Waves hello as one of those Americans with Irish Ancestry! I love a good pub. I dont even drink anymore but still love to go to the pub for the atmosphere!
There's a fair few English and Scottish themed pubs as well, probably Welsh as well. And there are bars that are very much pubs, rather than sports bars, hookup places (of course that happens anywhere), dance/disco places,etc.
As much as I love our country- we lack one thing I appreciated about the places I visited in Europe and the UK- Historical/multiple centuries old architecture and places.... We do obviously have a lot of historically significant things in the US, but I'm talking about places or buildings built in like the 14th,15th or 16th centuries. Just something I found I wished we had here.
The US is a nation of immigrants. And many of the people that moved here brought their cultures with them. So there are bits of the entire world here. Irish, Polish, German, French Russian, Chinese, the various African and South American nations. Pretty much you name it and if there's a population of a group here, you will find markets, restaurants, bars/pubs, clubs and so on. People brought their cultures with them.
Keep in mind 31.5 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, seven times the population of Ireland itself. While the connection is often superficial, it's equally often that it's reflected in their day to day culture. For many Americans of migrant heritage, the "motherland" is at least as important as is a favorite sports team. Thus, you need a pub, birreria, la barra, brasserie, buschenschank, Schenke, gospoda, etc. All are welcome, step into the light.
“Froth” is called “head.” It’s just as likely his name is Paddy (or Patty) as it’s not. Chicago has an enormous Irish population. Also, you can find a pub (or3) that looks like the first pub featured in any UScity. Or at least any US city I’ve been in, lol
@@user-fw1ji6ez1q are you talking about pronunciation, spelling or both? In many US accents, they would end up sounding the same or similar enough not to be distinct unless we are purposely trying to say it differently.
There's an English pub down the lane called West End. It's been a while, but I used to play darts there on the regular. It's a great place to meet up with friends and meet new ones. A lot of shenanigans from the bar tenders. LOL
I live in a town with an Irish pub on one block of Main Street, and an English pub two blocks down from that. They're both good, but my heritage is Irish, so...
Chicago just turned the river green for St Patrick's Day. There is a large Irish-American community there. St one time, the mayor and most of police department were Irish descent.
I used to enjoy the Guinness Cans with the nitrogen charge released when you open it...not everyone could or would get the kegs, but have it available.
An easy way to see this effect at home is to pour a glass of hot water direct from the tap and water it go from cloudy to clear. That's not impurities (unless there's something really wrong with your pipes), it's just bubbles because the water is pressurized. Different gas, but same effect and easier for non-Guinness drinkers to do.
It's really not that different from any other beer. While most lagers might end up a golden color, the head itself is largely pretty white. Obviously for Guinness it's head is more brownish, probably because it is a dark beer, but it's still much lighter than the beer color itself.
Oh my when Lewis said she would be like a celebrity being Irish going into an Irish pub in America made me LOL🤣🤣 he is in for some shockers when he gets here!!!!!
Wait till he finds out there are over 30 million Irish people and the US and it was founded by England. None of this is unusual lol. Even out here in Montana with only a million people in the whole state one of the biggest cities was built by Irish immigrants (Butte, MT).
I live in nowheresville, USA, and we had a large amount of Irish immigrants who worked in our mine and we have a genuine Irish pub and it’s fabulously cozy and warm with a fireplace and so on. Some day you’ll understand that I can’t think of one thing you can’t find in America. And, we have a grand diner, too!
Yes, we have British and Irish pubs. In a lot of ways, our small taverns, saloons, or hole in the wall bars are basically American versions of pubs. Of course, our sports bars are what most foreigners think of when they think of American bars. You can find a bar or pub for just about every nationality that is present in whatever part of th US you are in. For example, Mexican or Spanish style Cantinas are common here in Texas.
@garycamara9955 Funny how pub food is a thing, isn't it? There are also a lot of bars that don't sell food, and a lot of self-proclaimed pubs that do including in the UK itself. I mean, the video is literally about Irish pubs in America. It's obvious your head is where the sun don't shine.
