Samples. How many is too many?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by JdoubleA, Dec 22, 2015.

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  1. DVMin98

    DVMin98 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,125) Nov 1, 2010 North Carolina
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    yeah, but then might as well get a sample before hand :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #81 DVMin98, Dec 22, 2015
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  2. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    Sure you do.
     
    #82 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
  3. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    Most of the beer bars I go to have a designated sample size that they charge for. anywhere from $1.50 to $5 for a 4 or 5 oz. pour
     
    #83 Beef_Curtains, Dec 22, 2015
  4. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    Send the food back - ask for the bill - go elsewhere.
     
    #84 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
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  5. Himself

    Himself Initiate (0) May 20, 2014 Massachusetts

    No where I've ever been.
     
    #85 Himself, Dec 22, 2015
  6. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    With samples - let's put it this way - in the Charlotte area (which I'll include Hickory and Asheville in for the hell of it), the bars that absolutely slay it - all give out samplers.
     
    #86 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
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  7. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    You must be talking high end stuff - that I wouldn't know much about. Maybe it's just because my girlfriend's cute, but she never fails to get GRACIOUS samples at wine bars. I'm not a big wine guy - like the occasional red, but that's about it.
     
    #87 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
  8. DVMin98

    DVMin98 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,125) Nov 1, 2010 North Carolina
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    You've never had a bottle opened at your table and they ask you to try a small sample before pouring for the table??? They do that even at Applebee's
     
    #88 DVMin98, Dec 22, 2015
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  9. SaCkErZ9

    SaCkErZ9 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,057) Feb 27, 2005 South Carolina
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    I try to limit my free sample consumption to 2, 3 maximum if I am feeling particularly feminine and cant make up my mind.
     
    #89 SaCkErZ9, Dec 22, 2015
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  10. Himself

    Himself Initiate (0) May 20, 2014 Massachusetts

    The only time that should happen is if the wine is sealed with a real cork, the ceremony of "tasting" a wine at a restaurant is to ensure that said wine is not "corked"
     
    #90 Himself, Dec 22, 2015
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  11. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    Agree with MacQ67, that is not a sample, you can't send it back if you don't like it. Its to make sure its not "corked"
     
    #91 jhavs, Dec 22, 2015
  12. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    You guys are worse snobs than the OP, @JdoubleA. :wink:
     
    #92 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
  13. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    How is that being a snob? That's why they pour a small serving of wine at the table when a bottle is ordered.
     
    #93 jhavs, Dec 22, 2015
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  14. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    Meant purely in jest - shoulda tossed a smiley face out there with it. Sorry. Someone called the OP (who is a very good friend of mine) a snob.
     
    #94 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
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  15. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    Oh ya, that's the same....
     
    #95 xanok, Dec 22, 2015
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  16. Himself

    Himself Initiate (0) May 20, 2014 Massachusetts

    When I order a bottle of wine at a restaurant more often than not it is $90 or more, a lot more. I'll be damned if I pay for it before I make sure it isn't corked.
     
    #96 Himself, Dec 22, 2015
  17. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    @MacQ67 - sorry man - meant as a joke. All good - I agree with you completely on the wine thing.
     
    #97 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
  18. AWA

    AWA Savant (1,195) Jul 22, 2014 California

    2 per purchase. Any more and you're a deadbeat.
    See? Wasn't that easy?
     
    #98 AWA, Dec 22, 2015
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  19. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    But its so much more fun to argue.
     
    #99 jhavs, Dec 22, 2015
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  20. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

    Problem solved.
     
    #100 Mantooth, Dec 22, 2015
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