Return of the Midweek Hangovers, Part 4 (Updated- this deal is only on Thursdays now!)

Kyle hard at work...

     The allure of $3.00 pint night at City Steam was enough to rouse our attention on a lovely Wednesday night. And so it was that we decided that we must make an appearance. With our pint glasses in hand, or rather stuffed into my purse, we headed down to City Steam. Let me explain something first. The way that this works is that your first pint costs $5.00 and you keep the glass. Every pint after that is only $3.00. If you bring your pint glass, then you immediately start drinking at $3.00. Well, I think that we were the only ones who brought our glasses with us, it seems to me as most people just choose to buy a new glass as I saw a string of brown paper wrapped glasses strewn on the bar waiting to be claimed. But the way that I figure it, that $2.00 cost of the glass is practically the cost of another pint, so it's worth the effort to bring it along. If you have more questions, just talk to Kyle the bartender, he'll explain it all to you in depth. We certainly talked him to death! And we sampled beer to our hearts content. Favorites of the night was the Naughty Nurse and Careless Love. The names alone were reason enough to keep drinking pint after pint. I am not a beer lover, and definately not a connoisseur by any means, but I have to say that the Naughty Nurse was very smooth, and almost had a subtle sweet taste that made it quite a pleasure to drink.

Anthony with the MUG!

     We then hit the pool tables for awhile, which was quite an interesting experience, since apparently Naughty Nurse actually improves your game, instead of diminishing your ability to play, and I won both rounds! Afterwards, we found out about the Mug Club. Ooooohhhhh. The Mug Club is an exclusive club that City Steam offers it's patrons. There is a cap of only 100 members and for the first time in several years there are some openings to join in the fun. Besides getting to lay claim to a unique numbered mug that gets kept on the wall behind the bar, you get to be the envy of all your friends when you come in and are treated as a vip. Membership lasts for a year, and you get all sorts of cool perks, like mug socializing events, discounts on food, and happy hour prices on your beer!

     Speaking of happy hour, I missed checking this out entirely, since we didn't end up making an appearance till around 8pm, and happy hour lasts from 4-7pm. However happy hour looks quite enticing. Besides $2.00 off their handcrafted beers, there are $3.00 bar bites including two appetizers called Fried Pickles and Beer Battered Artichoke Hearts which I am really curious about sampling. Might have to stop by this week to find out what that's all about.
     So, for a mere $20, you can enjoy 5 beers and leave a tip which in this economy is a pretty amazing feat. A round of applause for City Steam! I have definately found my spot for Tuesday, Wed and Thursday nights. See you at the brewery!

http://www.citysteambrewerycafe.com/