Slopeside Bar and Grill, Steamboat Springs, CO

I had one of these bad boys last year with my brother Jeff and I recalled them being pretty good. This is still on the heels of my embarrassing knee tweak injury thingy and of course seeing a bar at the bottom makes everything feel better, especially when the rest of the group wants to keep skiing. I don't blame them, it was gorgeous and it was only like 12:30... I'm still angry I didn't suck it up and keep going but the bloody made me feel slightly better. The seating outside watching the slopes was a bonus too. This bloody has by far the best picture.

Appearance: 7/10 One of them blasted plastic cups but remember the waste thingy or whatever... Great floaties and the horseradish floaties are always fun! Perfect red color.

Garnishes: 3/10 Stupid lemon and lime. Token Olive

Spice/Bang: 6/10 Good flavor with the horseradish. Taste a lot like calvin and cleos horseradish mix but it was fine. Like I said, the setting adds to the flavor. The rim of had some flavored salt that added a little as well.

Desire: 8/10 Due to the setting I would crush one of these at any time. If it was at just any bar it would still be fine but nothing special.

Price: 7/10 I don't remember the price but it was under $8 which was kind of surprising given the location. Remember that with a location like this you can't get real picky on price.

Overall: 31/50 A solid bloody mary but I expected more. Everything was pointing in the right direction until the STUPID LEMON AND LIME... and plastic cup. I'm getting picky now.. Remember though, I would take this anytime because Steamboat. That is all.

Rendezvous Mountain Lodge, Steamboat Springs, CO

Ever since the bloody on top of Winter Park I had been looking forward to another on the slope bloody mary. Finally, after a solid day and a half of skiing we stopped at a lodge and ordered ourselves a couple bloodies. I have to say that right before this I attempted a very feeble jump and in the process of stopping after a successful landing my band director athleticness took over and I tumbled a bit, doing something to a knee in the process so things were a little tender. Nothing a few ibuprofen and a bloody couldn't possibly fix! I saw the big container of infused vodka and my eyes lit up...

Appearance: 6/10 Now this is kind of a low number but the plastic cup wasn't really doing it for me however they had some waste/recycle initiative going on... blah blah blah.. I need to tell you about the infused vodka. It was sitting real pretty on the counter with a plethora of pickled veggies tossed in. I really wish I could've had a shot of it to taste the explosion of flavors! Great floaties, homemade mix and solid red color. 

Garnishes: 6/10 I'm going to award a few extra points for the pickled green bean. This is a new thing and I like it, plus it tasted good. I also liked the olive and the pepperocini and the lack of lime, thank you!! 

Spice/Bang: 7/10 A little spicier than one would think but the assortment of peppers in the infused vodka did it's job. A sneaky spice that makes your eyes water slightly and your nose get all sniffly. Fun flavor really and something that warms you right up after some cool ski runs! 

Desire: 9/10 I would crush one of these again right now; one because it was pretty tasty and two, the location was the best as it would mean that I am skiing again. 

Price: 8/10 Honestly I do not now the price as a very pretty lady bought it for me but at a place like this you don't really think about the price. It is probably going to be kind of pricey but look at the location! 

Overall: 36/10 A great bloody mary with even better views and the best setting! A little bolder flavor would give this thing a big kick! (Worchesterchire(sp?)....)

The Tap House, Steamboat Springs, CO

After a long day of skiing under bluebird skies and champagne powder and hustling to Sunday night mass nothing is better than a delightful bloody mary. A ski town can't mess up a bloody anywhere can they? I mean my reviews for Rex's weren't the best but they were still solid bloody marys, the bar is just raised in a location such as Steamboat. I mean this is not Fremont anymore so everything must be better...

The hardest thing to do is to pick where to eat. Seriously, everyone always says "I don't care.." but secretly everyone does care. The previous year we ventured to a place called the Tap House and had good success minus watching the Huskers struggle with USC but that's besides the point, a standard thing these days. (We did beat UCLA a few days ago so things are looking up, #Riledup). Anyway, after the disappointment of not having Busch Light I remembered that I was craving a bloody mary. I have Bar ADD... I get real disoriented and stuff and forget what life is when I walk in a bar.

Appearance: 3/10 This is a tough category to get points in because the standard thing to do is put the drink in a glass and add a straw. I'm looking for fun glasses or anything unique. Nothing unique with this bad boy... Average red color and very few floaties. 

Garnishes: 4/10 Neat olive and pepperocini but the pepper was mini which means partially worthless. Interesting approach on the lemon but you know how I feel about lemons and limes....

Spice/Bang: 4/10 I have to be honest. Nothing about the flavor jumps out at me nor do I remember hardly anything. I mean this was like 3 days ago and if it doesn't stand out then it must've been lame. I remember drinking it very quickly so the chugability must've been alright. 

Desire: 2/10 If I don't remember it now then I don't want to go back for the bloody, great chili burger though! 

Price: 2/10 A little pricey for the flavor

Overall: 15/50 Don't waste your time with the bloody. I was much more interested in the craft beer list and sampling some of those. Great food as well. 

Rex's, Steamboat Springs, CO, "Burnin' Bacon Bloody"

This is my second post from Rex's so you can read the other one for more details. This bloody sounded fun because it included BACON! Yay BACON!

Appearance: 7.5/10  Honestly you can give me a crispy piece of bacon hanging out of any bloody and I'll give you at least a 7/10 in appearance, even though the bacon is a garnish. I DON'T CARE!  Dumb glass and stupid black straw. 

Garnish: 7/10 Bacon is great and is a point gainer garnish! You know what isn't?... lemons and limes. Dumb! The pepperocini is a nice addition and the olive. Where is the pickle? Disappointment.

