As an Irish guy living in NY over thirty years and a Guinness drinker my top three bars for Guinness in Manhattan are the Eleventh Street bar, Swifts and The Dead Rabbit. The Dead Rabbit has a trad session early Sunday evening, I think it starts at six, with top players from LUNASA and the Eleventh Street Bar (Between ave A & ave B) has a trad session later on a Sunday around ten led by Tony “The Trad Father” Demarco. A perfect combo on a Sunday, the rabbit and 11 St. I’m still recovering from yesterday, I must of had eight or nine pints. A Guinness rep told me the reason why Guinness tastes the way it does in America is because of pasteurization. All foreign foods (beer is considered a food) imported into the United States , the FDA insists on pasteurization. Some Italians say their imported cheeses and salami’s are ruined by pasteurization. That is why you will never get a great pint in the US like “the grave diggers or Gaffney’s of Fairview”(my local when I’m home) in Dublin. Maybe the reason your scores are so is because of pasteurization.
The Dead Rabbit is my favorite bar, and I’m there for the Guiness. Their attention to detail not only when it comes to drinks but hospitality and service is outstanding. It was my regular Friday night out, the bartenders are all incredible the vibe and feel of the space is amazing. Hands down my favorite bars as well as the best pint of Guiness.
NYC is some experience. You're a lucky man and well deserved, enjoy. We complain about Ireland and the prices, but America becoming unlivable for ordinary Americans.
From London no Irish in me & never been new york...your drinking a pint of Guinness in a New York pub with Van the man playing in the background....heaven enjoy great vids bud👍👍
@@ludwigwittgenstein2422 most awarded pub in the world and on the top 100 bars in the world this year… cheaper than the other places… yeah maybe not overpriced.
Dead Rabbit has been voted the best pub in the world twice. Was in there in March, however on the Redbreast, but Guinness is decent in there Definitely. Years ago you couldn't get a decent pint outside Ireland unless it was someone who knew how to look after it, but now most is really drinkable and not shite.
Recently started watching your channel (enjoying it, genius idea), and wondered if you did an NYC pub crawl (happy you did, enjoyed both parts). Manhattan prices suck. A normal pint in Brooklyn (the blue collar bars/pubs) - $6 to $8... Manhattan is more expensive across the board. Downtown Manhattan also used to be heavily populated by the Irish fresh off the ships way back in the day (1800s-early 1900s). So it shouldn't be too surprising that they have some of the best irish pubs in the city. My fav pints in nyc are Paddy Reilly's music bar, The Dead Rabbit and Tír na Nóg near Madison Square Garden. Going to have to check out some of the places you went to. I'm deep in Brooklyn (about 45min by cab to the train/train ride from manhattan)... so I'm not in manhattan that often. I'll go for a hockey game here and there, if wife wants to see a show, or maybe a steakhouse. Gunna have to find an excuse to go on a pub crawl with the boys one saturday lol.
Are you still in NYC ??? From one Irishman to another. The best pint of Guinness in nyc is in the “Alvin” a pub run by three Irish lads. Of course never as nice as at home but it’s as close you would get. Food is beautiful there too and it’s an all round beautiful pub. You’ll love it. It’s in Manhattan on the west side. If you only listen to me once in your life let it be now 😁😁☘️☘️
Pubs will take all the glassware once a week and do a cleaning specifically for the glasses which affects the shtick. Not all places do it which is why some will have better shtick than others. A general soapy wash is probably what a good shtick glass goes through.
The reason why the dead rabbit feels legit is because it is, it’s owned by people from Ardoyne in west Belfast that previously worked in the merchant hotel.
When I was trained to pull Guinness, you first pour, top up, then let it stand about 30 seconds in case it needs final correction. Sometimes the beer interacts with the glass differently, giving bubbles, head size difference, glass could be warm, not rinsed properly in the washer, that kind of thing. Once the beer is properly tapped and the lines are clean and above all after running a few pints out, its all about the glass and not all glasses are made equal.
