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Bellingham, WA best brewery/beer bar?
I'm taking my husband to a play (Murder By Poe) next weekend in
Bellingham, WA. We need good food and excellent beer to kick the night off... So, Boundary Bay, Orchard Street, or Chuckanut Bay Brewing? Or is there a beer bar that's going to blow those places out of the water with it's awesome selection, great food, and excellent ambiance? TIA! fr0glet |
Bellingham, WA best brewery/beer bar?
fr0glet wrote:
> I'm taking my husband to a play (Murder By Poe) next weekend in > Bellingham, WA. We need good food and excellent beer to kick the night > off... > > So, Boundary Bay, Orchard Street, or Chuckanut Bay Brewing? Or is > there a beer bar that's going to blow those places out of the water > with it's awesome selection, great food, and excellent ambiance? Since Orchard Street no longer operates their (former) pub-restaurant, that simplifies your choices. I'd go for Boundary Bay. Haven't yet been up to check out Chuckanut Bay Brewing. (Not to mention the Porterhosue in Mount Vernon. Too busy with buying and moving into new home.) Beer bar? Oh yeah. The Archer Ale House in Fairhaven, at 1212 10th Street. Superb. -- dgs |
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"dgs" > wrote...
> fr0glet wrote: > > So, Boundary Bay, Orchard Street, or Chuckanut Bay Brewing? Or is > > there a beer bar that's going to blow those places out of the water > > with it's awesome selection, great food, and excellent ambiance? > > Since Orchard Street no longer operates their (former) pub-restaurant, > that simplifies your choices. I'd go for Boundary Bay. Knowing your exquisite tastes, I'll take your word for it. Thanks! > Haven't yet > been up to check out Chuckanut Bay Brewing. (Not to mention the > Porterhosue in Mount Vernon. That's been well-noted, by me, your favorite Skagitonian beer-swilling amphibious young girlfriend. :P > Too busy with buying and moving into new home.) Woo, congrats on the new digs! Lift with your legs, not your back. > Beer bar? Oh yeah. The Archer Ale House in Fairhaven, at 1212 10th > Street. Superb. I think that one's even closer to the Mount Baker Theatre. Stumbling distance, perhaps. Should have known it'd be you to refer me. :P fr0glet |
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fr0glet > wrote:
>"dgs" > wrote... >> Too busy with buying and moving into new home.) > >Woo, congrats on the new digs! Ditto. Near a good bar or two I trust. >Lift with your legs, not your back. And especially not with your tailbone. -- Joel Plutchak "Senza la birra tutto diventa orfano." plutchak@[...] - Italian proverb (slightly revised) |
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Joel wrote:
> fr0glet > wrote: > >>"dgs" > wrote... >> >>>Too busy with buying and moving into new home.) >> >>Woo, congrats on the new digs! > > Ditto. Near a good bar or two I trust. Yep. One within a five-minute walk, one less than a mile away, one a bit farther than a mile away. >>Lift with your legs, not your back. > > And especially not with your tailbone. Me? Lift? You kwayzee, man. Except, of course, for my personal stash of beer, and my collection of beer glassware. -- dgs |
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fr0glet wrote:
> "dgs" > wrote... > >>fr0glet wrote: >> >>>So, Boundary Bay, Orchard Street, or Chuckanut Bay Brewing? Or is >>>there a beer bar that's going to blow those places out of the >>> water >>>with it's awesome selection, great food, and excellent ambiance? >> >>Since Orchard Street no longer operates their (former) >> pub-restaurant, >>that simplifies your choices. I'd go for Boundary Bay. > > Knowing your exquisite tastes, I'll take your word for it. Thanks! The house IPA and the Scotch ale are good. Maybe the Pilsner. Maybe Cabin Fever is still around. Decent eats, not expensive. >>Haven't yet >>been up to check out Chuckanut Bay Brewing. (Not to mention the >>Porterhosue in Mount Vernon. > > That's been well-noted, by me, your favorite Skagitonian beer-swilling > amphibious young girlfriend. :P Weekends have been sucked up with packing for the move. Free time? Whazzat? If you get out to Chuckanut Bay Brewing, please let me know how it