# A pint of Guinness at Dublin airport? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pint-of-guinness-at-dublin-airport/794125 "2017-08-19T20:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pint-of-guinness-at-dublin-airport/794125/1 "2017-08-19T20:37:26Z")
In December, I’ll have about a 3 hour layover in Dublin airport in the afternoon. Guinness is NOT my beer of choice at any time in the USA. However, assuming everything goes smoothly, I should have time for a pint or two of beer at Dublin airport while waiting for my flight back to the USA. Is Guinness really better when it is served fresh in Ireland? I am a beer lover, should I try a pint? Are there likely to be other interesting beers at an airport pub? Is Ireland similar to the UK where you can order a half pint? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pint-of-guinness-at-dublin-airport/794125/2 "2017-08-19T20:43:39Z")
I tried Guinness in Dublin, it tasted about the same but I do feel like the Smithwick’s was better in the Dublin area. If you like Ales at all this is another Guinness product and to my taste a better one. I found this fine Red Ale to be better there. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pint-of-guinness-at-dublin-airport/794125/3 "2017-08-19T20:59:43Z")
I do like ales, I rarely drink lagers when I’m in the UK unless that is all they have available. I’ve heard Aer Lingus is stingy on their drink service, so I may as well enjoy myself at Dublin airport assuming everything runs smoothly. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pint-of-guinness-at-dublin-airport/794125/4 "2017-08-19T21:11:52Z")
Most beers taste better the closer you are to the brewery. Heineken, for example, is actually _drinkable_ in Europe. Get a couple of pints and see for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pint-of-guinness-at-dublin-airport/794125/5 "2017-08-19T21:16:38Z")
I had it at Shannon Airport. I love Guinness. I was also on my way home from a deployment to Bosnia with my feet touching my ancestral Irish homeland for the first time. My experience might reflect a bit of bias. 😉 It was extra amazing in Ireland. I have found that freshness matters quite a bit. Places in the US that have it on tap but don’t sell very much of it just aren’t as good and sometimes are pretty awful. You are a lot more likely to get fresh at the Dublin airport than most places that have it on tap in the US. If you haven’t had it from a well maintained tap at a location that sells a lot of it, you may notice a difference. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pint-of-guinness-at-dublin-airport/794125/6 "2017-08-19T21:21:20Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Most beers taste better the closer you are to the brewery. Heineken, for example, is actually _drinkable_ in Europe. Get a couple of pints and see for yourself. I usually pick Amstel if I’m at a place in the UK that only has mass produced lagers available. It’s not bad, I think Amstel is the same as Heineken in the USA.