'I was floored by the price of a pint of Guinness when I flew to Dublin'
Though his flight was easy on the wallet, he found Dublin's prices to be less of a giggle. "Accommodation over here is a joke in Dublin - I think it was about £200 (€231) a night and that's an AirBnB," Danny quipped, taking a jab at the hefty living costs. "If you can afford Dublin, you can afford anywhere."
On a mission to taste the crème de la crème of Dublin stout, Danny bypassed the touristy Temple Bar and made a beeline for Mulligan's on Poolbeg Street, famed amongst locals for pouring a top-notch pint. Breaking with expectation, he opted for a Beamish, hailing it as "crisp and creamy", reports the Irish Mirror.
His crawl continued to The Confession Box on Marlborough Street, where he circled back to a Guinness. Post gulp, he declared: "Oh aye, that is pucker that. That is, oh bloody hell, that is smooth, that might be the winner you know. That was 11 quid by the way, UK pounds (€12.75)."
His mate joined the conversation: "Standard price over here, isn't it?" leaving Danny, clearly taken aback, responding: "11 quid? Mate, I spent £6.50 (€7.53) in Manchester."
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Following a hot tip from a local, Danny legged it to Cleary's Pub, snagging what he was promised would be the town's top-notch pint. Upon giving it a go, he remarked: "It is nice, it is very creamy. It is the creamiest one I have had today. It is smooth that. It is definitely the best one today."
He rated the brew an ace 9.5 out of 10, conceding it was near perfection but just shy of the full mark. However, the pinnacle of Danny's Guinness taste-test was at none other than Dublin's iconic Guinness Storehouse. Post-tour in the brewery and reaching the lofty heights of the Gravity Bar, he guzzled down the complimentary pint with gusto.
Sharing his thoughts, he said: "The glass is spotless. Spotless. Good service as well. To be fair, actually, I know it sounds like a bit of a gimmick, but I can't think of much wrong with that. I think it is, I think it might be me, I think that is a ten. I think that is a ten you know. The temperature is right, left to settle, can't fault it, so if you can't fault it, it has to be a ten."
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But bagging the best didn't come cheap – the whole shebang knocked him back €40. Danny dished out to his 91,700 devotees: "If you want to come here, because you should come here if you like Guinness, but the best Guinness you can get is at the Storehouse. But you have to pay €40, you can't just go there for a pint unfortunately.
"I don't think you can because if you could, everyone would go in there and it would be slammed - so that's the best pint of Guinness. The best pint of Guinness where you don't have to pay €40 is a place called Bowe's Bar and you get pretty much good Guinness anywhere."
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