Projo Beer Blog

Man's best friend could become his favorite drinking buddy if a Washington state lawmaker gets his way. Sen Ken Jacobsen is proposing legislation that would let dog owners bring their pets into bars and restaurants.

He got the idea while at a downtown Olympia pub and saw dogs waiting outside in the cold and rain, according to the Associated Press.

"There's all sorts of places you can bring animals now," said Jacobsen, who doesn't own a dog. "You can take dogs into hotels. My God, some people are carrying dogs in their purses. Why can't we have them in the bars?"

Read the Associated Press story.

A more recent list is also lacking R.I. entries. In April BeerAdvocate renewed its list of the Top 50 Beer Bars in America. Shows what I know. I've not been to any of them. A pilgrimage is in order....

Was cycling through some of my beer-related bookmarks (beermarks?), and came across a June 2004 list of "Brilliant Beer Bars." Horror of horrors! No Rhode Island beer bars! No Trinity. No Union Station Brewery. Nothing. It begs the question, Rhode Island. What are your favorite local beer bars?