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another god
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:30 am Post subject: The Bar(tending) Thread |
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I just got a job bartending at a local bar. It's kind of dive, and it's kind of college, but my manager is a big Transformer's geek that makes me take shots of Tuaca a lot, so it's not all bad.
Anyways, this is the thread for bartending stuff. If you have any funny stories, good advice, favorite bar drinks, questions, whatever. I'll say this: it's not as easy as you think it would be. There are a lot of little things that have to happen really fast...
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CubaLibre
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Joined: 02 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:32 am |
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I don't know anyone who'd say bartending was easy, except for a jackass. It's probably the highest-stress job in food service aside from, well, any job in a five-star restaurant. Keeping track of the trifecta of money, patrons, and drinks - who needs what, and how much they owe you for it - is an intense calculus at any time of the day, not least in the dead of night when you can barely hear what people yell at you.
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Hot Stott Bot
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Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:34 am |
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The Fudgeweiser
- ice.
- 2 parts vanilla stolichnaya.
- 1 part kahlua.
- 1 part bailey's.
- shake.
- serve with straw.
The Salty Dog
- ice.
- 1 part gin.
- 1 part grapefruit juice.
- 2 slices lime.
- generous amount of salt in the drink.
- stir.
- serve with straw. |
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Focus
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:39 am |
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So. I've been going to a few bars with friends who have identification saying they're 21. As do I. Anyways, I'm not too fond of the one's I've been to. The one at the tiny hole in the wall music venue is perfect, I guess. I mean, no mixed stuff.
The OTHER bars I've been to were not my style. I suppose it WAS a Friday Night. But, I'm not too keen on so many people who are not the kinds of people I'd normally hang out with (not always a problem). Also, I'm sure most bartendresses(?) make it a point to show ample amounts of skin, yeah?
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The Blueberry Hill
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:40 am |
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I really fucking hated bar tending. All that time management stuff, all that being nice to customers stuff, all that opening too many bottles with my hand stuff, pretending to clean glasses... We had some really bloody good spiced nuts though. The staff got more of them than the patrons.
The place I worked got an older crowd, a lot of 40 somethings, so that was refreshing. People who can hold their booze, and have a bit of a story. That also means 40 year old women though. And those things are the fucking worst.
The most wanky drink I made was putting a strawberry in some champagne.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:09 am |
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Bloody Brain or Brain Hemorrhage — peach schnapps, with Baileys Irish Cream poured over a bar spoon on top, with a drizzle of grenadine in the center until it starts dripping through.
here is a pic of the first one that I ever had--also the coolest looking one that I've ever had. they work best in a single or double shot glass because of the skinnyness. most places just put it in the bottom of a larger shot/drink glass, so it ends up looking like yogurt. this is a really good shot.
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Mr. Apol
king of zembla
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: a curiously familiar pit
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:51 am |
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| The Blueberry Hill wrote: |
I really fucking hated bar tending. All that time management stuff, all that being nice to customers stuff, all that opening too many bottles with my hand stuff, pretending to clean glasses... We had some really bloody good spiced nuts though. The staff got more of them than the patrons.
The place I worked got an older crowd, a lot of 40 somethings, so that was refreshing. People who can hold their booze, and have a bit of a story. That also means 40 year old women though. And those things are the fucking worst.
The most wanky drink I made was putting a strawberry in some champagne. |
god is there like a manual for learning to talk like you and google and those other guys on the boards
jesus christ WANKY that is so good
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boojiboy7
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:00 am |
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| Mr. Apol wrote: |
| That also means 40 year old women though. And those things are the fucking worst. |
Oh god this is true. I have never tended a bar, but there was a bar in Lakewood I used to hang at occassionally, and it was a nice little place, cheep-ish beer, nice staff, but every once in awhile a group of random 40-ish women would show up, and there is nothing that makes a dude want to drink less than that. |
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wpham
Joined: 17 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:57 am |
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| The Blueberry Hill wrote: |
I really fucking hated bar tending. All that time management stuff, all that being nice to customers stuff, all that opening too many bottles with my hand stuff, pretending to clean glasses... We had some really bloody good spiced nuts though. The staff got more of them than the patrons.
The place I worked got an older crowd, a lot of 40 somethings, so that was refreshing. People who can hold their booze, and have a bit of a story. That also means 40 year old women though. And those things are the fucking worst.
The most wanky drink I made was putting a strawberry in some champagne. |
Oh man, what? Cougars are totally awesome.
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another god
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:05 am |
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My coworker spent a good 10 minutes telling me how bartending is going to get me laid. Luckily I am in a college town, so the girls are not all cougars.
