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Dublin Pub’s ‘60/40’ Guinness Blend Offers Low-ABV Pint, Splits Opinion

Commentators link the move to growing demand for low- or no-alcohol options.

Overview

  • Palmerstown House Pub in Dublin is serving a ‘60/40’ pint made from 60% Guinness 0.0 and 40% standard Guinness.
  • The hybrid drops a pint’s strength from 4.2% ABV to about 1.7% and is poured using the traditional two-stage method with 0.0 first.
  • Reaction on social media is sharply divided, with some calling it nonsense or even saying it should be illegal, while others welcome the choice.
  • Darah Curran, known as The Guinness Guru, describes the idea as a bid to go viral and says he will likely film a tasting.
  • Coverage notes parallels with past lower-strength Guinness trials such as Mid-Strength, and reports no official response from Guinness or regulators.