1. I’m really getting too old for this nonsense.
2. If I’m going to fork over the dough for an 18 year old whiskey, the bartenders really ought learn how to pour a proper glass. Especially if said establishment purports to be an “Irish Pub” (Yes, I’m talking about you, Molly Branigans).
3. Given #2, said bartenders ought also learn that when a drink is requested “neat”, I’m not referring to the cleanliness of the glassware.
4. Drinking whiskey for six hours straight is probably not the best thing I can do for myself.
5. 22 year old college boys are absolutely hilarious.
6. Referring back to #5, they’re also like hyper, slobbering puppies begging to be trained.
7. Given #5 and #6, thank Dog I’m married.
8. Question: Is everyone in this freakin’ town a sailor?
9. Erie is waaaaaaay too small.
10. I’ll allow I may not have been in the best state of mind to judge this properly, but Dominick’s at 3am in the morning has about the best food on the planet.
11. Given the level of my hang-over this morning, I am definitely getting way too old for this nonsense.
12. 364 days might just be enough time to recover to do this again next year.
13. Dog, I feel old.
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March 16, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Andrea
Nice work! My pub crawl was quite short and not nearly as impressive as yours. I just can’t handle it anymore.
March 16, 2008 at 9:16 pm
inmate1972
The sad part is when hit my age and you look in the mirror at 2am, you’re definitely not as “dewy fresh” as you would look if you were 21. Sad. So very sad.
March 16, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Angela
I’m new, but thought to wish you a St. Patrick’s Day, speaking of crawls. This is the second year in a row that I’ve missed out. Hangovers kill me anymore. That never used to happen. Getting old sucks.
March 17, 2008 at 12:03 am
inmate1972
This is the first one I’ve done in a few years and while it’s a lot of fun while in the midst of it all, the recovery is a bitch. I remember the time when I could have nights like that every weekend with no problems. When did it all change?
March 17, 2008 at 11:43 am
Turkish pr0n
“When did all that change?” Oh… I’m guessing around 30. It’s amazing isn’t it? You know you’re really in trouble when the bartender, the patrons and the cops who come to break up the fight are all fresh faced looking puppies. So very sad.
Oh, and what was number 10? Worst? Best? Greenest?
March 17, 2008 at 12:31 pm
inmate1972
Apparently, as I have been told, you haven’t really lived in Erie until you have a meatball omlette at this greasy spoon after the bars closed. I just had a regular omlette, but tasty nontheless.
March 17, 2008 at 10:54 pm
hildigunnur
Hmm. A neat glass, does that mean without ice (and maybe with just 2 drops of water)? Or what does it mean?
March 18, 2008 at 2:02 am
inmate1972
A “neat” glass is a glass of just the liquor, with usually more than the standard 3 oz. pour and no ice. The problem is inexperienced bartenders think you’re asking for a shot which is just 3 oz in a microscopic tumbler.
March 19, 2008 at 1:43 am
hildigunnur
ah, ok.
The bartender in our favourite hotel in Rimini, Italy would understand. He used to pour full waterglasses of pure gin, or else a martini. No ice rubbish…
Well, I’d have my whiskey without the ice and with just a tiny amount of water to open up the aroma. More into Scottish whiskeys than Irish at the moment, though.
March 19, 2008 at 2:51 am
inmate1972
No ice! I agree about the water, some whiskeys do require a bit of aqua to open it up. But when you know what you drink and how you like it drunk and the bartender lacks the basic vocabulary to do their job, well, you know, it just sucks!
I think there is a great art to bartending that is being lost in this world.
What whiskeys are you drinking?
March 19, 2008 at 4:05 pm
hildigunnur
Top favourite at the moment is Macallan, even though they don’t make the best type any more (something about not getting the used oak sherry barrels they used to get from Spain). Don’t mind a Cardhu and a Glenlivet goes down well too.
No shot glasses, ohnoes!
March 19, 2008 at 4:51 pm
inmate1972
Wow, I hadn’t heard that about Macallan. Is that the 12-18 years you are referring to? And oak sherry barrels-that would explain a lot.
I primarily stick with Irish Whiskey myself (big shock there). I was bascially teethed on Jamesons so I’m partial to that. Epsecially the 18 year they have out now. Bushmills, particularly Black Bush is another favorite. Although, I can also be persuaded into having Powers when I’m out slumming.
March 21, 2008 at 9:45 pm
hildigunnur
yep, the 12-18 yrs, basically not buyable any more, gotten really expensive :’( Jamesons I’ve tried, don’t mind that one. Never had any Black Bush or Powers but will keep an eye out
The Macallan Elegancia’s the closest. Forgot to mention Talisker, my husband likes that more than I do. 