The end of an era for London ILX - the jolly German man in the glass Ayingerbrau box is no more

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RIP. He bought so much joy into our lives.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

meh. i don't get it why they would remove him tho.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

He's been transferred - he's the new figurehead of JD Wetherspoon.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Now I know how Mike Jones felt when Wayne Rooney signed for Man U.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

i think Ayingerbrau may be rather over-rated as a bier. the price is right tho, maybe it's just another victim of London's poor standards of tap-cleaning.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

This cannot be! What has he been replaced by?

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely this is deserving of a publog entry?

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree that the lager isn't all that. And it's not as good value as the O(D)B. But the fat man is a potent symbol of Fappiness and for that he'll be missed.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

A publog entry if the blogger manages to unearth the back story, not just some "Fatman RIP" two-liner.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

He has been replaced by a small generic bar tap similar to the D/Old Brewery/Sovereign ones, only in blue and with a picture of the Jolly German himself.

It must be added that the ornate blue Prinz beer taps are still there. Which is pub fannydangle and poor arrangement of priorities if ever I saw it.

Also, in order to prove this by pub science I went into the Glasshouse Stores, the White Horse, the John Snow, the Bricklayers Arms, the Blue Posts Newman Street AND the Champion this lunchtime.

Such was my dejection I opted for a swift half in the Champion. I then asked the nice Aussie barmaid what had happened to the man in the box. She gave me an amused but puzzled look so I explained the situation. She then laughed and responded that she would ask her colleagues later, but was new in London and had never seen the fat man. At that point I thought about asking for her phone number to cheer myself up but bottled it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"Bottled it"? Surely "pinted it"? Or have you become a yuppie?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

you should ask them what they did with the old bust in a box, maybe they are being auctioned.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 15 November 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

if i was the sort of person to start on-line petitions, i'd be starting one RIGHT NOW!!!

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

what's the big deal? (dev ad.)

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Getting a fat man bust and then giving it as an ILX award would be cool. Perhaps to the winner of the locker room wang showdown? (i.e. me)

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Winner of Trig Brother 05.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

hahahahahahhahahaahaha:

http://www.petitiononline.com/gr0k3/petition.html

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Ay seen a fat man. London type. Queer sort.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I so want to buy one of the busts if anyone finds out where this can be done. I think its an allright, totally unobtrusive lager, and for the money, its a no brainer. Plus you cant go up to the bar anymore and ask for "two men, two boxes please"

― lukey (Lukey G), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

All of my heroes are dying this year

― Ol' Dirty Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

in a jaunty hat

― Ayingerbrau Bloke, Monday, 15 November 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

my headache from it on friday morning wasn't unobtrusive.

xpost

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Good news folks, he's just going solo:

http://www.crosbycpr.com/content/TOURS/2004/20040227_PASADENA/buzz/large/PICT8830.jpg

― Ol' Dirty Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 15 November 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn, willya look at the titties on THAT.

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 15 November 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

if I bought one of the fat men in the box I would be tempted to turn it into one of those things where you shake it and it starts snowing. Is that sacrilege?

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 15 November 2004 20:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh no. But you would need to incorporate a bulb suitable for emitting the weird blue lambency.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I've decided Weird Blue Lambency is my new stage name

― Ol' Dirty Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Will people still call it Fat Man?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

i never felt comfortable asking for a pint of the Fat Man for some reason. i always said Ayingerbrau.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I say "lager".

― Ol' prune face (Mark C), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i hope you do the 'quotemarks' gesture with your fingers when you say it

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

At least I don't order my beer by telephone.

― Ol' prune face (Mark C), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

*flustered*

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

Jaysus the edge!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

we must meet, and slay, these people who dress up

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The page entitled 'songs' is particularly cringeworthy. Except this one:

To the tune of Venga Boys
Ayingerbrau is coming,
And everyone is jumping,
From Boro down to London,
The beer barrels pumping.

The steins are at the ready
The Brau is looking heady
As my grey tache is growing
Ayingerbrau is flowing

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

"If you're a lass then you must wear Pigtails. Even ugly lasses look good in Pigtails and so not only will you look a lot better than normal, but you will also look like a true Bavarian."

Geezaesthetics has hit rock bottom.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

B-b-but I've just had my haircut!!

24 halves of Aying's finest would slay me.

― Starry (hello chickens), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i used to love you, but it's Ayingerbrau

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

blimey, 304 signatures!

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

It's part of an evil plan by the millionaire killjoy who runs Sam Smith's to standardise all steins. Next up are the T-shaped ones that dispense OB and Sovereign. Evil millionaire dude has also decreed that music shall henceforth be off the Sam Smith's agenda and at the Sam Smith depot, all the old fatman stein s are lined up next to the stereos. It is sad indeed.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

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