Year 3 of the Sisyphean task of visiting Every Irish pub on Earth concludes with a sizeable dent of 15 Irish pubs in 5 new cities, each more exotic and glamorous than the last! When will it end ?! Never, that’s when . In summation , if you have been paying attention, we had;

1. The first dip into the ” Cork of Germany ” , Cologne, with its copious amount of pubs and tasty tasty beverages
2. Voyage to the mysterious and elusive isle of Sicily , to visit the Worlds only Lord of the Rings Themed Irish pub.
3. Balkan Blitz – Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina double whammy of thrills , spills and pints
4. Casual weekend to Stockholm for autumnal pints and dimly lit snugs

And here are the end of year coveted PUBLICAN ENEMY IRISH PUB AWARDS 2019 !!!

1. Most Authentic : ‘The Corkonian‘, Cologne – full of drunk Irishmen , carpet stains and discarded Tayto bags

2. Best name : ‘The Three Carrots‘ , Belgrade . Classic

3. Biggest Shitehole; Guinness Pub , Sarajevo .

4. Best Pint ; Wirstroms, Stockholm.

5. Best Lord of the Rings themed Irish pub: such a difficult decision, akin to the dilemma of Nelly and Kelly in their hit song “Dilemma ” but it must be Minas Tirith , Sicily

6. Fakest Irish pub: A tie between ‘Gecko Pub ‘ Belgrade and ‘McGregor Sportsbar’ , Stockholm

7. Best grub/ post beer snack : it was between the humble currywurst , the meat-laden Cevapici, but the winner is surely the Sicilan Chips Pizza

8. Foulest Drink : shoutout to Schwip-Shwap, the half coke- half Fanta franken- drink, but the winner is the Guinness /Ginger Beer hellish concoction

9. Best session : As always, The West End , Fenit with the fam. Can’t beat it

Thanks to all who joined me for me trips…..Heres to 2020! Slainte!!