Guinness, The Official Beer of The Premier League delivered an epic start of the season for football fans in Kisumu this weekend with the Guinness Matchday experience at the Black Pearl Lounge. The lakeside city played host to a two-day live football experience marked with the arrival of the Guinness truck ensuring fans were able to catch all the action with a cold Guinness in hand.
Football fans turned up in numbers on Saturday for the starting game of Liverpool against newly promoted Ipswich Town and stayed on for the game of the day; Arsenal Vs Wolves. The Gunners 2-0 win against Wolves coming as a big relief for their fans and a source of great post-game banter against their rivals Manchester United led by Matchday Committee members Carol Radull and Willis Raburu.
Matchday fans were treated to live DJ performances after the closing match of West Ham Vs Aston Villa.
The two-day matchday came to an end with the must watch Chelsea vs Man City game which ended with a 2-0 win for the title holders and victory moment for City fans led by Matchday Committee member Lotan Salapei.
Footballs fans were ecstatic to have the Premier League back and to kick off the start of the season with an epic matchday experience by Guinness which also gave them an opportunity to get up close with the Guinness truck.
“This new season of The Premier League is an incredibly special one for Guinness. Guinness has always had a strong connection with football but now as the official Beer of the Premier League we are bringing our fans even more epic live football and delivering on our promise to ensure they have a cold, fresh Guinness to enjoy all the EPL action with. Just like The Premier League teams, Guinness prides itself on the quality of its craft, and so our teams have been working around the clock to ensure that all the fans who came to the Guinness Matchday this weekend at The Black Pearl Lounge in Kisumu got the freshest, coldest Guinness there is,” said Henrietta Reed, Marketing Manager at Guinness, KBL.
Matchday fans were treated to big screens, a cocktail menu customized to their favourite teams and got a chance to show off their football knowledge during the Cleansheet challenge and win prizes.
The two-day Matchday closing off with an epic entertainment line-up comprising DJs Pierra Makena, Grauchi and live performance by Okello Max who kept the energy high long after the final whistle.
About Guinness
First brewed by Arthur Guinness in Dublin in 1759, GUINNESS® has since become the number one stout in the world and has been available in Kenya for almost 50 years.
GUINNESS® Foreign Extra Stout is the most full-flavored of all, singular and striking, uniquely satisfying, brewed with extra hops and roasted barley for a natural bite. Bitter and sweet.
Refreshingly crisp. Always rewarding. Pure beauty. Pure GUINNESS®. GUINNESS® Foreign Extra Stout comes in a 300ml and 500ml dark coloured bottle.
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