Massive beer signage yet fresh atmosphere gave this joint the perfect clean dive-bar feel. The last time I was at The Beach Tavern on Titlow Beach, let's be brutally honest, I was in a drunken stupor and wasted as all hell. This time The Beach Tavern was all new to me. Somewhat recently reconfigured for an outstanding alcohol collection, the bar is well kept and fully padded. Not only is the bar fully and comfortably padded, but the barstools are just the perfect width for some pleasant ass time. But wait! The padding doesn't stop at just the bar area. The walls are padded, the booths are padded, and the posts running down the aisles are padded. A fellow barfly quickly announced that at The Beach everyone was pure, unadulterated crazy - hence the padded walls. Alongside the bar-top beer nuts, beef jerky, and cashews for sale comes a special bottled sauce that intrigued me to no end. It was simply called, "The Sauce Enhancer." What the hell? I had to try it. After dousing some of this special sauce into my Bloody Mary I conclude that yes, this locally made, not found in stores "Sauce Enhancer" does in fact enhance your sauce. Go figure. Only at The Beach Tavern have I found this economy-friendly (free) "sauce enhancing" option, and for that I love The Beach Tavern. Well, that and everything about the place is pretty damn cool.

LINK: Happy Hour

LINK: Interview with bartender Mark Gill

LINK: Daily specials via Twitter

LINK: Best of Tacoma 2009

LINK: Where to find cougars

LINK: Beach Tavern on a Sunday