is. Or post here for all to know. New digs are in West Seattle. Three good places not far from the new manse, and it's still no problem to get into town for beer-drinkin' elsewhere. If you haven't been to the Beveridge Place Pub yet, it rocks. Great selection, friendly owners. >>Too busy with buying and moving into new home.) > > Woo, congrats on the new digs! Lift with your legs, not your back. We're hiring movers for the heavy lifting. A strong back is a terrible thing to waste. I'll take care of vital items, like the beer glasses and the stereo. >>Beer bar? Oh yeah. The Archer Ale House in Fairhaven, at 1212 10th >>Street. Superb. > > I think that one's even closer to the Mount Baker Theatre. Stumbling > distance, perhaps. Great taps, great bottled selection. Worthwhile. > Should have known it'd be you to refer me. :P As if there was any doubt? -- dgs |
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... > Woo, congrats on the new digs! Lift with your legs, not your back. Better yet, lift with someone else's legs that you hire to do the job while you sit and drink beer. -Steve |
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"Steve Jackson" > wrote...
> "fr0glet" > wrote... > > > Woo, congrats on the new digs! Lift with your legs, not your back. > > Better yet, lift with someone else's legs that you hire to do the job while > you sit and drink beer. I guess I'm showing my youth again. I've helped 3 friends move in the last month. fr0glet |
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"dgs" > wrote...
> fr0glet wrote: > > "dgs" > wrote... > > I'd go for Boundary Bay. > > > > Knowing your exquisite tastes, I'll take your word for it. Thanks! > > The house IPA and the Scotch ale are good. Maybe the Pilsner. > Maybe Cabin Fever is still around. Decent eats, not expensive. Their website says the current seasonals are a dry Irish stout on nitro, Old Bounder barleywine (woohoo!), and Dunkels Bock. Hopefully I'll have the stamina to try them all. :) > >>Haven't yet > >>been up to check out Chuckanut Bay Brewing. (Not to mention the > >>Porterhosue in Mount Vernon. > > > > That's been well-noted, by me, your favorite Skagitonian beer-swilling > > amphibious young girlfriend. :P > > Weekends have been sucked up with packing for the move. Free time? > Whazzat? Pffft. I'm up to 3 jobs now, not for the money but for the love of my cold-blooded friends. I'm travelling 120 miles round-trip once a week for the 3rd job, just for a few hours work at a reptile breeding facility. Haven't had a day off in over 2 months. There's still time for beer and Usenet, though! > New digs are in West Seattle. Three good places not far from the new > manse, and it's still no problem to get into town for beer-drinkin' > elsewhere. If you haven't been to the Beveridge Place Pub yet, it > rocks. Great selection, friendly owners. I avoid West Seattle, to be honest. I used to drink out there at this horrible, horrible dive... "the Firedog". Too many lemondrops and videos of me & the girls on the karaoke stage. Haven't been back to West Seattle in oh, 7 years. I might bend my rules, for you. > > Woo, congrats on the new digs! Lift with your legs, not your back. > > We're hiring movers for the heavy lifting. A strong back is a > terrible thing to waste. I'll take care of vital items, like the > beer glasses and the stereo. Verging on snobbery. You're either too wealthy or too old when you're hiring movers. :P > >>Beer bar? Oh yeah. The Archer Ale House in Fairhaven, at 1212 10th > >>Street. Superb. > > > > I think that one's even closer to the Mount Baker Theatre. Stumbling > > distance, perhaps. > > Great taps, great bottled selection. Worthwhile. I had a second recommendation for that place from one of my employees last night... I like the kid, he's got decent taste in beer and throws freight as if I were cracking the whip over him. Also he calls me "boss-lady". I like that. > > Should have known it'd be you to refer me. :P > > As if there was any doubt? Pardon me whilst I bask in your beerness and sip this faboooo Dogfish Head Chicory Stout. A little mild for my tastes, but I sure love the chicory/St. John's Wort/coffee yummies. FG! fr0glet |
Bellingham, WA best brewery/beer bar?
