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March 25, 2008

ONE LAST TOAST: VEGAS

How you live so large, man? Icehouse on tap at the Mermaids Casino, that’s how we do.

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Kanu explained it best: “It’s like they had a lot of shitty beer, and just said ‘Hey, we can sell it if we just add more alcohol.’”

Enjoy your evening.

Filed under: beer, drankin', hangovers of staggering intensity by Orson Swindle

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Man, O and Crew - had I been in town during your weekend, I’d have gladly met up with you and shown you around some of the shady places in vegas. You think Downtown is bad, you should try the “off-strip” tour. Vegas is a shit magnet for ‘merikas finest and classiest. We have strip joints like “The Tender Trap” ( I shit you not - ’tis the name) and classy bars like “The Rum Runner” where Icehouse is most certainly on tap, and quite possibly warm. The Double Down is a good place to sober up with some bad wisky and the worst college punk evar! Next time your spending TSN’s dime, head to those places to make your drank money last.

Viva, baby. Fuckin’ Viva.

Comment by vegas_buckeye — March 25, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
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Were these the quarters you had b/c you messed up when cashing out your $20, ticket?

Maaaybe.

Comment by Holly — March 25, 2008 @ 11:13 pm
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RIP Victor Ellis.

Comment by NewAZTiger — March 25, 2008 @ 10:57 pm
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Killians on Tap makes me happy. usually cheap. and always good.

on a side note… those of you fortunate enough to live where Shinerbock is sold…. Bohemian Black Lager just hit the shelves. you’re welcome in advance.

Comment by ThreeNout — March 25, 2008 @ 9:11 pm
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Holly,

Were these the quarters you had b/c you messed up when cashing out your $20, ticket?

Comment by Beergut — March 25, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
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Kanu: That’s basically what I was asking, except me no word good.

Holly: Paying in quarters seems almost too classy for House on tap.

Comment by Oops Pow Surprise — March 25, 2008 @ 7:47 pm
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@Nathan I still had mine until WELL after we’d left for Vegas Club. So gross.

Comment by Holly — March 25, 2008 @ 6:42 pm
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I have no idea why that seemed such a good idea at the time. “ICEHOUSE ON TAP - OMG WE HAVE TO DO THAT!!” … after the five of us order one each, it takes about 3 sips until we realize what a horrible mistake we had made. It took me about 15 minutes to finish mine, it was basically undrinkable.

Best part … the bartender busting on us for drinking it … WHILE HE’S TENDING BAR AT A PLACE WHERE VOLKOV VODKA IS TOP SHELF.

Comment by Nathan — March 25, 2008 @ 6:30 pm
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Congrats on ingesting Fighthouse in Vegas and managing to make it out alive. I can’t say I would be so lucky.

Comment by Ray — March 25, 2008 @ 6:28 pm
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I’m having sudden urges to lay shingles and shine deer.

Comment by Allahver Fist — March 25, 2008 @ 5:44 pm
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I paid in quarters because they’re HEAVY, man. Also, the bartender made fun of us.

Him: “You guys gonna drink those?”
Me: “YOU. WORK. AT. MERMAIDS.”

Comment by Holly — March 25, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
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Allahver Fist- also, we did not see Red Dog, but they do have Killian’s Irish Red on tap at Fitzgerald’s.

Comment by Kanu — March 25, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
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Allahver Fist- No, sir. We drank Shithouse on tap in Vegas.

Oops Pow Surprise- even better: video poker machines embedded into the top of the bar itself.

now_a_hoo- that is my left hand on the right, and Swindle’s right hand on the left. Thanks for the compliment!

chum1- we are many things, but liars we are not. How about this- meet us there and we will buy Icehouse on tap and Volkov vodka and watch you drink it.

ThreenOut- $2.25. Holly paid in quarters.

Comment by Kanu — March 25, 2008 @ 5:02 pm
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Cheapest beer I saw this weekend was 5 bucks Bud Select - but you had to buy 5 of them at a time in a bucket, from a hot waitress - so it ended up being more.

Comment by DanF — March 25, 2008 @ 4:44 pm
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Step 1: Land at McCarran.
Step 2: Pick up rental car.
Step 3: Buy Beam and a shitload of beer at Vons.
Step 4: Check into LV Hilton.
Step 5: Fill laundry bags with ice, beer, and Beam.
Step 6: Go downstairs to the Barry Manilow Theatre.
Step 7: Place bets.
Step 8: Buy several $1 hot dogs.
Step 9: Enjoy games on 20′ x 20′ screens with theatre sound.
Repeat steps 5-9.

Vegas, baby, Vegas.

Comment by Raider Red — March 25, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
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Ah, Icehouse, the beer that got me through college. That extra 1%-1.5% of alcohol per can really made a difference, and it didn’t have quite the sigma King Cobra or Olde English 800 malt liquor. I mean, c’mon, I have standards…

Comment by ramblin' — March 25, 2008 @ 4:33 pm
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Uggghhh, Icehouse….good beer is pretty hard to find in Vegas. But I’d give the nod to the brewpub at the Monte Carlo.

Comment by Brian O'Blivion — March 25, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
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Yikes. Was there no special on Southpaw (Plank Road trifecta!)? And as someone headed to Vegas shortly, thanks to all for the recon by some degenerates I can trust.

Comment by jakldawg — March 25, 2008 @ 4:18 pm
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The question is how much you paid for that?

Because if it was over 4 bucks…. man.

Comment by ThreenOut — March 25, 2008 @ 4:15 pm
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That looks nothing like Mermaids. This whole Vegas thing is a sham. What a bunch of suckers.

Comment by chum1 — March 25, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
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Who is the normal person on the right toasting? The fey hand of sickly death?

Comment by now_a_hoo — March 25, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
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My guess is if you went further off the grid you might find Bud Dry on tap.

Why ask why?

Comment by Mitch Cumstein — March 25, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
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Makes me want some Billy Beer

Comment by TideDruid — March 25, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
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I suppose I shouldn’t even be mildly surprised, but are those video poker machines right there at the bar?

Comment by Oops Pow Surprise — March 25, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
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You drank Shithouse in Vegas?!? All outta Red Dog?

Comment by Allahver Fist — March 25, 2008 @ 4:03 pm