Image: A bottle of Guinness discovered on the ‘Mindora’ shipwreck off the coast of Dover, England. Photograph: Stefan Panis
By Jack Brady
Bottles of Guinness dating back to 1864 have been found on a shipwreck about 5km off the coast of Dover – and now the explorers want to “rebrew” the stout.
Up to 20 bottles of stout were discovered by a team of divers exploring the wreckage of the Mindora sailing barque last summer, but only recently have they acquired a survey report linking the cargo to a recorded ship of that time.
Since making the discovery, Stefan Panis, an expedition diver who made the discovery, and Paweł Truszynski, a technical diver and historical researcher, have begun what they call “Project Jurassic Beer”.
Read the full article on The Irish Times:
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/murky-brew-guinness-found-on-162-year-old-shipwreck-inspires-divers-with-project-jurassic-beer/
