SkiSoloII
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That's when my wife looks at me in panic and tells the waitress - "DON'T TELL HIM THAT!" As I start rattling off the names of 15 or so beers they DON'T have....
Dave
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That's when my wife looks at me in panic and tells the waitress - "DON'T TELL HIM THAT!" As I start rattling off the names of 15 or so beers they DON'T have....
Dave
I've found a technique that tends to work when the waiter/waitress is struggling to mention a beer that I'll actually order. I ask, "What's on tap (or bottled) that you don't sell very often?" That usually gets right to the section of the beer list that I like.
Great idea. Another thing I usually do if there's an actual bar, I go look myself, cause the waitress often doesn't care enough to know (I know this because I spent years working in restaurants with them when I was in college).
starrfish
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Well being from PA and being able to walk into a bar with the Big B,M,C's on tap and a Yuengling and get a good beer I'll take the Yuengling... Was just a a private club here in the south ordered a "lager" they said what? my response oh sorry Yuengling... Place reminded ne so much of home I got sponsored and became a member and will be starting a dart team.
Long story short, I'll school em Lager = Yuengling just a north east thing... Used to be just a EASTERN PA thing~ LOL better than Yuengling Premium!
Who Knows the small dog joke? Good for any old Pa beer like Stegmaier beer! ANYBODY?
Small dog joke>>> Man walks into a bar with a small dog under his arm... orders a stegmaier beer (heard it first on steggy) bar tender says what's the dog for? Man takes a drink... Licks the dogs ass And says "she's here to take the taste of the Stegmaier out of my mouth!
MetallHed
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when they came out with the newer New Glarus brew "ABT," I saw it on tap at Milwaukee Burger Co. I asked the waitress what kind of beer it was, and she didn't know. She just said it was "dark" and tasted like cherry. I ordered it (wasn't very good, IMO). I then looked up the brew from New Glarus and wrote it down on paper for the waitress and she gladly put the note on the tap handle so she could inform other patrons what style it is when asked. We both learned something.
The original post did come off as snobby, IMO. Maybe ben wasn't being a prick, but the way he worded it in the post sounded like it. If it contained the statement that he found out what kind of beer it was (that he had before) and then ordered a margarita because he didn't like it, no one would've jumped down his throat (well, maybe they would because he did chose a margarita over a beer).
The original post did come off as snobby, IMO. Maybe ben wasn't being a prick, but the way he worded it in the post sounded like it. If it contained the statement that he found out what kind of beer it was (that he had before) and then ordered a margarita because he didn't like it, no one would've jumped down his throat (well, maybe they would because he did chose a margarita over a beer).
Indyking
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WOW, surprised they had the last edition of unplugged ABT on tap. I got a 4-pack last weekend. It is a Belgian quadrupel, ABV 9.75%! I found it to be disappointing for a New Glarus. Very strong candy sugar sweetness with a hint of cherry and an excessive alcohol taste IMO. Not an expert in this style but I think it lacks the Belgian yeast character big time. Nevertheless New Glarus is still my favorite crafts beer company.
There was nothing wrong with the OP post. The problem was a rude response to it.
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MetallHed
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YES! That's what I thought too. I wasn't impressed, but, like you, NG is my favorite craft from Wisconsin. I hadn't even heard of it before then.
There were better ways to go about both sides, IMO.
Went to a new place to watch the Michigan - OSU game saturday and the waitress was smart enough to just the hand over her hand written beer list. They had about 16 taps, and more craft brew in bottles. Everytime a new guy showed up we just asked for the list again. She got a good tip.
ReverseApacheMaster
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I like to look at the tap handles myself when I go in somewhere. Then I know for myself what's there. I'll also look at the menu/drink list to see if there's anything else in bottles.
I don't expect the server to be a beer snob. I don't expect them to know everything about what's on tap, but I do give them credit if they do. I also don't expect them to know every detail about what goes into the food or how it's made. Obviously, part of the server's job is to sell product and knowledge of the product helps but it's unrealistic to believe that they will know everything. I'd rather they admit they don't know and offer to find out.
