Guinness shortage

[Northerndave]

I imagine they have to film themselves doing it while some gimp shouts, “world star” repeatedly.

TikTok is full of these wankers.

I've drunk Guinness for more years than I remember, you definitely see more people drinking it in pubs now.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Can I just say Guinness is the most overrated drink on the planet? And I like it. But people talk about it like it's fucking caviar, or something. Everything about it, from the fussiness of the pour, to the fact you have to clean the lines twice as often, to the whole 'better in Ireland' nonsense just gives so many people a licence to talk about a mass produced beer as if it's some little artisanal creation and become boring snobs about it.

Genius marketing on their part though. I'm willing to bet that no-one can tell which Guinness has been poured 'properly' in a blind taste test, but the fact that they have their little method makes everyone feel special every time they get one.

Yeah you’re not wrong. At least not now.
Everything is standardised now and it’s hard to fnck up a pint pour, yet some can still manage it.

There certainly was best pubs for a pint years ago. In Dublin Mulligans on Poolbeg Street was famous for it, as was The Gravediggers in Glasnevin.

As I said though it’s all fairly standard now and if the barman serves you a bad pint I’d question any beer they serve as it’s down to them and how they house it.

 

[crublue1]

I like guinness but the marketing guff around it winds me up. Maybe I see through it as I’ve worked in marketing for 20 years.

“Tastes better in Dublin”. No it doesn’t.

The shit about pouring it slowly is a load of old bollocks as well. Theatre to make it seem like a premium product that’s somehow more special than any other mass produced corporate beer. Total bullshit.

Pouring it slowly? How can you pour a pint slowly? It comes out of the tap at a set rate.
If you mean the 2 part pour, that is totally different, and is essential to a good pint.
Get your landlord to pour one pint in one go, and do another with a 2 part pour, and you'll see the difference. If it's a load of old bollocks and bullshit, why have they been doing it for years? It's not a new thing

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Pouring it slowly? How can you pour a pint slowly? It comes out of the tap at a set rate.
If you mean the 2 part pour, that is totally different, and is essential to a good pint.
Get your landlord to pour one pint in one go, and do another with a 2 part pour, and you'll see the difference. If it's a load of old bollocks and bullshit, why have they been doing it for years? It's not a new thing

Branding. it is a performative logo.

"Back in the day" they had two barrels at different pressures I think. The current two part 'letting it settle' nonsense is a nod to that and designed to mark them out as something special. It's a load of utter nonsense, unnecessary theatre, but a genius piece of marketing, I'll give them that.

Guinness is one of advertising's great achievements - and I mean that sincerely.

For the record I like the drink and I like the brand.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Can I just say Guinness is the most overrated drink on the planet? And I like it. But people talk about it like it's fucking caviar, or something. Everything about it, from the fussiness of the pour, to the fact you have to clean the lines twice as often, to the whole 'better in Ireland' nonsense just gives so many people a licence to talk about a mass produced beer as if it's some little artisanal creation and become boring snobs about it.

Genius marketing on their part though. I'm willing to bet that no-one can tell which Guinness has been poured 'properly' in a blind taste test, but the fact that they have their little method makes everyone feel special every time they get one.

Correct.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

TikTok is full of these wankers.

I've drunk Guinness for more years than I remember, you definitely see more people drinking it in pubs now.

Who's that mockney prick on there - he's to blame. Did a video of his mates standing in a beer garden called "good pints and chats" or some other beige nonsense.

 

[crublue1]

Branding. it is a performative logo.

"Back in the day" they had two barrels at different pressures I think. The current two part 'letting it settle' nonsense is a nod to that and designed to mark them out as something special. It's a load of utter nonsense, unnecessary theatre, but a genius piece of marketing, I'll give them that.

Guinness is one of advertising's great achievements - and I mean that sincerely.

For the record I like the drink and I like the brand.

I think you may be confusing "two barrels" with the separate gas supply that was used back in the day.
So basically you had a barrel of "flat" Guinness, pressurised by a gas cylinder that was plugged into the barrel.
They then put the gas in the barrel, and got rid of the separate co2 bottle.
The pour remained the same, in 2 parts.
The nozzle changed, to one with multiple holes instead of one diffuser, and you could unscrew this and screw on a gauge to check the pressure. I only know this because my dad helped design it.
The 2 part pour isn't nonsense, it's quite scientific and allows a controlled surge of the gasses.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I think you may be confusing "two barrels" with the separate gas supply that was used back in the day.
So basically you had a barrel of "flat" Guinness, pressurised by a gas cylinder that was plugged into the barrel.
They then put the gas in the barrel, and got rid of the separate co2 bottle.
The pour remained the same, in 2 parts.
The nozzle changed, to one with multiple holes instead of one diffuser, and you could unscrew this and screw on a gauge to check the pressure. I only know this because my dad helped design it.
The 2 part pour isn't nonsense, it's quite scientific and allows a controlled surge of the gasses.

I'll trust your beer barrel knowledge on that -

But none of that applies now. The whole thing in a modern pint is pure brand indulgence that gets drummed into pub landlords by brewery reps (often Carlsberg in the UK as they distribute it).

 

[oakiecokie]

Tastes disgusting.

But I bet you drink Carling. ;)

 

[oakiecokie]

I love Guinness

Just take a look at my location. ;)