I think what would be equivalent for the US would be what is called a bar and grille. It’s basically a restaurant with a large bar area. Some parts of the country either used to be dry, meaning no alcohol served, or did not serve hard liquor, meaning only wine & beer are served. So bar and grilles allow for having a bar but also giving the establishment a cover of responsibility with the restaurant attached.
Yeah we have those here...... We have so many people from different places that if you want to go to a Polish bar, Armenian bar, Albanian bar, Croatian bar, etc etc. there will be a guy from Lebanon running a hookah bar..... Pretty much, whatever you're looking for somebody here is doing it.
There are tons of Irish pubs in the Boston area. It's been awhile since I've been, but when I was younger I feel like I'd go to one at least every few weeks.
My favorite Irish pub here in Texas (though not many to choose from) is a place called Casey's. Owned by one of the most lovable foul mouthed woman you will probably ever meet. They pay the extra cost to get the true Guinness from Ireland (not Canadian Guinness) and the Shepherd's Pie is life changing. One other thing that's cool is we all tip, but it's not for her, Orla (the owner)'s gain. It's to fund a trip to Ireland for all of us regulars every couple of years.
Bartender here, pouring a Guinness is a literal science. Some bars send their bar manager to Ireland and the Guinness brewery to become certified Guinness Pourers.
In San Antonio, we have a couple of Irish pubs, but the latest is The Cottage that serves Irish food (and beer). It's been open only a short time but it's been crowded every time I've been there.
Hell yes we have pubs in the US! My city has Irish, English, Scottish, Portuguese, German, and Polish pubs. There’s also Mexican and Puerto Rican bars/bodegas. Of course we also have sports bars, but sports crowds aren’t my thing. They’re all owned by immigrant families or their kids. You could go to a different each night of the week.
In the first pub, Celtic Crossing, when you pour a Guiness, you only fill half way, at an angle, then let it breath for a minute, then top back off again, then it will appear as a perfectly poured stout. Also, a good chunk of America, especially the east coast, was built on the backs of the Irish, so of course we have a strong Irish culture on the east coast.
'Craic' is an Irish word and it means fun or a good time. For example, hiking trips are described as good craic, people who are fun to be around are good craic, enjoyable night's out are good craic.
Buffalo NY has so many Irish pubs and breweries in our area! Once upon a time, when Buffalo was really booming, a street called Oliver St. had a bar on every corner. It was impossible to do a bar crawl, and make it to the end of the street. We had and still do have a lot of Irish Americans. ❤🍻 Oh yeah, beer is a science! Have to have clean lines, compression right, ect. And if you want to experience some of the best fishing it's Lake Erie! Charter a guide to take you out for a great time! Everything from Lake Trout, Bass, Muskie, Pike and more!
The color change is common in a lot of drinks. It's the bubbles which make the color seem lighter. Like if you look at Coke when it foams up looks rather brown instead of the usually dark black/brown it normally is. The issue is how fast it settles. The beer settles slower so their is more time to notice the color change while most carbonated drinks settle fairly quickly.
I live in a medium-size town in Florida and we have multiple Irish and English pubs. 99% of the time, they're owned and operated by Irish or English natives. There's actually an English woman who owns a few British supermarkets in Tampa, Florida and apparently it's really successful - saw a news article about her the other day. A lot of these places will 'Americanize' some aspects for the locals - I went to a British pub where they had Beef Wellington 'bites' as an appetizer (which I imagine probably isn't exactly authentic) 😂
Closest Irish Pub is in Rochester. So never been in one, but I don't drink alcohol so I stay away from bars. Every Irishman in Ireland is bristling every time Lewis called an Irish Pub a UK Pub.
4:44 "Am I Dumb?, This Is Brown, How Did It Turn Black?" The Brown you saw was the foam before it settled on the top. It only looked Brown as it's being poured
We definitely have a bunch of Irish pubs here in the US. I used to be an Irish dancer in the mid/late 2000's, and the school I belonged to used to dance monthly at a Pub in Atlantic Beach, FL. Culhanes which actually appeared in an episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives the Guy Fieri show. They were very nice people, and always we got a great response from the patrons of the pub. I was in my late 20's but some of the dancers were as young as 10, and still were welcome to perform. I think the 4 sisters spread their brand to a few more locations. After I retired from dance, I heard my old school also performed at a pub called Houligans as well and that was up at the north end of St. Augustine I believe.
