re: My review of Corporate Brew and Draft

I went recently, here's my thoughts --

My bartender was not very smart at all. He told my party that "Imperial" meant the IPA was barrel aged, and "Double" meant the IPA was hopped a second time. He said Hardcore Chimera was the best beer he had ever had. I asked him about the freshness of the beer, particularly the stuff heavy on hops, and he assured me that all the beer is properly refrigerated and will last a long time. He seemed to be a little more knowledgeable on the European beers (of which they have a lot) but, then again, I don't know much about European beers so who am I to say.

They are very proud of their Mead selection, which is a very strange type of beer. They have like 12 meads. Who has meads?

I went on an off night, so I won't really judge the atmosphere. I thought it was clean and well lit. The menu was easy to read.

95 taps and not a single American IPA. It is the Winter though so I won't get too upset. It just seemed really heavy on the European beer. There was a lot of Barrel aged stuff, which was cool.

Tom came by and chatted with us for a while. Tigerdroppings came up and he began quoting the comments from thread - particularly (I think it was Jones') comment about the view being of the Jason deli trash in the parking lot. He said he knew Louisiana Lady and she was very nice.

I'll be back, but I'm in no rush. I like how I can see the beer menu online.

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Tigerdroppings came up and he began quoting the comments from thread - particularly (I think it was Jones') comment about the view being of the Jason deli trash in the parking lot.

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I hope he realized it was a joke between me and fightin tigers, who i know jokes around a lot. I didnt mean that there were literally salad bar toppings all over the parking lot

Actually you're right, wrought iron and Elissa are on tap, off the top of my head. Those are IPA's. I guess just none that stood out to me.

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I hope he realized it was a joke between me and fightin tigers, who i know jokes around a lot. I didnt mean that there were literally salad bar toppings all over the parking lot

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I think I can safely say they did not get the joke. Tom talked at length defending the decision to put windows.

Polly and A Pub also came up. We'll just leave that one to the imagination though.

I think this place will do fine if you guys just quit nitpicking it to death. All of you who are perfectly willing to have a beer in some random dictator's car should be willing to have a beer almost anywhere.

The taplist looks great and I have to admit that I frequent quite a few places that are pretty sterile here in Portland - only because they have a beer on tap that I want to drink. This sounds like a good place to meet someone for a beer and I plan on checking it out next time I'm in town. I hope some of you guys will join me.

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well lit. The menu was easy to read.

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Nope

You inform everyone that you will be there in 10 days and in 17 days.

And? I will be there on those days for particular events they will be having. Not sure where the issue is...

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I think I can safely say they did not get the joke

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Well shite

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Tom talked at length defending the decision to put windows.

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He can defend the windows all he wants, but the view is a parking lot.

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Polly and A Pub also came up. We'll just leave that one to the imagination though

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He bringing in that super duper special stuff that only Polly can get???