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Your still stuck on the common type of Cuervo


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Wrong pic lol

 motyak wrote:

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:

 motyak wrote:
Your mistake was not drinking Tennents. There's no chance of that costing four and a half quid.

Or Harp. There's also precious little chance you'll enjoy it though

There is if you have enough ha

Is you enjoy drinking something that tastes like the can it's sealed in, and the almost guaranteed headache the next day

What town was the OP in?

I drink in Wokingham and Winchester, both in the south.

Winch always seems a to be 50p more than Woky, but over 5 pounds a pint outside London is taking the p133.


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And wtf do I have a US flag next to my postings?

 Jihadin wrote:
I spent 73 dollars on a Tequila shot. Did not fathom that Tequila can be a sipping shot

Was that with lapdance included?

In the English pub here it is like 850 yen for a pint, normal prices

Lacking both a taste for 99.9% of alcoholic beverages, and a social life, I'm fortunate enough to not be affected by the price of a pub pint. On the rare occasion I do step into a pub, however, I do shudder at the exorbitant price of a watered-down glass of flat lemonade that's about 75% ice cubes.

Jebus.....you all to use to the dregs of alcohol. I spend quality money on my "me time". Go to a Speak Easy establishment

How much is a 4 pack of Skol's lager (Tall boy tins) at the Safeway ow in the UK?

£3.30 for a pint of decent ale in my preferred pub.

I love that place!

Even other pubs I've been to have never been much more than £4. And that's for ale.


Of course, I have paid more than that on occasion, but those pubs simply don't get a second visit.

Satisfy my curiosity here, as these numbers may matter to the subject at hand...

A pint of beer in the US is 16 ounces (a bottle is usually 12 oz)....is that the same in the UK?

That's more expensive than Gatwick Airport?!

I know this as I recently flew to Prague for a mate's stag where it worked out 80p a pint

Here in WA there's hardly a place that'll sell you a pint for less than $10, or £5. And that's just large market stuff. If you want anything a bit more unusual the prices go to $12+.

 sebster wrote:
Here in WA there's hardly a place that'll sell you a pint for less than $10, or £5. And that's just large market stuff. If you want anything a bit more unusual the prices go to $12+.

In the land of the Wildlings here (West Virginia baby!) I can name 4 bars within 30 minutes of my house that still sell 12 oz beers for 2 bucks a draft. Whether you'd want to go to them is a different question altogether.

Surprised at American beer* costing so much - I haven't been there for years, but remember it being noticeably cheaper than London.

One think I did like about US bars (and continental europe too come to think of it) is that they are very generous with the spirits. You buy a dose of brandy, or whatever, and the guy gives you a generous glug. In the UK, they get the little silver measuring thingys out and crouch down for the eyeline view to be doubly certain that you don't get even one drop more than you're entitled too. It costs a fortune and I've found they often wayyyyy overdo it on the mixers.



*Which has gotten a lot better over the years.

Pistols at Dawn wrote:
Surprised at American beer* costing so much - I haven't been there for years, but remember it being noticeably cheaper than London.

One think I did like about US bars (and continental europe too come to think of it) is that they are very generous with the spirits. You buy a dose of brandy, or whatever, and the guy gives you a generous glug. In the UK, they get the little silver measuring thingys out and crouch down for the eyeline view to be doubly certain that you don't get even one drop more than you're entitled too. It costs a fortune and I've found they often wayyyyy overdo it on the mixers.



*Which has gotten a lot better over the years.

I live near a horse track/casino. At the bars, they actually have computerized robotic machines that measure the exact dose of booze for your drink, and of course its not even enough to make a baby tired, and the bartenders are measured every night by how much they have wasted, and the waste is calculated and deducted from their wages. Its already like a dystopian future inside those cursed walls.

£4.90. You're lucky. Altho I don't drink lager.

My local pub is an outlet for what was one of the world's best craft breweries. £5 for most of the pale ales - but worth it.

Sadly just been bought by Millers. Soon I guess they'll taste like the Miller water, just like in the Homer Simpson Duff Brewery visit.

 jasper76 wrote:

*Which has gotten a lot better over the years.

I live near a horse track/casino. At the bars, they actually have computerized robotic machines that measure the exact dose of booze for your drink, and of course its not even enough to make a baby tired, and the bartenders are measured every night by how much they have wasted, and the waste is calculated and deducted from their wages. Its already like a dystopian future inside those cursed walls.

Christ almighty, that sounds grim. Most pubs/bars factor in spillage/wastage as an inevitable factor when they're selling booze. And I always rather liked American barmen, they're an very affable bunch by and large - stinging them for wastage is a bad show.

I work in City of London (ie, the main business/financial district) and £5 pints are still fairly rare thank god -- maybe it's just the cheapo pubs I do my drinking in.

