Black Pot
The winning shot of a snooker game serves as an analogy for the satisfaction of finishing a pint of Guinness.
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Award-Winning
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Silence
Two friends attempt to talk over loud live music in a pub.
Forgery
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.
Guinness at the Albert Hall
A colourful animated advert, set in the Royal Albert Hall, in which a musical conductor draws enough strength from a bottle of Guinness to lift an entire choir. This advert was directed by Richard Williams, later an Oscar® -winner for his visual effects on Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988).
Island
The Irish-speaking customers of an isolated pub on a remote western island wait patiently for a delivery of Guinness, until finally the keg-filled currach is spotted. This well-known advert won a Clio award in New York for Arks Advertising in 1978, a Silver Cannes Lion and further awards from the Advertising Awards Festival, ICAD and Rank Screen Awards. Subtitles kindly provided by Báirbre Dolan and Saidhbh Ní Dhúlaing.
Ages of Man
An advert symbolising the evolution of taste, as it shows a series of drinking vessels, from a baby bottle of milk to a glass of draft Guinness.