9:06 You've got to "let the sand settle", my friend. At least that's how we said it when you allow a freshly poured Guinness to settle before drinking.
It takes about a month to make a good home brewed beer. In our Home state of South Carolina were allowed to home brew up to 100 gallons in a year for ourselves. If the residence has 2 adults 21 years of age or older, then 200 gallons a year is allowed. That equates to 12,800 fl ounces, up to 25,600 fl ounces, if divided into 12 oz servings it equates to 2,133 beers, or about 177 12 packs, or 88 24 packs. However hard spirits are not allowed, the odd thing is beer can be brewed to a high content of alcohol such as 80 proof.
You're gonna confuse a Brit with those units. a US Customary ounce is ~29.4mL, whereas the Imperial ounce he's used to is ~28.5 mL. US Pint: 16 US ounces, Imperial Pint: 20 Imperial ounces US Gallon: 128 US ounces, Imperial Gallon: 160 Imperial ounces
My husband makes 50 gallon batches of beer at a time and shares it with family. He made a knockoff Guinness that turned out pretty good one time. He likes to experiment a lot and makes something different almost every time.
The pub that didn't seem welcoming could be because people in the US are getting sick of influencers coming into their business and causing problems. She just happened to catch some of the stray bullets from that fight
In Iowa City, Iowa there is an English pub called the Wig & Pen. They mostly serve Italian food, fish and chips too, but a lot of pizza and pasta. An English pub that serve Italian food is the most American thing ever.
Kind of like the "Chinese" restaurants in PCB Florida...They were actually American dishes. However They were owned and operated by Americans of Chinese descent.
Her name is Dianna Jenning. This girl was actually hired as an extra for Games of Thorne show but she turned it down because they wanted her to be nude.
Oh yeah this is a whole thing. There's chains and stuff too. My second cousin actually lived in my apartment for about 3 months while I was working a seasonal job in New England (The northern most part of the East coast) and worked at an Irish pub somewhere in NYC. With her accent she got so many tips she made bank let me tell you! Most aren't all that bad either. Good place to get some food and drink.
I bet her job was at O'Flannigan's. The best Irish pub in NYC. I used to frequent the place when I lived there. Very cozy and wonderful staff, patrons from Ireland and of course all over! I loved that place! Made so many friends there 😁
My favorite iteration of the American bar is the ones from the 80's. Kinda dark, piano music, olives on the bar. The one in the movie Skin Deep (John Ritter version) is a good example.
I was born and raised in Boston. No matter what your background, if you were born here you get a little Irish in you. It's inevitable! We've got Pubs! Now, pubs in Ireland are on a whole different level because there's always singing, which I love. We need more singing pubs over here!
Used to go to a place in Chagaio back in the day called Kitty O'Shays. Not even sure its still around. Now Im in OKC and we have an Irish Pub here Shawn Cummings. A bunch of folk Irish folks that moved here spend their time there. Great fun! Lots of drunk sing songs , live music and stoy telling . Always a good laugh.
There is every kind of bar and pub in America because we all come from immigrants except the Native Americans. Everyone brings their culture and it’s what makes the US unique. I’ve been to Irish pubs in some cities that are on at least their 4th generation of family running the business, and those places are as authentic as anywhere in Ireland.
This is so cool! Thank you for sharing these videos! It's nice to know that our pubs that we enjoy actually measure up with the Irishness'ness😊 We also have British pubs that I hope measure up as well. I think it's because we have so many people who emigrate here who bring their traditions and culture from home.
A great memory of a pub when I visited London was a lady walking inside, came over to our table, grabbed my friend’s drink, drank it, flipped us off while yelling f-you, and then leaving like nothing happened.
In Boston and Massachusetts in general, we have many pubs, both Irish and English. The Bull and Finch in Beacon Hill Boston is the pub that "Cheers" (80s sitcom) was based upon. Tho, after the fame of the series they also have the Cheers sign similar to the show on the pub currently, but it was and still is technically the bull and finch.
