Two For One Suburban Beer Bars - Phileas fog and Brother's Provisions- San Diego California

I've been busy traveling across the western US in search of the most interesting, and sometimes most surprising places to consume great bear.  This time, I decided to blog about two great bars close to home.

Phileas Fog

Atmosphere - Laid back "Football" Pub

Staff - Friendly

Food- NA

Beer - Decent Craft on Tap, A lot of good English and English Style Bottles available

Toilet - Adequate

WMIS* - If you enjoy soccer, this is where you should watch                  it.  If you enjoy playing darts, this iswhere you                          should throw.

The owners are very friendly.  I've only been here when it's pretty quiet but the place looks ideal for watching American, or Non-American Football games.
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Brothers Provisions

Atmosphere - Deli meets bottle store. Good for family and great outdoor patio.

Staff - Friendly and knowledgable

Food- Deli and smoked meats.  AWESOME!

Beer - A huge selection of bottles for carry out and always a good rotating draft list.

Toilet - Adequate

WMIS* - This is where I pick up my beers for the LXB swap                  club. I always smell like smoked meat when I                         leave...in a good way.  One time I almost ate my                      shirt.

I've been here many times and taken my time shopping for bottles with a craft draft in hand.  The wife and boy have joined a few times as well. Just thinking about the cabinet smoker makes my mouth water.

*WMIS=What Makes it Special

Fresno Craft Beer for Bicyclers - Spokeasy Public House

Spokeasy Public House, Fresno, CA

1465 N Van Ness Ave

Atmosphere - Divey

Staff - Freindly, Bearded, Hipster

Food- NA

Beer - Short Draft list, but when combined with bottles pretty strong.  Drafts rotate pretty often so you can expect something new each visit.

WMIS* - Old School arcade games and ski ball, bicicle friendly

Located in an interesting neighboorhood that lies somewhere between quaint and dangerous, Spokeasy is a quiet, locals bar geared towards bike riders that want to pat themselves on the back after a long days ride with a good beer.  I can't argue with that.  Even though I'm not a big bicycler, nor am I a big hipster fan (although I am not hipster hostile), I found it a relaxing place to toss back acouple good beers.

I started the night with North Coasts 38 Stout.  Not to heavy, crisp for a stout with a bit of bitterness, it was a good place to start.  My second beer was the Dogfish Head....Porter.  Heavy, thick, bitter and strong.  In otherwords, fantastic, and a great beer to end the night.  I watched the  end of the giants, they lost, hurray, checked my phone, the padres won, hurray.  Bummer there was no food so i had to grab the new Jalapeno burger from McDonalds on my way back to the hotel...gross.

*What Makes It Special (WMIS)