i WILL DECIDE IF YOU WILL LIKE IT

While in the Jolly Butchers Stoke Newington last night a guy said to the barmaid I like an ordinary bitter which one do you recommend.Not easy really as they had 2 stouts 3 ipa,s an American brown and Magic Rock -ringmaster pale ale. She was unsure so I pointed at Ringmaster as a pale ale is just a pale bitter.She got a glass pulled a sample into it ,drank it and said its not really a bitter.He said forget it and plumped for the American brown.I said to him most pubs give you the sample not drink it themselves.He said I thought she was pouring it for me to try.Had me laughing all the way to the next pub which was Wetherspoons Rochester Castle.That pub certainly stopped me laughing.

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Originally Posted by london calling

While in the Jolly Butchers Stoke Newington last night a guy said to the barmaid I like an ordinary bitter which one do you recommend.Not easy really as they had 2 stouts 3 ipa,s an American brown and Magic Rock -ringmaster pale ale. She was unsure so I pointed at Ringmaster as a pale ale is just a pale bitter.She got a glass pulled a sample into it ,drank it and said its not really a bitter.He said forget it and plumped for the American brown.I said to him most pubs give you the sample not drink it themselves.He said I thought she was pouring it for me to try.Had me laughing all the way to the next pub which was Wetherspoons Rochester Castle.That pub certainly stopped me laughing.

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This just shows how out of touch these so-called craft places are with the general public. I ended up in the RC yesterday morning and as the beer selection was so poor ended up on the magnificent Gwynt Y Ddraig cider which oddly was 25p cheaper than the inferior Old Rosie. I went home with a spring and stagger in my step.
Of course I couldn't have gone in the JB even if I had wanted to as it doesn't open until 16:00.