tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post3593367396734704160..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Dive Bar ChallengeJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-48590799757625285702015-03-12T13:05:20.868-07:002015-03-12T13:05:20.868-07:00I used to read this blog all the time, but [long s...I used to read this blog all the time, but [long story] I've been remiss for a while. I saw the latest (last) entry on this DBC and therefore checked out this original post. This Challenge is not just a tongue-in-cheek metric, but possibly one of the best ways to evaluate a city's beer culture. Being originally from a less-than-stellar beer area, I've often noted and pointed out (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-21960916065621964832015-01-24T18:02:15.317-08:002015-01-24T18:02:15.317-08:00Fear not, I intend on dragging my newly-located po...Fear not, I intend on dragging my newly-located portland friend to a series of dive bars on my next visit. We've both spent plenty of time in dive bars across the country, and come well equipped for such objective polling. We hit Apex the very first night he got to town (I flew out the next day after helping him unload his stuff) but I was lusting for something a bit less overwhelming. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377485419266946844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-11277099217202110502014-11-22T15:01:59.428-08:002014-11-22T15:01:59.428-08:00I'm going to take a somewhat reduced poke at t...I'm going to take a somewhat reduced poke at this for Bend and Central Oregon, although my interest primarily lies in responding to Boak & Bailey's "healthy beer culture" post of a bit over a year ago. Bend Beer Librarian (Mark Lindner)http://marklindner.info/bbl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-90044727093812000252014-11-21T18:16:45.618-08:002014-11-21T18:16:45.618-08:00By all accounts, The Horse Brass is pretty dam div...By all accounts, The Horse Brass is pretty dam divey! That being said, APEX put Hamms on because it wasn't the hipster beer. Check out The Bear Paw. Though hipsters frequent there, it's not designed for hipsters. An interesting side note is that it was also Don Younger's first bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-60653380425552310852014-11-21T18:16:25.399-08:002014-11-21T18:16:25.399-08:00By all accounts, The Horse Brass is pretty dam div...By all accounts, The Horse Brass is pretty dam divey! That being said, APEX put Hamms on because it wasn't the hipster beer. Check out The Bear Paw. Though hipsters frequent there, it's not designed for hipsters. An interesting side note is that it was also Don Younger's first bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-24392037604575581132014-11-21T05:01:49.923-08:002014-11-21T05:01:49.923-08:00Question about your 'import' designation t...Question about your 'import' designation there, is that 'import craft' or 'import macro'? Staropramen is most definitely in the latter camp, along with Pilsner Urquell, Bass, Guinness, Leffe, and a whole slew of beers that get lumped into craft menus and charged at craft prices.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-38936111844663091042014-11-20T18:39:13.509-08:002014-11-20T18:39:13.509-08:00I just can't believe no one has posted this Si...I just can't believe no one has posted this Simpsons clip: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=em6JCkxYAkoGeoGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596534612535469564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-5776788528111547982014-11-20T16:25:46.301-08:002014-11-20T16:25:46.301-08:00For what it's worth: last time I was in Reel M...For what it's worth: last time I was in Reel M'Inn, I enjoyed several pints of Breakside Woodlawn Pale. Certainly doesn't make that place a Dig A PonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-11673706990005815132014-11-20T15:22:18.341-08:002014-11-20T15:22:18.341-08:00Bill, I totally agree with your general point, and...Bill, I totally agree with your general point, and this is only the start. I'll be dipping in to disreputable dives across the city. (I'd like to have the data on strip clubs--surely the most disreputable--but I'm not excited about that research.) I think it's good to start out in the core and move further out.<br /><br />Now, however, as to this point you and Nick make:<br /><Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-90080850621767056602014-11-20T14:54:03.095-08:002014-11-20T14:54:03.095-08:00Welcome to...erm...20 years ago? Wasn't this s...Welcome to...erm...20 years ago? Wasn't this something Lew was on about back then? Sure, show me all yer brewpubs, but let me get out to yer real dive's when I'm there.<br /><br />Agreed with Bill above, that ain't a real dive. A real dive bar in PDX has only Widmer and Full Sail Amber on in addition to whatever adjunct lagers are not hip these days. Or those days, 10 or 20 years Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-54775000145823031332014-11-20T14:11:52.921-08:002014-11-20T14:11:52.921-08:00I like this criteria, at least! It's a far mor...I like this criteria, at least! It's a far more interesting conversation, because it's about culture, not commerce. D Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221653537021250892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-29445946810947401702014-11-20T13:56:26.632-08:002014-11-20T13:56:26.632-08:00Great concept. Sorry to be "that guy", ...Great concept. Sorry to be "that guy", but I must administer an admonition to you on the execution.<br /><br />You have profiled a faux dive. Hamm's is "mass-market"? Don't think so. It's also the only cheap lager on tap at nearby beer-geek central Apex.<br /><br />You could have nailed it by hitting a true dive nearby, like Reel'M'Inn -- can I get a Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-19996178333578407832014-11-20T12:52:45.107-08:002014-11-20T12:52:45.107-08:00I love your metric. I also judge good beer cities ...I love your metric. I also judge good beer cities by what's on tap at restaurants. Portland and San Diego have great craft beers on tap at local restaurants, but elsewhere in the country, Sam Adams is the one "craft" beer on tap lists.Tracy Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-74514945926011746272014-11-20T12:33:50.376-08:002014-11-20T12:33:50.376-08:00Like trying to name the world's best beer, ide...Like trying to name the world's best beer, identifying the best beer city is a fool's errand. A few weeks back I ran into a guy from San Diego at Belmont Station. He was in town for a few days and had hit a number of prime beer spots. The thing that impressed him the most was the fact that there are so many places packed into such limited space. He was walking or riding the bus system Pete Dunlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456380762400522665noreply@blogger.com