Well brother love the vlogs , did u know supervalue pettits doing old style pint glass free with 6 nitrosurge right now for 14euro , keep up good work 🇮🇪
Booze is gonna be expensive in the biggest American cities. Plenty of places in the US that sell macro beer for $4 or craft for 6-7, but nobody wants to see you find the best Guinness in Waco, Texas
I've been following you for a long time and live down the street from dead rabbit. I'm so sad I missed you but if you are still in NY I'd love to buy you a pint!
A barman friend reckons their shtick improved by not using detergent only very hot water. Also he reckons new glasses take a while to bed in to get shtick. I've been checking the year on the side since and so far the best shtick is on glasses a couple of years old.
You was getting charged tourist prices.. I lived in manhatten for 10 years and the dead rabbit was my boozer of choice. Charged me 5 bucks a pint no receipt.. Lol.
As a bar man, frankly not got enough time to do the full pour to then let it settle for the punter to receive it. I give it after the second pour, what they do with it is up to them lol. More often than not people take it to the table and let it fully settle themselves, no complaints. Speed and efficiency makes a good pub, and inconveniencing the customer by essentially holding there pint hostage while I decide when its ready is the opposite of that. 🤷🏼♂
Who the hell out here is recommending Carraghers? That place is the pits. You should have gone to Peter Dillon's on 36th or Flannery's on 14th instead. Carraghers is tourist trap.
Big money indeed. 10.80 is crazy. Do like the states. Been a few times and going again next year. Thing that drives me nuts is that sales tax bollocks. Just give me the all in price up front.
The prices in America are just stupid for a pint. I remember when I was in Philly drinking even when the pound was on the floor and you were paying the equivalent of £8 a pint and often having to tip on top. It's bad enough in the UK.
So glad you came to New York. When I saw you went to LA to try Guinness I chuckled 😂 LA is good at a lot of things but food and drink is not one of them (other than mexican food). New York and Boston are the best places for Irish pubs, but if you want an extremely authentic Irish pub experience Boston is better they have more Irish ancestry there than Ireland 😂
@@geno5000 yes it does, LA has great food I forgot about all the great African Asian and Middle Eastern food there. I grew up in NYC and live near Boston now so I’m a bit bias 😂
I would prefer to receive the Guinness to watch it settle myself, don't want to risk the barmaid forgetting about it and handing it to me too late. I also how to drink a Guinness properly so the "precaution" as it were of not handing it to the customer right after its poured does not apply.
Did you happen to go to any others like mcsorleys old ale house? Yeah the one whose floor is covered thick in fucking sawdust - because that’s what Pubs in Ireland are like! 😂🤣
Dead rabbit looked best by far if twas first pint he'd have gone high 7's. Something stopping him from giving a outside Ireland pint an 8 deserved it 6th pint of day and said he could have drank 10 more
I think I once had a cocktail demonstration with the guy owns the dead rabbit (Belfast guy ) switched on guy about pubs hope the Guinness was good in a Belfast guys pub
As an Irish guy living in NY over thirty years and a Guinness drinker my top three bars for Guinness in Manhattan are the Eleventh Street bar, Swifts and The Dead Rabbit. The Dead Rabbit has a trad session early Sunday evening, I think it starts at six, with top players from LUNASA and the Eleventh Street Bar (Between ave A & ave B) has a trad session later on a Sunday around ten led by Tony “The Trad Father” Demarco. A perfect combo on a Sunday, the rabbit and 11 St. I’m still recovering from yesterday, I must of had eight or nine pints.
A Guinness rep told me the reason why Guinness tastes the way it does in America is because of pasteurization. All foreign foods (beer is considered a food) imported into the United States , the FDA insists on pasteurization. Some Italians say their imported cheeses and salami’s are ruined by pasteurization. That is why you will never get a great pint in the US like “the grave diggers or Gaffney’s of Fairview”(my local when I’m home) in Dublin. Maybe the reason your scores are so is because of pasteurization.
How much is the cheapest beer in those pubs you mentioned?
Pasteurization does kill a beer. I have to ask my guy at my brewery if they pasteurize beer that they serve
The Dead Rabbit is my favorite bar, and I’m there for the Guiness. Their attention to detail not only when it comes to drinks but hospitality and service is outstanding. It was my regular Friday night out, the bartenders are all incredible the vibe and feel of the space is amazing. Hands down my favorite bars as well as the best pint of Guiness.
