tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81943266175704765692024-03-12T17:27:33.006-07:00The Poor PourCalling out short pints and sloppy pintsRational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-1551645703322956732010-03-31T22:27:00.000-07:002010-03-31T22:27:36.125-07:00Perennial Pour Pour Champ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee5UeNXWPzn6rLjzh4ynUahTYqZ2NHvsBZ3r3Eaxa9gif5X_Ous2u_4Jh_GRWTdoty2c05pW599NJ-eDF3U-n3ieQfNrCNPvioM5aphMq81N7GqoXN8YmZ5GfFdQFqr7xeYzZeAG5P4A/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee5UeNXWPzn6rLjzh4ynUahTYqZ2NHvsBZ3r3Eaxa9gif5X_Ous2u_4Jh_GRWTdoty2c05pW599NJ-eDF3U-n3ieQfNrCNPvioM5aphMq81N7GqoXN8YmZ5GfFdQFqr7xeYzZeAG5P4A/s320/IMG_0598.JPG" /></a></div>I took this in February at the Blue Parrot in Ocean Beach, I think it's Green Flash's West Coast IPA. Blue Parrot serves its beer in fat-bottomed, faux pint glasses and its pours typically have too much foam. I keep coming back because of the craft beer selection, reasonable beer prices and one of the best carne asada burritos in San Diego.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-31800997728821113132010-03-20T13:27:00.000-07:002010-03-20T13:28:49.079-07:00Link Drinks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkV-vOzU7OUv-E48yA-EY-X8BKeAChvuCAOgQg6gOrhtSPEGMu9RNMRDHMC2cB9s1MOmqxetZLcKtTko5Zc1yKMrNWc-3fhx2-wkjAjqAED3FkAKChkd9S3dgZ1dq9TwJiENKC_H6Si4/s1600-h/IMG_1237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkV-vOzU7OUv-E48yA-EY-X8BKeAChvuCAOgQg6gOrhtSPEGMu9RNMRDHMC2cB9s1MOmqxetZLcKtTko5Zc1yKMrNWc-3fhx2-wkjAjqAED3FkAKChkd9S3dgZ1dq9TwJiENKC_H6Si4/s320/IMG_1237.JPG" /></a></div>Here is a imperial pint look-a-like glass that is about 14 oz, or so I am guessing. If the establishment does not advertise its beers as a pint, is it still a poor pour? I say yes, unless otherwise noted. This is Port's Truck Stop Stout at The Linkery in North Park on St. Patrick's day. The Linkery serves its beers in half-size and full-size glasses. The picture is full-size glass.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-75179702753491660502010-03-20T13:21:00.000-07:002010-03-20T13:27:54.384-07:00Cutting Corners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyw1OyHUbuS-rX4MSNtLws2DK5W8B-tlNj3AEXKosRsTD-AehttSQ5gsCmCln0BpYHGDUewlBJsqzL2aICWxq5KU5MO0SIPrLiHMNmgQJAbYLn7fQ008UUpz9q3OaWPN25Gaywwp5xww/s1600-h/IMG_0584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyw1OyHUbuS-rX4MSNtLws2DK5W8B-tlNj3AEXKosRsTD-AehttSQ5gsCmCln0BpYHGDUewlBJsqzL2aICWxq5KU5MO0SIPrLiHMNmgQJAbYLn7fQ008UUpz9q3OaWPN25Gaywwp5xww/s320/IMG_0584.JPG" /></a></div>I have not forgotten about this blog, just haven't had too many poor pours. Here is an Allagash White is a mystery sized glass from the 3rd Corner's new taps in Ocean Beach. It's an elegant glass but how much beer is in it? I don't know, and at $7 I think that is an important question.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-15050049728086755702009-12-06T22:32:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:24:50.451-08:00Noise, Noise, Noise, Noise<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ5GOQiz9i_h15v-yK1PZIcxafe71yUj8w6oQdOG8gkNGbOC3ObVTXeOQ2vA9OXjH0r0BHu6lll8OT2WjHWyr2lAUwi0jjnUHo8H3YREBmq6WEubQv4uQN6szeKuqn0sdDzD5YC4yJPY/s1600-h/IMG_0539.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ5GOQiz9i_h15v-yK1PZIcxafe71yUj8w6oQdOG8gkNGbOC3ObVTXeOQ2vA9OXjH0r0BHu6lll8OT2WjHWyr2lAUwi0jjnUHo8H3YREBmq6WEubQv4uQN6szeKuqn0sdDzD5YC4yJPY/s320/IMG_0539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412380957011921186" border="0" /></a><br />The Corvette Diner is awful and brings out my inner Grinch. It's the noisiest restaurant I've ever been to, and this is by design. Corvette Diner now carries Stone IPA, so its bland, overpriced American food served with a strong helping of noise-induced headache can be eased with a decent beer - but of course the pint is not a real pint. Why is this not surprising? Corvette Diner, San Diego, December 1, 2009.