Bad Pint

[playerone]

Anyone had one?

Last night I had a pint that didnt taste quite right. Hard to work out what it was but it didnt taste bad enough to send back. Just assumed it was the bottom of the keg or something. 20 minutes later I had a chemical taste in my mouth and felt very strange. This morning I have the same taste in my mouth and feel much more dodgy than the amount of alcohol I drunk.

and no the Mrs isnt into date rape......

[SpydieNut]

playerone said:

Anyone had one?

Last night I had a pint that didnt taste quite right. Hard to work out what it was but it didnt taste bad enough to send back. Just assumed it was the bottom of the keg or something. 20 minutes later I had a chemical taste in my mouth and felt very strange. This morning I have the same taste in my mouth and feel much more dodgy than the amount of alcohol I drunk.

and no the Mrs isnt into date rape......

that's what they all say

anyway, it can't be too bad if you're up at 8am on a sunday to post it on the internet

Edited by SpydieNut on Sunday 19th October 08:07

[robinhood21]

I've had thousands of bad pints - then I changed to Bitter.

[voyds9]

robinhood21 said:

I've had thousands of bad pints - then I changed to Bitter.

The human body the perfect machine for turning bitter into lager

Don't take the pi$$ out of lager it needs all the flavour it can get.

[Deantdi]

try a pint of real ale passed its drink by date thats been sat in the cellar too long.

then you'll know what bad tastes like!!

[Steamer]

YES!

small country pub, first pint of the night.

literally within 5 or 6 sips I was in the car park throwing up.

[paul26982]

they might have just cleaned the lines out, like you said or bottom of the keg

[Twincharged]

Had a pint that smelt of poo (in fact the whole bar did- few months after no smoking regulations introduced). It was at Ocean & Collins in Oxford, so had paid about £6 for the privelage as well.

[Robatr0n]

playerone said:

Anyone had one?

Had me up all night throwing up.

[Blue160]

Had a pint of Speckled Hen once that smelled of vinegar

Was blowing through both ends within half an hour

[Blues]

It seems that every time i go out for a beer i have a bad pint.
I don't notice it at the time, but always feel a bit groggy the next moring
What else could it be?

[miniman]

There's simply no excuse for line cleaner being left in the pipes - you only have to run your fingers under the water you're flushing it out with to tell if there's any residue in there. If there's cleaning fluid in the water, it will be slimey.

Equally, if the first pint of the day is st, then the landlord cares more about a tiny additional profit than customer satisfaction. Any decent pub will pull through a reasonable amount (ideally a complete pipe-full) in the morning to make sure that anything nasty in the lines (which aren't cooled, of course) is cleared out.

Finally, if it tases of vinegar, send it back. It really isn't hard to keep real ale adequately.

[Dunc B]

miniman said:

Any decent pub will pull through a reasonable amount (ideally a complete pipe-full) in the morning to make sure that anything nasty in the lines (which aren't cooled, of course) is cleared out.

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Well actually, in a python system they are cooled, up until they get near the pump head, otherwise, totally agree

[Slagathore]

Magners out of a bottle! Can't go wrong. Check the date on the bottle and all is fine.

It's funny on a night out when you're drinking the same drink, but it tastes different in each pub you go to.

Cider on tap aswell isn't too bad, I seem to remember someone telling me the lines don't need doing as often as all the others?

[miniman]

Dunc B said:

Well actually, in a python system they are cooled, up until they get near the pump head, otherwise, totally agree

Sure, but not the bitter, right?

[freecar]

Real ales don't really go out of date, ringwood brewery came out with a barrel that was over two years out of date and was the best pint any of the lads had ever had! if kept in a cold room it will be fine (but then I do eat eggs three weeks past their sell by date as long as they aren't rotten tuck in!!)

[Albert Bridge]

freecar said:

Real ales don't really go out of date, ringwood brewery came out with a barrel that was over two years out of date and was the best pint any of the lads had ever had! if kept in a cold room it will be fine (but then I do eat eggs three weeks past their sell by date as long as they aren't rotten tuck in!!)

YUCK!!!

[MikeyT]

Sometimes I've had a pint which when you are drinking it gives off a funny smell - usually traced back to the glass being cleaned with an old dishcloth - which stank.

[wadgebeast]

Albert Bridge said:

freecar said:

Real ales don't really go out of date, ringwood brewery came out with a barrel that was over two years out of date and was the best pint any of the lads had ever had! if kept in a cold room it will be fine (but then I do eat eggs three weeks past their sell by date as long as they aren't rotten tuck in!!)

YUCK!!!

Use by dates are definitely more of a guide. If eggs smell off when you crack them open, you'll know about it! Most of my eggs are at least a month beyond the red stamp date....

On the beer topic, lagers tend to be pasteurised so it's only manky lines or line cleaner that'll make them bad, whereas real ale always has the possibility of being a bad one.

[Alex97]

freecar said:

Real ales don't really go out of date, ringwood brewery came out with a barrel that was over two years out of date and was the best pint any of the lads had ever had! if kept in a cold room it will be fine (but then I do eat eggs three weeks past their sell by date as long as they aren't rotten tuck in!!)

Ringwood brewery? Wooooooo! I live just down the road from it. Nothing like a pint of Ringwood best