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:41:52 -0700, "fr0glet"
> wrote: >"dgs" > wrote... >> [...] >> New digs are in West Seattle. Three good places not far from the >new >> manse, and it's still no problem to get into town for beer-drinkin' >> elsewhere. If you haven't been to the Beveridge Place Pub yet, it >> rocks. Great selection, friendly owners. > >I avoid West Seattle, to be honest. I used to drink out there at this >horrible, horrible dive... "the Firedog". Too many lemondrops and >videos of me & the girls on the karaoke stage. Haven't been back to >West Seattle in oh, 7 years. > >I might bend my rules, for you. You should. The Elliott Bay Brewing Company is a five-minute walk from the crib. The Beveridge Place Pub is a five-minute drive (if that much; it's about 3/4 of a mile away). I promise not to go to any horrible, horrible dives. I just completed an excellent birth- day brain-pickling session on Friday; the Beveridge Place Pub was last on the route. Fun time. >> > Woo, congrats on the new digs! Lift with your legs, not your back. >> >> We're hiring movers for the heavy lifting. A strong back is a >> terrible thing to waste. I'll take care of vital items, like the >> beer glasses and the stereo. > >Verging on snobbery. You're either too wealthy or too old when you're >hiring movers. :P You say this like it's a bad thing. >> > Should have known it'd be you to refer me. :P >> >> As if there was any doubt? > >Pardon me whilst I bask in your beerness and sip this faboooo Dogfish >Head Chicory Stout. A little mild for my tastes, but I sure love the >chicory/St. John's Wort/coffee yummies. FG! Nice beer. Their World Wide Stout is mind-bending, and to be approached with respect. -- Nobody You Know |
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Scott Kaczorowski wrote:
> For those near LA, the WWS is available at Morry's of > Naples in Long Beach at $8.95 a bottle. Not sure if High Times has it. > commasteve? If someone could clue me in to a better price locally, I'd > be most grateful. That doesn't sound like too bad a price, really, considering you're on the other side of the country. I'm in New Jersey where, because of the different way beer's sold in both states, PA beers are often cheaper than in PA (especially for less than case quantities). WWS is usually around $8 a single here (don't think I've ever seen a case price <g>). By comparision, HopDevil & Prima Pils are usually in the $7-8 a sixpack; I pay about $25 a case for them in a discount liquor store. |
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Scott Kaczorowski wrote:
> DGS (whoever that is): Some assclown to the north of you. Geez, Scott, get with the program. There'll be a quiz later. (Good to see you in rfdb again... it's been a while.) >>>Pardon me whilst I bask in your beerness and sip this faboooo Dogfish >>>Head Chicory Stout. A little mild for my tastes, but I sure love the >>>chicory/St. John's Wort/coffee yummies. FG! >> >>Nice beer. Their World Wide Stout is mind-bending, > > Had the WWS for the first time at the Brickskellar about three years ago > - unbelievable. For those near LA, the WWS is available at Morry's of > Naples in Long Beach at $8.95 a bottle. Not sure if High Times has it. > commasteve? If someone could clue me in to a better price locally, I'd > be most grateful. It isn't much better as you travel up the coast. Maybe a buck less (retail) in Seattle; I haven't priced it lately. You did well to find it at the Brick, though. First choice? The place drives me nuts, because it seems nearly inevitable that they'll be out of your first choice, and you'll have to scan the beer coolers to find something they actually have. > Sometimes I think the $9/12oz is part of the allure, then I spring for > another bottle and find myself corrected. It would be a helluva thing > to see this beer in the making. The fact that it can hold a head (for > awhile, at least) in the face of so much alcohol is an achievement unto > itself. Unlike DGS, this beer sucks not. Aww, you say the sweetest things. >>and to be approached with respect. > > Ah. The "G" is for "Girl"... Or "Gawd-dayum, this is tasty strong beer." Your choice. -- dgs |
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"Scott Kaczorowski" > wrote in message
