House of Guinness, out Sept. 25 on Netflix, hops into the family drama brewing behind Ireland’s iconic beer brand.

The eight-part series follows the four adult children of the Guinness brewery’s patriarch Benjamin Guinness —once the wealthiest man in Ireland—as they navigate running the popular brewery and the family’s properties after his death in 1868 amid clashes between Catholics and Protestants. The depiction of the Guinnesses is based on stories passed down in the family as recalled by Ivana Lowell, an executive producer.

Here’s a look at the real history that inspired House of Guinness.

Where Guinness fits in Catholic-Protestant tensions

At Benjamin Guinness’s funeral in the show, one of the eulogizers says, “If ever there was anyone who could bring the Catholic and Protes

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