, co-directed by Nicolas Roeg (Don’t Look Now), in which a couple playfully discuss the manufacturing process of Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Good

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It’s an intensely hot summer and a young Robert Lindsay enjoys a nicely chilled Guinness in the pub. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Harp

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The harp logo on a Guinness glass is cleverly animated and strikes a tune as the pint is sunk. Geoff Dunbar also directed Join Us in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Forgery

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A playful advert in which Bryan Mosley (Alf Roberts of Coronation Street) is fooled into allowing a friend to drink his entire glass of Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.