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New Guinness Add 250 years....

  • 27-07-2009 09:32PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34


    Check out the link http://www2.guinness.com/en-IE/Pages/250-index.aspx and click on "watch the add"
    I thought it is very strange that at the end of this add they say "to a man called Arthur and a beer called Guinness"
    Only thing is that Guinness is not a beer its a stout!
    Please correct me if i am wrong but I would have thought that this is obvious and for such a large company with i'm sure a huge marketing team how did this fall through.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    gefpm wrote: »
    Check out the link http://www2.guinness.com/en-IE/Pages/250-index.aspx and click on "watch the add"
    I thought it is very strange that at the end of this add they say "to a man called Arthur and a beer called Guinness"
    Only thing is that Guinness is not a beer its a stout!
    Please correct me if i am wrong but I would have thought that this is obvious and for such a large company with i'm sure a huge marketing team how did this fall through.

    Interesting observation.

    I would say it is the American influence, referring to all alcoholic beverage served in a pint glass as a "beer".

    Bad form, imho.


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,389 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Actually stout is a type of beer, is the same way that ales and lagers are types of beer, so technically the ad is correct.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Zaph wrote: »
    Actually stout is a type of beer, is the same way that ales and lagers are types of beer, so technically the ad is correct.

    Damn you and your unending knowledge of all things alcohol.


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    I would say it is the American influence, referring to all alcoholic beverage served in a pint glass as a "beer".

    Bad form, imho.




    i'm not angry tom

    i'm disapointed.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    TO MARTHA !


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