Philipp took me out last night (he still does not get the term "date", and it is kind of stupid--April 17th is a date, we are just going somewhere...) to the fabulous and gorgeous Stone Brewery in Escondido. If you're ever passing through on your way to San Diego, you must!must! stop in.
I did go so far as to pack the camera in the car, yet by the time I remembered it the sun had gone down and I don't roll with flash lighting so I will yank some pictures from the web.
Anyhow, on to the brewery-- the design of the place is wonderful! Its very modern, uber bauhaus style--heavy on glass and metals and slanted form. The ceilings are super high and airy. The doors in the ladies' room are these enormously heavy steel dungeon style slam doors and the sinks are these modern steel above counter basins. Yes, I got excited about the bathrooms.
Outside is the best part, though. They have an outdoor bar & patio which is huge--there's a fire pit in the center and meandering gardens and lounge areas past that. The garden is full of trees and pathways with little pond areas full of frogs and crickets.
I should clear up that anyone who says Americans don't make good beer is an idiot. Some of the best beer I have ever tasted has come from the West Coast by these little microbreweries who take pride in their craftsmanship and quality.
The food was heavenly (the price tag brought us down to earth, though). I had their mixed green salad and tofu stir fry. Philipp had beer soup with some spiced chicken dish. Their serving dishes are nice, clean lined white modern shaped heavy feel beauties (see above, not what we had though). The tables in the place toyed with my wood obsession, as they are all heavy, raw hunks of wooden planks on top of sturdy frames.
The coolest thing is the brewery has free movie nights where the film is screened in the garden area below. The holiest of holies, "The Big Lebowski" was playing last night and yes, we came just for that, although we have it on dvd of course and watch it at least once a week. The atmosphere was laid back, with everyone bringing in lawn chairs or blankets and sipping on beer and wine. Philipp had a 3rd beer (the lush!) and I had a kiddie bowl of vanilla bean ice cream.
A perfect evening!
3 comments:
Your evening out sounds heavenly. Who would have known that one could have so much at a brewery. I always pictured these steel places with large pipes for the beer. Certainly nothing fun like what you described. By the way, I am a lover of all things yellow as well. My bedroom is painted a nice shade of yellow and most of my blog is butter. Its such a nice, fun, happy color! I really like your blog and I've had it in my list of favorites for a while. I usually check in daily, although I've been mostly a "closet reader"...lol. Sorry about removing the first post. I typed that I was a close reader. I figured it wouldn't make any sense to you if you read that.
oh hey marfa--i just realized i got a comment on this post--sorry about that. i use my husband's google address so i dont get notified...if they notify you, that is.
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