Punters who were knocking Cheltenham today were disgusted at the state of the Guinness being served at the legendary racing venue.
The drinks cost £7.50 and were being served in paper cup, with one user on Twitter commenting, "£7.50 for that @CheltenhamRaces do yourselves a favour, drop the god damn prices, it's expensive enough to go to Cheltenham and to hand someone a pint of Guinness in a paper cup...are you having a laugh."
The pouring of a Guinness is considered a fine art by many, with Irish people particularly touchy about the craft. There has also been a rise in the talk around what makes a good pint with social media pages such as Shit London Guinness and the Guinness Guru gaining huge popularity.
No Good Guinness At Cheltenham
£7.50 for a Guinness in a cardboard cup at Cheltenham. Members bar pic.twitter.com/EZVzty4Oh1
— Ben (@benstrat98) October 21, 2022
£7.50 for that🧐@CheltenhamRaces do yourselves a favour, drop the god damn prices, it's expensive enough to go to Cheltenham and to hand someone a pint of Guinness in a paper cup...are you having a laugh ❌ https://t.co/l9MrlUkZqD
— Andrew Halligan (@Halligan88) October 21, 2022
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The creator of Shit London Guinness, Corkman Ian Ryan, recently gave an interview where he discussed its rise.
“There’s no real precedent set for being ‘Guinness Man’ or whatever. I thought it would be something that would kind of tip away and then peter off, to be honest.
"When I first started it, I was also running @humansofthesesh, so I promoted one with the other and gained something like 10,000 followers in one weekend. Then Jamie Dornan mentioned it on The Graham Norton Show and everything blew up.
“You would never get a lager drinker commenting on the standard of the bartender’s pour. Like, when would that ever happen? But, it’s also worth noting that Ireland has a certain draw to those who no longer live in it.
"We’re proud that we get to be Irish, and that only becomes important to a lot of people when you leave. And that’s where little things like pints really feel like they mean so much more.”
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