The spotted dog is the only traditional Irish pub. It was used by the Irish in the 50s/60s/70s who lived in the area and went to St Annes. The Kerryman is a construct. None of the trad Irish pubs had Irish names (the Bear, Anteloope,, Mermaid, etc) . Rough pubs in their day. They were Irish pubs simply because Irish peopled used them and they made the most money. Irish pubs became a theme globally because the belief was if you call it an Irish pub you'll attract Irish drinkers.

I'm in The Lamp Tavern now on your recommendation. I mentioned this to Eddie and he said he had a great night when you were in here. We spoke about the one pour / top up and his words were "can't be arsed with that" 😃😃

Worked in a pub that did a decent pint of Guinness the majority of the time but if the kegs just been changed, or it's a really hot day, you'd struggle to pour a good pint. Some places would just pour pints like that away until they start pouring good but if ye have one of those managers who wants every drop sold then you've got to give it over. Used to cringe at some of pints I'd hand over.

Such a shame about the dog. I've been a fan of your videos since near the start and have always made a point to go to any I've seen you rate if I'm around that area. Ive been looking forward to the brum video as I can say with 100% certainty it's the best I've had in the UK and only one comparable to irish standards. Ive been there over ten times and its always excellent... My jaw dropped when I saw the state of what you got served 😂 Anyway great to see you sneaked a quick one in with Eddie in the lamp. Keep it up buddie, get yourself to Manchester next!

back in the 90s in sparkhill and sparkbrook in birmingham there was lots of irish pubs now lot of them have gone they did a very good Guinness

I thought you missed the lamp tavern at first but glad you squeezed it in a the end. Best pint in Brum and Eddie is a great guy, also shtick is always on point

You need to come to York, keep up the great work!

They’ve had a shocker there in The Spotted Dog usually a decent pint in there for GB standards anyway.

The Kerryman's popular with the pre-gig and post-gig crowds in the O2 next door, so it tends to have a bit of a rocker clientele, almost like the Thomas House in Dublin.

I went in The Lamp following your recommendation, had a nice chat to Eddie, nice auld fella.

The lamp tavern looks class. My type of pub

The thing about Birmingham the ones who know a good pint aren't on Instagram to recommend you them, whoever poured that in the dog must be shamed publicly was it their first day bloody hell someone's not maintaining the cellar temp i bet

4.2, surely not even worthy of the 4’s. You surprised me here with that one!

Whoever poured that pint in the spotted dog - surely that's their last shift. You couldn't hand that over to a 'normal' customer - let alone to Dara.

The low at the start when ‘The Lamp Tavern’ was going to be missed and the jubilation at the end. Thank god for those two fellas ya met. I would have been gutted if TLT didn’t feature.

This is soo gutting, been to the Dog soo often this year, good few times a month for a pint of plain. I have NEVER seen that happen in my life and it’s just soo gutting. Gotta come back bro! 😢😢

Im a long time lager drinker and recently just started drinking guinness and I must say it is delicious. Irish gold.

As a brummie and a regular Guinness drinker I would say the best pints Iv had although not in the city centre is the station in Sutton Coldfield & the New Inns in Erdington.

good ol´biffo Eddie in the lamp tavern, had many a pint in there. He has a great selection of real ales too.

Shame you didn't try the Big Bulls Head. Had a few proper pints there!

Old style back street Brummie pub The Lamp Tavern ,is great for all beers Eddie proper pub gaffer.

Come to Glasgow! Plenty of pubs up here that serve a decent pint of Guinness. 🍀

Try clearys or hennessys or the big bull in digbeth

Go to St. Neots in Cambridgeshire not sure the name of the pub but it's on the old road into town on the right,best pint of Guinness I have had in the UK so much so I had to get a taxi back to the hotel where I was staying as I only popped in for 1😉

Jeez that pint in da Spotted Dog was like a vicars collar I would have left it on da bar and walked wid out paying….Shocking pint even for UK

The big bull next to Kerry man does a good 1

So much history at the Lamp and around that area there used to be loads of pubs almost every corner how times have changed. There a few better places though if you come again

When you picked the pint up into view I couldn’t help but laugh 😂 Fucking hell that’s big.

The best Guinness in Brum is in DJ Quinn’s (formally Beehans) in Hall Green.

1. The Spotted Dog 2. The Lamp Tavern

The dog definitely has the creamiest pints in birmingham dj quinns is well up there aswell

State of that pint at the dog 🤣👌

Can't believe he's not been to Glasgow yet

Great vid! When you going to help me out and find the best pint of the genius in Wales?!

Can you do a review of West Drayton for the pub that serves the best pint of Guinness?

You shoulda came down to the bull ring tavern decent pints in there lad

4.2 sounded generous

Lamb Tavern looked the best hope you come to Liverpool

Been at those eyebrows with the mower 3 point zero ;)

Did they fill that up from the girl in primark in Birmingham?

Birmingham looking good. Would like to go.

Big Irish population in brum, Would have expected a lot better quality

I have to say Daragh there are some terrible pints in England, I'm going round all the locals in my area and there is only 1 or 2 pubs out of say 20 that does a decent pint, keep up the good work.

7.4 for a single-pour pint? What makes the difference? Can someone explain?

That head is pure comedy

Sheffield next! Grapes!!!!!!

Do Berlin next

I wish they'd revert back to the classic glass style.

OK boy. Come to Manchester. Go to Mulligans. Sure the best pint outside of Dublin 100%. Second best is Osheas. Third best is a bit outside the city centre but the Bowling Green in Chorlton. I'd happily give you a tour myself.

