SMOKE, AND BOTTOM’S UP

THE TOPOCK MARINA RESTAURANT HAS A SMOKE HOUSE.

HERE IS THE SOUS CHEF LOADING UP THE SMOKER WITH CHICKEN WINGS. I BET THESE ARE THE BEST BUFFALO WINGS ON THE RIVER.

 

ALLOW ME TO GET GO OFF ON A SIDE TRACK A MINUTE. THE SCOOTER TRIP TO THE TOPOC 66 MARINA WAS A 40 MILE SCOOTER ADVENTURE. I HAD TO TRAVEL ON OLD ROUTE 66 THROUGH GOLDEN SHORES AND I STOPPED AT HOOCH’S TO REST MY BUTT. IT WAS A MONDAY, SO I ORDERED TWO TACOS AND A DRAFT BEER, WHICH COST ME $2.34. IT’S THE SWISS IN ME, BUT I’D RIDE THE SCOOTER HALF WAY ACROSS TOWN JUST TO SAVE .50 CENTS ON A COLD BOTTLE OF BEER.

WHEN I GOT TO TOPOCK I REALLY DIDN’T NEED ANOTHER BEER, ESPCIALLY AT THE CALIFORNIA PRICE OF $4 FOR A DRAFT, BUT I GOT TO LOOKING AT THE BACK BAR WHERE THEY HAVE THE TAPS.

INTERESTING, BUT WHERE DOES THE BEER POUR FROM? THE BARTENDER EXPLAINED THAT THE BEER FILLS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS. WHAT?

OF COURSE I HAD TO ORDER A $4 DRAFT BEER JUST TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS. SHE GRABED A PLASTIC BEER GLASS AND SET IT ON THE ROUND THING, PUSHED A BUTTON AND THE GLASS FILLED WITH BEER FROM THE BOTTOM WITHOUT A HEAD ON TOP. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST I DIDN’T GET A PICTURE, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING I’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

THE BARTENDER CAUTIONED ME NOT TO GO POKING MY FINGER INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS AS IT’S SEALED BY A MAGNET AND TO DISLODGE THE MAGNETIC DISK WOULD RESULT IN A LAP FULL OF BEER.

OH MY GOD, WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?