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re: How would a Flying Saucer in Nola do?
Posted on 7/24/13 at 9:31 pm to LSUzealot
Posted on 7/24/13 at 9:31 pm to LSUzealot
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Secondly, you're a shitty troll go back to the rant you racist bigot
I support everything here.
I'd support a Flying Saucer here. I don't think it would dethrone Avenue Pub as my favorite spot, but I would add it to my rotation for sure.
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Posted on 7/24/13 at 9:31 pm to notiger1997
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I can't agree with that. Polly works her arse off to get beers that most people can't/won't get. They keep their lines clean and do a good job of rotating good beer in. I don't care how many taps you claim to have, it is all about quality and knowledge of your bar staff when it comes to being a great beer bar.
Yep.
That being said. It think it could do well downtown. There isn't really a good beer bar in that area.
I've been to FS in Fort Worth and Austin. It is definitely a quality establishment.
Posted on 7/24/13 at 9:46 pm to Bill Parker?
You must have awful taste in both women and food if you think either of those things at the FS on Main are good.
Posted on 7/24/13 at 11:36 pm to kfizzle85
I certainly wouldn't mind a FS in the Quarter because places to watch a sporting event are very lacking. I usually find myself at Ryan's, but they don't have an overly impressive beer selection.
When in Houston, I'll often go to the FS more than anywhere else after a ballgame at the Juice Box.
I've also checked out the one in Little Rock, but it's been a while. Last time I was there they had some quality cigars that you could enjoy indoors at the bar. How times have changed.
Admittedly, I'm a Beer Knurd.
When in Houston, I'll often go to the FS more than anywhere else after a ballgame at the Juice Box.
I've also checked out the one in Little Rock, but it's been a while. Last time I was there they had some quality cigars that you could enjoy indoors at the bar. How times have changed.
Admittedly, I'm a Beer Knurd.
Posted on 7/24/13 at 11:41 pm to Matisyeezy
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I'd support a Flying Saucer here. I don't think it would dethrone Avenue Pub as my favorite spot, but I would add it to my rotation for sure.
Depends on the location.
Edit: but it would never dethrone the pub.
This post was edited on 7/24/13 at 11:43 pm
Posted on 7/25/13 at 8:16 am to TigerWise
Flying Saucer is like my favorite place in the world.
It would do great in NOLA. Any time i am in Ft Worth or Houston it is one of the first places i go.
It would do great in NOLA. Any time i am in Ft Worth or Houston it is one of the first places i go.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 8:32 am to LSUzealot
I would like to see one downtown somewhere.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:12 am to notiger1997
My complaints about the Avenue Pub:
-Cleanliness
-The Smell...it has a distinct stench to it.
-The atmosphere is lacking.
-The beer selection is great, I would just prefer if they would push more American craft beers. She gets every Swedish, Danish, Italian, etc beer in the world, but cannot track down some great American craft beers. Not that I'm knocking her. She works hard and kick arse, I'd just like to see different beers rotating.
The really stepped it up with their food/burgers.
-Cleanliness
-The Smell...it has a distinct stench to it.
-The atmosphere is lacking.
-The beer selection is great, I would just prefer if they would push more American craft beers. She gets every Swedish, Danish, Italian, etc beer in the world, but cannot track down some great American craft beers. Not that I'm knocking her. She works hard and kick arse, I'd just like to see different beers rotating.
The really stepped it up with their food/burgers.
This post was edited on 7/25/13 at 10:17 am
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:16 am to Forkbeard3777
Agreed - aesthetically speaking AP is lacking.
Most Flying Saucers I've been are clean, open, and have that "beer hall" feel. I'd be fine with having one in NOLA, but it would probably end up being a tourist hotspot.
Most Flying Saucers I've been are clean, open, and have that "beer hall" feel. I'd be fine with having one in NOLA, but it would probably end up being a tourist hotspot.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:18 am to Bill Parker?
