There's only one thing worse than a bad pint of Guinness, and that's the uneducated hoor that pulled it!!!
I'm afraid it's been a while since I've been to NYC, and the last time I was there the best pint of porter I got was in Joyce's in Sunnyside. I'm not even sure if that place is still there!
Sorry lad...I can't help. Unless you need me to send you a the airfare home to Ireland! ;-)
BTW, 12 years in NY and still ag caint as Gaelige? Maith an bhuachaill! :-)
The worst I've EVER seen was at a sports bar in Lansing. They poured it in a PLASTIC CUP. I almost cried.
Luckily, Moriarty's down the road there has it right. And they are the only place I know that can pour a Black and Tan perfectly as well.