And finally ... Velocity on beer bars

[Robin Garr]

More familiar forum names make the Gannett anti-LEO's beer edition this week in a survey of 12 short reviews of local beer halls:

A Nice Cold 12-Pack

Bambi Bar
2701 Bardstown Road, 456-9635

Bluegrass Brewing Co.
3929 Shelbyville Road, 899-7070
http://www.bbcbrew.com

Browning's
401 E. Main St., 515-0174
http://www.diningonmain.com

Cumberland Brews
1576 Bardstown Road, 458-8727

Flanagan's Ale House
934 Baxter Ave., 585-3700

Frankfort Avenue Beer Depot
3204 Frankfort Ave., 895-3223

The Irish Rover
2319 Frankfort Ave., 899-3544
http://www.theirishroverky.com

Joe's Older Than Dirt
8131 New LaGrange Road, 426-2074

Nachbar
969 Charles St., 637-4377

The New Albanian Brewing Co.
3312 Plaza Drive in New Albany, 949-2804
http://www.newalbanian.com

Old Chicago Pizza
9010 Taylorsville Road, 301-7700
http://www.oldchicago.com

The Pub
412 S. Fourth St., 569-7782
http://www.deshas.com/pub_louisville.html

They sure did their research on this one....

1. I was under the impression that most of the BBC taps around the city are from the Clay and Main Brewery

2. Thats a great picture of Eileen "Ale Leen" Martin for Brownings. Sadly she is no longer their brewmaster (and has not been for several years) and works for Upland Brewing in Bloomington. I guess they could not get Brian Reymiller to pose for them.. .wait didn't they talk about him in the review?

3. The Bambi Bar? I mean seriously.... the Bambi Bar... Not a slight against the owners of that place, but I'm sure if you asked them, I doubt that being listed as one of the best beer bars is in their mission statement.

Enough ranting from me. I had many customers drop in today to get my take on the Velocity beer issue, so this has been stewing all day. As a liquor store owner, maybe I should put something together about best newspapers? Apparently I have as much right to discuss their medium as they do to write about beer.

Velocity is such a waste of trees. They have a 6th grade writing level to maintain so you get an adolescent view of beer as well.


ha! under Flanagan's Ale house, it's too funny, I will just quote it

"There are some 20 brews on tap, from Bud Light to tasty Stella Artois, plus many more selections in bottles."

WOW! From Bud light to "tasty" Stella Artois. First time I have ever seen the word tasty in front of Stella Artois. Now that is a selection! I bet the O'Sheas are not too happy with that assessment. Of the 20 beers on tap the author thought that these two awful "faux" beers were the opposite bookends of their selection.


I dont know about the BBC stuff you mentioned Todd. I heard things from unreliable sources that they are separate entities, BBC shelbyville rd and the clay brewery. I could be wrong though.

[Robin Garr]

WOW! From Bud light to "tasty" Stella Artois. First time I have ever seen the word tasty in front of Stella Artois. Now that is a selection! I bet the O'Sheas are not too happy with that assessment. Of the 20 beers on tap the author thought that these two awful "faux" beers were the opposite bookends of their selection.

Stupid question, but is it possible that those are the two tap handles at opposite ends of the row? That would be some kind of incisive investigative beer reporting.

WOW! From Bud light to "tasty" Stella Artois. First time I have ever seen the word tasty in front of Stella Artois. Now that is a selection! I bet the O'Sheas are not too happy with that assessment. Of the 20 beers on tap the author thought that these two awful "faux" beers were the opposite bookends of their selection?

Stupid question, but is it possible that those are the two tap handles at opposite ends of the row? That would be some kind of incisive investigative beer reporting.

Ha! I would crack up if it was the opposite ends of the row. I would hate to think that this persons "taste spectrum" is such a thin line....their reporting.

For me, I feel they slighted Roger. He seems to hit all my notes with his beer alchemy. BBC is very good but Roger's beer really gets more of my attention.