Pistols at Dawn wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:

*Which has gotten a lot better over the years.

I live near a horse track/casino. At the bars, they actually have computerized robotic machines that measure the exact dose of booze for your drink, and of course its not even enough to make a baby tired, and the bartenders are measured every night by how much they have wasted, and the waste is calculated and deducted from their wages. Its already like a dystopian future inside those cursed walls.

Christ almighty, that sounds grim. Most pubs/bars factor in spillage/wastage as an inevitable factor when they're selling booze. And I always rather liked American barmen, they're an very affable bunch by and large - stinging them for wastage is a bad show.

I work in City of London (ie, the main business/financial district) and £5 pints are still fairly rare thank god -- maybe it's just the cheapo pubs I do my drinking in.

Yeah, the thing about that place is, it used to be just a horse track. But it made money, so a large corporation bought it out. The citizens voted to make sure they kept the horse racing part alive and well (there is a multi-generational history of horse racing here), however they unwisely voted to let the corporation take over and turn the track into a a full-fledged casino.

So the bars you used to go to and get your sweet $4-put-your-nose-in-the-floor drinks has been replaced by bartenders beholden to the corporate interests money fleecing, and they really couldn't make you a decent drink if they wanted to, wihtout charging triple or quadruple for the amount of booze it takes to make a decent stiff drink.

It's sad, and I haven't been there in a couple years, even though I used to greatly enjoy going there to watch the ponies...but the reason for that is really nothing to do with booze (I really don't drink much anyways these days)

nkelsch wrote:
4.9 British Pound equals
7.53 US Dollar

7$ beers are quite common in the US. Most restaurants in DC have 6$ domestics during non Happy hour. 12$+ beers are not uncommon. And this is the suburbs.

These same places will have 3$ fountain drinks.

Not at all surprised.

Yup. 7 bucks for a beer at a restaurant is nothing in the states. That's about what you pay for swill like Bud or Miller in the greater boston area. You want something decent like Bass, Guiness, Blue Moon or Sam Adams ? It can go northwards of that, easy.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I have just had a serious shock.

As it is a hot day I popped into a local pub on my way back from the railway station to slake my thirst with a pint of lager.

I was charged £4.90!

This isn't Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, or a trendy bar in Gamlastan in Stockholm, it is just a little town pub in southern England.

This is why one should drink Bourbon or Demon Rum.

The newly redecorated wine bar near me that my wife likes has both of these in stock. I'm good.




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 Frazzled wrote:

This is why one should drink Bourbon or Demon Rum.

You can stop at Bourbon!

 kronk wrote:
The newly redecorated wine bar near me that my wife likes has both of these in stock. I'm good.

I saw a funny facebook meme that made me think of you:

Every box of raisins is a tragic tale of grapes that could have been wine.

Oh dont, the price of any decent (or not so decent) drink in the UK has gone up by ridiculous proportions.

Its one of the few things I envy America for, the cheap booze. Over here if you want to have a few pints it will cost you an arm and a leg :(

<dumb joke erased>

TL;DR - Don't go to pubs/bars. Buy from the grocery store and wallow in your own misery from the comfort of home. Probably alone so nobody else takes your booze. It's more economical.

Why do people even bother going to a bar or pub if things are that pricey?

To socialise mostly. Most common way of socialising at home is to pop down to the local pub and see who is around.

My parents go a couple of times a week for a couple of pints and a chat with the other people down there.

If I just wanted to socialize, I’d head up to my FLGS. For the price of a few drinks, I can walk away with a box of minis.

Sure, me too. I'm just explaining why many people go to the pub, especially in the British Isles where I think the culture is perhaps a little different to many "bars" in the US?

When I lived in Dublin, to the FLGS to play a few games and then to a pub for a beer and a chat afterwards was an awesome evening. And post-RPG session pub chats were always amazing.

Pub culture is something I very much miss from home. Germany doesn't have the same sort of feeling to it (though I love Germany!).

 Nevelon wrote:
If I just wanted to socialize, I’d head up to my FLGS. For the price of a few drinks, I can walk away with a box of minis.

The Wise Wargamer speaketh.

Relapse wrote:
Why do people even bother going to a bar or pub if things are that pricey?

Socialize. Relax. Get out of the house. Change of scenery. Oogle chicks in short skirts and low bust lines. I'm not a big bar/pub person, but don't mind it from time to time.

I just got done with a 2 week trip, and my wife wanted to get out of the house. Well, let's check out the newly re-opened wine bar you like. Done.


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 Nevelon wrote:
If I just wanted to socialize, I’d head up to my FLGS. For the price of a few drinks, I can walk away with a box of minis.

I don't get wife points buying a tactical marine box. I get wife points taking her out to dinner or to a show/musical/comedy and drinks before or after.