Originally Posted by
highfarfast
I get the idea of rolling with it. But there were a few times where I d fly with one of these "must buy the drinks" captains again and they d have something else to do and I couldn t help but think they were saying to themselves "there's that FO that runs up an expensive bar tab... I better find something else to do!"
How about this: if you re a captain that thinks you should buy the drinks, say so before anyone orders. It gives everyone a chance to sort out expectations.
I'd order what I wanted to drink, beer-wise. Up to them if they wanted to pay for it. Not drinking coors light just to be nice to someone who wants to buy beer, but at my regional we had more of a western craft beer culture (back when craft beer was getting started)... most folks liked to try to local stuff.