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darthjim
Joined: 24 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:49 am |
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My brother and I invented a drink called the 'Jackhammer'. They even serve it in a couple of scuzzy rock joints now.
LEGALLY BINDING DISCLAIMER/WARNING/ANTI-LAWSUIT DEVICE. THIS DRINK MAY KILL YOU SO NO BLAMING JIM IF IT DOES M'KAY?
It goes like this:
2 shots of Jack Daniels
1 shot of Absinthe (yes, ABSINTHE)
1 shot of Vodka
A dash of coke to flavour.
Consume. Do not go near naked flames for a week or two. If you can manage more than three, you're a better man/woman/sponge than I.
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boojiboy7
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:12 pm |
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| wpham wrote: |
| Oh man, what? Cougars are totally awesome. |
That may be, but most women of that age that hang out in bars are not cougars. |
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Mr Peckerston
Joined: 28 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:30 pm |
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| Mr. Apol wrote: |
god is there like a manual for learning to talk like you and google and those other guys on the boards
jesus christ WANKY that is so good |
just make friends with some English people
edit: or see if there's something like this but for general English stuff |
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Lick Meth
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:38 pm |
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| Mr. Apol wrote: |
god is there like a manual for learning to talk like you and google and those other guys on the boards
jesus christ WANKY that is so good |
Um, it's English (England English). Words like:
tosspot (effectively the same as wanker, where toss = wank)
knobhead (knob = dick)
fanny/minge/vadge = vagina
And pronouncing words differently like data (day-tah) or router (rooter). |
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haircute
heteronormative jerk
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Topeka, KS
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:40 pm |
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| Lick Meth wrote: |
| Mr. Apol wrote: |
god is there like a manual for learning to talk like you and google and those other guys on the boards
jesus christ WANKY that is so good |
Um, it's English (England English). Words like:
tosspot (effectively the same as wanker, where toss = wank)
knobhead (knob = dick)
fanny/minge/vadge = vagina
And pronouncing words differently like data (day-tah) or router (rooter). |
i always wondered where "slobbing my knob" came from. ive never heard any of the british people i knew use it before and i dont remember where i heard it.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:44 pm |
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I'mma take a stab in the dark and say that you heard it from a rap song?
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boojiboy7
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:29 pm |
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| Wait, I am from Ohio and everyone says day-tuh. |
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Lick Meth
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:06 pm |
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| boojiboy7 wrote: |
| Wait, I am from Ohio and everyone says day-tuh. |
Oh ok. False impressions from "US Correspondants" on the telly (television). |
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JamesE
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:24 pm |
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Apol, this is seriously a reason why we need to meet up. I say "knackered" and "arsehole" a lot.
Bartending is shit but women like you. The scary kind, mind. |
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boojiboy7
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:41 pm |
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| Lick Meth wrote: |
| boojiboy7 wrote: |
| Wait, I am from Ohio and everyone says day-tuh. |
Oh ok. False impressions from "US Correspondants" on the telly (television). |
I think they say this to sound better to foreigners. Seriously, the only people i know who live in America and don't say day-tah are either not from America, or trying less to sound like the American morons we all know we are. |
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taidan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:49 pm |
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| boojiboy7 wrote: |
| Lick Meth wrote: |
| boojiboy7 wrote: |
| Wait, I am from Ohio and everyone says day-tuh. |
Oh ok. False impressions from "US Correspondants" on the telly (television). |
I think they say this to sound better to foreigners. Seriously, the only people i know who live in America and don't say day-tah are either not from America, or trying less to sound like the American morons we all know we are. |
I've found some people use both depending on context. I just can't remember what the context was. |
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another god
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:58 pm |
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| darthjim wrote: |
My brother and I invented a drink called the 'Jackhammer'. They even serve it in a couple of scuzzy rock joints now.
LEGALLY BINDING DISCLAIMER/WARNING/ANTI-LAWSUIT DEVICE. THIS DRINK MAY KILL YOU SO NO BLAMING JIM IF IT DOES M'KAY?
It goes like this:
2 shots of Jack Daniels
1 shot of Absinthe (yes, ABSINTHE)
1 shot of Vodka
A dash of coke to flavour.
Consume. Do not go near naked flames for a week or two. If you can manage more than three, you're a better man/woman/sponge than I. |
You need sugar to bring out the absinthe. Otherwise it pretty much is the shittiest alcohol ever.
