Worst Guinness in LA?

[@richardpawlowski7722]

Your face in every single bar was a classic, you looked utterly pissed off with the whole experience, fair play to you for persevering. I bet your glad to be the hell out of those places.

[@johngilmore697]

3:00 That was Roxanne by The Police or, as they're now known, Sting. A song there about a prostitute. Doesn't give her surname, must give her a call though the effects of 23 years on the game would not render her pleasurable to mine eye

[@mrmarcus6200]

Newly discovered the channel and been enjoying watching these and the older videos. When I’m bottle feeding the 6 month old now I’m looking at the sthick from the milk and thinking about pints.

[@jondaugherty9710]

Just got back from Ireland. Guinness is so much better over there. We went to 25 pubs and here is our top 5: 1. Gravediggers - Dublin 2. The Castle Inn - Cork 3. Bowes - Dublin 4. Kitty O’ Se - Kinsale 5. Tom Kennedy’s - Dublin Thanks for the recommendations Daragh.

[@KeithJD]

Tell me you tried a Murphys in the Castle? Its the Murphys mecca.

[@ClassicSalvage]

Kinsale is still somewhat of a hidden gem. Amazing place

[@TheOfficialsketchy]

I used to manage a brewery & I think that twangalangalang will most likely be coming from a build up of yeast in the pipes that hasn’t been cleaned out properly or not regularly enough or could be an off-keg that was kept outside the cellar too long, especially in that LA heat. How was your stomach feeling the morning after? 💩

[@jakethompson4596]

I once shit myself at a wedding after shit pints

[@natwestrowleymile]

I honestly hope this fellas bowels imploded on him. He couldn’t just enjoy a holiday without trying to make out he’s doing something for his people

[@thebigb3ard]

I used to manage a brewery but I ended up getting sacked after failing to organise a drinks party for the staff. Gutted

[@wubacub]

Hi I used to be assistant manager at the same brewery and I can confirm that Billy would often let yeast overrun pipes and let twangalalangalangage build up and effect beers like this. What is news to me, however, is that he appears to know the root cause and yet still would have the pipes resemble an old man’s colon.

[@TheOfficialsketchy]

@@wubacub Stop it with your lies mate. Are you forgetting I had to fire you because of that allegation against you!

[@stephenphilip8]

Ha man this was quality! Your reaction to the mini pint was absolutely gas. Keep up the great work dude. Sláinte 🍺

[@patrickmoynihan8510]

21:47 OHH! Trust me Guru, I know what I am missing. I visited Ireland back in '02 and drank pints the whole time I was there and when I got back to the States, that very night I met a friend at a bar to give her a gift I got her in Ireland and I had a pint of Guinness from that bar and I almost gaged and spit it out. I could not believe the difference! It was fucking horrible! I did not drink the black stuff for years after that experience. My taste buds have adjusted since then. I know this is going to sound f-up but your better off drinking it out of a can in the US because most bar keeps have no idea how to pour it and the taste is off from Ireland. Slainte!

[@sifuuga]

Love your videos! The next time you come to the states you need to come to Boston. We have so many Irish people and pubs that I think you would have a great time.

[@TrashhMack]

Absolutely love your videos mate been following a long time, I find myself scoring pints in my head when I drink now. I visited London yesterday and had a below average pint in the auld shillelagh, which I was gutted about as I was looking forward to it!

[@briannabee812]

I married a Yank who said America doesn't have great Pubs unless it was a city that had an Irish population like Boston or Albany, NY. When I came over with him to Indianapolis, we did find a pub there that sold pints but it was nothing like "home" to me and he was right. The best place in Indy was a German restaurant! Rathskellar I think it was called and it had a drinking garden that was lovely.

[@kevinmaher497]

The first gulp I could already see the concern in his eyes 😂

[@jimdixon5130]

I’ve loved your LA series Guru. Brilliant.

[@15johnf]

9:59 "if I was Irish, I am Irish" Never laughed so much🤣

[@BBKing1977]

If you get a chance to get up the coast to BC, especially to Victoria, there’s a pub there also called Irish Times, but it’s a much more lively Irish pub, open all day including for breakfast. They do a decent pint I think.

[@SIMON2500065]

Sending you a lush pint of Guinness from Sean’s Bar Athlone fella. Fair play to you for trying The Black stuff in Yankee Land lol. Brave very Brave

[@bnicolay]

You’ve proved a point I’ve argued with folks since 1995 when I was first introduced to Guinness. Other than the northeast and Chicago, you can’t get a good Guinness here. Dallas is same, so other than cans, I don’t order it. Bars are better kept in Ireland, too. Glasses are clean. Back of bar is organized…

[@bnicolay]

Ask Manscape for a northeast tour 😎

[@KeithJD]

From a branding perspective Guinness should just do nitro surge in the likes of LA. It would be a good as it gets over there.

