Long time no post

   I must be one of the worst bloggers in the world.  I get into it and then I stop. Really no one reads this so....you know it really does not matter. I would like to get back into it so I am going to give it a whirl now that my life is back on track and I am able to enjoy life. I love living in Indianapolis and trying new places so I think I will try to update a couple times a month or more about where I have gone, what I have eaten, or what I have had to drink! We will see how this goes! 

Update

     Well I have not written in a while. I get in moods to write and then I get in moods to just tweet. My other blog was kind of my blog about anything blog. I guess this will be my new tell all blog. I won't blog just about beer. It is titled Adventures with Lil T and so  I find that fitting to blog about my life.
     A LOT has gone on. Most of you know by reading my tweets or my Facebook. I am facing a bunch of change in my life and I am ready for it but also scared. Moving with no job and no prospect of a job is very scary. I have very little income so that scares me too but I know it is for the best. It took me a while to really get it to sink in that I am in an abusive relationship. He may not be physically abusive but abuse it abuse and I can not continue to live in it. 
     I always wondered why women stay. I get it now. Getting out is not easy. It is financially hard. It is also hard when you are isolated. I have no friends here and no family. No one to really help me pack up and go. I also have to leave after he leaves for work so I can peacefully get out of here with what is mine. I do no plan to take anything that does not belong to me even though he has put me through such hell. If I were vindictive I would take every damn think I could possibly fit in by get away van! Also trying to just get a cargo van or U haul has proved way harder than I expected. I should not say harder I should more costly. U haul says $19.99 but once I add in miles and gas and insurance and blah blah blah its over $250 so I have to figure something else out...again hard to get out. I am thankful I was able to secure and apartment. It is not nice...or lovely but it is MINE and I will be in control of my life once again! Now I just have to figure out how to get there!

21st Amendment let down

http://cutefont.blogspot.com/2010/12/21st-amendment-you-let-me-down.html

Lucky's Tap Room and Eatery

I know you all know my love of beer so you can just imagine how excited I was to find out Dayton was getting a new place that was going to be serving craft beer. I really wanted to go to Lucky's Tap room located in Oregon district. The location is great! You can do a little bar crawl if you so desire. It is walking distance from Blind Bob's and Trolley Stop which both have a decent craft beer menu.

So let me just say in advance that maybe I expect too much from a place that is a tap room or specializes in craft beer. I do not want to be pretentious nor do I want to be a beer snob, but after this visit to Lucky's I had to do some serious thinking. So here goes...Upon arrival we were not greeted by staff. No one said hello. Not a peep. We were at the bar a good 5 or so minutes with out being acknowledged. I am used to getting at least a hello when I sit at the bar almost immediately after sitting down. Did not happen at Lucky's . I immediately asked for a beer menu. I was informed that the taps rotate too often for that so there was no menu. Ok fine so I waited for him to tell me what he had...but he walked off. The waiter over heard and handed us his cheat sheet he wrote down. So I picked Goose Island Pepe Nero. Now here is where I do not want to sound like a beer snob cause I am not but it was served in a reg COLD ( wet) beer glass. Look I guess I expected it to be served in a tulip type glass Belgian styles are normally served in but that is ok. What was not ok was the COLD WET glass. To me that is a big ugh. I just want to enjoy my beer. I like the taste after it was warmed a little and if the glass is cold I have to wait that much longer.

I had no idea what a few of the beers on tap were or what styles they were. Well the sad thing is the bartender did not know either. If he doesn't know what he is serving maybe he shouldn't be serving it? I was not told they had a bottle can selection either. Their doors are not glass so you can not see what is down in the cold cases. The owner happened to be helping out and opened and I peeked in a noticed some real gems! I settled on a Dark Horse Reserve that was boasted to be "ice cold" again...to me a big no no and of course it was served to be with a wet cold glass.

So my suggestions that would make Lucky's better? Have a chalk board with a current list of beers on tap and in bottle or can. That way customers can know what is available. Also the bartenders need to know about the beer...what style is it? Who is it made by..etc. I love a good bartender who asks what I like and then gives me suggestions based on what they have in. Ex: I love a good IPA so he could have suggested his Lucky U IPA, Bear Republic Racer 5 etc.

I can say the price point at Lucky's was great. Nothing was over 6 bucks and for craft beer around here that is a good deal.

Starting over

    I have decided to scrap my initial intentions for this blog and take it another route. I am not sure anyone ever really reads my blogs so I am sure it won't matter to anyone. So what am I going to do with this blog? I am going to try to keep it related to food, beer, and my adventures. As most of you know I divulge way too much information about my life and my thoughts so this blog is less about my personal happenings and more about what I am enjoying as far as beer and eating goes. 
     I will post beer reviews of my own kind. Good and bad experiences at pubs, taprooms, and other places that serve good beer or good food! 
  To get things started I am going to move a few posts from my more personal blog to this blog!