I got poured a pint by a newbie behind the bar at a hotel recently and she looked embarrassed as it was about 40% head, but to her credit she went to fetch the shift supervisor before I said anything.

He explained after pouring it better that, even the remaining head (It had ~3/4 inch even after fixing it) might still be met by derision by many customers. "They'd be asking if you would be charging them for just for the half" etc.

There's a bit of leeway but you'll quickly hear about it if you short a pint too much.

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vojtapol 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. Americans/Canadians famously can't pour beer properly. If you are pouring a pilsner or really any lager, a head of at least 2 inches is actually correct and absolutely desirable. The way it's poured in Canada (no head) is borderline undrinkable to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dggKezrSQxI

	▲	mb7733 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Preferences vary on both sides of the Atlantic. Another comment on this post complains that Americans pour beer wrong because they _do_ pour with a head. > Also in the US (probably due to lack of training and the customer too embarrassed to complaining) tend not to fill it the brim (and so not even 16''). I've seen 2-3 inch heads and asked them to top it up. They look at me as if I've just insulted George Washington
	▲	masfuerte 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		If an establishment wants to serve drinks with a head they should use glasses with a mark on the side indicating the measure, rather than glasses which need to be brim full. Using the latter style of glass and including a head is just ripping off the customer.
	▲	bregma 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		How do you measure the head through the red solo bubba cup? Really, no self-respecting Canadian would drink beer out of anything except directly out of the bottle, can, or keg.
	▲	consp 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		We call that kind of beer without any head "dead". Measurement here is about two fingers width, and if you do it the first time and screw up it is two fingers in length (second part is of course tounge-in-cheek).
	▲	skipants 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		As a Canadian: hard agree. Beer without head is gross.
	▲	mattmanser 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		You should try the Dutch! They think a big head means a good lager and every pint you get is 80% head.
	▲	secondcoming 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If I get a beer with no head I'm assuming the glass was dirty

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anfractuosity 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe it was a Czech Mlíko pour ;) The faucets they use are pretty cool (https://www.lukrfaucets.com/en/)

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post-it 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm not sure I understand, why didn't she just top it up?

	▲	xnorswap 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Who knows, she obviously lacked experience, I guess she just panicked or worried it might be an issue with the barrel rather than her pour?
	▲	dismalaf 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Right? Just top it up, let some of the foam cascade over the side... Foam always forms in the keg if it sits for too long so you need to let some of it out anyway.
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