The pint combines the alcohol-free Guinness 0.0 with the original 4.2 percenter (Picture: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
We Guinness drinkers are mocked relentlessly for our supposed obsession with the ‘perfect pour’ and apparent distaste for lager.
Yes, some of us may be a peculiar bunch. We are known for the specific way in which we expect our drink to be poured.
But who can blame us if we order a pint of the black stuff and are served something that resembles a cappuccino?
And let’s not forget the skill it takes to ‘split the G’ on command.
Guinness 0.0 was launched in 2020 (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Fans may be up for another round of ridicule by their non-Guinness-drinking mates now that a controversial new twist on the iconic pub classic has dropped.
Palmerstown House Pub, on Old Lucan Road in Dublin, just a short drive from St James’s Gate Brewery, where Guinness is made, has introduced a ’60/40′ blend which combines the alcohol-free Guinness 0.0 with the original ale.
The hybrid beverage aims to offer a lower-alcohol version of the classic at 1.7% ABV compared to the original’s 4.2%.
The alcohol-free version is poured first, followed by the original.
The pub announced in a social media post: ‘Try our new “60/40” in the Palmerstown House. All of the Guinness character, just a little lighter!
‘Great for when you’re in the mood for a pint but with a little less alcohol! Just ask for a “60/40.”‘
But punters are divided online – and critics haven’t held back on giving honest feedback about the idea.
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One asked, ‘What is the f*****g point of this?’ and another said it’s ‘f**king ridiculous.’
A third said it was a ‘horrible idea’ while a fourth declared it ‘should be illegal’.
Another said: ‘It’s classed as sacrilege if you mess with a pint of Guinness in Ireland.’
But some fans are not so upset by the pub’s new pint.
One wrote: ‘Here we go again, the f*****g “I don’t want it, so no one else should be allowed to choose to have it. The world should cater to me only, if I like it others may partake!” brigade are out in force.
‘If you don’t want it, don’t f*****g drink it, it’s as simple as that. They are not getting rid of Guinness 4.2[%]. I give up with this world!’
One sceptic suspects that the blend is a marketing ploy (Picture: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Another said: ‘How about letting people do their own thing without forcing your opinion on it.’
A third stated: ‘Why do people want to ban or make illegal products they can choose not to purchase?’
Darah Curran, known on social media as The Guinness Guru, said the concoction is all about marketing.
He told The Telegraph: ‘This is obviously done to go viral and fair play because it obviously works.
‘I know if I make a video about it, it will get clicks and views, so I’ll probably go and make a video trying it, so fair play to them in that sense.
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‘If you want to go out and have ten pints and only feel like you’ve had four, fair play.’
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He added: ‘The quick reaction from people will always be “this is absolutely sacrilegious, this should be illegal”.
‘Is it ruining the classic pint of Guinness? Maybe it is, but just don’t order it.
‘It is an original idea. I don’t think it would be for me. I think most people’s opinion will be it’s all or nothing, it’s either 100% or zero.’
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