[@shawng8613]

A US pint is 16oz while a UK pint is 20oz. I feel like many bars used to serve the larger size as a "pint", but I doubt that you'll find many places in LA, if any, that serve anything but 16oz pints.

[@staypositive5718]

No such thing as a 16oz pint mate 😂

[@staypositive5718]

It’s either a pint or it ain’t

[@Mathetai]

​@@staypositive5718 a pint in America is literally defined as 16 oz.

[@Beenhamite]

They have two pint sizes in the US. Their standard pint is smaller and they also have an imperial pint which is the same size as a pint in Ireland.

[@Keanoafc]

Was in a bar in Howth last weekend and an American couple came in. He ordered a pint of G and it came to the table. He then went to the toilet and spent about 20 minutes in there before coming back. At this point his pint was looking pretty miserable with the head almost gone. He picked it up and literally wet his lips with it. I left about half an hour later and the pint was only half drank. Almost an hour after it was pulled and he'd only sipped half of it. They're clearly used to drinking shite Guinness.

[@dimitripapadakis4780]

Guiness is very rough in America. You have to go to a busy Irish bar in the northeast. Best pint I ever had was in Portsmouth New Hampshire.

[@TheFamousMileEnd]

Watching a lot of your videos today, mate, and you’re not likely to see this post. But, if you’re ever in Philly, I recommend The Ashburner Inn. I sat there for several hours while a mate of mine was watching an event nearby. Really nice people, lovely bar staff and a decent Guinness. Best I’ve had in the United States.

[@andybailey881]

If you do go to NYC, make sure you go to The Dead Poet on Amsterdam Ave. I wouldn't say it's Dublin standard Guinness, but more like the best Belfast Guinness standard. I went in 2013.

[@johnobrien6096]

Try and get a pint of caffrey's while your there. They had the sign up in Molly Malone's. not sure how good it will be over there but the stuff is gorgeous. Nearly impossible to get in Ireland any more. If you like Kilkenny, you'll love Caffrey's!

[@_Garrison19]

At Bars, you usually tip about $1 a drink. You can feel generous and go $2 a drink if you want, because the bartender's tips will add up over the night.

[@dirkdiggler69]

So I I buy a drink for me and my wife is that $1 or $2?

[@_Garrison19]

@@dirkdiggler69 $1 per drink that the bartender makes/fills/provides you. SO if you both get a drink, meaning 2 drinks, $2 total in tip. Example... Pint of Guinness is $9.00, glass of White Wine is $12, you give the bartender $25, you should ultimately get $2 back, as you should be leaving $2 for the tip.

[@dirkdiggler69]

@@_Garrison19 Thanks for clearing that up

[@amibrau]

Here on the west side of Washington state we have at least 3 Irish pubs that serve a decent pint of Guiness....Doyle's Public House in Tacoma, Dunigan Irish Pub and Brewery In Gig Harbor, and my favorite Galway Bay in Ocean Shores.....If you end up ever heading north to Washington state I'd love to treat ya to a few pints...

[@kevindeloscities]

Guinness is largely bad in America. Many of us drink it but the vast majority prefer craft beer. I've been a Guinness drinker for ages, and have been watching you for ages and like you said I went to Dublin 6 years ago and went to Gravediggers I was blown away. Going back late August. If you're around I'll buy you a few pints Daragh. 🙏

[@staypositive5718]

I’ll have a few as well lad

[@beng6062]

Came for the pints.. Stayed for the existential crisis

[@raulromero9744]

Right on time for a morning pint 🍻

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

I must say I like the lack of the lavaliere mic. No over the top gulping sounds 😂

[@shaunrigby1]

That funky twangage taste is possibly from the lines not being cleaned correctly

[@MarcBernalOmnibeat]

Guru, Lovin the channel. Keep em coming. Much success to you! So sorry for the absolute shite pints here. As you already knew... you were gonna run into trouble in LA. You're a brave soul laddy 😅. Ireland looks so beautiful and I can't wait to go to the motherland for the real stuff. For now I'll have to find me some decent settlers in UK when I go in June. I'll have your videos ...the Guru's guide to black gold to get me threw it. 🤤🥳 Slainte!

[@blazes8n]

Maybe it's good that you started there, because it will give you perspective when you do eventually go to Boston/NY/Philly.

