BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?

Subject: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Roberto
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 03:15 AM

I'd like to know how much is a pint of Guinness where you live. I've got the impression that the cost of it in my Country (Italy) is one of the highest in Europe, being 4.20 / 4.50 euros. Thank you. Roberto

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: gnu
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 05:24 AM

Look at this recent thread   thread.cfm?threadid=55183&messages=60

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,Duncan
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 05:00 PM

It's twice as much as a half pint.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Roberto
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 02:00 AM

Sorry, I hadn't noticed the recent thread about that. Thanks. Roberto

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: gnu
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 05:09 AM

No apology necessary. Glad to help.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Hrothgar
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 07:17 AM

Twenty fluid ounces.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: LadyJean
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 05:52 PM

My mother and I were in a cafe' near St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Mother decided she wanted a large Coke, that didn't seem like a bad idea to me, even without the ice. So, we ordered. The Turkish gentleman who ran the cafe' brought us two enormous glasses, with one ice cube apiece, and announced, "Two pints of Guiness".

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: DonMeixner
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 11:35 PM

Over here, 20 some odd ounces of the stuff sold for US import if bought at a pub claiming to be authentic and Irish or English.

16 ounces if bought in a sports bar and poured by a bar maid who pours Coors Light all day long and simply fills the plastic cup (Gasp!!) and hands it to you looking like a Root Beer float.

10 ounces if bought at The Local Parrish Irish Fest where Irish music is either Danny O'Donnell wannabees who are French or Italian or The Glengarry Bhoys who are Canadian Scottish rockers and the money goes mainly to buy new uniforms for the Little League Hockey Team.

8.5 ounces if bought in the grocery store where the bottle is probably older than the Christmas Fruitcakes.

The only thing consistant in all this is the price, $4.00 a glass.

Don

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 11:50 PM

Last pint o'Guiness I bought in New Zealand was something like $4.50NZ which would work out at around €1.5. Mind you, it isn't 'proper' Guiness, it's brewed in NZ.

Cheers - Sam

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 04:52 AM

I have recently been in Ireland and the price of a pint of Guiness was generally about EURO 3.60

The cost I didn't understand, was that a HALF pint, was EURO 2.40 !!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: PeteBoom
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:53 AM

Last one I had was 2 pound 6 pence - missed the "Day after party" where it was 1 pound 50 pence. =(

I'll have to swing by the Office and see what it runs there... ;-)

Pete

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: FruitBowlsDad
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 07:54 PM

Just been to the local club in Birkenhead, Wirral (Opposite LIVERPOOL Emgland !!) and the price was £1.60 for a pint, well, and many, recieved !!!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,mike
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 07:34 AM

just gone up to £ 2.85 in my pub -far too much - changed to bitter

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 08:56 AM

16 0z. in the US - 20 in UK

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 09:01 AM

Over five bucks in Nova Scotia and not even the real thing and badly poured, so I drink Propeller which is just as good and half the price.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 09:10 AM

£2.20 in Portaferry NI........ LOVELY!!!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Splott Man
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 12:09 PM

In Dubai about £3.90/6.25 euros an Imperial pint

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: robomatic
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 01:58 PM

My memory goes back to the 80's when bicycling through Eire: "A punt a pint."

It was glorious.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,janey
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 02:39 PM

£2.50 in the best o' brass in mossley, lancashire. free butties on a thursday night if the darts team are playing at home, free chicken legs and pork growlers on a sunday after the quiz. free real fire if the landlord can be bothered. juke box. couple of resident dogs. all welcome!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: PoppaGator
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 03:52 PM

$4.50 per 16-oz. pint in New Orleans. In practice, that's five bucks (or more) with tip.

One newly-opened, off-the-beaten-track Irish Pub offers the option of an Imperial pint in addition to the US pint. Their prices may be a bit lower than at the more established downtown venues; I don't recall exactly.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 05:05 PM

Bloody expensive in Shanghai. RMB65, that is about GBP 4.50 in real money.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: sapper82
Date: 08 Mar 05 - 05:23 PM

Why not try a good London Porter, the real version of what Guiness is based on?

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 12:30 AM

Six Pack of Extra Stout 12oz bottles 6.00 U.S. - special price before OrangeMen parades.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: woodsie
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 02:54 PM

£1.80 for a full 20oz pint at our club!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: skarpi
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 03:01 PM

Don´t get any In Iceland To expen........ 550 Ice.kr i think
about 31 us.

all the best Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Padre
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 09:39 PM

Just bought 4 cans for $5 - special for St. Patrick's day

(And I'm only 1/4 Irish)

Padre

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Dave Swan
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 10:04 PM

$4.50 per 20 ounce pint most places, $5.00 in some. BUT! I scored a $2.50 happy hour pint in San Diego, California last month. Lovely town, San Diego.

