A Birthday Surprise

It was my boyfriends birthday this past weekend. We started with watching the Broncos game Saturday with my dad and brothers…though that was a disappointment we had some ridiculously tasty tacos and enjoyed some good brews.

That night we went out with friends and had a great time but on his actual birthday (Sunday) I had a surprise for just the two of us.

I know I am constantly mentioning my man but he was my original blog inspiration and we may have connected over beer πŸ™‚ It was at Vine Street Pub (Denver) where we shared our first beer tasting and realized we were more alike than we thought when we rated the beers πŸ˜€

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He had to keep his eyes closed as I drove to Vine Street. Luckily, with a few unnecessary turns to confuse him we arrived without him figuring it out πŸ™‚

Vine Street Pub

Vine Street Pub

We shared a flight of beer tasters and a basket of fries while we played Gin Rummy (he won for the first time in a while!). Vine Street has a very comfortable and friendly environment. Vine Street Pub has sister restaurants in Boulder: Mountain Sun and Southern Sun. All the restaurants have a very cozy atmosphere with a great waitstaff.

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Guests can play scrabble or just enjoy the company of others. There are no TVs at any of their restaurants because they want their “guests to meet and discuss the world in which we live.”

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Date Night Burger

Though this is a pub the food is beyond just pub food. We may consider it gourmet pub food from burgers and fries to soups and salads. The Date Night Burger is a delicious choice with roasted poblano peppers, hickory smoked bacon, goat cheese, and a date puree.

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Annapurna Amber

For birthdays, they provide a birthday pint or they offered some dessert dish with their Isadore Java Porter. We didn’t try the dessert because my man wanted another Annapurna Amber. This was a delicious amber that we both rated as our #1 πŸ˜€ Typically we would choose the hoppy beers as our favorite but this amber was so smooth and had respectable caramel notes. Yum!

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The night ended well with some delicious dessert at D Bar (Uptown, Denver). A full review coming soon!

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Music For Your Ears:

~Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

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Comments

  1. Happy Birthday to the boyfriend, food and brews look great and thanks for including the video for set fire to the rain, love Adele!! Too bad about the Bronco’s.

    • I love Adele too!! Adele was another one of the things that brought us together, ha ha! The Bronco’s game was depressing! urrr…Thanks for commenting!

  2. Happy Birthday Denny!

  3. Happy birthday to you BF. The food looks deslish πŸ™‚

  4. What a sweet surprise for him! I bet he loved it πŸ™‚

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  5. Love D Bar, can’t wait to see your review….they do a great lunch too! Looks like you had a great celebration!

  6. What a fun way to celebrate a birthday (except for the Bronchos’ loss!). My hubby would love the beer tasting πŸ™‚

  7. Happy Birthday to your boo! I LOVE Vine St. We should try to work on having an event there!

  8. Happy Birthday to the boyfriend! Great date night food (burger) and drinks. Love, love Adele πŸ™‚

  9. Happy birthday to the boy! Looks like you had a great night.
    I love your profile photos…they’re fantastic and I love that they’re different every time I read your blog πŸ™‚

  10. I say there’s nothing wrong with mentioning your man all the time! Those fries look ridiculously good, and I love the no TV policy to encourage dialogue. I bet your boyfriend was very happy with the birthday you gave him (especially that dessert — it looks amazing!).

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