Today is the 1-year anniversary of Boston BarHopper’s first official post. If you’ll indulge me, I’d like to start this week’s post on a personal note. If you never went, I hope you'll read this post anyway I think you'll agree that the city lost a true gem. Those of us who loved it will miss it terribly.
UPDATE: I'm sorry to report that Flash's Cocktails closed a few weeks back. The fact that Forum keeps their glasses chilled in a freezer beneath the bar didn’t hurt, either. I didn’t even finish saying “-iathan” before he had a sample of the Imperial IPA in front of me. Quickly perusing the beer list, I saw that they had something from Harpoon’s Leviathan series, which I’d previously tried at the Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall. If Matt upstairs was the craft cocktail guy, Dave seemed like the beer guy. And he graciously noted that despite Forum’s efforts to serve quality beer in the best way possible, I could get a High Life for $3. The bartender who served me was named Dave, and in the course of about two minutes, he excitedly told me about the variety of Forum’s beer list, their efforts to maintain the tap lines, how regularly they swap out the kegs, the frosted towers, and how they keep their beers at the proper temperatures. Forum’s dozen draft beers consist mostly of standards like Guinness and Sam Adams, along with some regional microbrews like Clown Shoes and Wormtown. I returned very briefly a few days later, because there was no way I could skip a beer from those icy taps. So you might be elbow-to-elbow with other revelers it might take you a few extra minutes to get the bartender’s attention and at some point, they’ll probably run out of food.īut you only get so many chances to say goodbye. Last call for Crossroads Irish Pub is on Monday between the weekend and the marathon, chances are the bar will be packed. Or maybe you want to stop in for one more look at the old place.
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A Facebook page dedicated to Crossroads’ closing is full of warm reminiscences and old pictures maybe you have a story of your own to contribute. And clearly, people are going to miss this place. Your first visit might also be your last, but that doesn’t mean you won’t make a few memories while you’re there.Ĭrossroads wasn’t a bar I frequented, but I know how it feels to see one of your favorite haunts close its doors. If you’ve never been but want check it out, there’s no reason you can’t. If Crossroads was dear to you, go celebrate it while you can you won’t be alone. But replacing a neighborhood pub that had deep roots and a sense of character? That’s another matter. With enough capital, anyone can build a nice new bar. But that’s small consolation if Crossroads was your place. Even the people who own Crossroads have a new bar, Carrie Nation, opening this month. There are new experiences to be had, new traditions to begin. There are always exciting new bars opening. And judging by the rest of Tico’s cocktail menu, they definitely know what they’re doing.Īs for Boston losing an Irish pub…well, I think we’ll survive. But as long as the people making the drinks know what they’re doing, it’s easy to have confidence in the final product, whether it’s from a bottle, a tap, or stirred over ice. Erin tells me that Tico first dabbled with draft cocktails at its other location in Washington, D.C., and while it was a hit in the nation’s capital, there was some hesitation about trying it in a city known for its craft cocktail scene. I saw plenty of customers try a sample and then order the full cocktail, which comes in a good-size Tito’s jar. That first batch may have suffered from some missteps, but it’s clear that Tico ironed out the kinks somewhere along the way. “The first batch was sugar water,” she admits with an eye roll. The Moscow Mule’s straightforward composition might make it an obvious choice for the tap, but Erin explained that making a cocktail in five-gallon batches has its own set of challenges, because it’s much harder to get the portions right with that kind of volume.
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