... > Had the WWS for the first time at the Brickskellar about three years ago > - unbelievable. For those near LA, the WWS is available at Morry's of > Naples in Long Beach at $8.95 a bottle. Not sure if High Times has it. > commasteve? If someone could clue me in to a better price locally, I'd > be most grateful. Jesus Christ. My one refuge on this earth free of you, and now you're tromping around in it. Good to see you back slumming with the rest of us. No dice on the WWS at Hi-Time. Not sure why. Keep forgetting to chat with one of the beer buyers whenever I'm there to ask why. Rochefort 8 has shown up there, however, after years of selling only the 10. That's reason enough to keep me happy. I will have to make a detour to Naples one of these days, though. > > and to be approached with respect. > > Ah. The "G" is for "Girl"... Good to see you've remembered the important things. -Steve |
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DGS: >> Had the WWS for the first time at the Brickskellar about >> three years ago - unbelievable. For those near LA, the >> WWS is available at Morry's of Naples in Long Beach at >> $8.95 a bottle. Not sure if High Times has it. >> commasteve? If someone could clue me in to a better price >> locally, I'd be most grateful. > > It isn't much better as you travel up the coast. Maybe a > buck less (retail) in Seattle; I haven't priced it lately. Thanks for the reference. > You did well to find it at the Brick, though. First > choice? As a matter of fact, got lucky on that one. As I remember, I had consulted with Atkins Jackson re tasty bevies I might find there and not here. "World Wide Stout" was the first thing out of his maw. > The place drives me nuts, because it seems nearly > inevitable that they'll be out of your first choice, and > you'll have to scan the beer coolers to find something they > actually have. We came to learn that it was basically a coin toss whether or not the server would come back shortly after ordering. OTOH, we were in DC for a week, and this was the only place we went to three times. We found the service and the food to be good. Also, the opportunity to do things like vertical Thomas Hardy was new to me, so I was willing to put up with repeated "Sorry, but..." We're thinking about going back this year, and one of the attractions, frankly, is the Brickskeller. The other is the Udvar-Hazy, but that's another ng... >> Ah. The "G" is for "Girl"... > > Or "Gawd-dayum, this is tasty strong beer." Your choice. "Girl" it is then. Scott Kaczorowski Long Beach, CA |
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Oh, Guess > typed this:
> On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:41:52 -0700, "fr0glet" > > wrote: >> I avoid West Seattle, to be honest. <snippy> >> I might bend my rules, for you. > > You should. The Elliott Bay Brewing Company is a five-minute walk > from the crib. The Beveridge Place Pub is a five-minute drive (if > that much; it's about 3/4 of a mile away). Is that an official invitation? I've either got to stop meeting you in bars or start renting hotel rooms afterwards. Last time we met up I wound up sitting in my car for an hour, ensuring my sobriety. Oh, right, I should bring my designated driver one of these times. :P > I promise not to go to any horrible, horrible dives. Promises, promises. I've heard that line before, though not from you. > I just completed an excellent birth-day brain-pickling session on Friday Happy belated burpday! Sounds like a smashing time. I'll assume for all intents and purposes that you've just turned 42. >>> We're hiring movers >> Verging on snobbery. You're either too wealthy or too old when you're >> hiring movers. :P > You say this like it's a bad thing. Indeed, it's that tone of jealousy in my text. Glad to read the emoticon is working properly. >> Pardon me whilst I bask in your beerness and sip this faboooo Dogfish >> Head Chicory Stout. > Nice beer. Their World Wide Stout is mind-bending, and to be > approached with respect. If only I could afford it. So far we've bought two bottles, and both were stunning. Here's hoping we either get significant pay increases for our worthy efforts or the price of beer in the PNW drops dramatically. Wine tonight, a lovely 2000 Merlot from one of the locals. The housemate drank the last beer. That's the problem with pooling beer amongst a bunch of micro-lovers. By the time I get off, the most delectable juices have already been savored. fr0glet |