Definitely greased up by the 6th pint lol
I like to watch the pint settle its like watching a camp fire, mesmerising 🔥
Fell in love with the dead rabbit in 2015 , seriously spot been there a good few times since .
Dead Rabbit is definitely my favourite. Lucky Jack's (Lower East Side) and O'Hara's (beside WTC) both do a great Guinness too.
Just visiting Chicago.
The Kerry man, The Dearborn & The Gage are great pints.
Honorable mention for the Emerald Loop.
Go the Six Penny, Vaughan's, the Three Counties, or Galvins. Real Chicago is away from downtown/the loop ara.
Or Lannigans or Clancy's if you go to the southside.
6 pints in, your gonna fall in love with a pub regardless hahaha
NYC is some experience. You're a lucky man and well deserved, enjoy.
We complain about Ireland and the prices, but America becoming unlivable for ordinary Americans.
Irelands the same too many Muslims Africans fleecing us changing our country for the worse
Ain’t no ordinary Americans living in Manhattan mate
@@Wajz3objectively not true
From London no Irish in me & never been new york...your drinking a pint of Guinness in a New York pub with Van the man playing in the background....heaven enjoy great vids bud👍👍
I was there two weeks for the marathon and could not believe how much a pint was, not only Guinness but even local beers. NYC is no longer cheap.
NYC was never cheap lol. Especially Manhattan. They could charge $50 a pint and still stay in business
Was never cheap unfortunately
It’s never been cheap…
dead rabbit is a great pub, they do good irish coffees too
Agreed! Don't usually like Irish Coffee, but theirs is very good. Love New York!
Poncy overpriced bar
@@ludwigwittgenstein2422 most awarded pub in the world and on the top 100 bars in the world this year… cheaper than the other places… yeah maybe not overpriced.
@@ludwigwittgenstein2422 it's alright
I went NYC in Oct 19 and it was probably $7 or 8 dollars a pint, prices going up everywhere unfortunately!
Dead Rabbit has been voted the best pub in the world twice. Was in there in March, however on the Redbreast, but Guinness is decent in there Definitely. Years ago you couldn't get a decent pint outside Ireland unless it was someone who knew how to look after it, but now most is really drinkable and not shite.
That's what America does everything is best in the World
@@gunder3 yes even the mass shooters 🤣
Give us the pint while it’s settling like
Beauty is a joy forever
Another great review
Recently started watching your channel (enjoying it, genius idea), and wondered if you did an NYC pub crawl (happy you did, enjoyed both parts). Manhattan prices suck. A normal pint in Brooklyn (the blue collar bars/pubs) - $6 to $8... Manhattan is more expensive across the board. Downtown Manhattan also used to be heavily populated by the Irish fresh off the ships way back in the day (1800s-early 1900s). So it shouldn't be too surprising that they have some of the best irish pubs in the city.
My fav pints in nyc are Paddy Reilly's music bar, The Dead Rabbit and Tír na Nóg near Madison Square Garden. Going to have to check out some of the places you went to. I'm deep in Brooklyn (about 45min by cab to the train/train ride from manhattan)... so I'm not in manhattan that often. I'll go for a hockey game here and there, if wife wants to see a show, or maybe a steakhouse. Gunna have to find an excuse to go on a pub crawl with the boys one saturday lol.
Have to watch it settle 💯
He should start his reviews after the 5th pint.
Connelly’s is a good pint, just came back and it was one of my favourites 👍🏽
I work next to Carraghers at One Liberty Plaza. Shoulda went to Ohara’s one block over. Solid gear. Good to see you in nyc
Are you still in NYC ??? From one Irishman to another. The best pint of Guinness in nyc is in the “Alvin” a pub run by three Irish lads. Of course never as nice as at home but it’s as close you would get. Food is beautiful there too and it’s an all round beautiful pub. You’ll love it. It’s in Manhattan on the west side.