D

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Dave Swan
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 10:05 PM

Sorry, that's most places in the San Francisco Bay area.
D

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: open mike
Date: 10 Mar 05 - 01:42 AM

A pint is a pound the world around....so says a dairy man i used to know

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: M.Ted
Date: 10 Mar 05 - 11:06 AM

$3.85 for a pint at McGlinchey's in Philly--

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 10 Mar 05 - 06:36 PM

Under two pounds in Wetherspoons, which is about same as M.Ted paid in McGlincheys in Philly. Unless of course that was for the miniature US pint, which would make it significantly dearer (pints here are 20 fluid ounces, not 16).

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 10 Mar 05 - 06:42 PM

$237.50 Canadian for a keg...
About 85 pints in a keg...
$2.79 Canadian a pint...

Always having a place after hours... priceless

:-)

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Jimmy C
Date: 11 Mar 05 - 03:10 PM

I paid $5.oo american in T.K's in New Haven and $5.00 also in the "Playright" in New Haven. In Toronto Canada it will run between $4.50 to $ 5.50 canadian depending on the location and whether ther is entertainment etc Well worth it when you consider the alternatives being offered.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: PoppaGator
Date: 11 Mar 05 - 03:22 PM

I paid $5 per 16-oz pint last night at O'Flaherty's in the French Quarter. I think it was $4.50 last time I was there.

However: Thanks to Guinness's "St. Patrick's Season" promotion, we got some free glassware to compensate. With each pint bought this week, the buyer gets to keep his specially-printed commemorative pint glass. I suppose that's worth the extra half-dollar.

No, wait a minute ~ you don't get a glass with every pint. The wife and I had a couple of pints each but got one glass apiece. I suppose it's one to a customer, per night (or per visit).

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 11 Mar 05 - 03:49 PM

I have Guinness glass-ware out the wazoo!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: PoppaGator
Date: 11 Mar 05 - 04:00 PM

We have, er, a number of G-imprinted pinit glasses ~ but those were stolen!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Mar 05 - 04:21 PM

Here in Maryland, USA it's $4.75 for an imperial pint, which is about 2.5 Pounds Sterling. So Padre, if your only 1/4 Irish why did you buy all 4 cans, 1 should be enough.

Bob.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: ranger1
Date: 11 Mar 05 - 05:18 PM

Here in Portland, ME, at my regular haunt, the everyday cost for an imperial pint is $4.75. However, on Sunday they sell 16 oz. pints for $2.50. What day do you think I go to the pub?

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Jim McLean
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 03:01 PM

I did a Guinness Crawl recently here in Highgate, London, UK. The price varied from £1.80 to £3.00 all within a few hundred yards!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 05:14 PM

its okay.personally I favour a high price. It has to be said that after twelve pints or so your throat gets very sticky and it loses ita ability to cure thirst, and then your shit turns black. there other unpleasant side effects, like drunkeness.

a higher price would dissuade you from further excesses - perhaps.

I saw Ian Paisley on the telly once saying Guinness is bad for you. Maybe his black attire is to remind him constantly of that twelve pint moment when the pooh hits the pan.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 07:50 PM

"It has to be said that after twelve pints or so your throat gets very sticky and it loses ita ability to cure thirst"

That's a lie

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: patriot1314
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 07:07 AM

Ah! My favourite tipple.
12 pints of the stuff is a tremendous aphrodisiac, however, it carries with it an ingenious built - in contraceptive!

I really don't mind the price as it's the only thing I drink, but if you want quality, try Wellingtons Bar in Ayr for the best pint outside St. James's Brewery.
And well priced at £2.20 as well.
(did I mention the Sunday night acoustic session?)

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Dave Wynn
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 10:54 AM

Not all pints of Guinness are aphrodisiac....I had 6 one night and only five of em worked.....:-)

Best two pints I ever had was in an Irish bar in Amsterdam and the Crown Bar in Belfast (one in each and not on the same day!)

Spot

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: CharleyR
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 11:19 AM

I think it was about 4 euros 30 when I was living in Brussels last year. Here in Sheffield, UK it's about £2.10.

Charley

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 02:49 PM

I have yet to see (in this thread) a price I would consider to be OTT if there is no real ale available.
A pint of the black stuff is always a valid alternative!

