Since Scott has taken his game playing to a computer far far away, I have had to feed myself for once… so after braving the lamest mall ever, I decided the other night to try a little local place in Sumner right off the train tracks called KC’s caboose. Cute decor, lots of christmas lights, I’m the only one there who doesn’t know the waitress’s name, you get the idea…I was excited to see that they still have 99. cent coffee, but that probably speaks to the quality of it.
Anyway, since I’m obviously out on my own with my cell phone and a book, I decide to go for a solid meal of meatloaf and beer. This is the conversation that followed.
ME: Do you have any beer?
Her (waitress): yeah
Me: what kind?
Her: you name it, we got it
Me: ok, do you have Black Butte Porter?
Her: Wha??? (looking really confused)
Me: black bu….never mind, what do you have?
Her: Coors, Coors Light, Heineken, Alaskan Amber, Pyramid, Mac n Jacks,….
Apparantly, “you name it, we got it” doesn’t mean the same thing here that it does in P-Town. The last place that said that to me had like 80 beers available. I love that they had Mac n Jacks, but she was completely thrown by black butte…Man, I have to go remember what the local breweries are now….Black Butte is a staple! Gahhh…I know pyramid is local but I don’t really like them…
That’s it, I’m moving back. This is the last straw.
Annie — really, you are moving back………when should we have your room ready for you, VBG!!! love & hugs mom
As if no one in Portland serves Coors or Bud? Please. I think most people would agree that what a two-bit diner calls “you name it we’ve got it” is probably different than what we would consider it to mean. Most places are pretty good at carrying microbrews but chances are they will have something from a local brewery if their selection is low. Get used to Pyramid and Redhook. We like our beer more hoppy up here. Did you not like the Snowcap I brought over? I think Redhook has a good porter. I think Tom Douglas uses it in one of his new bbq sauces.
Redhook’s Blackhook is a VERY good beer. If you can get it as Blackhook Nitro when it’s on tap, you’re even better off.
oh yeah! I like redhook!
the snowcap was alright, I think I’m just used to drinking darker beer….
and no dave, in P-town, the first cheap beer out of a waitresses mouth was PBR… :)
PBR is the Ptown cheap beer. Straight up.
S