Although the going price of PBR in Mission bars consistently maintains at a steady (and reasonable) $2 (unless that foolish drinking tax gets passed), anytime you have a chance to get wasted at half that price, you have to take it. Throw in 4 foot tall Connect Four set up (current score–Sarkarati 1, Sexpigeon 0–although my next opponent Kanye West will be a tough one) and you’ve got your Wednesday all figured out! Thanks Broke-Ass Stuart!
Now, this also brings up an interesting question of bar tipping etiquette. When you order one PBR, you tip $1, but when you order, say, three PBRs, do you also tip $3? Does it make any difference how much the drink costs? Should you tip more for labor intensive ones since they take longer to make? Does the mixology of a Bloody Mary warrant the same tip as the flick of a pop-top on a can or the addition of Jameson to a glass of ice cubes?
What say you?
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Standard tip is $1 per drink. 3 PBRs, $3 tip. Easy.
My personal policy is to tip $2 on any drink with more than 2 ingredients. Bloody Mary, margarita, Manhattan, that kind of thing.
Also, it’s often helpful to leave a bigger tip when you get your first round.
I agree with your tipping philosophy and method, but I don’t think a Manhattan really qualifies as having more than 2 ingredients. I mean, sure, it does, but if you leave out any of them, you don’t have a Manhattan. On the other hand, a Bloody Mary can have all sorts of vegetables and flavorings in it and still be a Bloody Mary (although the Mission version — a glass of hot sauce and ice with a couple dashes of vodka — goes too far, in my opinion). A real Old Fashioned might even be worth a $3 tip, as a collector’s item.
i’m with Mr. Pink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38
Let me know how that works out for you when you go up for your second or third round.
things worked out pretty well for Mr. Pink!
I agree. $1/drink, no exceptions.
Two shots and two beers? $4. Five shots? $5.
This is especially important for the first round. Tip well here, go to the front of the line for the next round. Every action has an equal but opposite reaction. It’s like physics, only way more fun.
Can-o-beer? Fifty cents.
Actual beverage that takes some modicum of time and/or effort on the part of the Bartender? A buck.
Something k-razy that takes a significant effort? You, my friend, get a Jefferson.