Random Irritations

[Orikoru]

buy a half pint and a lemonade instead.

reminds me of a conversation I overheard a few years ago.

Punter asked for a pint of snakebite, only to be told in a disapproving tone "we don't serve snakebite".

He said "ok, can I have a half of lager and a half of cider?"

"Certainly sir' says the barman.

This happened at a wedding I was at once. Had a free bar for a limited time, we ordered double vodka Red Bulls - "no doubles allowed on the free bar". Ok, can I have two single vodka & Red Bulls please. "Yup." They actually lost out because we're then getting an extra can of Red Bull!

 

[Deleted member 18645]

So you're admitting to being a shandy drinker .......

 

[Beezerk]

So you're admitting to being a shandy drinker .......

Southern as well ?

 

[Jimaroid]

That's ridiculous, lemonade is always cheap.

No it isn't. Softdrinks are used to offset the lack of margin made on alcoholic drinks. It's entirely reasonable to charge what they like. It's up to you to decide if you want to pay for it and not all lemonades are equal.

 

[Orikoru]

So you're admitting to being a shandy drinker .......

It actually wasn't for me, but for my friend who was driving at golf the other day.

 

[Captainron]

It actually wasn't for me, but for my friend who was driving at golf the other day.

Will be now that you have passed the old test. You’ll be a shandy drinking evangelist

 

[Blue in Munich]

It actually wasn't for me, but for my friend who was driving at golf the other day.

Yeah, right... ???

 

[Orikoru]

Will be now that you have passed the old test. You’ll be a shandy drinking evangelist

I actually don't like shandy, it ruins the taste. I'd rather just have a smaller/less beer.

 

[williamalex1]

No it isn't. Softdrinks are used to offset the lack of margin made on alcoholic drinks. It's entirely reasonable to charge what they like. It's up to you to decide if you want to pay for it and not all lemonades are equal.

I remember when bottles of soda, lemonade and orange juice were left on the bar as free mixers for whisky and vodka drinkers.
The Shandy drinkers were too greedy and wasted it for proper drinkers

 

[SaintHacker]

A lager 'top'. Just why?

 

[fundy]

A lager 'top'. Just why?

An attempt to get a pint 10p cheaper or for those who dont actually like the taste and need to make it sweeter?

 

[Beezerk]

A lager 'top'. Just why?

Sometimes you just want to smash a pint down after a really hot round, lager top kind of fills that gap between crap beer and a proper quencher ?

 

[RichA]

Sometimes you just want to smash a pint down after a really hot round, lager top kind of fills that gap between crap beer and a proper quencher ?

Plenty of cracking IPAs around, if you fancy a light, citrusy thirst quencher that still tastes of beer.

 

[Beezerk]

Plenty of cracking IPAs around, if you fancy a light, citrusy thirst quencher that still tastes of beer.

Surprise surprise, I hate IPA beers ?

 

[Dando]

Yeah, right... ???

its like in the NOTW when the reporter visited a knocking shop and "declined" the services.. of course he did!

 

[fundy]

its like in the NOTW when the reporter visited a knocking shop and "declined" the services.. of course he did!

you never hear the Sport reporter claim that

 

[Dando]

you never hear the Sport reporter claim that

he was conkers deep without a 2nd thought

 

[GB72]

I remember when bottles of soda, lemonade and orange juice were left on the bar as free mixers for whisky and vodka drinkers.
The Shandy drinkers were too greedy and wasted it for proper drinkers

I remember when you ordered an gin and tonic and were handed your drink and not given a list of 42 different gins at various stages of conversion to alcopop together with 57 tonics and then the list of garnishes.

 

[Rooter]

I remember when you ordered an gin and tonic and were handed your drink and not given a list of 42 different gins at various stages of conversion to alcopop together with 57 tonics and then the list of garnishes.

Schweppes and Gordons (Maybe Beefeater, but you didn't choose, you got what they had!). The only choice was Ice and Lemon?!

 

[GB72]

Schweppes and Gordons (Maybe Beefeater, but you didn't choose, you got what they had!). The only choice was Ice and Lemon?!

Indeed and the whole thing is starting with rum now.