Melvin building WA brewery

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  1. Mounty4Life

    Mounty4Life Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I have a buddy working in jackson hole that said he would send me a box of beer, what should I have him get me from melvin(2x4) or any other local.breweries worth while?
     
    #101 Mounty4Life, Jul 27, 2017
  2. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    This thread is about the Melvin location in Bellingham, WA, about 950 miles from your buddy. You're gonna get a much better response for Jackson Hole in the Mountain forum.
     
    #102 sharpski, Jul 27, 2017
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  3. wyoming

    wyoming Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2007 Wyoming

    tell him u want Melvin variety pack .. dates on bottom .. hey Zeus .. Hubert .. ipa .. 2x4 .. lambda ..
     
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  4. shnsajax

    shnsajax Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2013 Idaho

    Yeah all of the rotating IIPA's. Lambda is amazing, but after that 2x4 is my favorite. All are great but different.
     
    #104 shnsajax, Aug 6, 2017
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  5. westcoastbeergeek

    westcoastbeergeek Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2015 Canada (BC)

    Went recently (last night). Place was busy on a Sunday evening of a long weekend, but not so busy we couldn't get a table. I liked the vibe, appreciate that one side is adults only and the other family allowed. The kung fu movies on the screens were awesome, although one had a sex scene with visible boobs which was quite hilarious in the family section (hint: we all survived). Nice to be able to take home crowlers, lots of packaged product.

    Food - reasonably priced and just plain awesome stuff. Everything was excellent.

    Beer - all their hoppy beers are great, but the prices are iffy. Our 4 x 4or5oz taster tray was $12, total ripoff. Same price as a 4pack of beer. Some glasses were reasonable at $5 and the crowler was $11 for their DAF. 6 or 7 decent guest taps too.

    Would go back again, just would not bother with a taster tray ever again.
     
    #105 westcoastbeergeek, Sep 4, 2017
  6. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Man, you and I have very different definitions of "reasonably priced". A $20 burger? They are one of the priciest restaurants in town.
     
    #106 BBThunderbolt, Sep 4, 2017
  7. JonnyBeers

    JonnyBeers Savant (1,211) Oct 24, 2012 Canada (BC)

    I'm always surprised at how expensive food is in Bellingham tbh. Just look at Greenes pizza.

    Anyways, awesome to get fresh Melvin packs $2 cheaper at Haggens a couple blocks from the new taproom lol.
     
    #107 JonnyBeers, Sep 4, 2017
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  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Right? I like Greenes, but, damn, I just don't get their food pricing. Even La Fiamma is charging $5 a slice out of their walk-up window, and GC seems like they're trying to make that seem like a bargain. That said, check out Rock & Rye, top shelf food at reasonable prices, and their Wednesday special is a 10oz steak and a pint for $15. We're not a "cheap" town, but, as a college town, there are bargains to be had.

    BTW, I hope you've got 11/18 on your radar. Be happy to see you again. And, I might be jonesin' for some Brassneck. :wink:
     
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  9. TheBungyo

    TheBungyo Pooh-Bah (2,037) Dec 1, 2004 Washington
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    I quite enjoyed Melvin initially, but have been put off since. There's no local vibe at all, and with the trucker hats, logo`d shirts, soundtrack, Kung Fu films and such it feels like you could be anywhere USA. I hate to say it but it reminds me of a trendier version of Friday's. Nothing about the place says 'Bellingham' or even Washington.
    I dislike the beer prices as well, and I know people will disagree but I don't like not being allowed a pint. The food is also a miss for me. Fish and chips tasted gummy, like frozen fish, and the wings were slightly less than mediocre. As someone less than two blocks away this is a place I wish I loved, but I'd much rather visit locations further away.
    With that said I've always had great service there, and I appreciate the lengths they've gone to coach their staff and hire folks who embody their vision of service. They get an A from me there.
     
    #109 TheBungyo, Sep 5, 2017
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  10. DamienI

    DamienI Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2014 Washington

    Splitting hairs but isn't the most expensive burger $16? Was going to check them out today but the little guy wasn't looking conductive to a 2 hour drive to Bellingham..
     
    #110 DamienI, Sep 5, 2017
  11. JonnyBeers

    JonnyBeers Savant (1,211) Oct 24, 2012 Canada (BC)

    well ya coming from Vancouver not much seems expensive to me anymore lol. We also have $30 pizzas....

    I'll make a note of 11/18!
     
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  12. westcoastbeergeek

    westcoastbeergeek Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2015 Canada (BC)

    It's also worth the $16 price tag.
     
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  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Couple at $16, before sales tax (which is just under 9% here), round it off to $18,actual price paid. Listening to crappy rap does not put me in the mood to spend almost $20 on a freaking burger.
     
    #113 BBThunderbolt, Sep 5, 2017
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  14. stevesbeer

    stevesbeer Initiate (0) May 17, 2016 Washington

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  15. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Knew about S.D., but the rest are news to me.
     
    #115 BBThunderbolt, Dec 15, 2017
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  16. FOBjared

    FOBjared Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2016 Washington

    Man, As a new brewery and taproom and a guy who loves music, MUSIC is so freaking tough to get right. It's ALWAYS either too loud or not loud enough and with a mix of 21 year old Soldiers and 70 year old retirees I struggle with what I play. Started with old Andrews Sisters Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy stuff but that got old FAST! Some days im in the mood for Cypress Hill but I doubt anyone else is. It is one heck of an unexpected difficult detail to get right.
     
    #116 FOBjared, Dec 16, 2017
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  17. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I beertended at a music venue here, and policy was to only play folks who had played, or were scheduled to play, our bar. I'd be playing an awesome CD, that no one in the had heard before, and someone would ask for a mainstream performer. All I could do was say "well, this sorta in that genre". At least Melvin has committed to playing the Wu Tang. Ya know what to expect. Much as I love Buck Owens, I'd never institute a "Buck Only" policy. Don't seem to be hurting their traffic none.
     
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  18. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    Hey i am 53 and can still listen to anything.
    I doubt by the time i am 70 that will change.
    Its diffrent now
     
    #118 Reidrover, Dec 16, 2017
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  19. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    "80's rock (Keith Richards, Clapton, etc) my first love but I like Country, Classical, just about anything. But rap? Sparingly. Anything pairs well with beer. And @Reidrover it won't change :slight_smile:
     
    #119 NWer, Dec 16, 2017
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  20. BeerandLoathing

    BeerandLoathing Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2011 Oregon

    Anybody have any info on what's gonna happen with Melvin Brewing Company in Oregon? They were being distributed by GDI before that company got swallowed up by Columbia Distributing. However as of today, from what I understand, no one picked them up!
     
    #120 BeerandLoathing, Apr 9, 2018
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