Whiskey Richards

Open for about a year before finally venturing in… We tried one Monday morning, but too early and settled for the James Joyce. On this particular Sunday however, we were in luck as the morning had started with Bloody Mary’s at the Boathouse, moved to Margarita’s at El Torito and a stagger into Whiskey Richards just around the corner down State Street. This is a dive, although located in the high rent district on State, plenty of room, pool, darts, and a cheap jukebox, it has to win the Independent Best Of for the worst of crappers. Not that I judge a bar by it bathrooms, they are merely a neccesity, but these rank with the grimiest I’ve ever been in, and that includes many along Decatur Street, New Orleans. However, our bartender that afternoon into the evening was Nancy, and she should absolutlety win Best Of Bartenders. I am writing the Independent next to suggest this category if it doesn’t yet exist and to submit my nomination. Between shots of Jager and other shots and toasts of unknown mix for reasons unknown, we rediscovered Pabst Blue Ribbon.

For those who care, the blue ribbon was attached to the neck of the bottle around 1882 representing the fact that the beer had won awards over it rivals, primarily Budweiser. Today Pabst is a virtual brewery, it’s 85 brands are brewed by Miller and Lion, and the list includes many recognized to us on the left side (yes,the West Coast); Colt45, Schiltz, Stroh’s, Olympia, Old Milwaukee, Ballantine, and when you’re driving South on the 10 from El Paso, a cold Lone Star or Pearl are both a part of the Pabst family. The last Pabst brewery closed its doors in Allentown, Pennsylvannia in 2001.

Two bucks a beer, and if not the coldest beer (in a can), they are second to the coldest beer sold in a bottle, just north off Glen Annie Rd. at Roundin’ Third Sportsbar.

Dive Bar,
Two Dollar Pabst,
Nancy,
Three songs for a buck,
oh, and did I mention Nancy?!