In The Air, the Watt's notebook.

Morning wood at sunrise. Bare farmlands, Berlin, MD. 11/17/2020.

    Next week is Thanksgiving. Then the Christmas season begins. Then New Years. Our night temperatures have fallen into the 40s, days have cooled off, the culmination leading to the Atlantic temps having slipped into the 50's. You can smell the cooler salt..it's in the air. Has left no doubt for the need of a full suit, boots, gloves even. With work, weekends are now the only option. Speaking of work, for those of us who live and work (or in the T-Man's case, carouse) on the 'Shore, October's harvest had left the once dense fields of corn and soybean stripped bare one by one. Another sign. Cruising Route 50, we are left keeping a side-eye out for the local Whitetail that now occupy the barren farmland as feeding grounds and take-off points for "the rut." It's in the air...the mood to headbutt your car whilst high on a testosterone high, chasing the doe of their children. And our weekly dining? Indoors have become the necessity. Yeah, it's in the air. Season's passing. I don't think any of us Crew members would argue even the slightest satisfaction to see 2020 make an exit. A strenuous season to be sure. Yet, we're still doin' what we do. We have stuck it out...together. The Crew.

   New locations in need of our good judgement have been hard to find this year. We've been to the Globe. Now the Globe Gastro Theatre, bought out by the owners of Burley Oak, it now features Broad Street BBQ at The Globe. The interior was gutted to have an industrial warehouse look. They took the walls down to the brick. A huge lighted stage took up the center floor. Open Wednesday through Sunday, there's live music every night. This past Thursday, we finally got our first live music fix of the year... classic rock covers by Jack Bannon. Did a nice job. Enjoyed while havin' a couple of craft beers, a Miller Lite, and some decent BBQ. The spread we ordered included a house made Kielbasa with Cornbread and Alabama Sauce, a pound of Smoked BBQ Chicken Wings, and Creekstone Angus Brisket both served with additional BBQ sauce. The aromas were mouthwatering, but we are a hard Crew to completely satisfy.

The 'Basa was a little better than average, but smaller and lacked the zesty flavour and the snap in the bite. The cornbread was the biggest disappointment for LWatt- very dry. The wings had a good smoke and the sauce was tasty, but the meat was very tough, a tad overcooked. The brisket was the best of the three. Hot, juicy, and well prepared, but the portion could have been more generous. Our beers were served in chilled (refrigerated) glasses, and they had a good selection...not just Burley, but some guest taps as well. This is definitely a live entertainment venue. No TVs, and because of the pandemic, no waitstaff. We sat at a table, and walked over to the bar as we ordered directly from the bartender, who to his credit, was attentive.

Jack Bannon

In addition, the manger made his rounds of the tables collecting the dishes and glasses, so kudos to him as well. Our bill was not overly painful at all, and our bartender included a free beer. Hard to complain about that. We hung out for a bit, enjoying the music, and finally called it a night. Jointly agreed to, we determined due to Thanksgiving festivities with our respective families, a two week sabbatical would be in order. Upon leaving we noted Main Street Berlin was starting to get lit up...even the tree at the Atlantic Hotel was up, though dark. It's in the air. Until December then...

The Globe Gastro Theatre, 11/19/2020.

THE RATINGS-

Beer: B

Atmosphere: A-

House Kielbasa: C+

Cornbread: C-

Smoked BBQ Wings: C-

Angus Brisket: B+

Value: B

Overall Score = 2.68