Hops Inn: A Dundalk gem
If you're planning on doing a Dundalk bar tour, make Hops Inn (7002 Railway Ave.) one of your stops.
I went there a couple months ago and wrote about the family-owned bar. Here's a link to the story.
In it, I talked about the ridiculously cheap $3 shots of Johnny Walker Blue Label.
Mmmmm ...
Sorry, lost myself there for a second.
Anyway, MS reader Lorraine went there last night and has some semi-sad news to report ...
Alas, they substituted JW Black for Blue. Lee's rationale is that the regulars couldn't see the sense of paying 3 bucks a shot for 'a shot of whiskey.' I ended up spending a mere 2 dollars for what had to be at least 2 jiggers worth of Jameson.
However the selection of brews on tap were superb. I had a Ying Ling Lager and a Killian's Red and their pepperoni pizza was better than many I've had at many a gen-u-ine parlor.
Oh well. Hops still ranks pretty high on my list of Dundalk bars.
(Photo by Mary Hartney)
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
Ying Ling lager eh? Hops Inn even carries Chinese beers. Quite a selection.
Posted by: Groundskeeper | August 20, 2008 11:39 AM
I'm sure Sam Sessa meant Yuengling Lager rather than Ying Ling Lager.
Posted by: Jack Mangus | August 20, 2008 11:48 AM
Sam Sessa didn't write it -- Lorraine did. That's why it's in italics.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | August 20, 2008 12:01 PM