Best pint of Guinness

doughef

Just a few that stand out in my head


both in Dublin

O'Connells -South Richmond St
Grogans - South William St

Wexford
O'Raffertys* Coolgreany

Carlow
Irishmans

Clare
O'Loughlins * Milltown Malbay

Sligo
Shoot the Crows
Mcgarrigles
Strand bar (strandhill)

Donegal
Brennans (Bundoran)

Leitrim
Cryans (Carrick on Shannon)
The Village inn (Kinlough)

Laois
Dunnes -Stradbally

Mayo
Blousers -Westport

Meath
O'Connells -Skyrne

Belfast
Crown

and all the other fab ones all over that I cant remember the names of

Heisenberg1

1. Beaufort Bar Killarney. Unbelievable Pint pure cream!! what a setting too.
2. Matt Molloy's Westport (need i say more)
3. Kehoe's South Anne St.
4. Halfway house Crumlin.

Bullchomper

If it's heaven you seek - go to Mooney's pub, an Rinn... the Gaeltacht in Deise land - Double Cream!

Hulk Hands

O'Donoghue's Baggot street is the best ive had.

In Galway, i'd have to say the Crane

admiralofthefleet

the cornerhouse/dirty dog in arklow is fantastic and i had a pint in a pub near wexford train station a while ago that was mothers milk but i cant think of the name of the place

kieranfitz

Reilly's, Main St., Ardmore, Co. Waterford.

policarp

Guinness is over priced. IMO.

Beamish more consistant and 50 cents cheaper.

Mikel91

Not from there but the best Pint of Guinness I've had was in Longford in some pub called the Valentine I think.

The worst was at an Irish Fair we came across while in Munich...There were 6 Irish people,Four of us,The guy at the set up bar stall and the dude on stage...We watched as the Germans clapped in sync to the Irish dancing...It was both magnificent and eery.

policarp

Mikel91 wrote: »

Not from there but the best Pint of Guinness I've had was in Longford in some pub called the Valentine I think.

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You must have had more than one.
Maybe on the 14th of Feb.

SomeFool

The Castle Inn or the Sextant in Cork usually do a good pint.

GY A1

woodside monivea galway :P

Seaneh

O'Connell's in Brideswell Co. Roscommon.

The Guinness there is the best I've ever had.

That said, Guinness is a fairly average beer.

Give me a pint of O'Hara's any day.

Paparazzo

The shítter/older/dirtier the pub, the better the guinness

anto2

In Dublin ,The Red Windmill and Doyle s both in Phibsborough .Where i am now in Chiang Mai ,the Red Lion near the night market .

PS,I like the Porter house stouts also .They have a bar in Phibsborough by cross guns bridge .

+ Mulligans in Poolbeg street have always been famous for their Guinness and it is better there than average .Also its nice to have a pint at the Guinness brewery in the glass bar up on the roof .Great views on a good day all over the City and to the Dublin mountains .

Lombardo86

I'll have to give a +1 to Grogans

The pint is best when served with one of their toasties. Amazing.

sham69

anto2 wrote: »

In Dublin ,The Red Windmill and Doyle s both in Phibsborough .Where i am now in Chiang Mai ,the Red Lion near the night market .

PS,I like the Porter house stouts also .They have a bar in Phibsborough by cross guns bridge .

+ Mulligans in Poolbeg street have always been famous for their Guinness and it is better there than average .Also its nice to have a pint at the Guinness brewery in the glass bar up on the roof .Great views on a good day all over the City and to the Dublin mountains .

Living in phibsboro all my life and you have picked the 2 worst pubs for beer full stop never mind guinness..
The red windmill is now closed down and Doyles should be.
Have had really bad pints in both years ago and never went back, both have really bad reputation for their beer.

In Phibsboro you have around 3 or 4 choices.

The hut- Great little pub, great pint of guinness, yummy toasted sandwiches and bowls of stew.

The bohemian- absolute kip, patrons are mad but the guinness is delish and one of the cheapest around, grand place if you mind your own business.

The Phibsboro House- Bit of a clicky pub, if they don't know you they will give you the look, guinness is great though.

The best pint of guinness I have had in Dublin was in the Strawberry Hall out by the strawberry beds, absolutely amazing guinness and very consistent from first pint to last.

El Siglo

Mooneys in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare. Great pint in there.

TwoShedsJackson

Belgard Inn in Tallaght does a (very) surprisingly good Guinness.

Giblet

The Holy Trifecta.

Mulligans,
Grogans (with Ham & Cheese with Mustard Sandwich),
Brogans

bryaner

At home

Clems-Navan

On tour

Foxes Porterhouse-Galway

Dyr

the gravediggers is massively overrated these days.

The best pint I've had in dublin in aeons was the windjammer, mulligans did a good pint but I havent been there in years tbh

Herb Powell

sham69 wrote: »

The Phibsboro House- Bit of a clicky pub, if they don't know you they will give you the look, guinness is great though.

WTF does this mean?

UglyBolloxFace

Herb Powell wrote: »

"Clicky" - WTF does this mean?

Judging from the context, I reckon he means there is a 'clique' vibe in the place.

Feisar

Round Mullingar I'd say Wallace's on Mount St. is about the best. Outside town Gunning's of Rathconrath is exceptional, keg under the counter.

