Food & Drink Apr 20, 2011 at 4:00 am

Bar Exam

Brave Horse Tavern—Tom Douglas's New Money Factory

Bethany Jean Clement
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I'd rather go to Feierabend when i am in South Lake Union. Great German Biers and the food is good too.
on April 21, 2011 at 3:56 PM Report this
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Dinner with dad, something very sweet about that.
seandr on April 22, 2011 at 3:10 PM Report this
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Damn, I was really hoping the casu marzu comment was for realz...
jp on April 22, 2011 at 3:18 PM Report this
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Tom Douglas jumped the shark (and served it poorly) long ago. I had such affection for Dalia Lounge. But; Palace Kitchen: meh, Etta's: why bother, Serious Pie, c'mon, it's pizza, and that place named after his grandmother I went to once: big deal hummus.
thatsnotright on April 22, 2011 at 3:19 PM Report this
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Young urban professionals... hhmmmm.....

Didn't there used to be a term for such?

ponders
merry on April 22, 2011 at 3:21 PM Report this
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I went there a week ago on Saturday. I like the place, but it's not my crowd. Maybe I'll try a Monday or Tuesday night.
doceb on April 22, 2011 at 3:25 PM Report this
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I hope charging six dollars for a pint of Schooner Exact IPA doesn't catch on. $6 should really get you a better beer.
crackedmachine on April 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM Report this
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Dahlia was great up until about 2006, then I had a couple meals there that were just ehhh. Lola, I adore. I could eat just beets and tapenades from Lola for the rest of my life and be content.
julie russell on April 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM Report this
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@8: It felt like I was in Parlor, that bar at the top of the mall in downtown Bellevue. Or maybe a Dave and Buster's commercial.

I'm more or less a yuppie myself, but at least I am well enough aware of it to keep from being totally obnoxious.

The beers they have on tap (including the Brave Horse IPA that was mentioned in the review) are really good. In particular, I was a big fan of the Fishtail IPA.
doceb on April 22, 2011 at 3:56 PM Report this
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Good timing- several hundred Amazon.com workers moved into the building 20 feet away just the day before- can't imagine that had any effect on the crowd.
on April 22, 2011 at 4:27 PM Report this
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It's funny, because the "English Pub" style they're going for (a) isn't loud (unless the football is on), because it's all carpet and upholstery, and (b) has proper Real Ale, cask-conditioned and 4-5%, not gassy, overhopped, 6-7% US microbrews. The price sounds like a London "gastropub", though.

Is it as loud as the Market Arms in Ballard? An ear-bleeder, that place is.
Fnarf on April 22, 2011 at 4:32 PM Report this
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Dudes -- the menu doesn't make it clear, but the pints are 22 ounces and the schooners are 13. These are both more than the pints at Smith, which are 12 ounces. So, for the very awesome beer Bravehorse has, it's actually a pretty good deal.

And the brisket chili rocks
deltron2 on April 22, 2011 at 5:54 PM Report this
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I really enjoyed my bacon cheese burger and pretzel today (with my giant beer). I definitely will have it again (after trying the brisket dip first of course!). Typically, I'm not a burger or BBQ sauce person, but enjoyed the BBQish sauce that came on it. If you go, be adventurous and try the sauce.

I also went around 12:30, sat at the bar, and didn't have to yell to the person sitting next to me.

Okay, I'll get off your lawn now......

GlamB0t on April 22, 2011 at 7:26 PM Report this
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I'm sorry, but three bucks for a Brave Horse teeny-tiny side of cole slaw is bit much. Plus, you're elbow-to-elbow with people who actually think Amazon.com will be relevant or even in existence in five years.
on April 22, 2011 at 8:39 PM Report this
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@13

It's obvious that you've never been to the place. It's not trying to be a "English Pub " and your first clue should have been the establishment's name.

Also, it's funny how people bitch about a $6 dollar for an imperial pint. Though I find it odd that reviewer absentmindedly left this out or even sadder, was unaware of. For people that actually like beer, the selection is amazing.

Oh and people that have good jobs should totally be ridiculed....f'ing ridiculous.
reaganyouth on April 22, 2011 at 9:15 PM Report this
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"imported Tibetan chef"? Really? Perhaps a tiny bit of research is in order to actually report that Chef Dekyi Thonden has been part of the Tom Douglas team for almost 20 years. Your ignorant characterization is gross.
wseaforever on April 22, 2011 at 10:25 PM Report this
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@14

$6 for an imperial pint is totally fair.

But walk out of anyplace selling a 12oz "pint". In fact, drink one and dine and dash. A pint is a pint is a pint. If it's less than 16oz American, they're robbing the customer. Of course if the menu or the b'tender doesn't call it a pint, then buyer beware. But selling a "pint" that isn't is thievery, plain and simple.
BornAgainInBellevue on April 22, 2011 at 11:50 PM Report this
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This is America. In America a pint is 16oz. If i order a pint and get any other amount i have a problem with that. If an establishment specifies imperial pint then it better be 20oz. It's not ok to call out a specific measurement and not get the specified amount. Darigold doesn't sell 110oz gallons while Smith Bros. sells 140oz gallons. A pint is a pint.
flounder on April 25, 2011 at 2:39 PM Report this
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GREAT PLACE ! CHILL, RELAX , ENJOY AN EXCEPTIONAL BEER AND BURGER !!
on April 26, 2011 at 9:26 AM Report this
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I'm with Flounder, a pint is a pint. sixteen oz.
firechild999 on April 26, 2011 at 9:47 AM Report this
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@21, 23, totally agree. I want my beer in fucking graduated cylinders so I'm paying for exactly the fucking claimed amount on the menu. No more, no less, goddammit. None of that heady foam crap, either, to fuck up the measurement.
Blech on April 26, 2011 at 5:56 PM Report this
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Looking for rich biotech workers? Try the Bay Area. The two largest places in the area are non-profit, people working at them make normal salaries, we're more dive bar than Bravehorse.
luigia on April 26, 2011 at 8:56 PM Report this
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funny that people who write for the stranger like to make fun of "professionals"; sort of like the way the "professionals" who write for the village voice make fun of the people who write for the stranger.
fgb on April 27, 2011 at 12:05 PM Report this

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