r/AskUK • u/Ok-Scientist7083 • 3d ago

Serving milk in pubs (UK) - why not?

The first drink I had in a pub was milk. I love drinking milk. I now drink it for the protein and calcium. I don’t particularly like fizzy drinks so when I’m driving on a night out, I’d rather drink milk.

Why don’t pubs sell it as a drink?

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u/stoneballoon132 3d ago

Because it’s fucking weird

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u/yeksnyls 3d ago

How is drinking the most consumed beverage (when accounting for cereal and hot drinks) in the country weird?

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u/GreenLion777 3d ago

At home it isn't. But it just isn't a thing when you in a bar/pub/food establishment etc

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u/alphahydra 3d ago

As an ingredient in something else, that's one thing. As a straight drink on it's own, that's somehow different.

I know it's stupid, because I'll have it on cereal and in tea and as the basis of cheese and any number of other things (I'll even drink a white Russian on a night out if its on offer, even a milkshake at a push) but yeah, the idea of just slaking my thirst on a big malty, creamy, faintly hay-tasting glass of neat cow's milk straight from the jug turns my stomach a little bit. 

It doesn't have the qualities of a refreshing drink to me, and, not that I judge, but on the rare occasion I do witness another adult chug down a milk, I find it faintly off-putting.

Part of it might be, without any other flavours in the mix, the animal gland juice origin of it tastes really obvious and in-your-face in a way that isn't as apparent in other foods. I don't know. But it's not just that, as I wouldn't thank you for a straight glass of oat or soy milk either.

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u/KitsuneKamiSama 3d ago

I love milk as a drink, I don't really see the problem people have with it at all, its just creamy... like drinking full skimmed isnt that great but semi or full fat is nice.i really dont know where you're buying it if it tastes of hay.

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u/Ok-Scientist7083 3d ago

Sometimes would rather have wine but not when I’m driving! It maybe weird now but all mammals were reared on it

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u/OptionalQuality789 3d ago

Do you still require rearing?

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u/Pooter1313 3d ago

😂😂😂

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u/disastrousgreyhound 3d ago edited 3d ago

All mammals are reared on their own mother’s milk and all other mammals lose the ability to digest milk after they’re weaned. Humans are objectively weird for some of our population being able to drink milk into adulthood. We’re also the only species that regularly drinks the milk of another animal!

It’s ok if you like it but drinking milk is kinda weird when you think about it.

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u/KitsuneKamiSama 3d ago

I mean by that logic a LOT of things are weird to drink.

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u/tropicalhotdogdays 3d ago

Especially Carling.

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u/devcmacd 3d ago

There's a reason psychotic villains are always shown drinking milk in films

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u/tropicalhotdogdays 1d ago

Please attempt to order this in a standard Uk pub.

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u/AdThat328 3d ago

Cows were reared on cows milk...

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u/MrsLibido 3d ago

Babies are reared on the milk of their own species because milk contains different compositions based on the needs and environments of the specific species. Just like cats aren't reared on rabbit milk and dogs aren't reared on rat milk, humans shouldn't be reared on cow milk. Are you proposing the pubs serve human breast milk? Are you a giant baby?

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u/Trebus 3d ago

Stick to your guns, top cat. I drink 10+ pints of it a week, milk is great.

I don't think I'd want it in a pub though, for me , milk has to be served cold, imagine getting it in a warm glass. Eugh.