Oregon: Kids, Movies and Beer, Oh My!

[CampAjohn]

Oh, those progressive Oregonians! For more than 20 years, Oregon parents have been able to have a beer with their pizza and watch a movie with their kids at McMeniman's brew pub theatres. Paste link below into your browser for newspaper article:

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1116669508103090.xml&coll=7

[newportstorm]

We have/had a small chain of Theater Pubs here in New England - Chunky's Cinema Pubs. Cheap ($5-6) for second run movies, decent pub grub and a few decent bottled craft brews - used to have local Smuttynose available. Sit in reclining leather seats (from Lincoln Continentals), watch a movie (or Monday night football) and have a beer or two. Never heard of any problems.

Gotta love this quote from the article:
"Agency staff members drafted a proposed rule change that would have allowed movie pubs to sell beer and wine, but only if minors were seated separately from drinking adults while watching a film."

How is this different than at home? Sorry, kids, dad wants to drink a beer while watching the movie. You'll have to sit on the porch and look through the window 'til I'm done...:rolleyes:

Cheers!

[batkins]

There is also the Laurelhurst Theater. Serves micro brews and pizza. 4 small theaters showing movies for $1.50. Great little place and you have to support the indy businesses.

BTW, it's in Portland, too.

[chazwicke]

Arlington, VA had a theatre that sells beer and dinners.

Also, I was in Ashville, NC and visited a brewpub there that was housed in an old movie theatre and they played movied too. I for get the name of this brewpub. It was a few years ago.

[rogerdoct]

:D We have one here in Salt Lake City, named "Brewvy's".
Roger "Doc".

[chazwicke]

Brewvy? Groovy!