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A Guide For The Un-Initated To Buying Guinness In An Irish Pub
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1. Choose your pub carefully. A pint of Guinness does not appreciate loud
music, loud people or bright flashing lights.
2. Ask politely for a pint of Guinness. Depending on the pub, it is possible
to catch the barmans eye and mouth the word "pint", he will translate this
accurately.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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!
6. 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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