Tag: 3/4

The Stags Head, Dublin – Aug ’15 (3/4)

Guinness time

The weather was good & it was still warm, even when we arrived at around half ten, so we drank with Al Fresco. Havin a pint out in the laneway makes you feel either European or 15 again. Either way, I love it. Have to say, whenever we’ve been drinking here, the weather has been great (the chicken or the egg?). I would love if this place scored a 4/4 but you can’t just throw top-marks around willy-nilly. The pints here are grand; tasty, bit o’the cream, as they should be. Never a problem drinking a few here here, as always happens.

The Galway Hooker, Heuston Station, Dublin – July 2015 (3/4)

Guinness time

This place is just a stones-throw from Guinnesses (you can see the gates from the outside bar area) so on the right day, at the right time (the time I was here included) you will get the amazing aroma of the roasting hops from across in the brewery on your way in, which will really get the mouth watering for a cool, tasty G. Being a train station you might think they mightn’t give a shite what slop they serve the passing trade but this is not the case. My pint was served by a friendly foreign chap who poured a grand pint from the temporary outside-bar in the main train-station concourse. The pint was all you would expect; bit o’the cream, lovely taste, would deffo go again. Unfortunately our train was due so I could only stay to enjoy the one but would have no qualms about having another here in future.

Heuston July 15

The Oslo, Salthill, Galway – July 2015 (3/4)

Guinness time

This place is “the home of Galway Bay Brewery” so when I went to the bar all I could see were the craft beer/ local stout taps which gave me a bit of a fear. Fortunately the barman could see my wandering eyes & my grimace & let me know that they had a Guinness tap to cater for those like myself. If they didn’t have Guinness on tap, I woulda just gone for a beer as I can’t stand any other stout (some of them taste like there’s a fish in them; God they are bad).

Upon delivery, the pint seemed to be holding up well & the taste didn’t disappoint either; bit o’the cream, nice taste: as it should be. The place is nice & the people seem friendly, not a bad spot for a nice pint-o-G.

Actual Pint
Actual Pint