[@YUBSOMEAN]

There are also approximately 473.18 milliliters (ml) in a U.S. dry pint. Imperial Pint: An Imperial pint contains approximately 568.26 milliliters (ml).

[@mason2271]

You have to go to the east coast. But even at many bars on the east, if the bar isn’t known for Guinness then you’ll get a bad pour. Mostly from the lines not being clean. Almost comes out with a metallic taste. Bars that don’t pour a ton of Guinness and don’t get them cleaned just have dirty lines feeding the taps. And I can’t imagine a ton of Guinness gets poured in the LA heat. Come to Philly, loads of great Irish bars

[@elliottwalsh94]

Generally in the US you tip $1 per beer unless you get a bottle or can then I usually don't tip. Mixed cocktails usually $2 tip

[@AOAZPGuitarist]

Guinness in America is not the same, also, Guinness is served off Cast but outside of Ireland and places that can't serve cask, it's nitro. it's not the same. Los Angeles is lacking in Irish culture in general. Chicago where I'm from is great but you never get a proper pint because it's off nitro and takes a special balance to mimic casks beer off nitro. In the States we drink beer a lot colder than across the pond which factors too. A lot of places are serving all the beer at bullshit Lite American lager temps. Out here in LA, you get the West Coast IPAs or Hazies or some really nice Hoppy Lagers. I've had Stouts on Cask and they are amazing, but I've never had Guinness in the states on Cask. Most of the time you get overly express burnt flavors or super watery. Tom's used to be a go to when I worked on that side, but you just drink it down. US pint is 16 oz, but you can find Proper pints in LA, just need to go to Torrence to some English pubs. I still love me a Guinness, but I have never had a proper pint of Guinness, only the American versions. I don't think anywhere will compare expect the new Guinness brewery, which, the water isn't the same so who's to say the end product is the same.

[@nathanstevens6633]

The tune playing in molly malones is epic Radiohead - there there

[@ricardotimmie3675]

Guru love your sponsor videos got me cracked up

[@newyork4311]

Usually a $1 tip for a drink.

[@Michael_G_13]

I feel bad that your time was tainted by twangy Guinness. Hopefully your next trip will involve the east coast, or even the south. I would love to see you do a best pint in New Orleans.

[@JValek]

Not a ton of good Guinness in NOLA

[@Michael_G_13]

@@JValek yeah, I don’t think he is going to find compatible Guinness anywhere in the states. Outside of New York, Boston, and maybe Chicago, but figured New Orleans would show him the good times to make for quality content. Also, I’m moving down to the gulf coast soon, and was hoping he could do the reconnaissance for me. So I don’t have to play hit and miss with Guinness.

[@JValek]

I lived in uptown Nola. Great bars but Guinness is a rarity down there.

[@dthamrick1]

It’s horrible in NYC and Boston too.

[@joeydowney2865]

are you coming to Liverpool anytime soon? while your in the states you should go to Seattle i reckon you'd get a good Guinness there

[@Patton-cc5wt]

LA is expensive. In Atlanta GA I pay around 6.50 for a pint and I tip around 1-2 dollars. Always depends on service.

[@TheVirtualGroomroom]

LA has a really good craft beer scene, wouldn't waste your time with Guinness over there.

[@IrishInsomniac76]

I can't imagine the skinny model/actor types that are so common in LA would be Guinness drinkers hence the late opening hours and stagnant pipes and kegs.

[@DiggityDavetx]

There is no telling how old the Guinness kegs are at these places. It's not very popular here in the states.

[@CallMeUbba]

What are you talking about it’s one of the best selling imported beers in the USA

[@DiggityDavetx]

@@CallMeUbba lmao. Not by a long shot

[@meatsweatmundungus6415]

@@CallMeUbba its clearly not because the pints are terrible!

[@CallMeUbba]

@@DiggityDavetx it’s a fact whether you like it or not lol

[@CallMeUbba]

@@meatsweatmundungus6415 just because a bar serves shit pints doesn’t change the facts. It’s not just about the beer being old. Dirty lines, smelly glass sanitizer, bad nitro pressure can make a great fresh keg taste like shit too

[@christopperlondel3318]

I never drink Guinness but you made me want to try a holy grail pint in the gravediggers. Going to book my ticket soon.🛫. You’re Doing grand for the Irish tourism.

