This is by Fergus Allen, who apparently wasn't published as a poet until in his 70s - no doubt, owing his long lifespan & vitality to a considered application of the Heavenly Brew whenever required.
Go thou & do likewise!
The Garden of Eden (described in the Bible)
For nothing existed but Guinness's Brewery,
The ignorant pair were encouraged in drinking
In Guinness's Brewery, innocent, happy,
One morning while Adam was brooding and brewing
O Eve, said the serpent, I beg you to sample
It's tonic, enlivening, strengthening, heartening,
So Eve was persuaded and Adam was tempted,
Alas, when the couple had finished the bottle
The anger and rage of the Lord were appalling,
The crapulous couple emerged to discover
And now in this world of confusion and error
The Fall
Fergus Allen
The Brown Parrots of Providencia
Faber & Faber, 1993
Was Guinness's Brewery (mentioned by Joyce),
Where innocent Adam and Eve were created
And dwelt from necessity rather than choice;
Guinness's Brewery occupied all,
Guinness's Brewery everywhere, anywhere -
Woe that expulsion succeeded the Fall!
Whatever they fancied whenever they could,
Except for the porter or stout which embodied
Delectable knowledge of Evil and Good.
They tended the silos and coppers and vats,
They polished the engines and coopered the barrels
And even made pets of the Brewery rats.
It happened that Eve had gone off on her own,
When a serpent like ivy slid up to her softly
And murmured seductively, Are we alone?
A bottle of Guinness's excellent stout,
Whose nutritive qualities no one can question
And stimulant properties no one can doubt;
Loaded with vitamins, straight from the wood,
And further enriched with the not undesirable
Lucrative knowledge of Evil and Good.
They fell and they drank and continued to drink,
(their singing and dancing and shouting and prancing
Prevented the serpent from sleeping a wink).
And swallowed the final informative drops,
They looked at each other and knew they were naked
And covered their intimate bodies with hops.
He wrathfully cursed them for taking to drink
And hounded them out of the Brewery, followed
By beetles (magenta) and elephants (pink).
A universe full of diseases and crimes,
Where porter could only be purchased for money
In specified places at specified times.
Our only salvation and hope is to try
To threaten and bargain our way into Heaven
By drinking the heavenly Brewery dry.