Should a pint of Guinness be poured in one go? Backlash from Irish publicans after London-based bartender’s claim

Watch: Dublin bartender gives his reasons for the Guinness double pour

Cian Ó Broin

Publicans from some of the country’s best-known bars have rubbished a claim that a double-pour Guinness is nothing more than a “marketing ploy”.

Earlier this month, Nate Brown, an Irish bartender who owns a cocktail bar in London, said the resting time between the first and second pour of a pint of Guinness does nothing to contribute to the “perfect pint.”