Despite the lack of updates, the Brew Tour has shown no signs of slowing down. St. Patrick's Day 2013 was no exception, so we thought, what better way to celebrate Ireland's biggest holiday than by hitting a British Pub! Wait...nevermind.
The Bull and Bush! Denver's oldest sportsbar and one of the oldest brewpubs as well. It's located is the somewhat odd area of Glendale, surrounded by apartment complexes, Targets and strip-clubs, so Shirey and I felt right at home.
Being that it was St. Patty's day, and it was a Sunday, and blah blah blah we didn't do the best job of documenting this trip.
Shirey contemplating the menu.
Shirey deeply contemplating our flight of beers.
Not sure what I was looking at or who I was talking to.
Shirey getting fancy with depth of field and focus and stuff.
That's pretty much it from a beer standpoint. Time to talk turkey.
Winners
Man Beer - Luke's favorite. An IPA, but not bitter or too hoppy. A tiny bit fruity.
The Tower ESB - Shirey's favorite. Umm, that's about all I remember (I really need to bring a notebook!)
Losers
No real losers here. This is a brewery with serious pedigree; they've have years of practice at making their brews and the results show it. Everything tastes good.
Overall
Bull and Bush is a great brewpub with a serious British vibe. Great beer and great food. And, when St. Patrick's day falls on a Sunday, it's also THE place to be for the over 65 crowd.
First was this cute old couple that sat down next to us, decked out in their St. Patty's day finest. The man was like looking into the future for Shirey. That IS Shirey in 50 years.
When we arrived the B&B wasn't too crowded, we easily got a table, sat down and got to drinking. But a few brews in, we noticed that things were picking up and the place was getting crowded. Then we noticed that we were probably the youngest people in the bar by 50 years.
The camera-phone video just didn't quite capture the pure amount of age in that room. It was like waking up in a nursing home. But hey, everyone was having a great time. And it was St. Patty's day, so time to celebrate with some music. Only, wait, this is the B&B. Irish music would be too cliché.
Booyah, nothing says St. Patrick's Day at a British pub like Dixieland Jazz!!
