That pint looks like it had 16 pints on St Patrick’s Day and struggled to keep them down! That and calling it St Pattys! ?@RailtownCafe pic.twitter.com/XAERYYlcqj
— Gavin O’Connor (@gavinoconnor) March 14, 2017
Are you serious, lad? A Vancouver bar is getting dragged on social media for a photo they posted of a pint of Guinness. The reason? The glass is overflowing with foam and some of the precious, wasted beer is splattered on the table.
The company shared the snapshot with customers to promote their St. Patrick’s Day party. Instead of beer cheers, however, those offended hit back with criticism about the sticky mess.
“*Every person in #Ireland collectively screams in horror* #RailtownCafe #StPatricksDay,” one person captioned the pic on Twitter, adding a shamrock emoji.
A second added: “#StPaddysDay v #StPattysDay argument begins, alongside quite possibly the most horrible looking pint of #Guinness from @RailtownCafe.”
Owner Dan Olson reacted to the backlash in an interview with Canada’s The Star. “[It] was a little too artsy and it really struck a chord with some of our Irish clientele out there,” he said. “People took it quite serious. They felt like we were digging at their heritage basically, so anyway, that’s one thing we’ve learned so far: Don’t mess with a person and their Guinness.”
Patrick McMurray, owner of Ceili Cottage, said that there is an art in pouring Guinness. “It takes 119.5 seconds, just about two minutes and it’s a double-pour cascade,” he said. “If it’s not properly poured it’s not presented to you properly. Eyes eat first, so your eyes are going to be jealous of what your tongue is tasting.”
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was also blasted about his Guinness intake. Some thought the tiny pint he held at the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Thursday was rubbish.
“Just how long has that pint been sat there? I can barely look,” Neil Wilson, campaigns director for Conservatives for Liberty, said, via BBC.
Read more reactions below:
*Every person in #Ireland collectively screams in horror* #RailtownCafe #StPatricksDay pic.twitter.com/3D44LKiDu2
— Laura (@ElleEmSee) March 14, 2017
Jaysus Wept Canada, what the feck is this shit?! The #RailtownCafe should have its drinks licence revoked and the cafe torched! #CardinalSin pic.twitter.com/oqWfU1slUB
— Matthew Roddy (@roddy37) March 14, 2017
And if you’re #Irish and in #Vancouver, show your passport at Railtown Cafe for a free pint of #Guinness. #StPaddysDay #StPatricksDay
— TurnipseedTravel (@turnipseeds) March 17, 2017
You drunk it anyway, so who cares??
Besides: in GB they cannot tap beer— Kletersteeg (@PHMvande) March 17, 2017
@RailtownCafe your Guiness pour is a disgrace to beer drinkers everywhere. Never have I seen such sacrilege! Truly disgraceful!
— bonz (@realbonz36) March 16, 2017
@RailtownCafe You shoulda taken a pic with a pour like that beside a hawaiian pizza. Annoy both I(r/c)eland. #pineappleonpizza #guinesspour
— GilesDay (@GilesDDay) March 16, 2017
@GuinnessIreland please do not supply anymore Guinness to @RailtownCafe just for this alone pic.twitter.com/vsBpmWHpPq
— Maca (@M2a2c2a) March 14, 2017
#StPaddysDay v #StPattysDay argument begins, alongside quite possibly the most horrible looking pint of #Guinness from @RailtownCafe ?? pic.twitter.com/03HnwLjt7r
— Ciara O’C (@oc_ciara) March 14, 2017
