Leaving muselet(cork and cage) on neck?

Somebody is probably going to take a pic and keeping it there adds to the 'experience drama' of the beer experience. (aka show-off factor.)

 

No point, it just makes for a pretty picture



Now those Lambic Baskets are a whole other story


Not my picture

 

Gotta look good on untapped and the Gram.

 

Gotta show off bruh!

 

Maybe they are keeping it handy in case they need to recork for another day.

 

Is it possible to get the cork back in??

 

Yes, however you have to trim the sides.

 

Servers & bartenders present the bottle that way after pouring at finer establishments.
I suppose that is proper serving etiquette?
I gathered it is mostly for show, as well as sometimes the vintage is on the cork.
And, you could look totally clueless and sniff the cork?
I admit Iwas a bit dumbfounded the first time I was presented a bottle of Chimay that way.

 

Performance Drinking. It's OK in my book. But then again a simple Blue Ribbon can looks pretty good too.

 

It dates from the era when you asked the bartender to see the branded cork, to make sure you're getting the actual beer from the brewery and not some other beer from a crooked local bottler who is reusing the brewer's labeled bottles, filling it with some cheap local beer.

 

Then Bud meant quality . Care not to get local craft

 

Didn’t know this. Fascinating. At restaurants they are supposed to present the cork to you after opening a bottle of wine to show that it is not dried out and bad. Did not know that branding on the cork was a thing associated with preventing fakes. Thanks for the info.

 

It’s almost as snooty as calling it a muselet.