Brew ‘N’ View at The Roundhouse

Craft beer, tasty bites and Bill Murray on the BIG screen in the middle of a brewery…
In the immortal words of Liz Lemon, «I want to go to there.»
So I did.
Because I’m a big girl and I can do these kinds of things if I so choose.
Plus, I was meeting an old friend up here, for the monthly Brew & View series showing Wes Anderson’s ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.‘
Let the record show that I was early and my friend was late.
It’s important that you know that because he’s a manager at a job I used to work at, and I’d actually gotten suspended from that job for a single day for being late all the time.
It’s also important to note that the day I was suspended from working was, serendipitously, Bill Murray’s 61^st birthday.
I know it was meant to teach me a lesson, but it really just gave me a chance to go out and par-​tay.
When I returned from my suspension, my manager friend (not the one who suspended me) jokingly asked if I’d learned my lesson.
Ha!
Me? Learn a lesson? Pffft. Not on my watch.
So anyway, he suggested we give the monthly (sometimes twice a month) event a shot since it had been a while since we’d seen each other and because beer and Bill Murray, duh.
So I get there early because I wanted to snag a decent seat in the movie room, which has not only the very large screen (about a quarter of the size of a regular movie theater screen), a stage, a full bar, a few banquette booths facing the screen, rows of high-​boys and a second level where you can watch from above if you really want to be a jerk to your server.
I was surprised it wasn’t more packed, since the movie showing is free, though you can happily spend your dough on some of Two Brothers’ hand-​crafted brews and delicioso food from the Chefs here. I think that because it wasn’t busy that my friend and we made it a little awkward with our talking and laughing and such, but I think that it’s intended to be a more casual showing where you can whisper amongst friends and quote lines and such.
The only neg on that is the kitchen is sooo far from where the movie room is, that it’s near impossible for your food to stay hot after the trek to the further ends of the building.
I ordered a Bare Tree to drink and about a zillion menu items including the grilled octopus, mussels, vegan tacos, and a side of my favorite fries. It was a little difficult to eat in the dark of the cinema, but I managed. Also lost my spoon in the bowl of mussels and broth, but whatever. My friend fished it out and all was good.
Our server was really great. I felt for him running around in the dark, taking beer and food orders, and getting ignored by customers who were too busy watching the flick to reply when he inquired about them perhaps wanting another beer. That dude had patience and I hope people tipped him well.
You can follow their movie schedules through the Two Brothers Roundhouse Facebook page. They usually pick some pretty awesome flicks… lots of great stuff with Bill Murray, Rick Moranis, Jeff Goldblum, Jeff Bridges, and more. I believe the next showing is March 13^th with Pulp Fiction and I’m pretty sure there’s a mini Lebowski Fest in the works as well.
See you there!