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Staring at the rude boys
Pubs with a whole row of bar stools so you cannot even get to the bar to order without leaning between two people.
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[Drinking] Amateur drinking - December
- Thread starter Iggle Piggle
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Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,825
Mysteriously the coffee machine in one of the pubs where I worked would always break when we were busy but would always fix itself by the next morning when I was setting up.
This is why I love micro pubs. No cocktails and one stout that doesn’t take an hour to settle. Likely still full of loyal locals who like the beer and professional bar people who know who’s next. Very likely to be avoided by Mandy in HR when she realises they’re not playing Last Christmas on a loop. Lovely.
Going to The Albert for a gig on Tuesday. It’s my brother’s band ( who are really good) and I normally love that pub but I do have the fear that there will be at least one office party in, given the location. Hopefully not.
Going to The Albert for a gig on Tuesday. It’s my brother’s band ( who are really good) and I normally love that pub but I do have the fear that there will be at least one office party in, given the location. Hopefully not.
I have a slightly different slant on Amateur Drinking December.
Having spent a career in the brewing and pub industry, we were thoroughly professional pub goers and drinkers so were fully conversant with pub etiquette and also knew that the run up to Christmas was a time to best avoid trying to do business of any sort with those running the pubs and just let them get on and serve all their customers, ‘both amateur and professional.’ We didn’t tend to have Christmas celebrations down the pub or often none at all as we were probably looking forward to time away from pubs! Most Christmas celebrations tended to be in hotels or restaurants where a more orderly piss up could take place!
Off duty, as a regular I used to have a great time in my local pub which never attracted many amateur drinkers and it was great to be just one of the customers.
Happy days.
Having spent a career in the brewing and pub industry, we were thoroughly professional pub goers and drinkers so were fully conversant with pub etiquette and also knew that the run up to Christmas was a time to best avoid trying to do business of any sort with those running the pubs and just let them get on and serve all their customers, ‘both amateur and professional.’ We didn’t tend to have Christmas celebrations down the pub or often none at all as we were probably looking forward to time away from pubs! Most Christmas celebrations tended to be in hotels or restaurants where a more orderly piss up could take place!
Off duty, as a regular I used to have a great time in my local pub which never attracted many amateur drinkers and it was great to be just one of the customers.
Happy days.
Cordwainer
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- Jul 30, 2023
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As I discovered yesterday..influencers, Guinness and splitting the G. 
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Oh I dunno….trying to order my latte these days has its momentsGlad I don't drink, it all sounds far too macho.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Ah yes, however in the Top Rank Suite late 80s the plan was to stand as far away from the Guinness pump as possible, order 4 pints of Hofmeister, when poured then order a Guinness thus giving you enough time to bolt without paying for said quality lager
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Where’s this then? Apart from that pub in Athens where everyone met (and clogged up the bar) on the eve of the match
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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Shout out to the bloke in the designated away hell hole which was 4 deep at the bar in Leicester tasting a few watery ales before making his choice for the least worst option.
Arthur
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Absolutely a group came in my local yesterday and were asking what herbal teas they do. They seemed shocked when they said they didn't.
Burn them.
This seems to be every other Instagram post at the moment. I had no idea "splitting the G" was a thing.As I discovered yesterday..influencers, Guinness and splitting the G.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,893
This month's Real Ale Twats in Viz is specifically around this point; it ends with our titular hero (who starts the strip by scoffing at all the part time drinkers) sloshed off his nut being held up & singing The Pogues.
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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To be fair, I was ordering Lager and I hate the Pogues.
Largely avoided all this since I stopped work, but meeting several old colleagues in a West End boozer on Thursday. I will be that amateur 
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
I'd never heard of it until now (and Googled). Which wanker dreamt that up?