July 9 2010
Tracy got a flat tire!!! (see How we Met Tiny)Agggh. Bummer.
So Owen and I continued on to Brattleboro. McNeills was by far the most interesting and the smallest. Located on a side street in downtown Brtlboro, along a section of one level, older buildings. No lunch or dinner type foods served, so Owen and I ate at Frankies (Pizza, grinders and pasta….)located right across the street, and then went back to McNeills. Frankies was a great place to eat with reasonable prices and homemade checkerboard tables, also interesting was that they had signs that said BYOB…
We finally got into the pub around 1:30. My first impression was that it was a very funky artistic place. Old wood surrounds the entire inside with interested colored glass light fixtures as well as wood and stone sculptures. There is even a very large chair fit for perhaps the days of Robin Hood? Owen really liked the chair. The inside is what I would imagine an old fashion beer hall might look like? Many large long tables with chairs and a bar against the wall.
The beer. The unlucky day continues here…..the first two beers were not available so I settled for a medium light beer….from the tap which was exellent. The tap was very unique, not sure how to explain this but it worked by hand pumping. Seemed to operate on the compression of air? The barmaid pumped the handle a few times and then out came the beer. I was a little flustered over not having my first and second beer choice, so didn’t write the name of the beer down…you’ll just have to go and try them yourself!! No tour of the brewery available, but the barmaid told me the master brewer brews down stairs in the basement.
Overall not your cookie cutter place and happy to see some small pubs still operate and have some character!!
Rating: B+ for uniqueness and small hometown feel.
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