The Ads
Guinness ads
Welcome to the gallery. Select the RECENT tab to view current ads and those from the last few years. Select the CLASSIC tab to view a selection of epic campaigns from the GUINNESS® archives.
A GUINNESS a Day
31 1931
Print Ads The ‘Good for You’ campaign – 7 glasses, 7 days of the week and 7 beneficial reasons to drink it (for strength, nerves,...
GUINNESS for Strength
01 1934
Print Ads The famous Girder made its first appearance – people even started asking for a 'girder' in the pub, it was so popular.
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GUINNESS is Good For You — Toucan
01 1935
Print Ads This ad features the advertising debut of the iconic Toucan, which would be a touchstone of the brand for decades to come. Just...
My Goodness, My GUINNESS — Ostrich
01 1936
Print Ads Several members of the public wrote to point out that if the ostrich had drunk the pint, the glass would have been the other way...
My Goodness, My GUINNESS — Pelican
01 1939
Print Ads ‘A wonderful bird is the pelican,
Its bill can hold more than its belly can.
It can hold in its beak
Enough food for a...
Longing for a GUINNESS
01 1930
Print Ads A variation on the ‘good for you’ theme was to make it refreshing. The same campaign also urged customers to ‘Have a GUINNESS®...
