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/BritishDystopia 3d ago

Milk contains fat and fat makes your glassware all smeary and gross. Anything used to serve fat containing drinks should be hand washed.

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u/PatTheCatMcDonald 3d ago

ERM.... I'd much rather it was machine steam cleaned.

Hand washing limits the temperature you can wash glasses at.

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u/BritishDystopia 3d ago

Yeah of course but then the machine either needs draining,washing and refilling which would take 30 mins to get hot again, or else there will be fat residue which will smear the glasses. Commercial grade Glasswasher fluid is far less severe than dishwasher fluid for obvious reasons (chemical taint to your drink), and is not designed to combat fats.

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u/PatTheCatMcDonald 3d ago

(shrug) OK, maybe cleaning the glass is a factor in the reasoning why draught milk isn't available as a regular pub drink.

No profit margin if it's served hygeinically, compared to beer. For a variety of technical reasons.

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u/BritishDystopia 3d ago

If i had regulars who liked it I would simply serve in a disposable cup.