Her AND your perspective should be really interesting! And The Old Bag Of Nails Pub is actually a chain "Irish Pub" and I frequent it, but mainly for the food. So... you're likely mostly correct, but not totally. ;)
Would it be the pub owner ordering for you, and then saying that's what you ordered. Then they would tell you that everything that you ever heard is wrong, and they will inform you correctly about things. I'm jesting, because he also wrote the novel 1984, although I suspect that some people today that that it's a textbook, because of things going on.
I love that they have a Notre Dame jersey in Celtic Crossing. ND is only about 90 min east of Chicago in South Bend, Indiana; home of The Fighting Irish. I'm about 2 miles from campus and we have a few Irish pubs here in town. One of the most famous is called Corby's. It's featured in the movie Rudy.
340,000,000 people from all over the world live in America. We have anything any other country has, you just might have to go to different areas for specific things. But pubs, asian food, Italian, and Mexican/South American food are everywhere. And its brown when airated and black when settled.
I’m from Temecula. I live in Murrieta now but Temecula has the Shamrock, which is an Irish pub and then Killarney, which is also an Irish pub and decor is amazing. We go probably a couple times a month. It’s so good and it’s so fun.
We have a English style Pub here in Denver Colorado, called The British Bulldog. I do know they serve a Full English Breakfast, Scotch Eggs, Bangers & Mash, Tomatoe & cheese Toasties, Chips & Curry, Fish & Chips, Shepherds Pie, and much more.
Just look up pictures of a walmart produce area. I think that will speak to our basic ability to get fresh veggie and fruit. And we have plenty of asian and health food stores that carry rarer fruits from the globe.
In my city, we call these pubs, taverns and bars. There is a wide range of sizes and fanciness. The tavern tends to be neighborhood associated and often the patrons have lived in the neighborhood forever. In the southwest you might find cantinas. Americans LOVE alcohol beverages.
Loved this episode. My Grandfather on my moms side was Irish. My mom is half Irish and Half Polish which means she was probably from Chicago. LOL. Well yes she was from Chicago, which made this episode so much more cooler to me. I don't even drink. But that last place is a place I want to visit on my next trip back to Chicago.
And Guiness is a rather magical beer in the way it separates like it does. If you buy Guiness in a can, it has a special little widgit thingy in it that stirs up the beer properly inside the can. This is from the interwebs about it: "The widget, a small, nitrogen-filled plastic sphere or capsule, is a distinctive feature found in cans of Guinness stout. It was introduced in 1968 as a solution to replicate the creamy texture and cascading effect of Guinness poured from a tap."
There’s a really good English Pub in Portland, Maine it’s called Gritty McDuffs. They have a stout called Black Fly Stout, but in October they have a Halloween Ale that I love and they are on tap. They brew them onsite and you can go down stairs ancheck them out. They serve homemade crisps and different English foods. I most times go for the ales but sometimes I get the crisps and some of the food like shepherds pie too. The place is always packed and it’s a great place to sit near the windows and people watch.
I live in the DC area and a lot (not all) Irish pubs recruit bartenders/waitstaff from Ireland. I even know a guy who's parents met due to one of theses programs. But yeah you can find Irish, English, Scottish, and Welsh pubs (though the last 2 are a bit harder to find).
I worked in a pub/bar/restaurant in college. Had over a dozen beers on tap, and a gajillion in bottles. Our area is known for microbreweries. Our town was just named "Best Small Town Beer Scene" in the US. I'll try to find a pic of the inside of the pub I worked at, so you can see another American pub.
A pub and bar is the same thing, a drinking establishment . In America we used to call use the term pub or tavern. Over time we just starting calling them bars, which refers to the countertops where most the action happens. When you see a place called a “pub” nowadays, it’s simply indicating the decor and theme.
Haha, as a chemist, your reaction to the chemistry segment was hilarious. I'd also like to add that a dirty glass or any grease or oil in the glass will cause the smaller bubbles to combine into larger bubbles, which isn't a good sign for that particular location...
