Crowd Control in Craft Pubs?

You're sitting in your local craft beer pub around lunch time. So what? It's your day off. You see a couple wander in and sit their behinds down at a table to indulge in what they believe to be an amazing lunch experience.

You watch and eavesdrop on the encounter as the waiter/waitress walks over to say hello and ask for their drink orders. They aren't sure what they want at first. So, they squint at the board that lists all of the funky-named beers and try to decipher what's what in this unfamiliar land that they've wandered to.

The ever-so-creative beer board at Fat Head's Pittsburgh.

The male in the couple blurts out that he just wants a Coors Light draft, only to be told that the establishment only has it in bottle. The couple then looks bewildered. What was to be a glorious and relaxing lunch is now destroyed.

I'm sure you've noticed this if you frequent any bars featuring craft brews. This vivid, but entertaining memory  popped back into my head after reading a piece on such debacles via a beer blog through the Houston Press.

I'm sure there are some out there (people and establishments) that prefer these types just stay out of the craft pub and the tap lists certainly play a huge role in doing that in most cases.

I, for one, enjoy talking with someone that's curious about new and exotic beers and opening up an entire new world for them. That's how I see it. If you're willing and open, there's room for you in the craft beer movement. The article that inspired this post even gets to that same point towards the end, too.

It's one big learning experience for all of us that's meant to be enjoyed.