Irish pub-goers have been reacting in dismay to a "sorry state" of a pint served to one punter recently.
The customer ordered a pint of Murphy's stout that was served without nitro and which seemed to be from "some kind of hand-pulled tap".
The anonymous drinker posted a picture of the disappointing pint on the Ireland forum on Reddit which led to dozens of replies over its "tragic" appearance.
The post read: "Just got served this pint of Murphy's without nitro. Some kind of hand-pulled tap. Still upset about the head though."
In a subsequent update, the poster clarified that the drink was not poured in Ireland but was sold at an "establishment that prides itself on its beer" for €9.
They said: "Lads, you need not worry. This pint wasn't poured in Ireland. But it was poured in an establishment that prides itself on its beer and spirits selection.
"I considered to report it as a hate crime, the pint setting me back 9€. But it decided not to, they would probably think I'm mad."
Many people on the Irish forum compared it to an ice-cream float, while others said the head looked like "fairy liquid".
One said: "Looks like a glass of coke after you drop a mentos sweet into it...just before it explodes."
To which someone responded: "I thought similar except a glass of coke with a big spoon of vanilla icecream.....popular in the 80s!"
Another person said: "That's not a pint, it's an ice cream float."
While one quipped: "They forgot to add a flake."
More people simply reacted in horror to the "sorry state" of a pint.
One said: "That's absolutely tragic looking."
A second commented: "I need directions to that place so I can get away from there."
A third wrote: "I'd have walked out and not paid for that. Tis a sorry state of a yoke."
While others simply said, "Christ. On. A. Bike", and, "Jesus Christ, send it back."
However, others had alternative suggestions for what went wrong.
One said: "Looks like a bottled stout tbh. There is no way that would be served up as a normal pint...surely."
A second explained: "It's a normal non-nitrogen head. If it was pulled with a hand pump you haven't any grounds to fire it back. But if it came from a big standard Murphy's tap then there is something wrong.
"It could be nice. I like non-nitro stout."
A third clarified: "It's called a beer engine. Common with English ales. Usually tapped to a cask and served slightly warmer. Cellar temp. It's traditionally how beer was served before c02 and nitro were everywhere."