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-18055258273874542842009-12-06T22:23:00.000-08:002009-12-07T22:39:14.587-08:00What the Hell is This?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMPMVAjQcrvLIDCmSbB7Sa_749B3gbfK7VexUKa1BEvYb6sYSpprrSiiyYmGxWAv9dE4QZCZWaGsdnts9yvT0tcgsDKsgJPgg9wFbmTjjNGCLn2Ej1vGgaB1FXZ_3DnfQDSW3VP8ubiA/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMPMVAjQcrvLIDCmSbB7Sa_749B3gbfK7VexUKa1BEvYb6sYSpprrSiiyYmGxWAv9dE4QZCZWaGsdnts9yvT0tcgsDKsgJPgg9wFbmTjjNGCLn2Ej1vGgaB1FXZ_3DnfQDSW3VP8ubiA/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412378110961789986" border="0" /></a><br />I'm still trying to figure out whether these were beer glasses or champagne flutes. Was there a liquidation special at the restaurant supply store? These had to be twelve ounce beers, tops. On the left is a Firehouse Hefeweizen and a Stone Pale Ale is on the right, La Gran Tapa, San Diego, December 6, 2009.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-49624238002187572552009-11-22T22:47:00.000-08:002009-11-22T22:56:48.400-08:00All I Got Was A Rock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQW7JRcZt87_JoTmvZj9HzqOa8iHV1I5VM_5SsVcB5e0ghtO7t3iXzFFCJEoU7vXbwcXNmv-hhD53vT1r2Vg_yuF6gAR8td-CvRG-R0AHV0_Xdv19Q2nugSUij7oF6ThqELWg__TWr6k/s1600/IMG_0910.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQW7JRcZt87_JoTmvZj9HzqOa8iHV1I5VM_5SsVcB5e0ghtO7t3iXzFFCJEoU7vXbwcXNmv-hhD53vT1r2Vg_yuF6gAR8td-CvRG-R0AHV0_Xdv19Q2nugSUij7oF6ThqELWg__TWr6k/s320/IMG_0910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407188202046268354" border="0" /></a>Like Charlie Brown, a friend kept getting poor pours while everyone else at the table was getting served full pints. This happened on three rounds, so I am guessing it must have been the brown ale's fault. The picture is a brown ale, don't know the brewer, at the San Diego Brewing Company November 20th, 2009Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-38500080799233224122009-09-20T08:39:00.000-07:002009-09-20T08:46:27.987-07:00A Fancy Glass Is Still a Short Pint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_Es_lcjJBH7WLWCTVcxGx7yxcvyXyM0A9ieeGLlx_LvyBsZd06hFdXHC6CEGMQ7Z7donyXV5KZhkvqkNk2VA7QSEkXQxnfb5bC93Um7WUYZiUWnkPeEvWqpvqIN0jtIu5lKLJWxqufg/s1600-h/IMG_0622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_Es_lcjJBH7WLWCTVcxGx7yxcvyXyM0A9ieeGLlx_LvyBsZd06hFdXHC6CEGMQ7Z7donyXV5KZhkvqkNk2VA7QSEkXQxnfb5bC93Um7WUYZiUWnkPeEvWqpvqIN0jtIu5lKLJWxqufg/s320/IMG_0622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383575403216785954" border="0" /></a>Ballast Point's Calico Amber Ale at Roseville in San Diego, September 14, 2009. Despite the neat glass this $4 beer was in a short glass, I am guessing 12 oz, maybe 14 oz. That much foam in such a short glass stinks, too. More on <a href="http://beerrover.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-i-perfer-beer.html">Roseville</a> here.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-76498456693276307152009-07-28T13:09:00.001-07:002009-07-28T13:14:09.388-07:00Lazy Pour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fFs8QhvsxwHLtan2T2B_m2DtxgWmETy0wo136lrtDdmnJxndYpZKgAEc3RjuPtGBdbQF8L29wU2-hLsldA2ouVgMftc8r1iDm924msZsPbvmfE4oYJw0gTbeAY1gD_EzfyYuKb_TA4g/s1600-h/IMG_0470.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fFs8QhvsxwHLtan2T2B_m2DtxgWmETy0wo136lrtDdmnJxndYpZKgAEc3RjuPtGBdbQF8L29wU2-hLsldA2ouVgMftc8r1iDm924msZsPbvmfE4oYJw0gTbeAY1gD_EzfyYuKb_TA4g/s320/IMG_0470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363605893435595922" border="0" /></a>San Diego Brewing Company, July 22, 2009, Stone Ruination on cask with simcoe hops. SDBC should know better than serving a pour like this. My guess is the bartender just got tired of the hand pump.