Spice/Bang: 5/10 Really disappointed because anything with bacon should be great! The burnin' part of the bloody was kind of nice but nothing more than a tabasco like flavor and doesn't deserve a special title. 

Desire: 4/10 If I went back to Rex's this would be the bloody I would get but I'm not sure I would make a special trip to Rex's just for this, I would rather explore other bars! 

Price: 3/10 Yes this is a ski town but no, this establishment was not on the mountain. It was attached to a blasted Holiday Inn for goodness sake! Since it was happy hour when we were there we got a dollar off drinks so the bloody was $7.

Rex's, Steamboat Springs, CO "Burn Your Face Off"

If you haven't guessed by the title we took a ski trip to the gorgeous Steamboat Springs in Northern Colorado, nestled in the grand Rocky Mountains. What a beautiful place and what they call champagne powder is truly champagne powder. I wanted to lay in the snow and drink it up like a morning mimosa.... except I forgot the orange juice! The best thing about ski trips besides subtle nips of cinnamon flavored drinks and the fellowship of the trip mates are the bloody marys. The first night we hit up Rex's, a bar/fine dining establishment attached to the Holiday Inn. There were 3 bloody marys on the window and I worked my way through two of them. My buddy ordered the other one and I tried it... Not worth the time of day or the effort to type the words. Plus, when something is called "Burn Your Face Off" you try it.

Appearance: 5/10 Lame standard glass with dumb black straw. Honestly, are they trying to hide the beverage as it comes through the straw? Give me clear or give me Busch Light!!!! The chili/lime salted glass rim was kinda neat. 

Garnishes: 6.5/10 There was a lemon and a lime. Double the illness. Get that crap out of my drink. If you still get lemon or lime with your water you need to reevaluate! Put the juice in, not the peel! The pepperocini was great, the olive too and then there was pickled jalapenos and I believe pickled celery chunks. A new idea! 

Spice/Bang: 6/10 If the establishment is going to tell me that my face will burn off I expect my face to burn off. My nose hardly got a sniffle and my eyes didn't even water and if they did it was from pure emotion from looking at the lovely lady seated next to me. Don't get me wrong, the flavor was good but the name was inappropriate. Perhaps spicy bloody would be better. The Absolut Peppar was good and the habanero mix was fine but it was missing the habanero flavor....

Desire: 5/10 A fair bloody but would not go to the establishment again just for this bloody. The happy hour was kind of neat though with the prices for food being kind of reasonable. 

Price: 3/10 Yes this is a ski town but no, this establishment was not on the mountain. It was attached to a blasted Holiday Inn for goodness sake! Since it was happy hour when we were there we got a dollar off drinks so the bloody was $7. Still pricey, especially when my face was not burnt off.

Overall: 25/10 Really average. If in steamboat you need to go elsewhere. Nice try Rex's. 

Tanner's, Omaha

I have a good friend I'll call Mikey who talks a lot about and spends a lot of time at a place called Tanner's. I'm not going to go into detail on the amount of time he spends there or what he does there but it's enough to interest me in the establishment. Oh -and they serve chicken wings. I'm not going to start in on the incredible feels chicken wings give me.. I was there early in the evening and bloody marys are always good early so I decided to enjoy one!

Appearance: 6/10 The plastic cup is gimmicky but kind of fun and shows the trade mark chicken lips. Super trendy! 

Garnishes: 5/10 Interesting approach... the salted rim is kind of neat but pretty useless when there is a straw. Why not salt the rim of the straw? That'd be really dumb but would get effort points! The pickle was in the form of dill chips.... Different but unique... and the STUPID LIME! I don't like limes... talk about a case for cryptospordiosis. Good on the olives.

Spice/Bang: 7/10 Zing Zang. Nothing ever goes wrong with Zing Zang. Good floaties, good vodka/mixer ratio and a fun color with a deep red hue. 

Desire: 7/10 I would absolute go to Tanners again for the bloody. What a great place to watch a game with an 11am kick off and yes..... the wings, oh the wings. They were so good. And I have to admit, when the bloody has a great mate, like the wings, it makes every day better. I could've eaten 30 of the wings. Remind me to go back with stretchy pants next time! 

Price: 6/10 The price was $4 which isn't terrible and is competitive so I can't use it as an excuse. 

Overall: 31/50  A really solid bar bloody. Paired with chicken wings the bad boy makes me turn into a smiley drooling good boy! I highly recommend kicking off a game day with a Tanner's bloody! 

Sake Bloody, Hu Hot, Omaha

Oh boy.... I love HuHot, everything about it. The food is great and the total body cleanse shortly after eating the food is a nice thing every once in awhile. Gotta get those toxins out of the body. I suppose there is an essential oil for that but I prefer sesame oil, baby corns and lots of other things tossed together in some samurai sauce! This was a Sunday noon meal and of course a bloody sounded pretty good. Apparently bloodies are not traditional Asian drinks but the bartender said they mix bloody mary mix with sake... I'll take it! Good thing I was quick to answer because I immediately regretted the decision but the order was placed....

Appearance: 5/10 Super trendy glass and decent color but not very much ice and just an overall weirdness. Hard to explain...

Garnishes: 0/10 Nothing

Spice/Bang: 2/10 Well.... to be fair this is an awkward bloody that doesn't have a home. It's like a mimosa meets bloody mary and has offspring that doesn't fit in either family... It tasted neat for a little bit and then was bad.

Desire: 1/10 If I would like to play a sick joke on  friend I might order one for the both of us. They are good for a drink or two and then drinkable but honestly, never again.

Price: 2/10 I don't remember the price but that means it wasn't great but wasn't really expensive. Who cares, don't get one.

Overall: 10/50 Go to HuHot for the mongolian food, not the bloodies. End of story.