the only time i ever regretted not tasting a beer first was at The Phoenix in London, they had some kind of wack lavender beer, yes you read that right, except nothing on the pull indicated that, it just looked vaguely "crafty" so i ordered it. i took it back and was like "here is your massively disgusting beer back" and they were very nice about it, practically apologetic, and gave me something else.
ronan i want to go to your marseilles offie, sounds amazing!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 6 October 2016 15:49 (seven years ago) link
I generally tip 20% pretax on the total bill for a typical check that includes both drinks and food.
For drinks alone, the old dollar-a-drink tipping guideline should only apply to uncapping a bottle or simple pours.
Nice cocktails that involve house-made bitters, muddled herbs, flavored glass-rims? A dollar is kind of insulting.
Question: Do Britishes still eschew cash tipping in favor of the "and for yourself?" method?
Perhaps 5 years ago in DC, I heard a woman trying to tip an American bartender by saying "and for yourself?" and the bartender genuinely didn't understand. In my experience American bartenders usually aren't allowed to drink on the job. Even if they could, if every table in a busy bar bought them a half-pint they'd be horizontal by midnight.
― i wanna fly like a beagle (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 6 October 2016 15:55 (seven years ago) link
that's awesome
it reminds me of hanging out at the bar here that has belgian and belgian-style beer. they practically have a script to warn people who just wandered in about what to expect
pretty sure they've now settled on keeping hoegaarden on one of the taps in case the negotiations get too intense when someone really doesn't know what to do
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh š), Thursday, 6 October 2016 15:56 (seven years ago) link
do not hv sex in the loo unless there's another one empty
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 October 2016 15:59 (seven years ago) link
I still do $1/drink tip (and 20% on drinks+food), if it's a fancy cocktail idk I still do a $1 bc figure the rest is figured into the cost, those things are expensive. Maybe that's shitty of me?
― marcos, Thursday, 6 October 2016 16:07 (seven years ago) link
In my orbit, yr typical brewpubby place will definitely permit one or two samples, then it is appropriate to go ahead and buy something already, even if it's not one of the samples you've tried.
If you got a generous sample and didn't like the beer enough to drink a full one, it's up to you whether to finish the sample. If you hated it, though, it may look a little tacky to then eagerly shlurp down the rest of the sample glass.
One of my fave places has a note on the beer list that says "we encourage you to be adventurous, but we don't offer refunds if you simply don't like it."
― i wanna fly like a beagle (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 6 October 2016 16:09 (seven years ago) link
striving to evolve in this area
― calstars, Monday, 10 October 2016 18:56 (seven years ago) link
Bartender gave me a bit of very good news today - that another frequent customer that had given me a bunch of agitata - had moved out of state
― calstars, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
Hope you had your fourth and left tbh
― ian, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 20:43 (six years ago) link
why is that?
― calstars, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 20:54 (six years ago) link
Customary to tip your bartender $2 when he has someone whacked for you
― Josefa, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 04:27 (six years ago) link
unfairly dismissed last night for dropping my trousers
― as the crows around me grows (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 18 March 2018 15:34 (six years ago) link
https://im-01.gifer.com/8770.gif
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Sunday, 18 March 2018 15:41 (six years ago) link
Oh wow you found the CCTV footage
― as the crows around me grows (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 18 March 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
going to have that image inexorably linked with NV now
― mh, Sunday, 18 March 2018 17:15 (six years ago) link
Far from me to judge (or give a fuck) but this chick seems to be making it hard on this intrepid dude by bringing up an ex and a random male friend
― calstars, Saturday, 15 September 2018 02:13 (five years ago) link
Well now theyāre kissing and I should really leave !
― calstars, Saturday, 15 September 2018 02:32 (five years ago) link
This thread would be perfect for Ask A Drunk. Except for the "etiquette" part.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 15 September 2018 02:58 (five years ago) link
Barmaid is an overflowing reservoir of gossip about other barmaids; I could give a f but it gets me $3 off the good stuff so
― calstars, Saturday, 17 November 2018 19:49 (five years ago) link
breastfeeding in bars: c or d
― calstars, Saturday, 17 November 2018 20:16 (five years ago) link
depends on the age of the titty iirc
― esby, Saturday, 17 November 2018 20:48 (five years ago) link
When youāre the only one at the bar, itās ljke your own private bar!
