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Guinness Lovers Are Unsure What To Think After Iconic’s New Mix irish Stout became available in pubs.
Controversial “60/40” pint blends Liquor-Free Guinness 0.0 with basic ale to produce a low-alcohol drink.
This mixture reduces the 4.2 percent ABV of a pint of Guinness to approximately 1.7 percent ABV.
As reported by WireThe 60/40 pint is still made using the traditional two-stage mixture, with Guinness 0.0 poured in first.
Among the first to offer the hybrid pint is Dublin’s Palmerstown House pub, which wrote on social media: “Try the new ’60/40′ at Palmerstown House. All the Guinness character, just a little lighter!
“When you’re in the mood for a pint, but with a little less alcohol, this is great! Just ask for ’60/40′.”
However, not everyone is appreciating this innovation.
Commenting on the pub’s post, one person called it “a load of rubbish”, while another argued it “should be illegal”.
“What does it mean?” a third person asked, with someone else writing: “Full pints or nothing at all.”
However, others have praised the “top-draw thinking” behind the idea, pointing to Guinness Mid-Strength, a low-alcohol stout with 2.8 percent ABV that was test-marketed in Limerick, Ireland between 2006 and 2008.
Darrah Curran, known as the Guinness Guru to his 165,000 social media followers, plans to market the 60/40 pint, explains Wire: “This was obviously done to go viral and to be fair, it clearly worked.
“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 out, so in that sense it’s fair to them.
“If you want to go out and have 10 pints and only feel like you’ve had four, play fair.”
Curran said: “People’s instant reaction will always be that it’s absolutely sacrilegious, it should be illegal. Is it ruining a classic pint of Guinness? Maybe it is, but don’t order it.
“It’s a fundamental idea. I don’t think it would be for me. I think most people would be of the opinion that it’s all or nothing, it’s either 100 percent or zero.”
The move comes as more and more young adults are turning away from alcohol. In October, Half of young adults are now choosing products with “less” alcohol, a survey has revealed To control their consumption.
According to the figures, almost half of UK adults (44 per cent) are choosing no alcohol and low alcohol drinks to control their alcohol intake. drink – Up from 31 percent in 2018.