Twitter, Union and Craft Beers
January 25, 2011 § 3 Comments
I work from home. Alone. All day. My interactions with in-the-flesh people are minimal. E-mail, Facebook, Twitter – those are the check-ins I have during my daylight hours. Needless to say, it’s good to get out.
And I do make it a point to get out during the day. I signed up for a 1/2 marathon in March, which is compelling me to get to the gym on a regular basis. But the confines of home were a bit much last week—think it was the weather?—and by 8 a.m. on Friday I was already planning ahead to post-5 o’clock. I tweeted something like “I know it’s early, but already thinking of grabbing a drink @UnionBoston.”
Now, I follow a few restaurants on Twitter. Neighborhood joints are the ones I pay particular attention to, definitely if they are within walking distance. If I can find a local place that tweets, I’m definitely following for menu updates, specials, news, etc.
So, last Friday—remember last Friday with that 7 in. of snow?—so last Friday, post 3.5-mile run, I call Jennifer to make sure she can meet me at Union, then tweet to the world that I’m on my way over to grab a drink.
“Hi! Welcome!,” the host says.
“Hi,” I say. “I’m just gonna grab a drink at the bar.” I make to walk in that direction.
“Be sure you tweet about it!” the host says.
I stopped in my snow-boot tracks. “That’s funny, because I just …”
“I know,” the smiling host says. “I’m in charge of Union’s tweets. I recognized your photo.”
Because I follow @UnionBoston, I learned they are big into craft beers, so I chatted with Justin about that while I settled in. He recommended a few he seemed very excited about, and I ordered up a Bear Republic Racer IPA. Excellent recommendation. And yes, I did tweet about it.
By the way, do try Union’s bluefish pate. Bluefish too fishy, you say? Don’t even say that until you try this. Seriously good stuff. And it goes great with IPA.
Union’s Craft Beer Event
Now, I do enjoy craft beer, although I typically order a Heineken or Amstel Light – what can I say? I love the Dutch. I’m hoping to gain an even finer appreciation for craft beer during Union’s Craft Beer Meetup on February 1st from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Is there a better way to spend a Tuesday?
Who’s going? What are you guys looking forward to? Justin, what craft beers can we expect to see in frosty mugs lined up along Union’s famous bar?
Hope to see you there, folks. And do please leave a comment!
The Dainty Dot 
See you there!!!
We used to love Union but so disappointed that our favorite Tuna dishes are no longer on the menu (tuna tartar in particular). Loved to sit in bar area, little table all the way the end of the bar is our fav, love the atmosphere & staff but absence of that tuna app has definitely sent us elsewhere a lot more… really miss it, used to feel like Fri night at Union @ that corner table was part of our living room!
Was that a recent change? Let’s see if we can’t get them to put it back on the menu! We’ll make that corner table your once again!