The Legality of Snakebite

There was a thread on this before.. And I think it's more than 2 drinks in the glass, not 2 drinks.

Yeah otherwise how would you be able to legally sell cocktails?

Snakebite and black, diesel or any other term people have for it is sold (to my knowledge) in most student unions. I can even testify that we sell it in the local pub that i work in. So why is it that some Pubs and Bars in the UK refuse to sell it?

Some say it is illigal to mix 2 drinks together, but if that was true wouldn't drinks like black velvet and mother-in-law be banned also.

I personally am of the belief that the bar staff find it a pain in the ass to be constantly scrubbing purple puke off the floors and upholstery as it stains something fierce!

But i have heard from various places that it is a well known catalyst for fights and such. Allegedly it makes people drunker quicker and also makes them violent but if that was the case then, down at our union it is litrally drunk by the bucket load (i mean everyone drinks it) , why isn't there carnage in the bar?

I have also heard that when the beer and cider are mixed that the two fuse together to create some kind of uber-pint that has a percentage of like 20%. This i find kinda ridiculas, however in a wierd mixed up way it could be possible why some bar tender say "it's not ethical to serve that drink here".

There must be some clear cut answer here if any one knows it or has a good thoery why then please enligten us, because i find this very entruging.

oh and btw Snakey B is the shitest name i have ever heard it being called - sound like it should be served in a school canteen.

There is that thing about mixing lager, water and lemonade makes your body do weird things so you can't help but spew everywhere.
Maybe Snakebites have a similar effect.
And you are always told not to mix your drinks 'cos it gets you drunk too quick.

I heard selling vodka redbull premixed was illegal, due it being a mixture of a stimulant and a relaxant. Could be nonsense though, probably just one of those daft rules some pubs have.

All this mixing drinks stuff confuses me. I was under the impression that its the ethanol that makes you drunk, the more you have the more drunk you get. if all drinks contain the same chemical then how can mixing drinks make you more drunk. Please enlighten me.

There's a lot more than just ethanol in a drink though, vodka would be a very "clean" alcoholic drink because it doesn't have other additives etc. Beer is carbonated for one, which doesn't help.

the reasons some places serve snakebite and others dont is due to the liscence they hold. to mix drinks you must have a cocktail liscence. most pubs do not have one of these- which is why they dont sell snakebite. SU however, do have cocktail liscences as they sell snakebite/weedkiller and other random concoctions....

love Katy***

the reasons some places serve snakebite and others dont is due to the liscence they hold. to mix drinks you must have a cocktail liscence. most pubs do not have one of these- which is why they dont sell snakebite. SU however, do have cocktail liscences as they sell snakebite/weedkiller and other random concoctions....

love Katy***

Nothing to do with cocktail licences I'm afraid dear. There's no such thing.

It's to do with the weights and measures acts.

Its allegedly very dangerous not sure on the accuracy but its been know to cause people to suffer heart problems... cardiac arrest possibly... again, im not sure though
[EDIT] wouldn't want to try it and find out to be honest...

and that's why Red Bull carries a health warning advising people to drink no more than 3 cans in 24 hours...