Assistant manager at Dicey's Irish Bar and Restaurant Chris Lynch will be celebrating Guinness' 250th birthday tomorrow.

Assistant manager at Dicey's Irish Bar and Restaurant Chris Lynch will be celebrating Guinness' 250th birthday tomorrow. Chrissy Harris

THE iconic drink of the Irish is celebrating its 250th birthday today, so don your party hats and grab a pint.

Guinness is the highest selling drink in Ireland and it seems it’s pretty popular in Gladstone too.

Assistant manager of Dicey’s Irish Pub, Chris Lynch says they sell “plenty of it.”

“It’s average compared to other beer sales but we definitely sell plenty of it,” Mr Lynch said.

While it might be blasphemy to work at an Irish pub and not drink Guinness, Mr Lynch says he doesn’t like the taste. “It tastes like vegemite,” he said.

“It’s one of those beers you either love or hate.”

For lovers of the brown ale, Mr Lynch said the beer best compliments “a nice steak or a spicy meal.”

Glasses are to be raised at 17.59 to toast the signing of the St James Gate lease in 1759.

Gladstone Guinness lovers can join in the world wide festivities at their local Irish watering hole with Dicey’s offering specials and promotions on the brown ale throughout the day.

They will also launch the limited edition Guinness 250 Anniversary Brew, which is the company’s only new stout introduced since they first started importing Guinness Draught in 1769.

The first exportation was in 1769 when Guinness exported six and one half barrels to England.