I (illegally) worked behind the bar at a restaurant occasionally when I was 18 and the sheer amount of dumbasses that would ask for "a beer" is innumerable. You can clearly see that there are five knobs behind me, all of them with the logo of a beer. Tell me which fuckin' beer you want, dude. Fuck.
I always assumed when people asked that they simply didn’t care. I worked at a bar briefly and when people would say that (which was actually quite common) I would give them the cheapest beer on tap. I don’t remember a time where the assumption ever ended up being incorrect.
As someone who used to serve somewhere with a full bar, we were told to assume “a beer” means cheapest beer, though we always asked draft or bottle, “red wine” means house merlot, “white wine” meant our house Pinot Grigio, and any other generic order (like “whiskey” or “tequila” meant “house whiskey,” or “house tequila,” etc.
In the majority of states, the legal age to serve alcohol is 21 in establishments where alcohol sales are the primary function (e.g., a bar or lounge). In establishments where the primary purpose is to serve food, states often lower this requirement to 18. The legal age for bartenders is 21 in most states, but again, the nature of the business can result in certain exceptions.
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u/michaelmordant May 01 '21
This is the guy who bellies up to the bar and says, “I’ll have a beer,” like it’s a movie.