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Steve Jackson > blurted:
> "Scott Kaczorowski" > wrote... > >> Had the WWS for the first time at the Brickskellar about three years >> ago - unbelievable. For those near LA, the WWS is available at >> Morry's of Naples in Long Beach at $8.95 a bottle. WWS is still prohibitively expensive here 60 miles north of Seattle - $11.99/bottle at the big-name grocery. My punishment for living in a rural farming community, I suppose. The chicory stout is only $9.99/6. Hah, I said ONLY! >> Ah. The "G" is for "Girl"... > > Good to see you've remembered the important things. Hey. I'll be handling the representation of the fairer sex around here. As such, I'll point out that DGS holds doors, kisses hands and cheeks with utmost sincerity, and never condescends when spewing beer wisdom in public hophead-houses. He's positively charming, and I'd drink with him anytime. Not to mention his fair lady! WRT the Bellingham trip... I suprised my husband by walking the 6 blocks (in teensy strappy very high heels!) to Boundary Bay Brewing, and it was fan-tabulous. I had the best meal I've been served in a restaurant in years (chicken breasts stuffed with feta cheese served in a coriander & mandarin orange cream sauce), and the IPA was to die for. Smooth, hoppier than hell, and so complex I had to consume 3 pints to understand the beer fully. Their barleywine was too sweet, the dry Irish stout had a NASTY finish, and they were out of the bock. I'll certainly return; the service was attentive and demure and scored a smooth $20 from us. We hit "Nimbus" after the play for drinks and dessert... I had some type of orange muscat that was exquisite with my flourless chocolate torte. mmmmmf. fr0glet |
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fr0glet wrote:
> Oh, Guess > typed this: > >>On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:41:52 -0700, "fr0glet" > wrote: >> >>>I avoid West Seattle, to be honest. <snippy> >>>I might bend my rules, for you. >> >>You should. The Elliott Bay Brewing Company is a five-minute walk >>from the crib. The Beveridge Place Pub is a five-minute drive (if >>that much; it's about 3/4 of a mile away). > > Is that an official invitation? It has to be official? They're good locals, worth checking out if you're in the 'hood. > I've either got to stop meeting you in bars or start renting hotel > rooms afterwards. Last time we met up I wound up sitting in my car for > an hour, ensuring my sobriety. Oh, right, I should bring my designated > driver one of these times. :P We also have a spare futon, allowing guests to crash at Chez Nous. >>I promise not to go to any horrible, horrible dives. > > Promises, promises. I've heard that line before, though not from you. I make good on my promises. >>I just completed an excellent birth-day brain-pickling session on > Friday > > Happy belated burpday! Sounds like a smashing time. I'll assume for > all intents and purposes that you've just turned 42. Ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything? Eh, close enough. > [...] That's the problem with pooling beer > amongst a bunch of micro-lovers. By the time I get off, the most > delectable juices have already been savored. Troll alert! Troll! -- dgs |
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dgs > typed this:
> fr0glet wrote: >> Oh, Guess > typed this: > We also have a spare futon, allowing guests to crash at Chez Nous. Tres generous offer. We'll make a date, when life settles down a bit. I need further exploration of notable beer stompin' grounds in all sections of all cities. >> Happy belated burpday! Sounds like a smashing time. I'll assume for >> all intents and purposes that you've just turned 42. > > Ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything? Eh, close > enough. But of course. I decided to quote Stephen King in a recent blog entry, I was most pleased to note the paragraph in question was on the first page of chapter 42 in The Stand (complete and uncut). > Troll alert! Troll! *innocent face* would I troll you guys? Perhaps. Would I include random on-topic innuendo? Certainly. fr0glet |
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