In Dublin Cleary's on Amiens St. is about the best I've ever tasted.

anto2

>>The red windmill is now closed down <<

Sorry to hear that .Used to go there for a drink with the Da ,at least once a week before he died .Doyles used to be good before they changed ownership about 3 or 4 years ago .

Nothingbetter2d

Castle Tavern - Carlow Town

sham69

Herb Powell wrote: »

WTF does this mean?

It means what is says, I am from the northside

There is a bit of a click as in everyone knows everyone else so if a stranger comes in people tend to look at them.
I know the spelling is incorect but thats what we say, sorry if I confused you.

sham69

anto2 wrote: »

>>The red windmill is now closed down <<

Sorry to hear that .Used to go there for a drink with the Da ,at least once a week before he died .Doyles used to be good before they changed ownership about 3 or 4 years ago .

Both pubs used to be good.
I worked as a barman in phibsboro in the early 90's when both those pubs were class.
As you said, since they have changed hands, they have gone downhill.
Pity really.
I agree about the gravediggers aswell, used to be amazing for Guinness but last few times I was there it was dreadful.
Still a very unique pub though and worth a visit.

Heisenberg1

Feisar wrote: »

Round Mullingar I'd say Wallace's on Mount St. is about the best. Outside town Gunning's of Rathconrath is exceptional, keg under the counter.

In Dublin Cleary's on Amiens St. is about the best I've ever tasted.

Wallace's is that the one with sign with the pint overflowing with cream??

Jazzzman

The bar in on the left in Coppers.

Ask for it to be poured from the left pump though., not the right.

Heavenly.

RichieC

Had a few in the Railway just across the road from Portarlington Train station. not the greatest pub but a seriously nice pint of the black.

Benny_Cake

In Dublin, Ryans of Parkgate St and the Dawson Lounge do lovely pints. Fletcher's in Naas is another good spot.

Handy11

The Revels in Rathfarnham put out consistently excellent Guinness.

Houghs in Banagher is my favourite pub in the world and also has class Guinness. No cold room - the kegs are kept inside the bar. Quality.

Had delicious pints in Toners and Donoghues just before Christmas. 13 pints (including one in McDaids) and no hangover whatsoever the next morning.

Other ones that come to mind:

The Brewery Tap - Tullamore
Mutton Lane - Cork
Dick Macs - Dingle
Neachtains - Galway
Freeneys - Galway
The Blue Light - up past Stepaside
The Cobblestone - Smithfield

JupiterKid

Mulligans on Poolbeg St. in Dublin
Cobblestone in Smithfield, Dublin
Ryans on Parkgate St., Dublin
Gravity Bar at The Guinness Experience

doc_17

In Donegal I'd go for:

1. Pat Bonners in Ballybofey
2. Biddy's o Barnes

But really there so many places to get a good pint of it up our way!

Loved the few I had in Kehoe's earlier this year in Dublin!

tony 2 tone

Giblet wrote: »

The Holy Trifecta.

Mulligans,
Grogans (with Ham & Cheese with Mustard Sandwich),
Brogans

Mulligans is over rated and Brogans hasn't been at its best in a while. Chaplins and McTurkells do a better pint than Mulligans, cheaper and with out all the suits in the bar.

nursemar88

Best pint of Guinness:

Una Powells in Nenagh, Tipp
The Lame Duck in Clonara, Clare

Both places are tiny and have the kegs under the bar, as far as I know

shawnee

Herb Powell wrote: »

WTF does this mean?

What the fu...:D

Dyr

JupiterKid wrote: »

Gravity Bar at The Guinness Experience

I've been there about three times and I've never been overly impressed by the pint, given then venue.

littlevillage

Paparazzo wrote: »

The shítter/older/dirtier the pub, the better the guinness

Agree 100%

A lot of it is in the mind.

But special mention to

Tigh Cholli and Taffes on Shop St. Galway. That's if you can push your way to the bar in either place. You'll have to kick over a fiddle player and climb on top of a couple of tourists to get to the bar :-(

Also the little olde mans Pub round the corner from James Gate in Dublin. A lot of the old heads from (what's left of) the Brewry drink in there .. says it all really. :-)

WesternZulu

Over in the UK most, if not all barmen/woman don't believe in the two part pour and pour it like a pint of ale! All down the glass in one go!

I am too mannerly to say anything...more a fool me!

Executive Steve

anto2 wrote: »

Where i am now in Chiang Mai ,the Red Lion near the night market .

The UN Irish Bar up close to Tah Pei gate is much better IMO.

For 600 baht it would fecking want to be mind you!

fergald24

Beggars Bush on Haddington Road

Mr. Boo

Mr. Boo wrote: »

Garavan's - Shop Street, Galway

+1 best pint of Guinness in galway city.

Best pint of Guinness anywhere, Varleys in Headford, Co. Galway.

Nead21

Moynish House, Mulranny, Co.Mayo.

the alco

well ? cant remember which one i liked best probably when i was in england or maybe down the country at an event

Pushtrak

Pintless thread.

TheBody

I had a lovely pint of milk with my dinner. :pac:

paddyzk

the one with yore ma

jaspertheghost

pints in england are pure and utter muck!! there has been no "best" pint lots of great pints tho....