Something happened to me at a craft brewery location last week
that will make me always want to go back.
And had nothing to do with the beer.
I had never heard of this place before,
but it’s right where I grew up and it was convenient,
and I was going there to meet with a buddy who I hadn’t seen in like,
two years. We got there a little bit before 8 p m.
And sat on their outdoor sidewalk patio
because it was a beautiful night.
This is one of those special friends that I could talk to all night
if I had the time. And sure enough,
we lost track of it by 10:30 p m.
I had become so oblivious to the fact that we were the only ones there,
in part because it had closed 30 minutes prior.
But a young server and bartender hung around and kept taking our order,
and we didn’t even realize that they were doing a special favor for us.
By about 10:50, the guy came back out with two plastic cups and
in the nicest way possible,
asked if we could pour our beer into those cups
so he could take our glassware,
get it cleaned up, and head out of there.
I then, of course,
like, immediately realized what had happened and felt so bad,
and they couldn’t have been nicer about it.
So shout out to Recon Brewing in Pittsburgh.
That’s some great hospitality.