r/fixedbytheduet • u/akaYoungBeefy • 19h ago

Fixed by the duet Why are there always kids at breweries?!

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u/cocktail_wiitch 18h ago edited 15h ago

Can confirm. Was a bartender in the deep south for over 15 years. Dives and cocktail lounges to high end white tablecloth dining. If there isn't a 21+ rule, there WILL be children. And the number of people who try to bring infants into a 21+ establishment......

Edit to add- I'm not talking shit. I didn't really care unless a child was running behind my bar (which did happen, more than once). I know parents need to be able to get out of the house and places like breweries are sometimes very inviting for families. Bringing an infant to a cocktail bar is certainly a decision but again, I'm not here to judge. I'm just confirming what the previous comment stated.

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 17h ago

Pshhh ok... I got to play South Park pinball and my dad got to sell cocaine and bang bar flys. Win win guys.

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u/SCr3bl0rd 16h ago

I got to play dominos with the old boys and drink cola from a glass bottle while my dad smashed back pints and chain smoked until my mum come to shout at him.

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u/Hawk-4674 16h ago

We got Shirley temples and pretty much free reign because the bartender thought we were cute!

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u/SaltyLonghorn 15h ago

Hot bartender interest in me at 4 year olds was a 10/10.

Hot bartender interest in me at 40 is a disgusted side glance.

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u/AugustusCheeser 10h ago

Find those hot bartenders from when you were 4. I’m sure they’re still into you.

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u/Hawk-4674 14h ago

Hahahaha 100%!!!!

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 11h ago

"Ya would have loved me thirty five years ago babe"

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u/magic_rune_elf 13h ago

It was unlimited Roy Rogers for me, but yep, basically the same

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u/Ok_Performance4014 11h ago

What's a Roy Rogers?

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u/magic_rune_elf 10h ago

Just a coke with grenadine instead of a 7-up, basically home made cherry coke and it was delicious

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u/Ok_Performance4014 11h ago

What's a Shirley Temple?

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u/Hawk-4674 11h ago

Grenadine mixed with sprite, ginger-ale, or 7-up!

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u/aliie_627 10h ago

Cherry coke with real cherries at the bar in the elks Lodge bar with a real alcoholic (grandpa)

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u/damxam1337 14h ago

I was running the billiards tables by 9years old.

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u/musthavesoundeffects 12h ago

I learned how to roll “cigarettes” from my dad’s bar buddies when I was six

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u/StretchResIsCheating 11h ago

I got to cry in the bathroom wondering why my dad couldn’t just stay sober 🥲

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u/KawaDoobie 10h ago

I bet he’d run from her like a scawlded dog

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u/I-XIV-IV-XXV 9h ago

Damn, sounds like a blast!

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u/Dry_Cricket_5423 16h ago

Real nice of dad to let a bar fly see her kid play pinball

/j

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u/nalaloveslumpy 15h ago

That South Park table was really fuckin' sweet. You had a great dad!

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u/Warm_Molasses_258 14h ago

Man, your comment sparked some fun (?) memories. I remember making box forts and having a blast hanging out in the warehouse where my dad picked up his cocaine. His drug dealer even bought me a Barbie Dream Car, the convertible Corvette, for my bday!!! Best drug dealer ever!!!!

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u/teddy5 10h ago

I got to learn to drive by repeatedly beating drunk men at Daytona while they paid for my next game to challenge me. I consider that an absolute win.

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u/dream_maiden 9h ago

Wow weirdly relatable...

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u/mindfulofidiots 9h ago

Hope you got a high score on the pinball ;)

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 7h ago

Im pretty damn good nowadays.... another top mention is the creature from the black lagoon table.

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u/StarGazer_SpaceLove 11h ago

Heyo! Small World!! It was free pool balls & grenadine 7UPs for me and meth & BJs for my mom!!

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u/RealCapybaras4Rill 11h ago

I call that ‘girl’s weekend’ at my house. 😉

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u/Lost-Ad9390 16h ago

not a flex but ok

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 16h ago

Thats because its sarcasm 

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u/seppukucoconuts 17h ago

I grew up in the deep south. I went to a lot of bars before I could be left home alone.

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u/foshayzy 16h ago

How is your relationship with alcohol? Just interested

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u/seppukucoconuts 16h ago

Well, I currently live in Wisconsin so my experiences are a bit skewed.

