Just a quick note to mention The Congregation Ale House!!
If you've been in Pasadena a number of years you'll recall the last watering hole at this location to be Crown City Brewery! A Pasadena Icon, Crown City Brewery featured a welcoming, neighborhood Cheers vibe and beers from around the world!! Patrons had their own 'passports' that once filled would garner them a t-shirt and their names etched on plaques for all of perpetuity!! (Where the plaques are now I do not know but I bet your name is still on them!!) Crown City Brewery was also featured as a filming location, most notably Bedazzled with Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley in 2000! I miss The Crown!
Now that you have a bit of history, enjoy what it has become!! There are long tables that encourage getting to know one another, a few booths and seating at the bar. The ordering is fantastic if you have a large party as you order at the counter and pay individually! Of course you are checked on at your table and the servers have handhelds to swipe your card or look up the card you've opened a tab with! So easy! (Not to mention the ladies wear a kind of Catholic School Girl Uniform!)
The Congregation Ale House is lovely with exposed brick, church-like accents and a patio with a great view of the Archstone Apartments at the Del Mar Goldline station. To be honest one of the reasons I enjoy this location is because I REMEMBER the train running along the tracks and it's nice to see the Gold Line whiz by!! (I loved the train that you could hear through the city, rattling on the tracks, leaving pennies to be squashed and the idea of jumping one to an exotic destination.)
Bonus Note: If Edward is working-tell him FairClaire.com sent you and that you'd like some of his Magic!! It's a delectable beverage consisting of St. Germain & Hendrick's Gin!! (I refer to it as "Edward's Magic" ... you might also inquire if the bar has attained all of the ingredients for the 'Horchata'!)
** As always, entertain classically and imbibe responsibly!! **
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