The whole idea of Nail Creek Pub & Brewery stems from about 6 months that I spent studying abroad in Norway.  After my first week at the University of Bergen I decided I was going to stop going to class and simply take the exams at the end of the semester.  I had better things to do such as drink, fish and bullshit with my new formed foreign friends.  Long story short, I came back to the USA with: 3 credits, extensive debt, and a new formed love for PUBS.

I had always enjoyed bars and drinking since well before I could legally enter them, but what I found in Norway was different.  They had all kinds of small pubs on almost every corner.  I would be at the pubs at noon on Saturday to watch football (soccer) with the locals.  I would stop in the pubs for a pint on my way to do small chores such as groceries or laundry.  I would get totally pissed (drunk) to the point that the next day my friends would have to fill me in on what happened the night before.  I would stop in for a good hearty meal, say hello and then simply be on my way. The pubs were a place where I could always find a friendly face, have a conversation and simply just relax.

When I returned stateside, I severely missed the pubs that I left behind. Lets not for one moment think that I don't enjoy going to bars in the states. Anyone who has met me can assure you that I love them and have spent much of my income getting to know them. Bars here seem more to be a place to just go and get hammered. I find that the sense of community that occurs in European pubs does not manifest itself here.