‘Guinness Guru’ gives verdict on Clarkson’s version as price of pint revealed

A YouTuber known as the 'Guinness Guru' has given his verdict on Jeremy Clarkson's competitor to Guinness.

Clarkson set up a brewery in season two of Clarkson's Farm, something that has seen renewed interest since he opened his pub, The Farmer's Dog.

His brewery, Hawkstone, has their own lagers, ciders, and even a stout, which is their own version of Guinness, Hawkstone Black.

This was reviewed by Guinness Guru in a YouTube video simply titled: "Jeremy Clarkson's Pub (The Farmers Dog)".

The 'Guru' (also known as Daragh Curran) is a Guinness YouTuber who travels the world comparing pints, particularly stouts.

Hawkstone Black was unveiled late last year, with the goal being made clear to rival Guinness.

Clarkson's Hawkstone Black (Hawkstone / TikTok)

The Farmer’s Dog posted Kaleb Cooper, Charlie Ireland, and Clarkson doing a ‘split the H’ challenge with it, clearly parodying the ‘split the G’ Guinness challenge.

After arriving at the pub, Curran jokes that it is in the ‘middle of nowhere’ before revealing he received a message on Instagram inviting him to come try the Hawkstone Black.

The YouTuber shows the farm shop before entering the pub to try the Guinness rival. Curran goes on to say it ‘doesn’t look great’ and that it doesn’t look ‘rich’ or ‘creamy’ as most Guinness lovers would expect.

After giving a toast of ‘Slàinte’, he tries the pint – and his worries are partially confirmed, saying: “I mean it’s fine, as expected not very creamy, little bit of the craft stouts I’ve tasted before.

“Decent coffee notes to it and not a whole lot else. The bubbles are going away as it goes down but it’s all about presentation.”

He then makes a direct plea to Clarkson, saying: “Jeremy it’s all about presentation, that’s why Guinness is so popular with people because the people who own these pubs are so obsessed with presentation.”

Curran points to the possibility that glasses are cleaned in the same washers as food, which leaves grease on the glasses, as a possibility as to why it isn’t as good as places that have revered Guinness.

The Guinness expert goes on to admit, however, that the product was only a few months old at the time of the video so it may improve over time, but finally adds: “Stout isn’t the kinda thing where you can just whip it up and serve it, you do have to be very much obsessed with it.”

The pint cost £6.50 at the time of the video, however, a recent visitor posted a picture of the menus, showing it had gone up in price.

Thankfully it hasn’t gone up far, to £6.75, though based on Guru’s review: anyone thinking of travelling to try it should maybe save their money.