Pubs reopening June 29th

[MrFrisp]

I've worked in a few bars in my time and like I put proper effort into the stout regardless of how busy I was. Some places now think that being busy is an excuse to fuck out a sub standard pint to a paying customer.

Order a pint of Guinness off me and I'll give you the exact same pint that I'd pour for myself.

Ironically the last time I poured a pint was in Nanas, back when that particular building could be relied upon for Premier League Guinness.

I'd be the same, 100% .

I do notice these days that a lot of the new beer taps are short stubby things, unlike the ones from years ago.
So when they fill the pints these days, after the first pull to half way, they have to go again with the lever fully down, so it's in full flow.

However, the older taps had the lever that you could push it backwards, and a much slower flow, hence getting the pint perfect level, and a shorted time to go black/settle.

Wonder has this anything to do with the brown slop served up in most places these days?

Would Mr Warrior have any input into this?

 

[Crusty Ring]

Snap from his trip to San Diego

Driscolls will be a comedown after this reception

lol I know that fella from Driscoll’s he’s some operator the clobber on him

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

I'm up in the Dean Hotel for an event.

€6.70 a pint of Guinness and €7.80 for a Moretti.

That's absolutely scandalous like. Not content with ripping off people with their room prices, hotels are taking the absolute piss with bar prices like that. Its the Dean ffs, not the Ritz.

 

[MrFrisp]

I'm up in the Dean Hotel for an event.

€6.70 a pint of Guinness and €7.80 for a Moretti.

That's absolutely scandalous like. Not content with ripping off people with their room prices, hotels are taking the absolute piss with bar prices like that. Its the Dean ffs, not the Ritz.

Hence why I'm totally against the reduced VAT rate for hotels.

Think I saw earlier they'd make nearly an extra €5 per €100 on the reduced rate.
And fuck me, they make many many €100's every night/week.

Those extra €5's would add up fast.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

I've worked in a few bars in my time and like I put proper effort into the stout regardless of how busy I was. Some places now think that being busy is an excuse to fuck out a sub standard pint to a paying customer.

Order a pint of Guinness off me and I'll give you the exact same pint that I'd pour for myself.

Ironically the last time I poured a pint was in Nanas, back when that particular building could be relied upon for Premier League Guinness.

I am a certified Guinness pint puller.. so now, so!

attained many moons ago when the Guinness quality lads got the notion that they needed to visit the bigger establishments serving for the Jazz, I had years of part time experience already at this stage but we all had to do it. The thing is they made us pull pints until you got its exactly right and didn't seem to mind or realise that it was in our interest to not get them quite right as you got to drink the pint while you waited your turn again. I eventually got it right

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

I am a certified Guinness pint puller.. so now, so!

attained many moons ago when the Guinness quality lads got the notion that they needed to visit the bigger establishments serving for the Jazz, I had years of part time experience already at this stage but we all had to do it. The thing is they made us pull pints until you got its exactly right and didn't seem to mind or realise that it was in our interest to not get them quite right as you got to drink the pint while you waited your turn again. I eventually got it right

I trained in that too a loooong time ago. As like you we got to drink the ones we got wrong. I wonder how I'd manage pulling one now? Not too well I'd imagine

 

[SoundMan]

Was in town with a Service Engineer during the week and we had a couple of lovely pints of Murphys in Costigans. Yerman couldn't get over the fact that they allowed consumption of pizzas from the nearby outlet to be eaten in the pub as well. He's been coming to Cork long enough to know that when drinking stout you have to let it settle to black and white. Gorgeous they were.

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

Cead Mile Failte ???

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

Is that yours?

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

Is that yours?

No, I saw it online. The greed of some publicans is unbelievable