We don’t normally post about other blogs going on, especially if they are not beer-centric. This one, however, was just so appealing that I couldn’t go on without letting all our loyal fans know about it. Marty Wombacher is on a mission to visit a different bar everyday and post some information and pictures of it the next day. The rules from his website are pretty simple: he must spend 1 hour a day in a bar for 365 days; if he misses a day, he must start over; and he cannot visit the same bar twice, with the exception of his favorite which he may go back to on the 365th day.
Today is day 60 in his adventure and he hasn’t missed one yet. He has been garnering a fair amount of press lately, mostly good, but some bad. After a recent trip to the House of Brews, which had advertised beers on their website that they didn’t actually have, he wrote them a less than glowing review, though very colorful. Although the proprietor of the House of Brews was not pleased with the review, the general reaction seems to be he is doing people a service by giving honest opinions and reviews of the places he visits. One thing Marty said that I really liked was his comments about why people actually go to bars.
“My ideal New York bar is a dive bar with really interesting characters,” said Wombacher. “If you have the coolest bar in the world, but it is filled with jerks, then you will have a rotten time. Who wants to drink in a room filled with jerks?”
He is definitely right. Many of my favorite places are my favorite not because of the type of beer they serve (they are rarely the ONLY place where I can get the brew) and more to do with what sort of interactions I have there. Whether is it a free drink from a portly bartender who chats you up about the latest Griz win or just another patron who smiles at you, these sort of people actually draw customers because they are fun to be around, regardless of what you are drinking.
Keep up the good work Marty. For those of you who don’t have enough interweb time wasters, go ahead and favorite aguywalksinto365bars.com to keep updated on his lasted adventures!
