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A Guide For The Un-Initated To
Buying Guinness In An Irish Pub.
by Alan Clinton
- Choose your pub carefully. A pint of Guinness does
not appreciate loud music, loud people or bright flashing lights.
- Ask politely for a pint of Guinness. Depending on the
pub, it is possible to catch the barman's eye and mouth the word
"pint", he will translate this accurately.
- The barman will fill the glass between 70% and 80%
capacity. It will then be put to the side for a few moments to allow it
to "settle". Once the brownish liquid has almost turned to a solid
black the barman will then fill the rest of the glass. NB: do not under
any circumstances take the glass before it is filled. Some virgins seem
to think that the settling stage is the final stage and walk away with
an unfinished pint. At this point we Irish DO understand the
predicament, but I assure you it causes endless mirth as well.
- Once you have received your pint, find a comfortable
stool or seat, gaze with awe into the deep blackness, raise the pint to
your mouth and take a large mouthful. Be firm.
- A good pint can distinguished by a number of methods.
A smooth, slightly off- white head is one, another is the residue left
on the inside of the glass. These, surpise surprise, are known as
rings. As long as they are there you know your're okay. A science of
rings is developing - the instance that comes to mind is determining a
persons nationality by the number of rings* (a ring is dependent on a
swig of Guinness each swig leaving it's own ring). An Irishman will
have in the region of 5-6 rings (we pace ourselves), an Englishman will
have 8-10 rings, an American will have 17-20 (they sip) and an
Australian won't have any at all as they tend to knock it back in one
go! As a play on words, the rings left inside a pint of Guinness are
called a "ladder".
- As you near the end of your pint, it is the custom to
order another one. It is a well known fact that a bird does not fly on
one wing.
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