She kept giggling, I told her it needed to be fixed and fixed right now. She checked, covered her mouth, started to giggle and refused to tell me, saying only there had been a mistake and she would fix it. Something, however, made me ask “how much did I just pay for that beer”. Just quietly, it annoys me a bit when people show no interest in their job, but I persisted politely and opted for the very English IPA pictured above.Īnyway, I didn’t have my reading glasses when she presented me with a bill for the beer and when she had some problems with the machine I didn’t think much of it, but it was eventually resolved, I said I didn’t want a receipt and she went to leave. She suggested Heineken, so I knew she had no idea what she was talking about. He said he would get the senior bar attendant. Said he’d only worked 6 shifts at the establishment. I asked a young barman if he had anything that was not an American craft beer or Eurolager. It was a quiet Sunday night when I made the fateful purchase. The original version of it won a heap of awards, including the Supreme Champion Beer of Britain, but if you are thinking that no beer is worth the best part of $100,000, then I am inclined to agree with you. I paid $99,983.64 for it in the Malmaison Hotel, Manchester the other night. “See this beer? That is the most expensive beer in history. And you think $17 for a pint for is expensive!Īussie cricket writer Peter Lalor is over in England to cover the Ashes, and was recently enjoying a beer when he got charged $100,000 for the privilege.
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