What changes would you like to see in bars?

This. Bars are for adults. I'm not curbing my behaviour just because somebody dragged their kid into an adult establishment. I'll let you explain to little Suzy what a "c*cksucker" means....

 

I like your thought process, especially that first paragraph....oh and the shuffleboard for sure.

 

Agree, plus it can be on mute or very low volume and everyone still knows what's going on.

 

You may be the only person to ever have said this

 

Yep, there always seems to be one in every thread . . . This drives me crazy ! Just talk beer without having to know more than everybody else please and thank you.

 

I like this too. The place I frequent is pretty quiet with an awesome draught list. Sometimes they have music but what I really enjoy most other than the beer is a quiet setting. Does anybody else ever want to just clear their heads over a brew without a bunch of noise ?

 

You know glassware costs next to nothing right?

Source: Working here http://beercornerusa.com/

 

1. updated beer menus online.
2. choice of serving sizes
3. proper glasswear
4. more cask
5. randalls
6. one offs or rare beers

 

Accurate breathalyzers are not cheap.

Those little hand-held DIY one's are VERY inaccurate.

 

This idea is great in concept, but every bar I have seen with a breathalyzer turns into a contest to see who can get the drunkest ...

 

Proper glassware
Pour size
Rotating draft lines
High prices on good beers

 

I'm willing to bet that the glassware thing has as much to do with shrinkage as anything. And no, not Costanza "I was in the pool!" shrinkage, I'm talking about people stealing glasses. I've had a couple different bar owners tell me that just about any kind of branded specialty glassware is likely to get stolen. If it was a one-time layout to get a bunch of specialty glassware, I think bars would be more into it, but it seems that shaker pints are about the only branded glassware people will leave alone. So unless the glassware is free (which it sometimes is - one of the nice side-effects of Goose Island being bought by AB-I is that bars get free Goose Island swag including glasses), I don't think bars are going to put out the cash for brewery-specific glassware.

This doesn't excuse a bar for not having tulips and goblets for various styles, but expecting branding is a bridge too far.

 

Rotating draft lines which leads to updating menus which should also include cleaning of the draft lines more often! If places could do all 3 more often that would be awesome. Without good beer you don't really have much.

 

It's a great idea, until the lawyers see it. Then it becomes a liability. The obvious "contest" is just one angle. The person who blows a "safe" level and then drives and kills someone, bar gets sued. Gotta love the legal profession.

 

stop using that nasty used-to-be white rag to wipe up the bar. gross.

 

I can't believe this is the only post (I think) about pour size! If it is listed as a pint, POUR 16 OUNCES OF BEER, NOT 12 OUNCES OF BEER AND 4 OUNCES OF HEAD! That is all.

 

10 great beers across 10 styles at any one time, rather than 150 beers on tap that includes 15 mediocre IPAs

 

All I want to see are bars keeping their beer/tap/bottle lists updated. It's SO annoying when you walk into a place, and they don't have 3 of the 4 beers you want. Apps like TapHunter are great, but so many places neglect to update it. It's really frustrating.

 

as a bar tender in a pretty chill craft tasting lounge (just 6 constantly rotating taps), i don't blast music, there's no way for me to adjust the temps with out purchasing 6 different coolers for each of our 6 tap handles.

i really dislike the atmosphere that children cause in a drinking establishment, i dont mind people with kids i just cant stand when they get pissed about the subjects my patrons talk about at the bar while their kids are around, just because you brought your children into a drinking establishment designed for adults does not mean everyone needs to curb their language/subject matter now that your kids are around.
i've seen a ton of potential paying customers walk out before ordering anything when they see kids hanging out in the bar.

also we have one tv, during the day its usually on Maury or some other ridiculous talk show and everyone gets a good laugh out of it, if an important game is on then that's what will be playing, anytime i can get surfing, skateboarding, or bmx/MTB on, then its going on above all else. mostly because i'm at work and would prefer to be out doing any of those things, plus we're on the beach so surfing trumps all.

we carry 6oz flutes, 16oz tulips, and pint glasses, they are $12 for a case of 12 they aren't that expensive i don't know why more bars cant do this, I RARELY have wheats or pilsners on tap so the glass ware covers well enough, you are more than welcome to bring your own glass though. oh and there's never a frosty glass in sight

we only ever tap beers that are really limited, like one 5-7gal keg in the whole distro area, so at times i may go down a tap mid day on a saturday and i've already got the best all the distros can offer me for the week so ill be down a tap handle for a few days, but people get really angry at me about that. its hard to curate 6 taps of the rarest beers possible in area where every two blocks is another bar and craft is grabbing more taps. sometimes we literally have to scream at distros to get us certain kegs, not to mention the time i spend checking tap list in other places to make sure we don't have the same beers.

TL;DR
Some of us out here are trying hard to be great
try bringing your own glass if its that important
bars are for adults, bring your kids but don't get angry when its not kid friendly and realize your probably screwing up someone else's experience.
Multiple temps=Really damn expensive