I’ve avoided Stumptown (River Rd., Guerneville, closed Monday and Tuesday) for a while now because someone gave me the erroneous information that they did not serve liquor, only beer and wine. I am happy to report that that is not true. They do have a full bar. I found this out when a friend and [...]
The Barflies were out after a long hiatus, so we decided to hit Cotati to see what was happening. Turns out, on a Thursday night at about 9pm, nothing is happening in Cotati.
“Oh, it’s still early,” someone said to me in the bar, “things pick up a lot later.” It’s true – Cotati is a [...]
Atmosphere: Irish Pub
Clientele: Hard to say
Spirits: Full bar with good whiskey list
Staff: Friendly and knowledgable
I’ve been waiting to write the Black Rose Pub review for a while because I really like this place but every time I go there, I’m like the only person there. I’ve gone to the Black Rose (2074 Armory, on [...]
Atmosphere: Wine country pub
Clientele: Couples, winery workers, Australians
Spirits: Full bar with drink specials
Staff: Depends on who’s working
The best thing about pubs is that sometimes you get to meet authentically Irish (my favorite) and English men there. While I was sad to hear that the local Irish never set their dainty Paddy toes into Patterson’s (located [...]
Atmosphere: NorCal Tavern
Clientele: Hippie Hipsters
Spirits: Beer, wine and cider
Staff: Unremarkable but friendly enough
Located in a portion of hulking twin green buildings at the corner of Hwy 116 and Graton Rd, the Ace in the Hole cider pub (is it in Sebastopol or is it in Graton? This is just one of the mysteries of the [...]
Atmosphere: Sports bar / Frat House Chic
Clientele: Varies by music genre
Spirits: See the Jager machine?
Staff: Friendly with a heavy hand
It’s impossible to say for sure what Quincy’s (6590 Commerce Blvd) is like during the daytime or any other time when there isn’t a psychobilly punk show happening, since I can’t think of any other reason [...]
Atmosphere: Irish pub by day, college party central by night
Clientele: Mixed bag during Sunday Happy Hour – some couples, some lone sports guys
Spirits: Full bar with many imports on tap
Staff: Polite and professional
Here at the NB Barfly, we like to keep it real – and that means going drinking on a Sunday afternoon even when [...]
Atmosphere: PacNW Brewery Meat Market
Clientele: Teeming throngs of beer-only drinkers
Spirits: Beer and its cousins
Staff: Friendly, efficient*
Another in the long list of beer only establishments in Sonoma Co., at least the Russian River Brewing Co. has an excuse. They are an actual brewery. Located on 4th st. in downtown Santa Rosa, even I can get behind [...]
Atmosphere: Sports-Pub
Clientele: Refreshingly over the age of 22
Spirits: Beer and its cousins
Staff: Bored
Let’s just jump right in with what pissed me off from the get-go. First of all, as you may have already gathered, your dedicated servant (that’s me) doesn’t drink beer. This means when I go to places that only have a beer and [...]
Tuesday Happy Hour was getting a little crowded for my taste over at Jasper O’Farrell’s on Tuesday so my date and I headed over to Hopmonk to enjoy some cocktails in their beer garden. Now I ask myself, “what the hell did you do that for?”
The first face you see when you walk in the [...]
