Attendees: Cam, Ben, Michael, Jamie
Price: Very expensive. $9 pint in plastic cup.
Location: City side of Johnston St at 272 Brunswick St.
Distance: 12 min walk
Obscurity: If you pull your head out of your arse (which is were it likely is if you're on Brunswick St on a weekend) you'll easily notice it.
Ambiance: Good acoustics, great music choice warm lighting.
Character: Has a ski lodge vibe, nice complementing shades of timber. It is quite unique, definitely feels like a whiskey bar. Different to normal bars and pubs.
Decor: Not overdone, but very interesting pieces that highlight uniqueness. Bar is a shrine to bourbon, great variety of different bottles that are accessed by one of those old-school library ladders on wheels.
Comfort: Different levels to break up the room. Awesome intimate table for small groups, comfortable stools, but the bench cushions are slippery and frustrating to sit on.
Patrons: Quite young. Can definitely still see the weekend Brunswick St crowd coming in.
Staff: Very professional and friendly. It was busy enough, but they are not stressed, know their stuff.
Selection: Only one beer on tap. Have an interesting collection of relatively unheard of bottled beers, both imported and Australian. But this bar is all about the Bourbon. Fantastic selection if that's your thing.
Outdoor: N/A
Amenities: Really nice journey to the toilets. Upstairs area feels like a house, very welcoming. The actual toilets are adequate enough.
Specials: Heard great things about the food menu. Looks like a great function room upstairs.
Top Suggestion: For such a classy place there has to be glass for the tap beer.
Field Notes: Heated debate about what each category means. May need to clarify some of the categories as there is a large portion of cross-over and confusion about what goes where.
Special mention goes to the massive plumber's crack on the table next to us that cracked us up.
Special mention goes to the massive plumber's crack on the table next to us that cracked us up.
Memorable Quotes: "Bartender is a dead-ringer for Simon Pegg!" B.H.
"I got 5 cheeseburgers on the way home from your party last week." MLG
Arbitrary Score: 77
Has a great vibe but is heavily let down by the plastic beer cups, expensive price and lack of selection of tap beers.
Has a great vibe but is heavily let down by the plastic beer cups, expensive price and lack of selection of tap beers.
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