If you only listen to me once in your life let it be now 😁😁☘️☘️
Where on the west side? I think only know the Alvin to be on the east side
Pubs will take all the glassware once a week and do a cleaning specifically for the glasses which affects the shtick. Not all places do it which is why some will have better shtick than others. A general soapy wash is probably what a good shtick glass goes through.
The reason why the dead rabbit feels legit is because it is, it’s owned by people from Ardoyne in west Belfast that previously worked in the merchant hotel.
When I was trained to pull Guinness, you first pour, top up, then let it stand about 30 seconds in case it needs final correction. Sometimes the beer interacts with the glass differently, giving bubbles, head size difference, glass could be warm, not rinsed properly in the washer, that kind of thing. Once the beer is properly tapped and the lines are clean and above all after running a few pints out, its all about the glass and not all glasses are made equal.
Swift all day! Shame you didn't get to Iona's in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Next time :)
We need you in Cleveland at the Irish barber
Dome is where the heart is…Dome sweet dome….
Well brother love the vlogs , did u know supervalue pettits doing old style pint glass free with 6 nitrosurge right now for 14euro , keep up good work 🇮🇪
Booze is gonna be expensive in the biggest American cities. Plenty of places in the US that sell macro beer for $4 or craft for 6-7, but nobody wants to see you find the best Guinness in Waco, Texas
I've been following you for a long time and live down the street from dead rabbit. I'm so sad I missed you but if you are still in NY I'd love to buy you a pint!
A barman friend reckons their shtick improved by not using detergent only very hot water. Also he reckons new glasses take a while to bed in to get shtick. I've been checking the year on the side since and so far the best shtick is on glasses a couple of years old.
A lot of pubs I’ve been to with good shtick say the same. Only very hot water in the glass washer
You was getting charged tourist prices.. I lived in manhatten for 10 years and the dead rabbit was my boozer of choice. Charged me 5 bucks a pint no receipt.. Lol.
the dead rabbit pub NYC!!!
As a bar man, frankly not got enough time to do the full pour to then let it settle for the punter to receive it. I give it after the second pour, what they do with it is up to them lol. More often than not people take it to the table and let it fully settle themselves, no complaints. Speed and efficiency makes a good pub, and inconveniencing the customer by essentially holding there pint hostage while I decide when its ready is the opposite of that. 🤷🏼♂
Who the hell out here is recommending Carraghers? That place is the pits. You should have gone to Peter Dillon's on 36th or Flannery's on 14th instead. Carraghers is tourist trap.
Big money indeed. 10.80 is crazy. Do like the states. Been a few times and going again next year. Thing that drives me nuts is that sales tax bollocks. Just give me the all in price up front.
Got to get back to New York again
Mc Sorley,s Old Ale House
badass bro
You have to remember nyc min wage is 15buck. So a tenner a pint is cheap
100% - Give it to me prior, so I can watch it settle
Rosie O'Grady's and Tir na Nog?!!?
Love it 👍
Connelly's better than Swift??? You're well off base there Guru! But glad you had a good experience in our little town!
Went to NYC in Dec, 2019. Tried to go to the Dead Rabbit but it was too busy. Went to Fraunces Tavern next door. Mighty fine scotch egg 👌.
The prices in America are just stupid for a pint. I remember when I was in Philly drinking even when the pound was on the floor and you were paying the equivalent of £8 a pint and often having to tip on top. It's bad enough in the UK.
Brotha, these spots in New York are paying a pretty penny on rent.. I'm guessing not as much as the ones in Ireland.. 🤣🤣🤣 hence why it's so expensive
True but doesn't negate the fact it's extremely expensive for a pint compared to big cities in Europe.
TRINITY PUB on East 84th
It's not Manhattan, but if you ever get down here again, go to An Beal Bocht in the Bronx. The most Irish bar in NYC.
That music in Hibernia is gunna demonitise this Vid GG ?
Cheers
So glad you came to New York. When I saw you went to LA to try Guinness I chuckled 😂 LA is good at a lot of things but food and drink is not one of them (other than mexican food).
New York and Boston are the best places for Irish pubs, but if you want an extremely authentic Irish pub experience Boston is better they have more Irish ancestry there than Ireland 😂
LA has incredible food and drink beyond Mexican, but yeah their Guinness is very not good on average.
