Originally Posted by kipper (Post 27060380)

We went to Ruby Tuesday last night, and had similar feelings.

Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 27102816)

kipper, is it still open? BamaVol Jr #3 works for RT and has been sweating the closures until this past week. At this point, most of the 95 stores slated to close have been shuttered.

I've always found at least one beer at RT that I enjoyed drinking. His store only has two taps devoted to craft beers but he has influence on which they are. Like me, he's a dark beer fan but sadly he can't spend a tap on what won't sell.

Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 23082228)

<rant on> I eat at a lot of different restaurants (and drink at a lot of different bars). If I'm too far from the taps to read the handles, I ask the server to tell me what draft beers are available. They always start with Bud Light and list another 6 beers that taste exactly like it (i.e. no flavor) before they get to anything I would remotely consider putting in my mouth.

I wish I was responsible for training servers across the world. That would be one of my rules. Of course you have Bud Light and its clones. No one asks what's on tap because they want a Bud Light. Start with the outliers and stop wasting the customers' time.< rant off>

Originally Posted by gfunkdave (Post 27048690)

I mean, if you're at Applebee's how can you expect anything else?

Living in Maine has made me appreciate beer much more than I used to. If you ever see anything made by Rising Tide or Maine Beer Co, grab it and don't look back.

Originally Posted by ou81two (Post 27168098)

Well, ahh, hmm, given that it's the FIFTH BEST SELLING BEER IN THE ***** WORLD and the top selling beer in the US, I'd say it probably has to do with the likelihood of someone buying it.

https://top5ofanything.com/list/9d9f...eer-in-the-U.S.
https://top5ofanything.com/list/0885...ands-Worldwide

Originally Posted by KoKoBuddy (Post 27261645)

Same reason Coke is the first option listed by a server when asked "what sodas do you have available?".