Big 12 at The Power & Light. The Best Thing--EVER!
Walking up to the Boulevard beer booth, Weston curiously asked the beer girl, "What is Boulevard? Is it a local beer? I've never heard of it. I'm from out of town." Yeah--he fibbed, but it was fun to see the look on the beer girl's face. "No way," she said. "You've really never heard of Boulevard?!" Weston shook his head and asked if they'd let us sample the beer before buying. Sadly, the beer girl told us that the cups were counted, and that she was responsible for any cups that came up missing. It was a no-go. She could not give us a sample… "That's ok," Weston told her. "How much for one of your plastic cups of Boulevard?" The answer knocked us off our feet. "Seven dollars," she said. We stepped back in complete shock, and told her that it was too expensive, and then headed over to the window bar at
I did not partake in having a Boulevard with my friends, because I was excited to check out the new Gordon-Biersch Brewery just around the corner. "Follow me," I told Weston and Chambord. "I need to sample me some Biersch."
The Legend of the Boot: 16th-century German students enjoyed having a few drafts, then dueling it out. As midnight neared, revelers laid down their swords and filled their boots with their favorite lagers for a toast. Before long, health-minded craftsmen began producing boots made of glass. Now Gordon Biersch carries the glass boot tradition forward, but sharp wits preferred to swords. Part of the tradition involves the correct way to drink from the boot without wearing it home. If you are a good little guest and ask your server nicely, you might even learn the secret...
Chambord, Weston, and I continued on with our journey through the new P&L. We explored all over the lower level and also poked around a bit upstairs where we discovered an intriguing Angel's Rock Bar. Not really my scene, per se, but very, very cool indeed! It was decorated in chains and everyone that worked there seemed to be required to have tattoos and/or piercings. The best part, however, was the D.J. He had probably the tallest mohawk I'd ever seen--EVER! It was the focal point of the bar and is totally worth it to at least go check out. Just don't stare.
Weston then said that we should walk over to the new Lucky Strike bowling alley. Glad we did! It was the greatest bowling alley in the world--EVER! Coolest lounge-bar in the city, hands down--if you like dark, swanky spaces. But expensive... We decided to bowl, but for just one frame. Shoe rental was like $4, and the game was around $6-7 per person. And that was on a Thursday! Friday and Saturdays are even more. So, don't forget to take your MasterCard.
All-in-all, we have given this new, hip, urban scene a big thumbs UP! And when we say "big thumbs up," we mean the biggest thumbs--EVER!