Guinness-loving researchers have claimed counties like Galway and Donegal score higher than Dublin when it comes to quality pints.
But that cannot be true, according to Darragh Curran, who was dubbed the Guinness Guru after quitting his decorating job in 2019 to go around Ireland tasting the world-famous stout. Darragh, 30, from Co Meath, says Dublin is marked down on average due to the large number of pubs in the city.
Dublin scored 7.95 out of 10, which is the same as Waterford, but less than Galway’s 8.53, Limerick’s 8.42, Kerry’s 8.31, Sligo’s 8.28, and Donegal’s 8.22. Researchers Casino Source said: “With no pub featuring a score less than 8/10, you will be hard-pressed to find a bad pint of Guinness when visiting Galway.
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“Among the cream of the crop here is Taaffe’s Bar on Shop Street. It managed to earn an elusive 9.1.” They added: “Surprisingly, Ireland’s capital scored poorly compared to competitors. Dublin had by far the biggest sample size out of any county, with an average score of 7.95.”
But stout specialist Darragh said: “The standard of Guinness in Galway was absolutely top tier. For me, the city of Galway manages to mesh together the exciting feeling of being in the big smoke with the rural heartbeat of the West.”
But he added: “If you took my best five reviews from Dublin it would most certainly rival Galway and other top cities. Dublin is my bread and butter so I’d have to call for a review on this controversy.”
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