tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post1209012535331674052..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: New bar in NewtownLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-83785441925222560542009-07-22T20:01:47.420-04:002009-07-22T20:01:47.420-04:00That's Mister Attention-seeking Asshole to you...That's <i>Mister</i> Attention-seeking Asshole to you, pal.<br /><br />Just one more lesson on how to handle customers and criticism; thanks for that!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-17060153691439978362009-04-17T18:25:00.000-04:002009-04-17T18:25:00.000-04:00I too was there wednesday night...and it took me a...I too was there wednesday night...and it took me almost ten minutes to get a drink.....get a clue girls!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-33157100804862095392009-04-17T10:25:00.000-04:002009-04-17T10:25:00.000-04:00I forgot to add a smiley face:
8-)I forgot to add a smiley face:<br /><br /><br />8-)---Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-21988996936189916182009-04-17T10:13:00.000-04:002009-04-17T10:13:00.000-04:00The thing is, sure, they don't "need" all those ma...The thing is, sure, they don't "need" all those macros both on tap and in bottles... but if people buy them both ways, and buy them more quickly than they do the local craft brews, it doesn't matter that there's a better margin on craft brew. Volume probably trumps profit margin here. It sounds like they're trying to get as many folks into the tent as possible, hence the ersatz Irish pub/sports bar/fresh food well made combination. Alas, they may have picked the few craft beers they did just so folks like you and me would have something to drink -- our segment may be growing more quickly than beer overall, but there's still much fewer of us than of "them."<br /><br />By the way, I'd love to have both Guinness and Beamish on tap at one establishment.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-79034676280718946792009-04-17T09:55:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:55:00.000-04:00Gotta agree with Lew. When you have a business se...Gotta agree with Lew. When you have a business serving the public, EVERYONE has an idea about how you should be doing it differently/better. People do mean well but sometimes you just wanna choke somebody.<br /><br />I'm thinking of putting up a big sign behind my bar:<br /><br />"If you have free business advice, thanks but we already have enough"---Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-3167209392184118142009-04-17T09:05:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:05:00.000-04:00Gets into a weird area there, Sam.
First, I want...Gets into a weird area there, Sam. <br /><br />First, I want to see what happens after the first kegs run out. <br /><br />Second, dickhead factor. Blogging about it is one thing, actually walking up to the experienced restaurant people who own and run the place and saying, "Hey, you know what's <B>wrong</B> with this place of yours, the one that has been packed each night it's been open so far? <B>I can tell you.</B> (Oh, and by the way, I've <B>never</B> worked as a bar manager or operator.)" Zero credibility, and rightly so. <br /><br />Besides, there's a very good chance that this place will fly. In Newtown, the Applebee's did so damned well they had to expand it after the first year. It's not like the bar's real high. <br /><br />I'm just saying what I'd like to see, and what I think they could do to be even better. Their beer choices are just one baby step above pedestrian. But that's a small complaint to make in the first week. So it's wait and see. Going and saying something to them now would be presumptious. At least, for me.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-60865263308348684702009-04-17T09:01:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:01:00.000-04:00I hate it when the bartender doesn't know anything...I hate it when the bartender doesn't know anything about beer. At my beer bar (I think Max's Taphouse is evefyones beer bar though), I go to one bartender. He knows most of the beer. He knows what I like. There have been many times when I order a beer, and he says, "No." I like that. I can depend on his opinion to grab me a beer when it is crowded and I can't speak directly to him. Nice to be able to do that. Hopefully, Gp can get with the picture and teach the bartenders something about the beer.<br /><br />CheersJay Zeishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420745158411547253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-42758930642052188722009-04-17T08:43:00.000-04:002009-04-17T08:43:00.000-04:00Can you tell the folks at the Green Parrot straigh...Can you tell the folks at the Green Parrot straight up instead of preaching to the choir here and hoping they take notice without any direct feedback?sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-23816117054968108802009-04-17T08:23:00.000-04:002009-04-17T08:23:00.000-04:00Yup, that's what I usually do. It's only fair.Yup, that's what I usually do. It's only fair.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-42173074523203951822009-04-17T08:16:00.000-04:002009-04-17T08:16:00.000-04:00I'd give it another go in a few weeks, even a few ...I'd give it another go in a few weeks, even a few months. Hard to tell on a place that's only been open for a day (yes, this is me being optimistic, after all -- it's Friday!).Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-49471558244656107352009-04-17T08:13:00.000-04:002009-04-17T08:13:00.000-04:00I know what you mean, but I can't complain too muc...I know what you mean, but I can't complain too much on that point, Rich: they have Victory, Flying Fish, River Horse, and Yards. They could have Philly Brewing and Weyerbacher too, but four's not bad.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-3897146361372162692009-04-17T08:11:00.000-04:002009-04-17T08:11:00.000-04:00You know, I get that a lot where I walk into a pla...You know, I get that a lot where I walk into a place and you see a tap list that says, Troeg's or Dogfish Head and that's it...9 out of 10 you ask the wait staff which beer it is and you either get deer-in-headlights looks or they explain to you that it is a local brewery.<br /><br />Last weekend I was at a local establishment in Lancaster and I asked for a Lancaster beer, meaning Lancaster brewing company. The waitress said, "Well, we have Troeg's, that is like Lancaster...let me go talk to the bartender." Bartender comes over, "We have Troeg's." OK, your a LANCASTER bar...at least carry the local selections. I'll have a coke please.<br /><br />No excuse for stuff like that.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900534233446433658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-50933630972998120752009-04-17T07:31:00.000-04:002009-04-17T07:31:00.000-04:00Wow, I didn't know Goodnoes was gone, ate many a t...Wow, I didn't know Goodnoes was gone, ate many a time there in my salad days. I also remember when they used to have live radio broadcasts( few minutes each) for the local AM station.<br /><br />Sigh...the memories of youth.bill mcnoreply@blogger.com