His Guinness supply might be back to normal at The Bugle but that is not the norm yet across the industry. I work for a brewery and we have been on two thirds of what we would normally get since early December and same will apply to next week’s order. As for shelf life Guinness will not go off in a few days unless not stored at the correct cellar temperature but that goes for any beer especially Cask Ales.
The thing about Guinness I that it's a decent safe pint, that's hard to get wrong. It's absolutely not premium.
It must be the easiest pint to fuck up. I love Guinness but am astounded at how few bar staff can pour a pint of it properly. Pull the tap back until 2 thirds full, leave it 90 seconds, then pour the rest by pushing the tap forwards equals nice Guinness. The reason people think it tastes nicer in Ireland is they pour it properly and have tons of two third already pulled pints ready to go.
Brewdog have made a very decent stout, Black Heart
This 100 times although we used to pour it in 3 stages when I was working in pubs. Most bar staff fill it half - 3 quarters leave it for 10-20 seconds & fill it up. Useless !
The best pint of Guinness I have had in the UK is a lovely Irish pub in Stoke Newington called The Auld Shillelagh.
Interestingly, the most seasoned Guinness taster would find it difficult to distinguish any difference in a good pint served in Dublin versus a good pint served anywhere in the UK.
And if that pint in the picture was assessed by a representative of the brewer, they would be either reviewing the gas mix or training the bar staff on how to pull a good pint - that head is far to large.
No idea why I have been following this thread as I can’t stand the stuff
This may not be relevant to you, but many non-Guinness drinkers are interested in which pubs serve "good" Guinness.
It is the Guinness drinkers in a group of friends that will often choose where that group goes, as the Guinness drinkers will typically not go to pubs that they know don't do a good pint, and so the non-Guinness drinkers invariably drink in good Guinness pubs...
Any day now I'm expecting to see one of those charity adverts on the TV - "Barry has to walk 5 miles to find his nearest pub selling Guinness , please help" - so will donate them then.
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It is the Guinness drinkers in a group of friends that will often choose where that group goes, as the Guinness drinkers will typically not go to pubs that they know don't do a good pint, and so the non-Guinness drinkers invariably drink in good Guinness pubs...
Any day now I'm expecting to see one of those charity adverts on the TV - "Barry has to walk 5 miles to find his nearest pub selling Guinness , please help" - so will donate them then.