@@geno5000 yes it does, LA has great food I forgot about all the great African Asian and Middle Eastern food there. I grew up in NYC and live near Boston now so I’m a bit bias 😂
@@bentleyv1233Best sushi I've ever had was in San Francisco
LOVE
If u think that is much, don’t come too Sweden here it is expensive as hell
New York pubs are good at pouring Guinness
Graces on 14th and 8th pretty good
Couldn’t go into Carraghers when I was in NYC as a scouse pub and being Man UTD fan just wouldn’t looked a good pint though
Fun fact: the Dead Rabbits were an Irish gang active in Lower Manhattan during the 1830s to 1850s.
You don’t know Jonathan Swift? Gulliver’s Travels?
You cant beat a few fkin creammmmmmmmmmy pints
Good to know all these spots are exactly the same quality Guinness feck point 1 or point 2 between them brain telling him to give different scores
Lol, long hall and Westbury pints were way better than dead rabbit. Had all 3 this week
NY,god is the best beer
Those prices are almost as ridiculous as Quatar world cup prices...wouldn't be doing it
O lunneys time square amazing pint
wish i knew you were there would of met you for a few Guinness. i’m a Galway lad living in new jersey
Yesssss 🙌🍺
No Rosie O Grady's ???
Do you get pinged because of the music?
Not if you’re talking over it I find
It should be waited to drinking
Get your arse to the Alvin on 64th right off 1st Ave
Your looking at $13 to $15 AUD a pint in Australia...well? Queensland atleast..
where is the score for the last pub in part 1!?
6.2
You absolutely couldn't drink another of them! You would be a dribbling mess in the corner after maybe 3 or 4 of them! 😂
I would prefer to receive the Guinness to watch it settle myself, don't want to risk the barmaid forgetting about it and handing it to me too late. I also how to drink a Guinness properly so the "precaution" as it were of not handing it to the customer right after its poured does not apply.
If he'd went to carra's pub first it would've been a better score then long haul but he met johnny not Jamie
Carragher by name not ownership
$10 for a pint!? Ridiculous
$10 for a pint? Is there gold in it?!
The pint in the dead rabbitte is shite. People who think it’s good need their dome examined
YNWA
For an Irishman,it’s embarrassing that you don’t know that Carragher name is pronounced Carraher. Sort yourself out.
The Dead Rabbit was setup by two guys from Belfast and has been voted worlds best pub a few times.
Likely only because it's in NY and has the exposure. Although I could be wrong, I've never been.
Guru those pints look like mothers milk lad
Haha clearly a man u fan, keep your chin up mate
I didn't see part 1, but as a local from NYC now Boston your 10% tip might be a bit light....sorry but in Rome.
Who cares. All they do is pour a pint
How come nowhere in the UK can do a decent Guinness if all these places in New York can!
There's plenty of places in uk that do good guiness it's about the same standard as new York I've tried it in both
7.9 because it had the cream stuck to the side. What is the world coming to.
It’s what the cream sticking to the side is indicative of not in and of itself. You can’t see the forest for the trees
Low Quality Upload !
Ok Declan
Did you happen to go to any others like mcsorleys old ale house? Yeah the one whose floor is covered thick in fucking sawdust - because that’s what Pubs in Ireland are like! 😂🤣
Was hoping to but the Guinness pubs took priority
McSorley’s doesn’t carry Guinness
Let’s goooooooo!!!
Dead rabbit looked best by far if twas first pint he'd have gone high 7's. Something stopping him from giving a outside Ireland pint an 8 deserved it 6th pint of day and said he could have drank 10 more
Them prices are outrageous, is all beer in pubs that price or just Guinness?
Just imports!
I think I once had a cocktail demonstration with the guy owns the dead rabbit (Belfast guy ) switched on guy about pubs hope the Guinness was good in a Belfast guys pub
It's like steak medium rare let it rest then consume 😂
i like to be givin it to watch it settle. Every. Single. Time
Just had 2 pints in Jack Dempseys,$11 a pint but decent pint 👍
Outside the cities its not so bad
Slanty lads