my mouth's on fire...

at fred's rivertown alehouse in snohomish

this picture was taken by a friend who i've been spending quite a bit of time with but who wishes to remain anonymous. for someone who shares their life through facebook, twitter, and blogging this is really hard for me.  it's hard to hold back and not blab to the whole world who my anonymous friend is.  darn those people who keep their social life private.

anyway, this picture was taken at the last place we went.  as you all i know i really like my beer.  i am not a crap beer drinker.  i like a microbrew, preferably dark, not too bitter and ice cold.  seeing as this is an alehouse it did not disappoint.  there is a new cask beer every tuesday, the one this week was awful, some pale ale junk, we didn't even finish the sample.  instead we opted for the arrogant bastard, you really can't go wrong with that particular beer and it is fun to order.  i am amused by little things.  if you aren't a beer drinker the wine menu had a lot of choices and there is a very large single malt scotch selection.

the menu is very diverse.  we had the asian nachos; crispy won ton chips, marinated steak, mozzarella, peanut sauce, cilantro, green onion, chopped peanuts and sriracha sauce.  they were out of this world yummy!  my friend ordered this with extra sriracha sauce.  i wouldn't recommend this unless you are a huge sriracha fan.  i am not, i prefer to keep my taste buds and be able to feel my mouth, but that could just be me.  this was plenty big for the both of us.  i would go again just to have these nachos, they were that good.

the atmosphere is right up my alley.  it has that cheers feel to it, where everybody knows your name.  its casual, jeans and tshirt work here.  the staff was very friendly and i have a feeling if you frequented this establishment they would know your order like your corner barista does.  the clientele was very diverse; couples, families, groups of girlfriends cackling like hyenas, men's groups checking out every lady that walked through the door, young and old alike.  a very comfortable place to hang out and shoot the breeze.

the food was incredible, the beer was fantastic and the company was stellar.  i hope to be back to fred's soon...hold the extra sriracha sauce.  *wink*