Why would we go to the Backlot? Why the f$#k not!? Homophobes. Still here? Cool.
Reading the yelp reviews we figured we would go over see whats going on with this friendly lot to have a few drinks. Look for the gay flag. You may just walk right past the dark ally that has the one door at the end leading in. Think of the Matrix II when Neo walks into the hallway with key maker.
No beers on tap. Just bottles which are a little hard to see from the bar. The place was packed with mostly an older crowd. We settled in for a round of beers. Before long we had some really good conversations going with some of the natives. We had a nice time.
Everyone was pretty polite. Except the guy that got a little grumpy when my wife came out of the bathroom to wash her hands. Which happened to be inches away from the open urinal he was using at the moment. She did not see the humor in it. I thought it was hilarious but that's why I'm a jerk.
The bar itself it pretty small overall. I noticed stairs going up but never did get a chance to take them up. The front was packed with a bunch of elders. Some younger guys at the bar, and an older guy hanging over a beer at the table next to us. After a little bit we ending up talking with nearly everyone in our area of the pub. Lots of interesting stories. Good fun.
These are some of the little things that makes traveling to new places fun and memorable.