Self-titled ‘Guinness Guru’ Daragh Curran has made it his mission to find the very best pints of Guinness around the world. Travelling around Ireland, the UK, Europe and the USA, Curran has created a ‘pint map’ featuring a rating out of ten for each and every Guinness he tries. Not all heroes wear capes, eh?
Of course nothing beats a crisp glass of the black stuff in Ireland itself, but Curran has revealed that a pub in Manchester comes very close.
Mulligans, in the heart of the city centre, was awarded a score of 8.4 out of ten – the highest score that the Guinness Guru has given to a pint outside of Ireland. Mulligans is the oldest Irish pub in Manchester and well-known for pouring the famous stout to perfection. In fact, punters have reportedly travelled all the way from the likes of London and Dublin just to secure a sip.
In a video of him trying Mulligans’ Guinness for the first time, Curran confirmed that the pint lived up to the hype, describing it as ‘exceptional’ and tasting ‘like home’.
So, what’s the secret? Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Mulligans owner Padraig Brady said: ‘There’s five or six things you have to do to keep it consistent.
‘We are not reinventing the wheel. But I do serve the pints in a tulip glass, and I bring them over from Ireland. It’s about a clean glass and clean lines as well.’
Other highly rated UK pubs on Curran’s map include the Auld Shillelagh in north London, which scored an 8.3 out of ten, the Sheephaven Bay (also north London) which scored 8.2 and Seamus O’Donnells in Bristol, which landed an 8.1.
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