Manchester pub named amongst UK's best for a pint of Guinness ahead of St Patrick's Day

A city centre boozer said to serve the 'best pint of Guinness outside of Ireland' has been named one of the best pubs in the UK to enjoy the Irish stout.

Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, Mulligans in Manchester has this week been crowned one of the top 10 pubs in the country for a perfect pint of Guinness by the brewery.

The pub is only one in the North West to make the list curated by Guinness, with its entry reading: “Based just off Deansgate in the heart of Manchester, Mulligans is the oldest Irish Pub in the city and is renowned for having the best pint of Guinness.”

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Speaking to the Manchester Evening News last year, Pádraig Brady, 52, from Mulligans said being "consistently consistent", is the key to his quality pints, which have attracted stout aficionados from across the country.

The pub landlord to try their pint of Guinness - with one person known as the Guinness Guru, dubbing it the best outside Ireland.

While many often ask the Dublin-born publican the secret behind his perfect pint of Guinness, he claims there's a number of ingredients and factors at play. "There isn’t one. You just have to be consistently consistent", says Pádraig.

"There’s five or six things you have to do to keep it consistent. We are also fortunate to have a great team of staff led by Peter and Matt who are very aware that you can lose your reputation over a bad pint.

"Our pints are good not just 99% of the time, but 101% of the time. And it’s got to be consistent from the keg to the customer.

“We are not reinventing the wheel. But I do serve the pints