[@nickcronin6643]

Im also at the Grave diggers within 3 months, 😂😂😂😂🤞

[@dirkdiggler69]

I did a pint in gravedigger’s last week. It was certainly up to the hype and had a chat with a few Canadian tourists who where there because of the guru. Hope they read this 👍🏻

[@ryansaylor9759]

Went to the Grave Diggers while in Dublin last March for my wedding. From America. You will never experience a better pint. Already booked my ticket back for next March.

[@FionnKirwan]

Hay man was in McNeills on Capel Street really creamy pints and nice local vibe to it

[@pats3071]

They don’t mind if you don’t tip, they’re happy to give you your change, if you’ve had a few and they’re giving you good service then give them a couple bucks

[@grantbassett2048]

Hi, what a great episode, not the Guinness, just you struggling to come up with words to describe them🤣. Little Bitch glass was my favourite👍. Really looked like you were forcing them down..burpin!!!!

[@TheRealCRV]

Yeah guinness is shit here in Texas too. But its better than nothing. If you pay 8$ for a pint just hand him a 10$ and tell them to keep the change. If not hand them 4$ of tip. Call your subscribers “Guru’s”.

[@juanhamman120]

I'm so glad I watched this video! The Guiness kegs are also TERRIBLE in South Africa (where I stay). Justin Rohan's explanation makes the most sense since SA's temperatures are also very high. This unfortunately creates a false impression of what is a beautiful stout.

[@1992ravefan]

Which is why they have Foreign Extra over there instead of Draught as it does not travel well outside of Ireland.

[@SweeeneyDE]

Guinness Guru, Can you please do pints in Aberedeen, Scotland and search for best pint!!

[@pcraig1991]

Just back from Dublin and of course the fitbaw was horseshit but, proper good pints of G 😍🤗🍻🇮🇪 Best pint I had was in a pub called "The Long Haul". Gave it a 9.7 myself.

[@michaelwilson8212]

Was there even an off-licence over there where you could get a can that was half decent?

[@CallMeUbba]

In LA? Thousands of them lol

[@KevinBestPhotography]

I had the best Guinness ever at the weekend in Matt Molloy’s in Westport. It was so good 👌🏼❤️🙏🏼. Out of all the bars it was 👌🏼

[@GediSpock]

I’d have had that first swig of that first pint. And put it back on the bar. Told them it was shite. Dirty glass. Dirty lines.

[@markconnors577]

Two dollars a pint is about right, was one back in the day. But post Covid is $2 a pint is customary tip. Can't blame staff for freshness

[@vinces4263]

Come to Pennsylvania next. You'll have a better experience

[@kevinthompson3954]

if your ever in san francisco try the pig and whistle pub a pint of guiness is 8$

[@adriansmyth7186]

you need to do a review of guinness in the bars in porto del carmen lanzarote as its the most visited country in europe by the irish

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

Interesting. Where'd you get that statistic? Been there loads, never tried a Guinness

[@GentlemenOfTheWorld]

A big issue in hotter climates is the fact that the kegs are sitter in higher temps. The "chilling" only happens enroute through the tap, so the keg is sitting in temps above what is recommended.

[@ozjuice]

Australia has good Guinness but

[@tragicgarlic9019]

Good on you, suffering those pints so the rest of us don’t have to. Looking forward to the East coast reviews. I had to watch an old video from Guru in Ireland to cheer myself up after this. One request _ I miss the Thin Lizzy intro music … enjoy the trip

[@martin7955]

Lines were dirty I'd say in Irish times? It's a pity pint looked good pub was nice looking

[@tonydeadly]

Base your scores on taste first and then presentation. 4.4 seems way too high for what was presumably a 3.5 pint

[@jamiefairlie4837]

i had a shitty pint of guinness at dublin airport the glass was like yours guru i knew it was either dirty or greasy it was all over the glass i should have took it back up and asked them to pour me a decent pint till it was right but whats the point anyway the glass didnt have the logo on it and it was just a plane glass i ended up ditchin it and drinking orchard theves instead whish was a juicy pint of beer was disapointed with the guinneess

[@michaelmcveigh1691]

You will be glad to get home lad!!

[@ADEOLADEEBO]

Ngl the Guinness guru is a fucking great name. Not into Guinness never tried it properly but you’re channels decent mate 🍀👌 you ever been over to Glasgow to support the hoops?

[@matthewpotter8491]

I think we can come to the conclusion that pints of Guinness on the west coast of America are shite lol. Don’t think there’s been a decent one on this mini series. Ps, loving the series. Get yourself over to the east coast next. Ashamed to say, I love the black stuff, been to the east coast several times and never had a pint of Guinness. Shameful I know.

