I took a walk around Beale Street last night around the time the sun set, and noticed that I’ve been failing to mention another place where you can get Pabst Blue Ribbon draft at a bargain price: The Tap Room. On Mondays they have PBR draft for $1 a pint. I used to go there all the time in ’04-’05, but kind of gradually drifted away over the years and forgot about this special, thanks to the Saucer’s $2.75 Monday Pint Nite. Not the same quality of beer that you’ll find on most of the taps at the Saucer, but if you want to drink a lot of beer for cheap, you can’t beat the Tap Room on Mondays.
It’s almost too cheap… I remember when I used to hang out there, the bums on Beale Street would beg for change to collect enough for a dollar PBR. My all-time favorite was when one of them had 98 cents collected, and slid in the door when the bartender wasn’t looking and asked me, “hey, bro, let me get two cent from ya.” When I said no, he came back with, “one cent?”
After leaving Beale, I walked up to Big Foot Lodge. I didn’t see Meghan behind the bar, then I turned to my right and saw this:
“OH, NO!” I thought. “THEY KILLED MEGHAN AND MOUNTED HER HEAD ON THE WALL!!!” I was shocked. “Shawn’s finally gone too far with gimmicks to get people in this place,” I thought. “It’s one thing to serve 34-ounce beers and 18-scoop ice cream sundaes, but to kill your bartender and put her head on the wall? That’s just crazy.” Over the next couple of minutes, I started to adjust to a post-Meghan world at Big Foot. “Maybe it won’t be so bad,” I thought to myself. “Even though she’s dead and mounted on the wall, she’ll still offer about the same level of friendliness, courtesy, and customer service that she did when she was alive.”
I was thinking, I’ll have to add her to my new site RecentlyDeadPeople.com, then I turned around and Meghan – the real Meghan – appeared behind the bar. I realized she wasn’t dead and on the wall after all. I ordered a 34 oz. Molson and all was well.
I hadn’t eaten all day… normally I’d get one of Big Foot’s excellent burgers, but last night I was hungry for a Texas Toast burger from Huey’s (buttered Texas toast, Jack cheese, jalapenos), so I made that my stop for Paul’s Drunkass Burger on the way home.
Don’t forget, the South Main Association meeting is tonight. It’s an especially good one, at the Boscos brewery at Main and Crump. This is where they make the new Ghost River beers that have shown up at the Saucer and other beer joints around town. There will be a tour and tasting. Free for members, $5 non-members, starts at 6 PM.