Aurora pub crawl
May. 29th, 2008 08:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
randy_byersLast night carl and I traveled by bus and foot to the Über Tavern on Aurora. It was the second time I've been there with him. This is a relatively gentrified area of Aurora, although Butch's Gun Shop is nearby in case you get pissed at your drinking partner and decide to shoot him. Anyway, the tavern is a nice little hole-in-the-wall that serves nothing but imported and microbrew beer, and they handle kegs too. We each had a glass of the Oud Beersel Framboise Lambic -- more or less the reason for the visit, since carl is a big fan of it. I'm still pretty much a novice when it comes to lambics, but it tasted okay to me. Kind of cidery.
Then carl suggested we stroll down the block to the Duck Island Saloon. This was a brilliant idea, since I've wanted to go there ever since he first told me about the place a few years ago, but I'd never gotten sufficiently motivated. It's a slightly larger space than the Über with a bit less polish to it. Has a small pool table and a couple of pinball machines. The beer selection is very similar to the Über's, and in fact they had the Oud Beersel on tap as well. Seemed like a place where young hipsters hang out, and they played albums by the Specials and the Ramones while we were there. Felt very homey to this old hipster. Some of the people there were ordering food delivered from Beth's Cafe next door.
Afterwards, we walked past the Kangaroo and Kiwi Pub on the way back to my place. The Kangaroo and Kiwi is another place I've always wanted to visit. It's an Australian -- or Anzac? -- pub. Looked like they had a pub quiz there last night. It would make a nice third stop on an Aurora pub crawl -- or tavern to saloon to pub crawl, as the case may be. Maybe next time.
Then carl suggested we stroll down the block to the Duck Island Saloon. This was a brilliant idea, since I've wanted to go there ever since he first told me about the place a few years ago, but I'd never gotten sufficiently motivated. It's a slightly larger space than the Über with a bit less polish to it. Has a small pool table and a couple of pinball machines. The beer selection is very similar to the Über's, and in fact they had the Oud Beersel on tap as well. Seemed like a place where young hipsters hang out, and they played albums by the Specials and the Ramones while we were there. Felt very homey to this old hipster. Some of the people there were ordering food delivered from Beth's Cafe next door.
Afterwards, we walked past the Kangaroo and Kiwi Pub on the way back to my place. The Kangaroo and Kiwi is another place I've always wanted to visit. It's an Australian -- or Anzac? -- pub. Looked like they had a pub quiz there last night. It would make a nice third stop on an Aurora pub crawl -- or tavern to saloon to pub crawl, as the case may be. Maybe next time.
