What changes would you like to see in bars?

I want to drink at your bar!

 

come to NC bruddah! if your really in pitcairn ill trade you spots! hahaha

 

I was at a bar recently where they served every style in a tulip. it was a bit bizarre. They must have gotten a great deal from a glass distributor

 

I like places that have various pour sizes. Sometimes I want to try a bunch of beers and only want them in 5-6 oz servings. I wish more bars did it, but I understand why they wouldn't. Having so many types of glassware gets expensive, especially when people are just gonna steal 'em.

Like anybody else, I'd like to see cheaper prices or better specials on craft beer. At most bars, the specials are almost always on BMC. I do have a couple bars that have great craft specials- a place near me has 11am-7pm everyday- 2 for 1 on almost all of the taps and most bottles, save bombers.

 

Just from how it's been explained to me; they'll argue the machine gave a false "safe" rating, that they were actually over the limit but the machine told them they were below. Then drive and crash, and blame it on the bar.

 

Motherfucking Pour Sizes. Mother fucking Mikkeler bar in SF listed to the cl the pour you were getting. 250cl, 333 cl, etc. Marked glassware to support. I'll forgive you small pours if I can judge for myself beforehand the value. Making it a game of russian roulette for $9 pours into whatever glass you feel like, from tiny wine taster to a reasonable tulip does not make me feel like hanging around.

 

Yes, you are. What you're missing is that lawyers go after the money. In that hypothetical, they'll sue anyone who might cough it up, including the driver and the bar that told them they were sober when they weren't.

 

less TVs and blasting music. dont get me wrong, love having the game on but i dont need 20 flat screens in one room.

 

"250 cl, 330 cl" - those are their 'small' pours?

Must be where JackHorzempa's avatar pic was taken.

 

When my wife and I go out to a bar there are three things that determine if our shadows ever darken the door again:

1 - Background noise sufficiently low enough that we can have a conversation across a table using "inside" voices;
2 - A decent selection of beers (bonus points if there is good food); and
3 - A server that doesn't ask me if I want another when I have perhaps sipped 4 ounces out of a pint.

It's amazing how many places miss the cut with us.

I have real mixed feelings about the kids thing. I'll admit that when my kids were young I/we would occasionally take them to a bar - particularly when traveling if there was a place we just had to visit - but I/we always went at like 2 in the afternoon when the place was generally quite empty; not on Friday at 8 PM. I think you must use common sense but of course common sense isn't always that common.

 

You can still get a DUI with a BAC below .08.

.08 is just the strict liability limit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability_(criminal)

Not to mention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_shop

 

I think most people here need to try my local bar, International taphouse, or Itap. 40 taps, almost 500 bottles, and everyone from the owner to the bartenders are well versed in beer. Because of this they are able to go through all those bottles without any getting too old (I imagine for IPAs and the like they just start to drink it themselves haha). Also, they don't serve food there, but you are allowed to bring in anything you like. Local pizza and sandwhich places even deliver right to the bar. Plus they have couches and low seating like a coffee shop.

 

A 330 cl pour sounds just about right! One and done.

 

half pints like in the UK would be really nice

 

As long as you don't sprain your wrist raising your glass ("Lift with your back, dude!")...

 

More healthy/fresh/organic food selection and better food menus.
Also more comfortable bar stools /chairs, like these

 

Another thing that pisses me off, places that run out of stuff and don't replace it especially on Weekends.

I've been to places where I ask for 3-4 diffrent beers and all are out, and when I ask so what replaced it they say they haven't. This on a busy weekend! WTF!

 

No TVs

 

Oh, damn you decimal misplacement.