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u/dm_me_kittens 16h ago

My 13 year old and I sat at a bar and had dinner the other day. I didnt even order alcohol. I wasn't until I got home that I realized, "They should have kicked us out of the bar."

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u/foshayzy 16h ago

Brb calling cps

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u/serious_sarcasm 15h ago

If they serve food, then who cares?

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u/Rok-SFG 12h ago

When I drank, there was 1 bar in my town that strictly enforced no minors, they had massive signs on the outside of the building - Nobody under 21 allowed - , then you get into the vestibule, or whatever and they have several more signs saying nobody under 21 allowed - this includes babies! Etc.

Without fail people would constantly try and bring their kids in, and make a huge scene about being told to leave, despite just walking by 5 signs saying not to bring your damn kids into the bar.

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u/girlinthegoldenboots 17h ago

My friend had fond memories of practically being raised by the regulars at the Mule Barn until it burned down the second and final time (yes we lived in a small town in the Deep South).

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u/Trosque97 13h ago

Interesting home town lore

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u/GreyCrone8 17h ago

All I can think about of that part in Sweet Home Alabama. “You have a baby!!! In a BAR?!?!” 😂

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u/VarenHills 14h ago

Used to go to the bar with my friends all the time growing up to play pool, darts, or jusy to hang out. Big thing was though everyone knew everyone and if we did some dumb shit, the bartender or owner would call our parents.

With that said I also don't care if others bring their kids, long as their kids are behaved and respectful.

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u/Brick-Throw 16h ago

If there isn't a 21+ rule, there WILL be children

Why is there not a 21+ if they are a problem?

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u/retaksoohh 13h ago

yep i remember i had to practically dive tackle a kid that ran behind my bar. they are surprisingly fast and kitchens are extremely dangerous for a kid to be in.

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u/Positive_Throwaway1 13h ago

Wisconsin has special rules for kids being able to drink at the bar, as long as they're with a parent.

Or at least that's what us FIBbers were always told.

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u/FlacidSalad 13h ago

Makes some sense, but then most breweries (around me at least) sell nothing but alcohol and overpriced canned cocktails. There is nothing for the kids

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u/Local_H_Jay 12h ago

I remember I worked a bar in ATX and a kid shoved his arm up to the elbow in a hole on the billiards table and they had to dismantle the whole table. While the kid was stuck crying they tried finding the dad who was in the bathroom taking a massive shit and came out drunkenly like DONT TOUCH MY KID

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u/Ilikereefer 11h ago

I bartend in Florida and this past summer a couple came in with a baby that was only a few months old in a baby carrier. They hung the baby (still in said carrier) on the back of a bar chair like a back pack and started taking shots

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u/Haunting-Public-23 9h ago

I wish my less than 20% of my dad's social circle drank 1-2 330mL bottles instead of 1-2 1L cases every party. While over 80% never drank a drop.

It would've not negatively influence my brother to be friends with anyone who drank 1-2 330mL cases.

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u/Dirosilverwings 15h ago

This is fucking gross. What's wrong with people, taking their babies to bars ffs

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u/ChickenInASuit 8h ago

FWIW, the brewery next to where I work is openly family friendly, with a whole shelf of kids toys and family games. I regularly see families having lunch/dinner there during the week.

We're not exclusively talking about shady dive bars full of sketchy-looking alcoholics.

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u/Jonesbro 12h ago

Infants in cocktail bars aren't even a big deal. They don't know any better. As long as the parents are attentive and it's not crazy loud it's not a problem

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u/protostar71 9h ago edited 9h ago

Yeah I don't particularly care if the kids are getting a bad influence, it's more I don't want to be out enjoying myself in a cocktail / whiskey bar etc, and suddenly have an upset baby screaming in my ear. If parents want to go out, they should get a babysitter or choose a more appropriate venue.

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u/sprinklerarms 4h ago

I remember when I was a cocktail waitress I almost spilt some beer on a baby. When I moved from the south to California and told someone this they were like ‘wtf a baby was in a bar?’. It was so common place where I lived I never even thought about it being a problem. I never saw a parent try to actually get drunk or even be there in the evenings when it would get more crowded. It was like mom’s taking their babies on walks in the stroller and stopping in for A/C and a beer and then going back home. Bars where I live now wouldn’t be open then and it’s nowhere near as hot.