Yesterday Kelly and I joined our good friends Mr. & Mrs. Ghost Dog out at another fine Mcmenamins establishment, Edgefield. For those of you who've never been there (or don't live in the area), Edgefield is a great spot to spend time, whether an evening or a weekend. It was built in the early 1900's and served as a poor farm for many decades, later becoming a nursing home, and was shut down in the early 1980's. A decade later, McMenamins did what they do best, bought the vacant (and condemned) spot and did major rennovations to save a great piece of local history. Naturally, they also added restaurants, a brewery, a distillery, and a winery, along with golf courses, gardens, and a movie theater. It's really a perfect adult getaway, sort of a grown-up's Disneyland.
We met there around 7:00pm (well, more like 6:30 since all of us arrived early) and had a very nice dinner, and had a few (perhaps too many) of their ESB, both in the 'Power Station' restaurant, and the 'Distillery Bar' had it on nitro, it was creamy and delicious. Be sure to check out Ghost Dog's post about the evening for more. After a few hours we all left for home, Kelly (bless her heart) drove home, and we watched some TV and fell asleep on the couch with kitty. 🙂