Another etiquette question - Killing a Keg

High five your wife on your luck, half heartedly apologize to the person standing in line behind you and fist pump your way out the door.

 

Somebody's gotta finish it...

 

Blame the brewpub for allowing growler fills on a one off keg. You though, are innocent of all beer hoarding charges.

 

You did what should be done. No need to feel guilt. The bar allowed grower fills. You bought a growler fill, paid, and left. End of story.

 

Turn to the stunned/silent patrons, loudly announce that you had already pre-traded the growler for some hot limited release, flip them the bird, and walk out.

 

+1 on this. Seems silly to allow growler fills off one keg.

 

If this was the CCB Growler Tuesday, Good for you, and everyone there knew it was just one keg and would kick quickly. CCB has been doing this for about a month. On Tues at about 10am they post the Tues Growler beer on FB and start selling them at Noon. Limit 2 mostly, I think 2 weeks ago it was a BA Jose Mart so it was limit 1. Not sure what yesterdays was, I missed the post.

OP-Dont feel bad, you did exactly what CCB wanted you to do, get growlers.

 

I wouldn't feel bad at all. That keg lasted several hours longer than many of the previous growler Tuesday beers. Consider yourself lucky. That beer is outstanding.

Cheers,
Prescott

 

1, 2, 3, Donkey Kong! The keg will slow down the regulars as you make your getaway.

 

If a beer is for sale, you pay the price, they give it to you - wait what is the question? Etiquette? LOL

 

I have always been a proponent of leaving one bottle on the shelf of a "high-demand" beer (unless it is the last bottle, as I am entitled to enjoy the beer too). So if there are two bottles of Stone Enjoy By on the shelf and I really want both I am going to just grab one. I feel like this is a good way to spread great craft beer. With that said, it's impossible to do this with a keg. You will have no idea if you're about to get the last growler or pint, etc. As such, if I were in your shoes I would have considered myself lucky, maybe made a quick joke to the bar about how I would sell sips in the parking lot for a $2 a pop and been on my way. Feeling like you owe the bar something, or that you need to behave in a certain way is not necessary in my opinion.

 

I'd say it depends on the beer, but typically I see it as a dick move to take more than one glass worth of a limited release beer before everyone in the bar gets a shot at it. Nothing worse than going to an event where people order multiples of the rarest beer and kick the keg, leaving others emptyhanded. If it has been pouring for a half hour or more, though, chances are everyone has gotten some and then you aren't doing anything wrong by getting a growler fill of it.

I'd be sad too if I'd been at the end of my glass and about to order another, but that's life. Beer runs out eventually. Sad but true.

 

Although you have not done anything wrong, perhaps you shouldn't push your luck. There may be one of the previously stunned patrons around who recognize you from your previous visit.

 

After you kick said rare one off keg of delicious beer, You turn around and shout "Now accepting trade offers, Walez only bros!" and refuse to help them unless they look like they even lift.


Also known as you did no harm, Enjoy the growler!