tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post7485251348532615236..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: It's the Offer StupidUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-91307793205211960282017-05-11T12:50:44.784+01:002017-05-11T12:50:44.784+01:00But going to the pub is a social activity; going s...But going to the pub is a social activity; going shopping isn't. <br /><br />There's also a difference between places you use regularly, and places you're never likely to go back to again. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-18875013170111165542017-05-10T23:45:38.232+01:002017-05-10T23:45:38.232+01:00"You're going out for a drink, not a conf..."You're going out for a drink, not a confrontation".<br /><br />Similarly, when we go to the supermarket, we're going out for our shopping, not a confrontation, but most people would take back food which was past its best. We British drinkers - and I have occasionally been guilty of this myself, so I'm not being 'holier than thou' - must shed our reluctance to challenge poor beer quality, especially when at least <a href="https://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/beer-quality-2-out-of-3-aint-bad.html" rel="nofollow">one pint in every three</a> is substandard.RedNevhttp://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-81072255360269270002017-05-10T21:46:58.709+01:002017-05-10T21:46:58.709+01:00Sometimes it's just not worth the bother, espe...Sometimes it's just not worth the bother, especially if it's somewhere you're never likely to visit again. As Tandleman has said himself in the past "you're going out for a drink, not a confrontation".Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-49044218034351110312017-05-10T19:34:34.178+01:002017-05-10T19:34:34.178+01:00Nothing at all to do with you being unlucky. Even ...Nothing at all to do with you being unlucky. Even from just your account, it's clear he had no idea how to serve real ale, and it doesn't sound as though he cared much either.<br /><br />I'm slightly surprised that you went for the 'leave the beer and walk out' option. If you bought a loaf for £1.50 and found it was stale, you'd take it back without a thought. That bad pint cost nearly three times as much.RedNevhttp://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-79434893304453334252017-05-05T16:23:06.337+01:002017-05-05T16:23:06.337+01:00Plonking the glass on the drip tray and just tuggi...Plonking the glass on the drip tray and just tugging on the handpump is always a *very* bad sign - and almost a guarantee of beer with little or no condition :-(Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-40105785648345839852017-05-05T15:52:40.148+01:002017-05-05T15:52:40.148+01:00The lesson here is, swerve actual pubs, go down sp...The lesson here is, swerve actual pubs, go down spoons & use the phone app for a chicken, bacon and avocado salad & a pint of lager.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-57639578368359243532017-05-05T15:29:48.352+01:002017-05-05T15:29:48.352+01:00Sounds like I dodged a bullet there yesterday! It...Sounds like I dodged a bullet there yesterday! It was probably on it's way out already. They say they may be moving to a new premises so we'll see if it gets in GBG in future years. Agree re just a bit of acknowledgement, hate it when they just chat to their pals!! Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-67882532702026037042017-05-05T15:18:40.184+01:002017-05-05T15:18:40.184+01:00Simon (BRAPA) found this closed yesterday with a n...Simon (BRAPA) found this closed yesterday with a note referring to change of landlord. WhatPub already shows closure.<br /><br />On your main point, you're point on. I like acknowledgement, I like a little bit of human interaction, not much to ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com