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-3518189525499458952009-07-23T06:20:00.000-07:002009-07-23T22:03:40.780-07:00The . Ugliest . Beer . Ever<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfQk4sVupYep8fnrYn7CtUr_ItF4MoP-AEm3h9IVpxOPEcCsAxkZLwm9OaursITeow_iGF4eR7sRV-WST1cgW1iYooMBHozZvY9ca7SD8e9CirALX_Bx4tlVIvaa7k3Dt-vuId2OlGXg/s1600-h/IMG_0187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfQk4sVupYep8fnrYn7CtUr_ItF4MoP-AEm3h9IVpxOPEcCsAxkZLwm9OaursITeow_iGF4eR7sRV-WST1cgW1iYooMBHozZvY9ca7SD8e9CirALX_Bx4tlVIvaa7k3Dt-vuId2OlGXg/s320/IMG_0187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361645578231183938" border="0" /></a><br />The Venetian, San Diego, August 2008, Venetian House Beer. House beer? Is it really beer? Looks like root beer and tastes like crap.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-19535540823678002482009-07-22T23:11:00.000-07:002009-07-22T23:14:49.273-07:00Cool Glass Won't Hide A Poor Pour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0u0_FRg3rmZTXAPKD9lznZsrAivLbPi3D9GvNgioesRkcAkwOSe0uHnPAR71yjifbiTP7X4dgnvC7aIsh0nVbDDsXhpeZOGTsiC7Xqx5NP_OKZkCeK4hhmS9jjv_Hy38cneU8XpvIvo/s1600-h/IMG_0326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0u0_FRg3rmZTXAPKD9lznZsrAivLbPi3D9GvNgioesRkcAkwOSe0uHnPAR71yjifbiTP7X4dgnvC7aIsh0nVbDDsXhpeZOGTsiC7Xqx5NP_OKZkCeK4hhmS9jjv_Hy38cneU8XpvIvo/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361534797709328706" border="0" /></a>Point Loma Sports Bar and Grill, San Diego, January 2009. Sam Adams Spring Ale. I am pretty sure this is not a 16 oz beer.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-6347361960168311942009-07-22T22:51:00.000-07:002009-07-22T22:59:03.313-07:00Chingo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mqjRXrsEfP1Ali1OMRNDMSSZJNDo4NQMkIbVxH7MDC__8pEfjybK1CxZopLV-yyIOjjCcyNyvgoSlsC3ERb_UsDuxrexpjTuYzWFRo7XuKbJfFzPA_GQ32VKQeAGotdTHT7rT45SOn0/s1600-h/IMG_0465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mqjRXrsEfP1Ali1OMRNDMSSZJNDo4NQMkIbVxH7MDC__8pEfjybK1CxZopLV-yyIOjjCcyNyvgoSlsC3ERb_UsDuxrexpjTuYzWFRo7XuKbJfFzPA_GQ32VKQeAGotdTHT7rT45SOn0/s320/IMG_0465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361530189661191138" border="0" /></a>The Blue Parrot, Ocean Beach, July 2009, North Coast's Pranqster. It's awesome a Mexican restaurant is selling Pranqster, but with a fat bottomed glass and pour that leave two fingers of space, this beer did not last through the chips and salsa.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-42493814259741026342009-07-22T22:47:00.000-07:002009-07-23T22:08:17.265-07:00Classic<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHIdNqhsoAM0HXIQR3Ae-dred3g502MdG6L4QI_LSDkd0HumDz7i0WVB9pq83X2OkUaiZnNU4lkXtxqXoOofSW5FHcSmxAslZlKvoUM4hWHJI94S0vW8SR01lFqBfHaqyUJ0CHuOdtsI/s1600-h/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHIdNqhsoAM0HXIQR3Ae-dred3g502MdG6L4QI_LSDkd0HumDz7i0WVB9pq83X2OkUaiZnNU4lkXtxqXoOofSW5FHcSmxAslZlKvoUM4hWHJI94S0vW8SR01lFqBfHaqyUJ0CHuOdtsI/s320/IMG_0422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361528420520573922" border="0" /></a>Pizza Nova, San Diego, spring 2009. I think the beer is Alaska Amber. The foam reminds me of a 1950's big hairdo.Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194326617570476569.post-13671543558584910382009-07-22T22:42:00.000-07:002009-07-28T14:37:46.057-07:00Welcome to the Poor PoorThis is a blog dedicated to calling out restaurants and bars that allow sloppy bartending and that try to dupe customers by passing off fake pints as regular pints. I will post pictures and name the establishment. Send me your "poor pour" pictures and I will post them. Cheers!Rational Realisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886526093283532105noreply@blogger.com0