In movies and shows the bar patrons just yell “More ale!” And that’s about it. How was beer and alcohol purchased? Was it standard to just put a couple of coins on the table at the beginning?
Here's an old post about that https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3mmb52/im_a_peasant_visiting_a_14th_century_alehouse_how/cvguvkl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 from u/sunagainstgold