uk666 5,298 Report post Posted March 17, 2017 A poorly poured Guinness sparks international outcry The Railtown Cafe, a Vancouver eatery best known locally for their tasty sandwiches, has achieved international fame for pouring the ugliest pint of Guinness. Ireland hated this poorly poured pint of Guinness featured in an online promo by Vancouver’s Railtown Café, but the local eatery got Irish eyes smiling again with makeup photo and promotion. RAILTOWN CAFE Vancouver’s Railtown Café has seen its international profile spill over, as horrified Irish drinkers howl as one over an online photo of a badly poured glass of Guinness. Even Irish newspapers were falling over themselves in outrage at the photo of the glass of stout with a spill of foam down the side, posted online by the cafe to promote St. Patrick’s Day. The photo has since been replaced, after café co-owner Dan Olson said they were flooded with online comments and e-mails. The Irish Independent called the pour “sacrilegious,” while the Irish Mirror said the photo of the “ghastly” pint “caused Irish people everywhere to grimace in disgust.” “One person said Jesus wept when he saw our pint,” said Olson, who took Tuesday’s furore in stride and apologized online. “Another one said, ‘if that beer had a head on it, it would be hanging down in shame.’ That was funny.” Olson said the café had arranged a Guinness photo session that produced about 50 photos, and their social media team put the wrong photo online. “It was a mistake, and it turned into an international incident,” Olson said. “We apparently pissed off the entire country. We were going to board up the doors to make sure we didn’t get any potatoes thrown at us.” Then he came up with a better response: “I’ve said anybody coming here on St. Patrick’s Day with a valid Irish passport, of age of course, I will buy them a pint of Guinness and a shot of Jameson on me. We might as well have some fun and embrace it.” Olson’s café does a daytime trade in sandwiches, salads and pastries, selling mostly coffee and soft drinks, “and the odd alcoholic beverage,” he said. A Vancouver-born chef who has worked in Canada and the U.S., Olson said he enjoys a good Guinness and knows how it should be poured. “Guinness scratches my malty itch once in a while,” he said. Several blocks away at Gastown’s Irish Heather pub, Irish-born operations manager Darren Pierce said Guinness reps in Ireland inspect pubs to see that their brew is poured properly, and they will pull their stock from any pub that doesn’t do it right. “It’s all important, from the glass you use, to how you pour, how you leave it settle, to how you top it,” said Pierce, who went to Guinness’s factory in Dublin to learn the two-stage method of pouring each glass. A neat crown of foam that’s just higher than the rim of the glass tells the drinker he’s getting all the beer he paid for, Pierce said. Happy St. Patrick's Day! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmo 348 Report post Posted March 3, 2018 One can buy a Guiness in cans here in Canada...??.. ! ! ! ! That my friend is sacrilegious... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
