All over this fine province, the craft brewery tasting room has quickly become a community hub. It鈥檚 a place where people of all ages can come together over a common love for the finer things in life. The vast majority of tasting room patrons are incredibly well-behaved, but then there are some who need a lesson in etiquette. Naturally, The Growler is happy to oblige.
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Return your empties! You鈥檙e going to the bar anyways, so take your empties with you. Full hands in, full hands out, right? After all, if you make more work for the staff, that just means it鈥檒l take longer for them to get to your drinks.
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Jump the queue! There鈥檚 clearly a line-up here, so don鈥檛 try to flag down the bartender over the heads of everyone seated at the bar. It鈥檚 a surefire way to get served last.
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Ask lots of questions! Want to know what kind of hops were used in your favourite IPA, or how a kettle sour is made? Ask away! Beerfolk love talking about the beer they make and are happy to share their passion with you.
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Ask lots of questions鈥� if the place is packed! If the lineup is stretching out the front door and down the block, then don鈥檛 waste everyone鈥檚 time by trying to strike up a conversation with the bartender. Order your beers, pay, and sit down. Save the small talk for when it鈥檚 slow.
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Bring the kids! Most craft beer tasting rooms are kid-friendly and have toys and other fun stuff to keep the little ones occupied. The more the merrier!
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Abandon the kids! If the little ones are having a meltdown, then it鈥檚 time to go. The tasting room is not a daycare, nor is it an open range for feral children.
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Tip your bartender/server! You might think that everybody鈥檚 getting rich off of craft beer, but you are very, very wrong.
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Get wasted! The tasting room is a place to imbibe responsibly over good conversation with good company. If you want to get shitfaced, do it at the club.
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Wash out that growler! Seriously. It鈥檚 been sitting in your closet for the last month, slowly growing what appears to be an alien life form. Wash, rinse, repeat. And don鈥檛 get pissy if the brewery refuses to fill your nasty growler. That just means they care more about you then you do.
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Be a jerk! I could have sworn we learned this in kindergarten, but apparently not. Treat the staff kindly, and if you don鈥檛 like a beer, don鈥檛 be an ass about it.
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Ask for a sample! It鈥檚 OK to be hesitant about ordering a beer style you鈥檝e never tried before, or a beer with triple-digit IBUs. The bar staff are happy to give you a taste so can order a beer that you know you鈥檙e going to like.
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Drive! Automobiles and alcohol don鈥檛 mix. Duh.
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Have a good time! It鈥檚 hard not too when you鈥檙e surrounded by good folks and good beer!
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