― calstars, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 01:39 (five years ago) link
Ditto the movie theater! Thatās livin
― Normās Superego (silby), Wednesday, 20 February 2019 01:40 (five years ago) link
only one at a bar if you have something to read: classic
only one at a movie theater: better than not seeing the movie, but dud compared to the experience in a good audience
with one other good friend at a movie theater: that's livin
with one other good friend at a movie theater EXCEPT one other person comes in alone before the movie starts and you call to them "hey! it's just us, we're everyone! come sit with us!" and they don't, and they go and sit half the theater away behind you, and every time you laugh at something in the movie you think about how they must be feeling such regret now but are too embarrassed to come & join you halfway through: classic
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Wednesday, 20 February 2019 02:08 (five years ago) link
something to read: yeah, people
― calstars, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 02:11 (five years ago) link
hmm private bar is ok if youāre at the bar and have something to do and thereās a mutual level of comfort with you and the bartenderif you have nothing to do, should have brought a bookif itās a place where they serve you at a table and you have an entire reading nook across the bar, absolutely excellent
― mh, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 02:56 (five years ago) link
I don't go to a bar alone unless I have something to read. But it has to be something that doesn't invite conversation. I choose carefully. Ancient history or a 19th century novel work fine. If I don't have something with me I will stop and get a newspaper. Also a pen, if I don't already have one. I will generally do a crossword if I am done with the paper and don't have a book.
Pro tip: hotel bars lack character, but they're often quiet (lacking "regulars" and a "scene" and a "beverage program." There's often a lobby shop that might have a newspaper. So you can kill two birds there.
Most bars these days have TVs. This can be an annoyance. Ok if they're showing sportsy stuff. Ok if they're showing news with captions on. But why o why do some have a TV showing the news with the sound off, and no captions? I don't want to see Tucker Carlson's fucking face for an hour unless someone is punching it. Or at least throwing fruit (I'm a peaceful man).
― Gunther Gleiben (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 20 February 2019 03:07 (five years ago) link
Bartenders remain fascinated that I'd bring a book to a bar and read it instead of thumbing my phone.
― a Stalin Stale Ale for me, please (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 20 February 2019 03:11 (five years ago) link
that post combines beautifully with your display name and your original display name
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, 20 February 2019 03:48 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig3pcF-M4LI
― a Stalin Stale Ale for me, please (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 20 February 2019 03:55 (five years ago) link
a memorable movie
― Dan S, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 03:57 (five years ago) link
I was at a bar last night and we were talking about how a different bar was very good for being alone and striking up conversations with people and the one we were at was bad for it. Everyone who was sitting alone at the bar was on their phone and it was a depressing sight.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 04:00 (five years ago) link
I think we were also saying that one was more likely to talk to someone reading a book as opposed to someone looking at their phone. i don't know how true this is, we were all kind of drunk.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 04:04 (five years ago) link
that is maybe more true, and also more annoying sometimes
― mh, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 04:42 (five years ago) link
Iām practically a bouncer at this point
― calstars, Thursday, 21 February 2019 01:13 (five years ago) link
Iām hijacking this thread to say that Iām in a bar that has a machine that can print text and images into the head on a glass of beer. (Needless to say its in Japan)
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 23 August 2019 12:27 (four years ago) link
NiceWhen you say head, do you mean foam? Or?
― calstars, Friday, 23 August 2019 14:32 (four years ago) link
Yeah, it's head in British .
I got really into watching YouTubes of Japanese barmen carving ice cubes for cocktails a few years back. I miss good cocktails.
― what's wrong with being centre-y? (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 August 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
It's head in American too.
― ā® (peace, man), Friday, 23 August 2019 15:29 (four years ago) link
What do we think of bar trivia? Ehhhhh
― calstars, Thursday, 23 January 2020 00:52 (four years ago) link
I love bar trivia. I like doing it in random places while traveling. I used to do a music trivia night at the record store/bar I worked at. It was a bitch writing the rounds of questions every week though.
― Yerac, Thursday, 23 January 2020 01:22 (four years ago) link