hehehehe. I assume you had a good time if you're having thoughts like that today. So how was it. I didn't make it down there after all, so I need to hear the scoop from the rest of you...
Guinness, Guinness , Guinness , Jamesons, Guinness, Guinness, Jamesons, Jamesons, Guinness Guinness, Jamesons......... I think that kinda sums up the evening.
i thought the happy hour a success despite some serious early obstacles. first off, there was some really nasty traffic, it didn't matter if you were against or with traffic, it tooks a long time to get there. once we got to the brick it was also weird. we got to the door and the people at the door were encouraging us not to come in, telling us it might be several hours before we could sit together, there wasn't room, etc. so we asked them "what the f-, do you want us to leave" and finally they sat us down, then wouldn't take our order at all (fortunately the Cap'n was with our party) so we booked out without ordering. at the same time, two other groups of DC people were seated at different tables and on group got to beefing with the staff themselves. we then cruised up to some quasi irish bar in a hotel right on dupont circle. there we had stout and irish whisky which made up for the fact it was a bit more of a fou fou bar than any football fan (or irishman) could really like. but they were pretty cool there, let us stand, get loud and had pretty damn good service. i like stout
How about a happy hour on 12/23? I'm off work on Christmas Eve and kids are out of school. I could do that (plus, the Grandma will be gone then).
That's not so good. And strange. Sounds like they weren't expecting customers or something !? That would be Biddy Mulligans in Jury's Hotel. You're right it does seem to be slightly "fou fou" at first, but it's actually a very cool place to hang out. It's more laid back than it appears at first, and they do seem to tolerate the drunken football crowd pretty well. Yes, stout is good....
I like stout too. I think only one of them that I ordered at the Brick they had in stock (a Rogue mocha thing, very tasty!) It was an incredibly frustrating evening and I don't recommend we go back there with a large group. (It seemed like a good idea, a centrally located bar with lots of beer but the staff there just didn't work with us even though they had the heads up we were coming). K
Hey, how about a happy hour? i second that idea. of course, i live in stumbling distance of summers. the place we went to the last happy hour (not the brickskeller, but the one before) was pretty accommodating, no? the free round of shots was nice... sucks that i couldn't make it to brickskeller (had an office holiday party to attend). how 'bout one after the holidays, when most people are in town? -rob
Re: Hey, how about a happy hour? I thought so as well. The Exchange, I believe it was called. I also like Buffalo Billiards in Dupont. Nice place, plenty of room. I had to work last Friday, and missed the Brickskeller as well. Doesn't sound like I missed too much, though. Wherever it is, we should definitely get together after the New Year.
Re: Re: Hey, how about a happy hour? Buffalo Billards is very accomodating towards big groups as well. Although I do not know if we could get an area with one of their rather small tvs. A big thanks to GrillMaster for introducing me to everyone at Biddy Mulligan's!
I didn't have a big problem with the service at Brickskeller's. They already had a big party scheduled, and didn't have room for us. They should have told us that ahead of time, but I still had a good time. Tried Delirium Noel, but that Hercule stout was better! Next time I'm going to branch out past Belgium.... Had fun at Biddy Mulligan's as well. I wouldn't mind going to Buffalo Billiards, they have shuffle board.
Re: Re: Re: Hey, how about a happy hour? The only problem I have with Biddy Mulligan's is that there's not space for larger groups. Other than that, it's great. The Guinness is cold and the waitstaff is on top of things. (I think we made I believe her name was Jessica's day the last time out when we started singing to her.)
The Guinness is cold??? Travesty! The Guinness at Biddy Mulligans was the right temperature, which is NOT cold. Cool, yes, cold no!
Hey, is this an open-invite ongoing thing? I'm fairly new to the area and haven't met any real fans yet. Sommer's is fairly close to me, I haven't checked it out yet.
Hey, how about a happy hour? Just an FYI (because I really, really like Biddy Mulligans) - we've never tried to actually get space there for a large group in advance. We just show up with 10+ people in various states of intoxication and they've been very accomidating. Any place that takes good care of a bunch of rowdy soccer fans is quality in my book. (Same goes for other locations around town that we've invaded...) As for the next happy hour, someone needs to start a new thread and please put the date in the thread title. Thanks.
Carolina B, you live in a tree I love the Metro Stars, why are you not accepting us foreigners, Evil, Evil, Evil you are, gone too far, meet me in a star, and try to congeal your car before running me over, perhaps I will meet thee there in any respect, call it fate and make it a date.
Re: Carolina B, you live in a tree We could buy you a drink but you probably stink. Don't be sad, all MetroDonkeys are bad. So slither on back to the swamp while at the Happy hour we romp. So try and save some face while we toast and laugh at your empty trophy case.
Couldn't make it to the lastest edition of DC Happy Hour...had to be there to offer moral support for my cousin on his birthday...the big 4-0. Sorry to hear the Brickskeller experience kinda sucked. If any of you stout lovers make it back there sometime, I recommend Royal Extra Stout from Trinidad & Tobago.