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boojiboy7
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:00 pm |
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| another god wrote: |
| You need sugar to bring out the absinthe. Otherwise it pretty much is the shittiest alcohol ever. |
He is right on this. I once downed a triple shot of absinthe with no sweetener at all and it made me want to kill myself. |
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taidan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:03 pm |
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Speaking of bars, I just went to one where I was actually able to get a drink pretty quickly. Keep in mind I'm a 5' 6'' 135lb. 22 year old runt who looks like he very well could be in grade school. Even with some cash in hand I'm usually the last person anyone's ever going to pay attention to :(
I'll never blame a bartender for this though. I'd be lying if I said I've never served a cute girl a drink at my own home before other folks.
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scratchmonkey
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:26 pm |
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For the record, I'm reasonably sure that Blueberry Hill is from Australia.
Sorry if I got it wrong dude, I know people can get pretty pissy when people conflate the whole Antipodes/Britain thing. |
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darthjim
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:46 pm |
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| another god wrote: |
| darthjim wrote: |
My brother and I invented a drink called the 'Jackhammer'. They even serve it in a couple of scuzzy rock joints now.
LEGALLY BINDING DISCLAIMER/WARNING/ANTI-LAWSUIT DEVICE. THIS DRINK MAY KILL YOU SO NO BLAMING JIM IF IT DOES M'KAY?
It goes like this:
2 shots of Jack Daniels
1 shot of Absinthe (yes, ABSINTHE)
1 shot of Vodka
A dash of coke to flavour.
Consume. Do not go near naked flames for a week or two. If you can manage more than three, you're a better man/woman/sponge than I. |
You need sugar to bring out the absinthe. Otherwise it pretty much is the shittiest alcohol ever. |
Hence the coke, my friend. As we all know, it's basically liquidised sugar cane...
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taidan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:01 pm |
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| darthjim wrote: |
| another god wrote: |
| darthjim wrote: |
My brother and I invented a drink called the 'Jackhammer'. They even serve it in a couple of scuzzy rock joints now.
LEGALLY BINDING DISCLAIMER/WARNING/ANTI-LAWSUIT DEVICE. THIS DRINK MAY KILL YOU SO NO BLAMING JIM IF IT DOES M'KAY?
It goes like this:
2 shots of Jack Daniels
1 shot of Absinthe (yes, ABSINTHE)
1 shot of Vodka
A dash of coke to flavour.
Consume. Do not go near naked flames for a week or two. If you can manage more than three, you're a better man/woman/sponge than I. |
You need sugar to bring out the absinthe. Otherwise it pretty much is the shittiest alcohol ever. |
Hence the coke, my friend. As we all know, it's basically liquidised sugar cane... |
I don't think they've used real sugar in Coke in the US in quite some time.
still sugary. |
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falsedan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:07 pm |
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For the record, I'm reasonably sure that Blueberry Hill is from Australia.
Sorry if I got it wrong dude, I know people can get pretty pissy when people conflate the whole Antipodes/Britain thing. |
you are correct. Also only poms call australia 'the Antipodes'.
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another god
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:31 pm |
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Sidenote:
If you are ever able to acquire Mexican Coke DEAR FUCKING GOD PLEASE DO. It is Coke with real sugar and it is without a doubt the best beverage on this Earth.
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darthjim
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:44 pm |
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| falsedan wrote: |
| Vehicular Manslaughter wrote: |
For the record, I'm reasonably sure that Blueberry Hill is from Australia.
Sorry if I got it wrong dude, I know people can get pretty pissy when people conflate the whole Antipodes/Britain thing. |
you are correct. Also only poms call australia 'the Antipodes'. |
No, silly. Us "poms" call it "that giant floating desert with the messed up kills-you-as-soon-as-it-looks-at-you wildlife, y'know where we sent all the thieves and scallywags and most of the Irish".
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scratchmonkey
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:07 pm |
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Another God speaks the truth regarding Mexican Coke. It and other Mexican sodas are widely available in CA, which is awesome. There's also a plant in Dublin, CA that makes Dr. Pepper with cane sugar, which you can buy in 8 oz. bottles at boutique groceries.
And I've been spending too much time on Brit gaming forums. I usually refer to Australia as "the English penal colony after we rebelled". Seriously, I had no idea that America was the original designated convict destination during colonial times. Reading is fundamental, kids. |
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The Blueberry Hill
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:11 am |
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Kids, this is what happens when you abandon you're crimanal past: Boutique soft drinks. Good grief. See also: soft drinks.
Sorry Mr. Apol, you will never be able to say wanker, pub, pint, tosser, bloody, arse, Melbourne... please add to the list lads.
Also, I say dah-ta, and you just can't pronounce router properly in Australia, for obvious reasons.
Toptube, that Brain Haemorrhage sounds alright for a girls drink.
Darth, I'm having nightmares about that sledgehammer.
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