Beer Here!

Does a beer bar need a television? Brick Store Pub owner Dave Blanchard doesn't think so: "We decided to eliminate anything that took the majority of the people we didn't want to deal with on a regular basis out of the equation ... When we took away light beer, pitchers, and TVs, we figured we'd draw a clientele that was much more conducive to what we wanted to offer." Others, like Cypress Street Pint & Plate, started without TVs and added them as they grew: "It's just what the neighborhood wanted." [AJC]