BeestonMick 263 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Just lately I've gone back to drinking Strongbow after a good few years off it, my doctors fault but that's another story. At the weekend me and a few mates went in to Cardiff on the lash and a barmaid in "The Borough" was most put out when I told her: I don't like this glassI want this glass please She couldn't understand why so I told her the yuppie glass looks unstable and easy to knock over and I didn't need any excuse to knock drinks over. She didn't want to do it but capitulated in the end when she saw I wasn't for persuasion. What the hell? Me customer, me want, get on with it like! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Broadly agree, though I do like my draught Erdinger in the tall glass when I can get it. The other big offenders are those glasses with the rough bit inside at the bottom which encourages bubbles and makes the beer look all sparkly. It's great for about two minutes until it's made the beer go flat. We always refuse them and demand 'normal' glasses. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 totally agree I always ask for a normal glass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 The other big offenders are those glasses with the rough bit inside at the bottom which encourages bubbles and makes the beer look all sparkly It's called a beer widget for some reason. Works well for cider BTW. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EileenH 496 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Don`t know about new glasses. But I remember when I worked behind a bar for a while many years ago you had 'Men`s glasses' and 'Ladies` glasses' for beer. I remember going to the landlord on his idle seat in the lounge chatting up the gentry to say there were no ladies` glasses in the Public bar. He sneered and said, 'You don`t get ladies in the Public Bar.' and his mates all sniggered. I know. Nothing to do with new glasses but it came to mind. I really despised that landlord. All his staff did, too, and he was robbed blind. (Allegedly) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Ladies glasses don't belong in today's society. Most women I know these days drink pints and more than me! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I remember the days when any decent barman would ask if you wanted your pint in a mug or a glass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Never liked the mugs, the ale never tasted the same to me. You used to get free mixers at the bar as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Remember all those exotic electric pumps where a piston moved across a glass cylinder, or a sort of membrane flopped over for each half? And the notices about how the beer was served in oversize glasses to prevent spillage etc? Been looking for pics but can't find any. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Looks like Eileen has new glasses!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Remember all those exotic electric pumps where a piston moved across a glass cylinder Been looking for pics but can't find any I remember them well, but can say I only ever remember seeing them anywhere else but Nottingham. I can't find pics either, they were called metered pumps or taps I think. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I hate these fancy top heavy lager glasses. They easily get knocked over and it's a waste of beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Looks like Eileen has new glasses!! I just read this again and chuckled so hard I spilt Strongbow on my keyboard. Now teh keybowd gon fnuny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,270 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 DJ360 #9 BeestonMick #11 Remember them well. When going for a pint or two during the lunch break from work on Friday's I had a mate who could drink faster than the piston could dispense the beer. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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