BREAKING RECORDS Claremorris native Niall Hanley is pictured after receiving his two Guinness World Records at the weekend.



Ciara Galvin

A NORTH Carolina bar run by Claremorris native Niall Hanley entered the record books at the weekend.

The Raleigh Beer Garden in Raleigh, North Carolina entered the Guinness World Record books twice on Saturday for having the most varieties of beers on draft tap and also for having the most beer brands on tap.

The owner of the latest attraction for beer lovers was presented with the record breaking certificates for having 369 beers on draft. Though the bar boasts 378 taps in total, adjudicators from the Guinness World Records HQ could not allow the remaining nine taps as they had not been ‘tapped’ long enough.

Adjudicators visited the bar on Saturday last to inspect each tap to make sure they were all in use by pulling a small amount of beer from each tap.

“They called us last week to say that we would probably break a second record for having the most beer brands on tap, we have beers from 203 breweries. It was a lot of fun and there was a great atmosphere, people cheered when the final tap was pulled and we were presented with the certificates after all the data was checked,” explained Niall, who is originally from Claremount but has lived in America for a number of years where he runs five other bars and venues in Raleigh.

And will the latest accolades be good for business?

“I think so. The new buzzwords are ‘beer tourism’ and Raleigh is such a big town for craft beers. We hope to add more taps and develop outdoor bars here.”





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