Mark likes to remark that he doesn't need a lot of money. That's it all about "scale and scope" when we go out to eat or drink. I agree - it doesn't take fancy to make me happy - I'm definitely not into over-dressing as well as over-paying just to get out of the house for an hour or two. And that's fine, because there are some very wallet friendly places that I love to visit.
Like getting a beer at Celis. Or any of the other places we like to visit: Save the World, Oskar Blues, 4th Tap, Adelbert's, San Gabriel Brewing Co., Family Business, Twisted X, Middleton Brewing Co., Circle Brewery, The Dig Pub...I could go on.
Beer, as it turns out is easier on your budget and maybe on your head, as well. Breweries are mostly friendly places but folks tend to mind their own a little more at a brewery. {I've noticed that at wineries, people want to interact more...why is that?} A brewery is not the type of place that someone will continually check on you to "see how you're doing" and offer to sell you a cheese plate. Mostly the people who work at breweries are there to 1. Make beer, and 2. Serve beer. Memberships are not something they do (though Celis is launching a program soon and we shall pass on it) Beer hangouts are full of all kinds of folks - young and old. They like to sit at tables playing games. They bring a picnic of fried chicken from Bush's (ok, that was us). They get loud and no one cares. And they don't dress up, that's for sure.
I still love going to wineries, its just that breweries are a different vibe. And for right now, I am loving how laid-back and relaxing just having a well-crafted beer is.
Simple pleasures!
