An Irish publican has slated the quality of Conor McGregor's stout, calling it "pure muck".
UFC star McGregor brews Forged Irish Stout to be sold at his Black Forge Inn in Crumlin, Dublin.
Posting a picture of a poured pint of his stout on social media recently, McGregor boasted: "You will not get another stout anywhere near the quality of my own @forgedirishstout! That cream! That roast! The sheer smoothness! Just take a look! Incredible!"
But the stout didn't impress Liberties boozer Peadar Browns who didn't mince their words in describing McGregor's stout.
They wrote on Facebook: "Looks like something you'd get at last orders in level 4 back in the day, pure muck."
Despite the scathing review from a fellow pub, McGregor's Black Forge Inn has earned favourable reviews since reopening after a multi-million euro refurbishment.
Well-known Guinness reviewer, the Guinness Guru, who regularly reviews pints of the black stuff, went to the pub last year to try out McGregor's new stout.
In a video posted about his experience, he gave his assessment of the quality of the drink and what marks he would give it out of ten.
"I went to Conor McGregor's new pub the Black Forge Inn to try out his brand new stout, Black Forge Stout," he said.
"They were very honest, they said it tastes nothing like stout, but you should get coffee, chocolate and vanilla [notes]. Also people have said it takes like Beamish."
He then took a sip of the pint, predicting that he probably wouldn't like it, but he actually found it quite "decent".
His initial reaction was that it's better than Island's Edge, a recently released stout produced by Heineken.
"It's alright, it tastes like Guinness but much more of a roasted flavour, but it's decent," the Guinness Guru said on TikTok.
"It's creamy, there's some 'shtick' on it as well, it's not exactly my cup of tea but I'm just so used to drinking Guinness.
"I don't know, it feels weird, I can't give it a Guinness score.
"The likelihood to drink it again out of ten is 6.9 or 7."
McGregor's business empire now includes three Dublin pubs: the Black Forge Inn, the Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh and the Waterside Bar in Howth.
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