The vicars coller on that pint

The state of that pint in The Spotted Dog….

The Spotted Dog usually does fantastic Guinness. Proper Irish Pub that one.

if ever in Winchester best pint of Guinness i ever had was in The Wykeham Arms. was a while back so who knows but they were in running for best pub in country at time. elite boozer.

spotted dog usually great haha

Shakespeare is the best Guinness in brum. Bull ring tavern is decent as well. Don't know who gave you them recommendations mate

Guinness coffee in Ballymena tesco North of Ireland 🇮🇪 antrim glens going try .you video r class I love Guinness

Hennesseys opposite Nortons does good Guinness too

I did DM on Insta many moons ago giving you a recommendation. But it's outside the centre and logistically not viable. City centre puns aren't worried about quality unfortunately. The local pubs outside so better. Glad the lamp tavern redeemed itself

The Patrick Kavanagh is a must!!!!!

I had a lovely pint In the Lamp on Thursday

UK Landlords. A plea from UK Guinness drinkers. Please travel to the best Irish pubs and learn. Bring back the techniques. It can be done.

Come to west Belfast

The Dog... that glass looks a little tall... it's not an official Guiness glass... it could be an over-sized pint glass... they like their big heads on ales up north.... but still want a full pint as well.

I got recommend the Lamp Tavern in Birmingham....

That first one didn't look bad at all, especially for England 🤷🏻‍♂️🍻👍🏼👌🏼

The Patrick Kavanagh in Moseley

whenever I get a pint like the one in the Spotted Dog I take it back to the bar and say "I'll have some Guinness with my head, thanks" 🤣🤣

Can't believe you didn't get sent to the Shakespeare. Best Guinness for me, the spotted dog is better for real ale.

The head on that hewer in the thumbnail(the pint)

I think you were generous giving that a 4.2. Gutted.

Shame about the dog… their biggest problem is turnover of and lack of training for staff, so you could have been served by a girl (he doesn’t hire lads…) who has only been there a few days and had no training. Nortons is a great spot, easily the best pub overall, but deffo a better weekend spot. The Lamp’s worth going to just for Eddie. Some man. Quinn’s is nothing to write home about at all btw.

That is the down side in drinking Guinness in Uk no matter where you go (barr mulligans in Manchester) the pint is 5/6 everyday of the week. You get some howlers like the pub your reviewing and weatherspoons that are just below 5’s. I would stick to 24 hour chilled cans personally as I stay in Glasgow and the Guinness is shite everywhere.

That one with the big head, surely those that votes were trolling you 😂

Should have got yourself down to the Ivy Bush on Hagley road big lad. First class pint by Birmingham standards and Mon-Thurs it's only £2.20 a pint

First pub gets extra points for having golden brown playing at least haha

I went to many places where they poor it half way first and still dont get a head like that crap

"Not here for the culture, I'm hear for the pints!!!" - The Guru

DJ Quinn’s is the one, you missed out !

Obviously the cooling system was not functioning properly in the dog. Warm Guinness= massive head. Bad luck on the dog 🐕

The Spotted dog was a place for a trad session and to get a decent pint for England. Not in anyway a Mulligan's pint but drinkable What you had was desperate.

The main mistake you make in GB is assuming that “Irish” bars would be the best. Far, far from it. They generally take the proverbial and take for granted the craic simply because they might have a Tricolour and the Proclamation on the wall…yawn. A pub with an Irish landlord who looks after all the beers (English ales, Scottish heavies etc) would be a better gauge.

Id of sent that one from the dog back

I've always thought that Guinness was generally better in Wolverhampton. Some great pubs in around the city.

P.s a message for Ms Guru great job on handling the camera Your doing great love ✌️ But don’t go back to Los Angeles 🤘

That’s the worst pint of Guinness I’ve seen since a manger in a marstons pub in the uk poured me a pint like it was a larger, no time to settle just one pour and job done, brutal.

Kerryman is also a brothel 😅

Get to Manchester!

Do Manchester next please

Digbeth is just a building site now, even the Irish center has packed up and gone! the area is now a disgrace to Birmingham the council need to get their act together instead of spending the money on the Floozy and the games that are shortly coming to Birmingham. The Spotted Dog would have been my choice for the best pint of Guinness in Brum, what they served you was a disgrace, the stuff that comes out of a can is better than that for about a euro. I just don't know what to say except I am a Guinness drinker and I have been to Ireland many times, oh by the way I am a Brummie and I do live in Birmingham and have been to the Spotted Dog Many times. Best wishes and safe travels....

Something clearly gone wrong in spotted dog, I did 2 videos of spotted dog pints and both times 9/10 plus

The big bulls head right by the kerry man is by far the best Guinness in digbeth

Birmingham disappointing for a city with so many Irish & 2nd/3rd Generation Irish. (Probably only behind Liverpool & London in England).

Should’ve gone to the woodman, excellent pub. Great Guinness there.

The peaky fookin blinders

No real Guinness drinker would accept that pint with a big head, they would politely tell the barman or woman what to do with it. And ask is the bishop in town, I'm talking about Ireland

I’m embarrassed, proper shite showing by my home town.

Should of came to D.J QUINNS, or should do if your still in Birmingham. Proper pint 👌🏼

The pulled outta me hole scoring system was out of whack this trip. Generous 😵

Half of these pubs are now shut, birmingham's gone bankrupt.. but digbeth looks better. I would highly recommend some better pubs than the ones you got in digbeth. Birmingham round 2 would be ace!

Surprised they didn't serve it with a flake and sprinkles