[@shawnroark582]

When you go east coast... let me know so I can meet up with you sometime and explain and teach the joys of true irish Guinness... I'll pay

[@baerlauchstal]

All of those pints, terrible as some of them were, look better than the yellow-headed, thin, bitter, watery pint of Guinness I had in July 1990 in the beautiful town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. It was like the anti-John-Kavanagh's. You'd have struggled to give it two out of ten I reckon. I still get flashbacks. So, you know, could be worse.

[@lazarossiskopoulos2591]

this video makes me depressed I have to leave Dublin next month to move back to the states..

[@2003rebel]

Seans bar in Manhattan the sign is a giant guinness cant go wrong

[@larryolson397]

It's a fair pint, sure. Good for the US!

[@liamtg912]

Believe it or not, the glass that you received fits the 14.9 oz cans that we have over here in the states. A lot of restaurants and bars serve Guinness in that glass.

[@chrismclaughlin3235]

All the way to L.A and never even visited Glasgow….🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ivanmelamud4512]

Beat episode ever!!

[@R-Tap]

Was that Guinness in Tom Bergen's on the kids menu?

[@thumpdrum]

Guinness doesn’t even ship the right size cans to the US. It’s a shame that Guinness doesn’t pay close attention to their US market.

[@blazes8n]

What's it like trying to record a video in a pub? Do you explain to the people there beforehand or just go for it? Ignore the funny looks etc?

[@henryortiz595]

As someone that lives in Los Angeles i am sorry that i did not warn you about the unpopularity of Guinness in LA. If you do come back please come to my house i can give you a better experience thanthe one that you had to go through. I am also the only proudest Guinness drinker you will find around especially where i live.

[@johngilmore697]

3:00 That was Roxanne by The Police or, as they're now known, Sting. A song there about a prostitute. Doesn't give her surname, must give her a call though the effects of 23 years on the game would not render her pleasurable to mine eye

[@lovelyhurlin6494]

Plot twist: Ysabel Guinness is 10/10.

[@monkeyx17]

What if, here me out. thats what guinness actually is suppose to taste like, but the gravediggers is the worst reviewed pub in americans eyes

[@larryolson397]

Feckin twilight zone, mate!

[@martin7955]

Irish pub looked nice the Irish times

[@NatsuMatto]

Usually tip $1 per drink.

[@Ryansanders80]

About 50% of the time where I am (northern MI) the canned Guinness is better than draft 😬

[@major_ser]

I'm thankful that there's a pub close to me, Fiddler's Hearth in South Bend Indiana, that does Guinness right. Looks like LA is fucked

[@jmay3200]

He doesn’t like giving bad scores - because everyone deserves a decent Guinness

[@retardedeskimo]

Molly malones in santa monica, owned by a woman from belfast with irish staff, pints were decent Edit: i think its now known as the jameson? Must have got sold so cant vouch for quality stout

[@markdelej]

Maybe the tom bergin’s lad has small hands so serves mini pints to make his hands look normal sized

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

I felt so bad for you,, i would have cried.

[@damien14825]

Come to Ireland and try the Guinness superior, avoid Temple Bar overpriced Tourist trap.

[@geno5000]

Such a shame cause I do believe you can find at least decent 20oz pints in LA, the problem there being they are so far apart. You were at least a $25 Uber from any of the best I've had in LA. Ah well, maybe next time

[@peanutarbuckle2980]

LA is basically a mixture of Mexico and Israel. Not gonna find a good guinness

[@moc7323]

I’m sure he knew before he went that L A doesn’t have a good pint of Guinness.. But nice trip if you can get away with it ..

[@MrTuxy]

Does that Guinness come from the fairly new brewery in Maryland?

[@SlainteFromFlorida]

So did you just skip Isabella's?

[@darwin6883]

tip 1 dollar/pint, regardless of price of the beer.

[@MrTuxy]

Do Americans not tip based on the quality of drink and service?

[@jayd1974]

All yanks expect to be tipped it’s ridiculous

[@TrashhMack]

I would be tipping fa

[@darwin6883]

@@MrTuxy I'd say unless the service is horrid, most go for 15-20% on food- servers have to make a living, and it's perceived as extremely rude not to do so. I have no idea how the onus of paying the employee fell on the customer...

[@jamiefairlie4837]

why do you keep drinking it if its disgusting i would have ditched it long before the first 4 gulps

[@carlgrenddisa2303]

I usually just tip a dollar a drink unless I get food then I tip 20%

[@Zoso137]

Go to Dublin Pub in Ohio. Best Guinness I’ve had in the states.

[@ptholb1336]

I pretty much tip 1$ per beer