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Entertainment in extensive
supply at The Keg Tavern
Local tavern provides
a friendly atmosphere
without pretension
BY RYAN MURPHEY
PULSE REPORTER
The Keg Tavern is a lot like
“Cheers,” except the owner prefers
the Raiders to the Red Sox and the
role of Norm is filled by a real 300
pound logger named Stacey. After
spending an hour there, you start
to feel like you’re the only person
who doesn’t know everybody else.
After spending two hours there,
everybody knows your name.
The Keg is primarily a blue-collar
bar, so it may appear intimidating to
students at first, but the heavy-hand
ed drinks and friendly atmosphere
make it a welcoming haunt for peo
ple willing to be themselves and
have a good time.
Because it is one of only a few keg
distributors in town, most students
are probably familiar with the tavern
from the outside. The interior of The
Keg is an ode to the masculine stereo
type. The walls are decorated with
what appears to be the largest neon
beer sign collection in Oregon (this is
of course speculation, as there is cur
rently no regional record for neon
beer sign collections), two pool tables
lit by Nascar-shaped hanging lamps,
and only two places in the bar where
a television displaying sporting events
cannot be seen.
No matter how high you think
your tolerance is, keeping the num
ber of a taxi service handy is a
good idea when drinking at The
Keg, which is located on the north
side of West 11th, just past Wal
Mart. The Keg boasts one of the
toughest drinks in town, and at a
fair price. For $3 a customer can
purchase a whiskey with a splash
of Coke, or for only $4 a glass of
Stoli with a hint of cranberry. It’s a
good place to get the night started,
but if you plan on sticking around,
give your keys to the bartender.
In addition to a full bar, The Keg
keeps 12 beers on tap, including
seven domestics, four regular mi
crobrews and one featured
microbrew. The Keg also keeps
Garrett Strader | Freelance photographer
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| The Keg bartender
v Jason Powell pours
drinks on Monday
afternoon. The Keg,
at 4711 W. 11th Ave.
is a great place away
from campus for
spirits and good
company.
kegs of all the beers they have on
draft in stock, and can order any
thing that they don’t already have.
Entertainment is not in short sup
ply at The Keg. Patrons can play any
of the Oregon lottery games, shoot
some pool, watch a sporting event,
dance or throw some darts. In the
southeast corner of the bar, one can
enjoy a round of “Buckhunter II:
Hunter’s Paradise,” a video game that
takes the player across the North
American continent on a hunting ex
pedition. It is a bit pricey at a dollar
per round, but far more affordable
than the real thing. They also have a
jukebox that plays everything from
Willie Nelson to disco.
. In addition to the regular
diversions, The Keg also has karaoke
on Friday nights and a live DJ spin
ning everything from hip-hop to
country on Saturday nights. Both
events are free, and according to
owner Chris Coleman, he has only
charged a cover once in the 11 years
that he has run the bar.
Coleman and his parents took
The Keg over in March 1994 after it
had gone bankrupt. His father, who
once owned all the distribution
rights for RC Cola in Oregon, aside
from Portland and Salem, bought
the building and property as an in
vestment before going into retire
ment. The former owner had
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