A taco Mac in Nola would wipe the floor with anything already established there.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:19 am to Billy Mays
Avenue Pub draws such a diverse crowd. You'll have a substantial service industry crowd from the restaurants near by, guys that look homeless or rapists, grungy looking people, hipsters, ugly women, and the likes. I just always feel grimy when I leave there.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:22 am to Forkbeard3777
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Cleanliness
What parts of the place are dirty?
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The Smell...it has a distinct stench to it.
I've never picked up anything unpleasant.
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-The atmosphere is lacking.
Disagree. What is it missing?
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The beer selection is great, I would just prefer if they would push more American craft beers. She gets every Swedish, Danish, Italian, etc beer in the world, but cannot track down some great American craft beers. Not that I'm knocking her. She works hard and kick arse, I'd just like to see different beers rotating.
Did you miss ACBW?
Or go to the grand tasting? She had a fantastic selection of new and aged American craft beers.
What beers do you think she should be getting?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:33 am to Forkbeard3777
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the beer selection is great, I would just prefer if they would push more American craft beers. She gets every Swedish, Danish, Italian, etc beer in the world, but cannot track down some great American craft beers. Not that I'm knocking her. She works hard and kick arse, I'd just like to see different beers rotating.
I'd imagine it has to do with the way domestic distributors and importers are set up. She can probably get the European beers through an importer easier than she can talk an American brewery into going through the hassle of distributing somehwere they normally don't. That's purely a guess on my part.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:37 am to Forkbeard3777
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I just always feel grimy when I leave there.
I've never felt like that at all.
I love the funky vibe. Love the artwork on the stairs headed up stairs. The upstairs balcony is one of my favorite places to drink the city.
Hell, I even enjoy the somewhat boring back patio.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:38 am to notiger1997
Zulu parade MG morning the pub is the place to be.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:03 am to Forkbeard3777
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-Cleanliness
-The Smell...it has a distinct stench to it.
-The atmosphere is lacking.
-The beer selection is great, I would just prefer if they would push more American craft beers. She gets every Swedish, Danish, Italian, etc beer in the world, but cannot track down some great American craft beers. Not that I'm knocking her. She works hard and kick arse, I'd just like to see different beers rotating.
The smell is cigarette smoke. Can't stand that. Don't know how a world class craft beer bar can allow smoking to get in the way of the aroma and flavor of these great beers. Sure, upstairs is non-smoking, but you can't go there all the time. Make the whole damn place non-smoking. The beer nerds are still gonna come.
I agree on that the selection is tilted towards these obscure European sours. That's what Polly likes to drink and it's great that she works so hard to get them. But I can only drink so much of that before I need some hops. Yes, she's limited by what is available for distribution in Louisiana, but she should be able to get one off kegs from Stone, Sierra Nevada and the like that no one else in the state can get. I'd like to see more of that kind of stuff.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:13 am to BMoney
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I'd like to see more of that kind of stuff.
I agree. I would like more of that kind of stuff too.
This post was edited on 7/25/13 at 11:14 am
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:19 am to urinetrouble
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What beers do you think she should be getting?
I just feel like if she can pull in some of the outlandish, obscured European beers, then maybe (I don't know if she can or not) she could pull in some Dogfish Head, Founders, Bells, Alaskan Brew Co, Maine Beer Company, Saugatuck and so on every so often. I'm not knocking it. I love the selection and trying beers I've never heard of (most of the times I cannot even pronounce
). This post was edited on 7/25/13 at 11:21 am
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:33 am to DanglingFury
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How many places do you go that have better beer selections than the Bulldog or FS?
Taps on Washington Ave has a really good selection and a patio both in front and out back. Though the crowd can get douchey but that's due to being on Washington. FS has A LOT of the Texas beers. I feel like outside of the major craft players, they under represent beers outside of Texas.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:34 am to BMoney
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Yes, she's limited by what is available for distribution in Louisiana, but she should be able to get one off kegs from Stone, Sierra Nevada and the like that no one else in the state can get. I'd like to see more of that kind of stuff.
What Stone/Sierra releases has she not had on tap?
Outside of the Stone RIS and Old Guardian odd year releases I feel like Avenue has had almost everything else that has come to LA on tap.
I think she was one of only two places I know of that had Hoptimum on tap when it was released in May.
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