Thursday, December 02, 2004

Brew it up!

I couldn't post today because (shockingly) I had lots of work to do. Anyway, Brew It Up:
Ambiance-eh. Yuppie style all the way
Smell-Smells crazy like hops and grain. I liked it cuz it had kind of a barn feel. Others in our party hated it and thought it smelled like steamed broccoli. Michael complained afterwards that I smelled like a tavern.
Food-grotty to the max. All the appetizers we got were nasty. Everything is fried and comes with a million fatty dippin' sauces. The artichoke dipped tasted and looked like nacho cheese. The exception was the yummy....
Pretzels: Even if you're just drinking beer they bring out rounds of good soft pretzels and mustard.
Beer: Great! They have tons of different kinds and they won't give you that instant headache that comes from drinking nasty Rubicon beer, not the mention the bitter beer face, which as we all know, chicks hate.
I will be back, but not to eat. Only for the sweet, sweet beer.

I didn't interview any Limeys at the Lair cuz I am chicken. I did order a to-go order of potato pancakes with salmon from Trattoria Bohemia and they brought them over to me in the bar. That was one of the best ideas I've ever had, which isn't saying much.

I'll try to think of something in local politics to rail against tomorrow so that this won't turn into a food review blog.

Goddamn! My boss just walked in and I did the click to Excel spreadsheet thing while she stood there and talked to me! She was so not fooled. Fuck!

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:19 PM

    It sounds like she's saying that Brew It Up is the best place...

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  2. Anonymous4:45 PM

    Brew It Up definitely. Every beer I've had there has been at the least, interesting, and at the most, excellent (which is the case about 85% of the time). And they have around 25 beers on tap at all times & they're constantly changing. I loved Rubicon long ago but I finally came around to seeing the headache side of things. It's that one taste that ALL their beers have that finally drove me crazy. Though there are a few Rubicon beers I still think are OK. They make a mean Barleywine & the stout can be good. If only Brew It Up didn't suck so royally in the ambiance dept....

    miller

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