So I’m to lose my @GuinnessIreland virginity after 34 yrs on earth. Which Dublin pub will give me the best pint?
— Steve Conlon (@stevenconlon) July 29, 2016
Steve Conlon writes:
I am sure your readers can help me out here….
Grogan’s!
Anyone?
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Hartigans of Leeson St.
Against The Grain, Alfie Byrne’s, The Beer Market.
I jest.
Any of them. That whole good pint of Guinness in ______ is a myth.
APOSTATE
The Guinness storehouse is the obvious place and its only 20 euro!
the Barge does decent Guinness. the Capstan Bar near St Patrick’s Cathedral. whatever you do, do NOT get a Guinness in Temple Bar area or at The Church – their cellar is down the road so the Guinness sits in the lines for hours. yichh.
DO NOT go to the Hairy Lemon. Has always been consistently the foulest Guinness in Dublin.
The Capstan is a great spot and does a fine pint, but be prepared to be told to sling your hook if you’re drinking too slowly.
Go into a pub, if you see people drinking it there you go
Kehoes
The Duke
Foggy Dew
O’Donoghues
Ok, this whole rubbish about which place serves the best Guinness. Guinness is mass-produced, it doesn’t vary much at all according to pub. The Guinness served prior to the 80s did have some variation, but Diageo have seriously changed the recipe (as part of cost cutting), and now it’s like arguing which shop it’s best to buy a can of Coke in.
It’s not really. I find its best in pubs where it flows freely. In my local GAA club you’d think its the only drink they served and it does taste noticeably better. I was in Druids glen recently-not a Guinness drinker in sight. Their Guinness wasn’t as creamy, the head was more of a yellowy colour and it didn’t leave those rings on the glass as it went down. Needless to say it also tasted muck
I’d say that your taste sensations have more to do with expectations than reality. Or wanting to be a discerning hipster. The Guinness produced nowadays is beyond standardized.
How do you feel about the two part pour?
as ex-barstaff, i’m all in favour. gives you a rest.
I have never had a nice one part pour pint.
You’re either lying about being ex-barstaff or you were one of those bearded idiots in some pubs that know nothing about bartending.
The length of draw, amount of use, frequency and materials of cleaning all have an impact on the taste. If you don’t know that, there’s no hope for you
that’s simply not true. But thanks for the contribution..
Yes and no, see Starina’s point about how far away the barrels are… i.e. drink your coke with a 10 metre straw and see how it tastes!
Bullpoo mate…. Guinness quality can vary considerably.
Length of the line, distance from cooler, amount of trade done (in the morning/ early part of the day), etc. all effect the quality of the pint when you go in.
If the place is empty, and it’s mid afternoon, it’s possible your pint could have been sitting in a keg line overnight….. euuuuuuuuuwww!
What do I care though, I donny drink no more ! :)
Why did you give up?
Talk to Joe….
The Gala on Holles street has the best cans of Coke in Ireland
Can nobody do anything anymore without asking the world’s opinion first?
* YES?
* NO?
* ELEVENTY?
I hope you got a second opinion before posting that comment…
I hear dat! Can’t these tedious gits just go and:
1. have a pint without it becoming a big attention wh0ring production?
2. Go and *&%@ themselves with their banal Guinness-related probe
3. what the %*@# am I doing reacting to this drivel on the internet.
Eleventy two
The Cappagh House in Finglas. Wear an English jersey.
…and if anyone else asks me to send them to a decent pub but attempts to make me sign up to Twatter in order to reply I’ll find a worse pub, you twit.
I think it’s closed.
He could try the Chancery Inn. A lovely spot for a pint at seven on a Saturday morning.
He needs to reach level 4 to unlock that achievement. For now I’m afraid he must start at the bottom of the table; The Globe
Have a can at home you shameful sorry b***rd
If you mean Mulligans in Stoneybatter, they don’t do guinness.
I presume he means Poolbeg Street.
That makes a lot more sense.
Don’t do it Steve – its not worth the disappointment.
Walsh’s in Stoneybettor
Hartigans Leeson Street of a Monday. Creamy perfection.
McNeil’s on Capel street is very nice.
The Chancery on a Saturday morning. No joke
The Palace Bar on Fleet St always a nice spot for a pint
Pub.
Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?
The Blue Light
Good pint, awesome view.
I used to be partial to The Long Hall on South George Street. Haven’t been there in a while, though. O’Donoghues (Merrion Row), Kehoes and Grogans still do good pints. Lots of pubs, though, including formerly good places like Toners, started pre-pouring pints and then just topping them up when people requested them.
Toners pre pour? My world has crumbled.
Only on busy days, such as Fridays. On those days, they also use the basement bar for beer garden orders, and the Guinness from there is noticeably worse than the street-level bar.
The Grave Diggers…..
Terrible pints. Poncey “clientele”. Packed with tourists. Toilets a disgrace. Surly barstaff. Over-50s theme nights. Blaring TVs. Frequently attacked by herds of roaming undead. Tapas is mediocre. Nobody go here, thanks.
I’ll be looking out for you now :)
The Royal Oak in Kilmainham is one of the greatest little pubs in the world and does a great pint of porter.
A grand wee spot, (hard to believe that was once a main road)
Nobody’s mentioned the Windjammer. Never been brave enough to enter, but it opens at 7.30am and it’s got a huge picture of a pint of Guinness above the door, and a cool name.
‘The George’ if you want to be rid of your virginity.
Ryan’s of Parkgate street. Discussion over.
Follow the Guinness farts
Pfft Dublin Guinness is brewed in London, everyone knows that. St James Gate stuff is exported to far flung places like Abu Dhabi and Leitrim .
Mulligans of Poolbeg St
Go to a bar that doesn’t serve food and where the glasses are hand-washed, most places that machine-wash glasses use too much detergent or they don’t clean the machine regularly/ properly.
Guinness = reasonable beverage but massively over-rated. Far better beer available in most pubs now. Look for something a bit more interesting Steve Conlon, don’t believe the hype.
The dame tavern. Pat will be tender and caring, i promise. And he’ll respect you in the morning
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Pat’s gas, is Graham still there?
(fuppers, I’m thirsty now)