I frequent a place called The Horse Brass Pub in Portland, Oregon. Brideies, Scotch Eggs, Fish & Chips, various meat pies and a traditional English Breakfast every Sunday. The whole menu is authentic British pub fare. Guinness, Bass and ciders on tap, as well as half a dozen hand pulled 'real ales' and about 50 local brews on tap. Many British ex-pats frequent the place. I even bartended there for a while.
Some of my earliest memories are of my grandfather taking us all to PJ Haley's Irish Pub off Briarcliff Rd in NE Atlanta GA. They served lamb stew on St Pat's, with soda bread. I can't speak as to the suds.. I was a little young to sample them.
Irish pubs are everywhere. We have Salt Hill pub in our town of 6000 in NH. There are 5 of them, 1 in every town around us too. The Irish are all over New England.
I’m American Irish (3rd generation from county Mayo) and I’m proud to say that America loves the Irish culture! We do have good Guinness but I’ve been to Ireland and I’ve been to the original Guinness brewery and it’s the best I’ve ever had. (I’m very proud of my Irish heritage) but we do love the pubs here too! ❤ EDIT: Guinness is my favorite beer and when you pour it, it’s always so creamy. It’s the creamy fluff that you saw when they were pouring. It’s just the bubbles and they rise to the top and then you see the dark color after. The biggest difference between the Guinness here vs. Ireland is the importing. Importing it changes it slightly, but it’s still the best beer in the country. IMO
Been to Brehon and loved it, but I wasn't drinking Guiness. It was a hangout after work for folks working 17:04 around there, often dinner and drinks with friends. The most authentic pub in Chicago was the Abbey, but I think it's closed... sad. Brehon wasn't as much of a neighborhood pub. More for work lunch, after work or meet up before games.
The initial pour of Guinness is always brown because of all the tiny bubbles refracting the light. Those eventually settle at the top, forming the head and leaving the rest of the glass that familiar inscrutable black.
There was a Guinness store next to the Irish pub at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas. I got a Guinness there. They took my picture and put it on top of the foam on my Guinness. It was crazy looking at my face getting smaller to the end of my drink lol.Yes Guinness is a deep brown color. Love a pint of Guinness.
When I worked in midtown in NYC, there was a lovely Irish pub on Third Ave. that I often went to for lunch - they had a pretty extensive menu of real food at really decent prices. Lunch tends to be my biggest meal of the day and being able to go there and get sandwiches, meatloaf and mashed potatoes, corned beef and cabbage, mac and cheese with roast beef... along with a grill for burgers, etc., it went on and on. Great food, great prices and down-to-earth, friendly folks. I miss that place.
We have a handful of Irish Pubs in Houston and vicinity owned and operated by a couple of Corkers - Yes, two real genuine Irish Corkers. Each one of them is different, and that includes the menus. When some have Live music, it's usually provided by "Blaggards" - that's right.
If you are not familiar with it, there is an American TV comedy called "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," which takes place in a fictional bar/pub called "Paddy's." It has 16 seasons. Hilarious.
Yep, even my small area has a Pub. Oddly enough it mixes nationalities. 🤣 It's considered an "English" pub but all the servers wear kilts! The food is good, but also happens to be the cuisines of England, Scotland & Ireland. For example, bangers & mash or a nice Shepard's pie, etc. We go there to eat sometimes and also like to sit on their patio on a nice warm Spring day with a Pimm's cup. 😉
we have many many Irish Pubs in my Town alone ! My husband is Paddy, and my Grandfather was born in County Galway ! The Pubs here are awesome... Irish Restaurans are great here. And I pour a mean Guinness 💚
Here in San Diego California, we have British and Irish pubs. In San Diego, there are a lot of British and Irish people who have relocated and made San Diego their permanent home so they bring a part of home here,
We have Irish pubs, English pubs, German, etc.. We have it all. Lol Here in Wisconsin, we have more bars/pubs than any other state in the USA. Lots of German, Polish, Irish and Scandinavian decendants in the northern midwest states. We like to DRINK. 😂
