Going for a drink
Let’s go down the pub!/Let’s go out for a few bevvies/jars.
We’re going to paint the town red.
We’re going to go on a bar crawl.
I’ll get the booze!- I’ll buy the beer!
A glass of bubbly. – A glass of champagne or sparkling wine.
A chaser – A measure of a spirit such as whisky or rum which you drink with beer.
A double – 2 measures of spirits. A single measure is usually1/5 of a gill-25ml.
A drop of a hard stuff – Some spirits rather than beer or wine.
A soft drink- A non-alcoholic drink.
At the bar
It’s my round. What will it be?- I’m buying the drinks- what would you like?
Mine’s a pint! – A traditional measure of beer, equal to 0.57 litre.
A spritzer – wine mixed with soda water.
Happy hour – A time at the beginning of the evening when some bars sell drinks for half price.