Nigel (Looking forward to Paddy's night at the Newport folk club with "His Worship & the Pig")

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 04:07 PM

well its around the twelve pint mark, that the sticky throat and the other things happen. I may have lost count, but I am willing to stand corrected on this point by a disinterested observer of the phenomenon.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,Tony
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 08:52 PM

I still remember my first pint of Guiness. It cost 2 shillings and 8 pence.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Red Eye 1
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 01:53 PM

£2.20 Quigleys Rugby.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 02:55 PM

£2.60 in Bristol. Fairly decent pint.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 07:15 PM

in Vancouver it varies depending on the pub.
the musicians get a break at our sessions at the Wolf & Hound
its $3 (canadian) or so. Otherwise your looking at around $5.50 + tip
usually $6.50 per pint.

I guess in the UK and Ireland you dont tip, but then you have to get it yourself too.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 08:05 PM

Between $5 and $6 American ..but that's for a real pint. That seems to be about right when you convert what you UKers are paying into the current exchange rate.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 11:30 PM

" the musicians get a break at our sessions"

Our muscians at the Kildare get pints on the house, as long as they don't abuse it...

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Pauline L
Date: 15 Mar 05 - 01:50 AM

A pint of Guinness is 0.473 l or 16 oz or 1/8 gal.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,Dave'sWife
Date: 15 Mar 05 - 04:51 AM

For some reason, I am sorely tempted to try and write a parody:

How much is that Pint of Guinness

to the tune of:

How much is that Doggie in the Window.

Wish me luck

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 15 Mar 05 - 04:50 PM

I guess in the UK and Ireland you dont tip, but then you have to get it yourself too.

Only tipping would be down your throat. But on a good night if you're playing well you might not have to get it yourself either.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,Paranoid Android
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 10:40 AM

So where is this "Kildare" pub, Clinton?

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Devilmaster
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 11:29 PM

The Kildare House

Located in Windsor, Ontario - Right across the river from Detroit.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 17 Mar 05 - 11:21 AM

£2.45 here in a small village just outside Cardiff,South Wales,GB.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 17 Mar 05 - 12:01 PM

half a quart

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: TS
Date: 17 Mar 05 - 01:15 PM

$5.50 CDN for a full 20oz. pint in Moose Jaw, and $6.50 up the highway in Regina...$7.00 in Winnipeg and its ice cold and comes in a 16 oz. glass!

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: GUEST,Spyhard
Date: 08 May 06 - 05:10 AM

€5.00 (£3.50) up to €5.40 in Marseilles, France, for a regular imperial pint.

God Bless happy hours : seen £2.10 imperial pints in Edinburgh.

Highest fare ever paid : €6.00 at the Irish Village, Dubai. But the pub is spectacular (pond, ducks, chicks, you know, the usual).

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 08 May 06 - 08:23 AM

Couldn't read 'em all. Has someone already observed--it's not the price of the pint, but the cost of the plane ticket makes it "dear"..................Tw

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 08 May 06 - 08:54 AM

And, IMHO, the best Guinness you will get is in the Emerald Isle.

I first tried it in South West Ireland but don't like the stuff that passes for Guinness in the UK, even from a pub where the beer was good enough to warrant a cask marque.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 08 May 06 - 10:19 AM

Guiness is no longer brewed in England, it all comes from Dublin, in our local Wetherspoons it's £1.29 a pint on thursdays.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: nickp
Date: 08 May 06 - 03:41 PM

3.70 euro this weekend in Dublin

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 08 May 06 - 04:09 PM

how much is that doggy in the window?

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: open mike
Date: 08 May 06 - 06:16 PM

16 ounces--i presume..
an old dairy man once
explained this rhyme
to me:
a pint is a pound the world around

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 08 May 06 - 06:59 PM

Who gives a damn?

Over-priced, served far too cold (otherwise it tastes like gnat's piss), over-rated and served from sealed metal dustbins.

Despite what people say it is the same all over the world, the only possible diffrence is the speed at which the landlord gets rid of a barrel.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 May 06 - 07:09 PM

Guinness? You been in the wrong pubs, Folkiedave.

Subject: RE: BS: How much is a pint of Guinness?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 08 May 06 - 08:35 PM

I think its an extremely beautiful drink. I served a lengthy apprenticeship drinking Theakstons Old Peculiar. However one hot dinner time driving to a gig in Nottingham, it suddenly dawned upon me - Guinness is more intense. And the cold herby taste was everything I anticipated.

I don't think its a great drink to drink by the bucketful. But after setting up the PA and doing a fiddly soundcheck - it has magic powers to relax the artist and sooth troubled nerves.

Unfortunately my devotion to the bottle was unmeasured and unwise. However to those who can still enjoy Guinness, and keep within the expansive bourne of civilised behaviour - my compliments!