Comments on: Bar None

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:43:39 +0000

That’s precisely what I’ll do. I deal with it if I have to in order to get a good brew.

By: slamuel

slamuel — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:27:14 +0000

I’m more apt to drink at home but there are places I love to go specifically for the beer… Stuffed Sandwich, Beachwood BBQ, Pizza Port, to name a few. I also enjoy going to places like Oinkster or the Bucket for beer lunches or happy hours. And then there are the places like the Verdugo that get things like casks of dry-hopped Sculpin or Pliney the Younger or Lucky Baldwin’s with the Belgian Beer Fest that make me brave the stinking hordes in order to get some beer that would otherwise be unattainable.

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:54:38 +0000

P.S. I wish we carried some Cantillion stuff.

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:54:12 +0000

Funny! I just hope he starts drinking better beer and loosing the attitude. I talk to him and suggest beer to him. Actually, he tried to correct me about a beer style one time. Not that I don’t have stuff to learn but it was pretty basic and I politely told him that he was wrong. Luckily, he does drink decent stuff but is stuck on a particular brewer.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:34:45 +0000

Do you sell your Yuppie pseudo-beer-geek stufflike Stella, or do you point him to the most expensive stuff you can think of along with recommended expensive food pairings? “Have you tried Cantillion St. Lamvinus? It goes exquisitely with the Texas Black-Eyed caviar. Can I help you carry that out to your BMW?”

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:14:08 +0000

Agreed. The beer festival thing is simply a blast (if it’s a good one). My vacations are being built around breweries (or beer) also. Speaking of yuppies, I have one of the worst ones I’ve ever seen come into the store sometimes. Unbearable.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:15:37 +0000

I prefer staying home as much as possible. Drinking, working out, watching movies, you name it. I’m actually a really social guy, but I’ve always loved being home. A homebody, you’d say.

I do love a good beer festival, however, and have a list of breweries to visit (this may start impacting vacation choices), so it’s not all about what’s in the garage.

But there’s a lot of good stuff in that old garage. Why go out and pay more just to watch yuppies order Stella?

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:12:43 +0000

I like the Back Abbey and My Father’s Office, just to name a couple. I’ve not written them off completely, I just like the control for sure.

By: Sean Inman

Sean Inman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:54:15 +0000

My theory is that it is a control issue (not in a bad way). At home, you don’t have to find an open seat or tune out a too loud TV or find out a tap has expired. At home, you get what you want, when you want it, in the atmosphere you want.

Bars require some trial and error to find a place with a good list and educated staff and decent prices. All of which can be found in the cities that I have lived in. (Los Angeles and Portland)

I enjoy a mixture of both. I certainly am not a regular by any “Norm” style standard but I enjoy trying beers that you can’t get in bottles and to converse with the bartender or other beer geeks. Plus because I am thinking about driving home safely, I am forced to really enjoy the smaller amount that I order.

I attempt to be 60% at home and 40% bars. A visit to a good beer bar can cleanse the palate so to speak and vice versa. Don’t give up on it. There is a good craic out there waiting for you!

By: don

don — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:05:08 +0000

Yeah Mike it is a great place while I’m traveling. It is close to the hotel (although not within walking distance) and it is a sports bar so in the summer I can watch the Brewers play every game, or in the winter I can see any Bball game that interests me too.