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BrowniesAndMilk1 t1_j9wpzei wrote

This leaves a bar void in the area, which is odd for a college part of the city. Blarney Stone, Cavanaughs, now City Tap all closed.

Smokey Joes is there but I honestly think something’s wrong with the kegs lines, beers are all skunked and watered down.

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Geo_Music t1_j9wx293 wrote

Not cleaning the lines often enough is totally something that can happen.

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ThatWasTheJawn t1_j9yizhi wrote

Also, illegal.

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Geo_Music t1_j9ytx88 wrote

Interesting. Didn’t know that. I had friends before tell me of bars where they were certain the lines weren’t cleaned. Yuengling draft comparison. I believe at the time I agreed with them.

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BlackhawkinPA t1_j9zyx0t wrote

Doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Oscars served me the worst two pints of Guinness years ago. Felt ill all day the next day. 6 months later they were cited by the PLCB for not cleaning their lines.

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ThatWasTheJawn t1_ja03bhu wrote

Oh, I agree. Report it when you see it, imo. You can get seriously sick from unclean beer lines.

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DanHassler0 t1_j9ye00x wrote

It's quite interesting to see fewer and fewer bars in the university city area. Presumably this is the result of "young people don't drink anymore". I knew alcohol has certainly become somewhat less popular, but I'm surprised it's enough to result in almost zero bars in a major college student population. Of course there's still plenty of bars throughout the city for everyone to go to.

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pseudohipster98 t1_j9yya27 wrote

As someone who works adjacent to the undergrad population I can tell you the level of drinking has remained the same, more so that going to a bar and paying premiums for drinks has become less appealing. A massive liquor store at 43rd and Chestnut in the new development there opened last year and it’s always hopping when I walk home from work, same goes for other stores near campus. Kids are just buying in bulk and having parties/hangouts on campus rather than going to bars.

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CommunicationTime265 t1_j9zipxa wrote

It's not the drinking, its the cost of going out and drinking. Cheaper for college kids to just hit up the beer distributor on 43rd and Walnut and have house parties.

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sneeze-slayer t1_j9yaxwp wrote

I got a beer there once, took forever when there was about 8 people in the entire bar. When the beer came there was absolutely no carbonation.

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