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&amp;quot;DEMPSEY&amp;quot;:am8mxt3t wrote: For a brew pub that is brewing its own beer for sale not have its bar staff trained is bad enough, but when a customer asks for one of the beers they brew and you have to prompt him that he really does sell it, <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->[/quote:am8mxt3t]


It wasn't a rolleyes moment really. I assume it was just because it was a new beer. Messers has a lot of staff so I only expect so much. It's a crazy hybrid of a place that does its own beer and is a respectable pub by day and by night turns into a crazy whacky 3 floor disco with all sorts of cavorting going on.

While I wish everyone who worked at a bar was as passionate as some in the other pubs ye can't have it all.

&amp;quot;Alan Gold Label&amp;quot;:1lpoxj2o wrote:
While I wish everyone who worked at a bar was as passionate as some in the other pubs ye can't have it all.[/quote:1lpoxj2o]

it's not really "having it all" though is it, I mean they are brewpub staff and I really don't think it's too much to ask that barstaff know about the beers they sell, especially when it's brewed on the premises. they're not 'doing us a favour' by indulging our questions, which is how it feels at times.

Two nights ago I was in Moeder Lambic, and it was an incredible experience hearing the waitress answer questions and inform the table next to us about this particular beer, that particular brewery, what trappist meant, the various theories about what tripel and dubbel means, debunking myths, telling stories, making recommendations, it was great. She really knew every beer on the enormous menu inside out. These guys had come in because they were curious, and knew nothing much about beer, she engaged them and you could see they were getting in to it, there was lots of chat about it all once she left them.

In B+C, ATG, and even Bowes the barmen chat about the beer, ask you what you think, give you their opinion, make recommendations etc and it's the right way to do it. In PH too sometimes but they're almost always too busy. I always thought messrs should ramp up the enthusiasm a bit.