Guinness Canada Goofs On St. Paddy's Day Ads with Improper Foliage

Guinness Goofs on Canada Subway Ads

Guinness, Ireland's most famous stout brand, is one of the last companies you'd expect to commit a St. Paddy's faux pas.

However, the company's Canada branch majorly goofed on their St. Patrick's Day subway advertisements, which featured a maple leaf and a four-leaf clover and the caption "Preferred Foliage" on a bright green backdrop. The three-leaf shamrock is the proper St. Paddy's Day symbol--used by Saint Patrick as a symbol of the Christian Holy Trinity.

Toronto commuters began sharing photos of the snafu on social media, which incited an apology from Guinness Canada, and a promise that the incorrect ads would be removed.

Luckily, all of the bungled ads were removed in time for the festivities on March 17.