I don't expect the server to be a beer snob. I don't expect them to know everything about what's on tap, but I do give them credit if they do. I also don't expect them to know every detail about what goes into the food or how it's made. Obviously, part of the server's job is to sell product and knowledge of the product helps but it's unrealistic to believe that they will know everything. I'd rather they admit they don't know and offer to find out.
Ben_Persitz
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This caused quite a stir lol. It was simply supposed to be a humorous story. I don't blame the waitress, though I do think you should know what beers you have on tap (especially if it's only 4). Simply saying Hefeweizen isn't enough. That'd be like me asking what the special was and her saying "BEEF". Well, is it carne asada? chili verde?
It's okay to not know the nuances or taste of the beer, but at least know the name!
Hell, I'm that way about cigars. I went into a cigar store a few months ago and asked:
"Hey is that maduro cigar any good?"
Cigar guy: "Maduro is a cut of cigar..not a brand...."
I was having Mexican food, and didn't feel like a Hefeweizen would really complement what I was eating. Thus the choice for a margarita. I certainly didn't want tecate or coors or miller or whatever they had.
It's okay to not know the nuances or taste of the beer, but at least know the name!
Hell, I'm that way about cigars. I went into a cigar store a few months ago and asked:
"Hey is that maduro cigar any good?"
Cigar guy: "Maduro is a cut of cigar..not a brand...."
I was having Mexican food, and didn't feel like a Hefeweizen would really complement what I was eating. Thus the choice for a margarita. I certainly didn't want tecate or coors or miller or whatever they had.
Mischief_Brewing
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Stop bashing margaritas!
remilard
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Not at Chevy's you weren't, while we are picking nits.
You could have, if you wanted knowledgeable beer service, crossed the river via car or bus and gone to Green Dragon, Bailey's, Cascade Barrel House, The Horse Brass etc and you went to Chevy's in the 'Couv. What did you expect?
Indyking
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I would still have got the Hefeweizen just to check it out, but perhaps, it wasn't really a true weizen, who knows... I have been served beers on tap that were not really what the waiter said or thought it was...
Anyway, I think you should share the restaurant name/location as I lot of people would be curious to try that polemic weizen!
Ben_Persitz
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Yes I could have. I haven't been to Horse Brass yet but I'd like to. I could've also gone to Prost.
I wasn't the one who chose the venue. The girlfriends family did. It's Mexican american food.
I'm a foodie, I realize what real mexican food is. It certainly isn't Chevy's, but I'm not going to be snobby and say "I was eating americanized 'mexican food'. I also wasn't expecting informed beer service. I'm confused about when I said this? I was simply amused by the whole situation.
It's not much to expect that someone know the names of the beer they have on tap, especially if you can count them on one hand. I wasn't hoping for them to have Pranqster or something. I thought they might have Negra Modelo (one of my favorite beers to drink with beans and rice).
I wasn't the one who chose the venue. The girlfriends family did. It's Mexican american food.
I'm a foodie, I realize what real mexican food is. It certainly isn't Chevy's, but I'm not going to be snobby and say "I was eating americanized 'mexican food'. I also wasn't expecting informed beer service. I'm confused about when I said this? I was simply amused by the whole situation.
It's not much to expect that someone know the names of the beer they have on tap, especially if you can count them on one hand. I wasn't hoping for them to have Pranqster or something. I thought they might have Negra Modelo (one of my favorite beers to drink with beans and rice).
mlyday
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What pisses me off more is these big chain restuants that have a list of craft brews on the menu, yet around here they dont actually have it. As close as I can come to a craftbrew is a sam adams.
That's a reasonable expectation, I think . . .
Wow, you just made me remember something that almost blew my top once.
My wife and I went to Ruby Tuesday's in North Jersey once and I almost fainted when I saw Fat Tire on the menu, for nostalgia reasons and also because I knew 100% that it is not available anywhere within 500 miles of me.
Suspicious, I ordered it, received no rebuttal from the waitress, and sat dumbfounded waiting for my impossible brew. The waitress promptly returned with one beer (my wife's), and the expected explanation: "I'm sorry sir, that item shouldn't be on the menu."
A man can dream right?
mlyday
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Yep one place had some smutty nose beer on the menu, and no go the other had widmir hefe and none of that.
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