now this is just wrong

[DEMPSEY]

who has being to a pub with one of these taps fitted. http://rednev-rearm.blogspot.de/2013/09/pouring-slops-back-into-beer.html

[Qs]

The discussion below is really interesting, well after the shouty anonymous guy pisses off.

[Shanna]

I like this reference "I also recall that pubs would pour beer from drip trays into pint glasses and keep them under the bar by the relevant handpump. If you'd ask for a pint, they'd lift out the partly filled glass, top it up and sell it to you as a fresh pint. They might say that they'd just poured this in error for another customer, and was that okay? Until I learnt better, I used to say yes. Once I realised the trick, having witnessed it a few times, I developed the habit of leaning right over the bar to be certain a clean, empty glass was being used."

I once got thrown out & barred from a city centre establishment for questioning the bar man who served me a "pint". He assured me that it was a fresh pint but he did not realise I saw him pickup a 2/3rd full pint and top it up. Digusting practice but no where near as bad as the reaction of the bar who swore blind he was doing it.

Shanna

[Bazza]

I'm sure you're not the only victim of this.

Not suggesting anything in any way; this is a totally unrelated other example, but a mate of mine used to work in a well known Belfast bar and he said it was common practice to serve the slops tray to any customer who gave them guff of any kind. That explained the unreasonable amount of hangovers I got from that shit hole 

Cough! Cough! The Bot. Malone Road. Cough!

-Barry

[irish_goat]

I've worked in pubs where we were expected to use any overpours i.e. if a tap is pouring high, pour the excess into a pint glass and try and shift it. Would only be a 1/4 of a pint at best and you'd tip it if it was sitting around more than 5 min. Never did it with craft beer but didn't really care if it was a lager. Never seen drip trays used and tbh, most bars now have large drip trays that several beers flow into so I'd doubt people are using it.

My brother used to work in the Bot and has some stories to tell. I'll ask about drip trays but I don't remember him ever mentioning them. 

[Andrew]

I once got thrown out & barred from a city centre establishment for questioning the bar man who served me a "pint". He assured me that it was a fresh pint but he did not realise I saw him pickup a 2/3rd full pint and top it up. Digusting practice but no where near as bad as the reaction of the bar who swore blind he was doing it.

Shanna

Happened to me in Larry Murphy's on Baggot Street. Barman swore it was a fresh pint, I pointed out that I'd watched him pour the contents of the drip tray into a pint glass, courtesy of the large mirror they had hanging behind the bar.

[Ryan]

worked in a hotel bar many moons ago and this went on aswell when the taps werent't running right. never did it myself as i couldn't of cared less.(wasn't even suposed to be seving alcohol given i was 16)  The drip trays where rinsed at the end of the night and rarely washed properly and usually filthy aswell.