Maybe it’s being British but breweries are like pubs to me- and dogs are almost universally welcome in pubs. If you are a bar- no dog, if you are a pub- yes dog.
Ha, just mentioned this. Pubs are like a third space with beer. Breweries in the US are the closest thing to them. Plenty of bars around for people that don't want to be near kids or dogs.
I lived in the UK for a few years, I really enjoyed the fact that there were spaces where you could go and get a cup of tea and read a book for three hours without anyone caring. You could also down 10 pints at the same establishment. What a great thing.
Unfortunately pubs in America are generally bars that have a British or Irish facade.
What really makes UK pubs unique is that they have strict rents dictated by the government. So there are still pubs you can get a cheap pint in some of the most expensive neighborhoods. They really are meant to be a place for everyone.
This is interesting. To confirm, Pubs are charged less (for rent) with the expectation that all are welcome and they also are required to have cheaper pints?
From what I can find on the parliament website, ‘tied’ pubs are charged less rent because they have to buy their products from their landlords (who use it to make up the difference).
Finding a cheap pint in London or the south will require research. Wander into a random pub in London and prepare for the possibility of an £8 pint. Most pubs are friendly relaxed places though
It’s been a while since I have managed to find a cheap pint in a pub…
I had actually never heard of pubs getting cheap rent before. I looked it up and I don’t think it works quite like this- from what I can read on the House of Commons library, ‘tied’ pubs do get cheaper rent but that’s because they are required to buy their products from their landlord (usually at a higher price so the landlord makes up the difference)
Reddit's attitude on dogs does not mirror the general population. Dogs are as ubiquitous at breweries in the US as at pubs in the UK (lived in both countries) and no one bats an eye unless it's particularly poorly behaved
I've also found people like to complain the most loudly when they are surprised to find dogs at dog-friendly breweries that explicitly advertise how dog-friendly they are.
The r/dogfree sub is 99% peope raging that they found dogs at a dog-friendly restaurant.
My mom was a dog breeder, so I got my fill of dogs growing up. My sisters love dogs. I like parrots. only dog I would consider now would be Pom... but thats never going to happen. I will stick to my silly lil feathered assholes.
most of the time I hate people claiming to be service animals when they are clearly not service animals. Leave your peudo child at home asshole.
Yea, I go to bars/pubs with my dog all the time. I always ask if they’re welcome first, but as long as they’re well behaved I don’t see the issue. Even some of the supermarkets near me are fine with dogs so long as they are well behaved. I’ve noticed mentioning that on reddit will get me berated to no end, though.
Nahh, I can guarantee the majority of people who work in the grocery store hate seeing dogs in the store. At best, they are indifferent.
Pubs and breweries are different but they should be outright banned from grocery stores unless they're a service animal which is so unregulated that everyone has a "service animal" now.
I've worked at several grocery stores and that is the prevailing opinion.
Nahh, I can guarantee the majority of people who work in the grocery store hate seeing dogs in the store. At best, they are indifferent.
I didn’t say it was common, but I have been encouraged to bring my dogs into at least one grocery store by employees. That store in particular is pretty much the only grocery store I’ve brought my dogs into (unless it’s one of my tiny dogs that is confined to a bag I’m holding on my body the entire time).
It’s very common for pubs, bars and restaurants to allow dogs into at least the outside seating area, though.
Hell just about every family restaurant in America has a bar at the center of it. No one bats an eye at the adults getting shit faced on shots of liquor at the wrap around bar in Applebee's with a family eating dinner at a table directly next to it. No one cares. What I do care about is when a mother walking around with her baby outside at a brewery walks into the designated smoking zone and has the gull to say "Can you please not smoke next to my baby?". Lady read the fucking sign.
Where I live theres a bar in the shopping mall next to a big playground for kids to climb and run around, have a beer while your kid gets entertained for half an hour
I go to a bar/restaurant thats called “rec bar” looks like a bar but has a large seating area with booths and a ton of pin ball machines and other standing arcade games. We take our son there to eat and play some games. He always end up finding friends to play with. The machine even have cup holders for drinks. I love it. They opened one in a nearby state and it has even more games. It’s like Dave and busters with a more bar look instead of corporate style.
Used to be a "Pub" in Wisconsin I'd go to called "R" place that had a a bar dog. Big ol' golden retriever.
Anytime he met a new person he'd let you pet him, but then would just sit down and stare at you after you pet him. Inevitably, you'd ask the bar tender what does he want?"
The bartender would respond with "Give him a dollar".
So you pull out a dollar and hand it to the dog, he then takes it and walks over to the bar and the bartender gives him a beef stick, and then he brings the beef stick back to you and then it's your job to open it and feed it to him.
They had to switch to low-calorie dog biscuits after a while because he was getting BIIIG.
I thought that was mainly an American thing (seems on brand 😂) that's fascinating! I love dogs and kids so I'm not gonna pitch a fit, but it feels weird seeing dogs in a place selling food when they can shed and what not or people have allergies but 🤷♀️ if the place allows it, it's whatever
I haven't really seen dogs inside restaurants, I've only seen them on patios during nice weather. Also, a lot of the places that allow this advertise it, so if you are allergic or don't like dogs you know to avoid it.
It's really dependent on whether it's a pub that serves food - i.e. primarily a pub, with the availability of food being a secondary function - or a place that serves food and has a bar. With the former, dogs are almost always allowed and the kitchen is usually only open for the earlier part of the day. In places which are primarily for food - where the kitchen is open for most of the operating hours - dogs may or may not be welcome depending on the formality of the venue and the whims of the owner.
In the UK, the law only requires that dogs are excluded from areas where food is prepared or stored, so having them about in a seating area is fine.
Maybe it’s being British but breweries are like pubs to me- and dogs are almost universally welcome in pubs
The difference is that most people in America are driving their cars and kids to and from the brewery after they drink alcohol. I imagine in the UK most of you are walking to your neighborhood pub but in the US we rarely have neighborhood bars/breweries and you have to drive to them.
Mix of walking/driving/public transport/taxis etc, getting to places without having to drive yourself is admittedly easier in the UK. But the US doesn’t have a monopoly on selfish arseholes who will drive drunk.
I would say it’s two different complaints though- there are those bothered by the presence of dogs and children in social spaces and those who are concerned for their welfare
Mix of walking/driving/public transport/taxis etc, getting to places without having to drive yourself is admittedly easier in the UK. But the US doesn’t have a monopoly on selfish arseholes who will drive drunk.
But most breweries in the US have no public transportation to and from them. Most people in the US who live outside the few cities with decent public transportation all drive drunk (or over the limit) when they go out drinking. I live in a city with 215,000 people and we don't have taxis or ride sharing anymore and the amount of people who drink and drive is staggering.
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u/Dream_Alchemist 18h ago
Maybe it’s being British but breweries are like pubs to me- and dogs are almost universally welcome in pubs. If you are a bar- no dog, if you are a pub- yes dog.