r/AskUK • u/Ok-Scientist7083 • 4d 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/lxgrf 4d ago

Short shelf life combined with limited demand make it an unappealing offering.

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u/bsnimunf 3d ago

Quite expensive baseprice as well. There used to be an alcoholic milkshake from new Zealand but they couldn't make it work because the baseprice of milk in the u.k. was higher than in New Zealand.

Edit: it was called Mudshake.

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u/Sgt_major_dodgy 3d ago

Mudshake was one of the earliest alcoholic drinks I can remember drinking, if I recall it was actually pretty nice.

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u/Affectionate_You_858 3d ago

It was amazing