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| - Husby and I came here Monday night. We were trying to find this place amongst all the other bars on Rue Crescent. It was raining and we were walking back and forth trying to find Brutopia's sign- it's kinda hard to spot but we eventually saw it.
We walked up the stairs from the street and came inside. They were pretty busy already, with one of the World Cup games getting an encore airing. Also, it was Trivia Night and there seemed to be some regulars already setting up camp at the tables. People were playing dominoes and just hanging out. Tons of groups, mostly college-age kids and twenty- and thirty-somethings.
Trivia Night was fun. As you might've read, there are 2 rounds of 10 questions each. The winners of each round get 4 beers. (Un)fortunately, I'm not that geeky and didn't win. :(
The other draw was that there was some live jazz playing downstairs. This was during the Jazz Festival in Montreal, so I don't know if this is a regular occurrence.
The beers are good. I had a honey ale and a blonde. I liked the blonde better. Wish I could speak more of it, but I'm not really a beer connoisseur.
We ordered the chorizo nachos- just say no! I must be spoiled for being from California or something, but these were just weird. :P You can't even taste the chorizo, and instead of a normal red salsa or even just pico de gallo, there was some red sauce on it, like marinara. Blech! Stick to drinking the beer, and probably just order something fried, my friends.
Other than that low note, I could really dig the atmosphere and could imagine myself coming here now and again for the other theme nights if I were a local.
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