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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, NOvEmbER 27, 2021
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Bridge & Tunnel Bottleshop & Taproom owner Dwayne Smallwood pours a glass of beer.
A holiday weekend escape route
Astoria businesses offer reprieve from tense family gatherings
By ANDY CAMERON
For The Astorian
IF YOU GO
Merry Time Bar & Grill
S
aturday morning brings to the hol-
iday weekend a pivotal shift in the
ongoing festivities.
Perhaps due to Black Friday’s pre-
dawn start at a strip mall sock sale, or
more likely, the ongoing cacophony of
bickering in-laws, many Astorians are
starting to feel a bit cagey.
Leftovers no longer connote conve-
nience or creativity; their remaining value
is limited to additional dishwasher cycles
and excuses for further tableside politi-
cal debate. Familial takeover of the mas-
ter bedroom has left spines contorted and
sore from sleepless nights in a bunk bed
or sofa.
If Sunday is to be greeted with the
same thanks orated over reheated turkey,
See Escapes, Page b4
995 Marine Drive, Astoria
503-468-0852
Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Bridge & Tunnel
Bottleshop & Taproom
1390 Duane St., Astoria
360-244-5165
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Blaylock’s Whiskey Bar
Blaylock’s Whiskey Bar will serve a Pecan
Pie Old Fashioned, featuring Uncle Nearest
1856 Tennessee Whiskey, Frangelico, house-
made gingersnap bitters, molasses simple
and a bit of orange zest.
Customers chat with Bridge & Tunnel Bottleshop & Taproom owner Dwayne Smallwood.
433 13th St., Astoria
503-741-3448
Open 4 to 11 p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday