nationality of beer?
We spent some time thinking about domestic rules which are designed to or in fact do make it harder for foreign products to compete with domestic products. This article from the BBC shows that it may in fact be quite difficult to identify the nationality of certain food products - in this case beer. Is Guinness Irish?:
Guinness.. is actually brewed in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Furthermore, Guinness is owned by global drinks giant Diageo, which is headquartered in London and listed on both the London and New York stock exchanges.
Even though Guinness is brewed in more than 50 countries, the policies and procedures of the brewing would still reflect those that came out of the London headquarters–which is how I think this could establish its UK identiy…furthermore, it is still capable of being discriminated against by other countries placing restrictions on their brewing cites…as for Irish identity…that is tricky, and depends if people who want Irish beer want beer made in “irish fashion” or beer actually made in Ireland…tough question!