head to head

i feel the need to state that i love both st. augustine's and rogue
and the alibi room
and pivo
hell, i even enjoy the cambie from time to time!

there are not enough words of praise in the world for me to lavish upon the establishments of this fair city (and everywhere i'm lucky enough to travel) who serve the craft beer, who offer up the choice of flavours and diversity beyond the big brewers (or evil empires, your choice).

my "reviews" are simply meant to be informative (and opinionated) and offer up potentially undiscovered gems to all y'all
but sometimes i can't help doing a little head to head comparison of my chosen watering holes!

rogue vs. st. augustine's
gastown vs. commercial drive
4 oz samplers vs. 6 oz samplers

rogue is close to my current office
st. augustine's is close to my house
tie

rogue has very nice women's bathrooms
st. augustine's are passable
rogue

rogue has fabulous food
st. augustine's has lovely food
tie

rogue is fancy schmancy
st. augustine's is not, but they have a clarifying tank!
tie

rogue has several taps
st. augustine's has 40+ taps
st. augustine's

rogue is an all around restaurant bar
st. augustine's will serve you other things, but their passion is beer
st. augustine's

rogue makes you smoke outside the station, among the panhandlers
st. augustine's lets you smoke out front, where only sometimes panhandlers roam and you can still see your table (and any beer you haven't yet drunk)
(smoking is bad for you - don't smoke!)
st. augustine's

rogue has lots of big-screen televisions
st. augustine's has lots of big-screen televisions
tie

rogue sometimes has special taps
st. augustine's always has rotating taps as well as more permanent fixtures
st. augustine's

rogue does not have casks (that i am aware of)
st. augustine's has monday night cask nights
st. augustine's

my ex frequents st. augustine's
my ex does not go to rogue
rogue

i would not wear my sports uniforms to rogue
i do wear my sports uniforms to st. augustine's
tie

final tally?
like barbie says, math is hard!

what it really comes down to for me is that sometimes i feel like a nut
sometimes i don't