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The Black Flag Alehouse [OLD THREAD - ARCHIVED] - Capt. Henry Morgan - 11-10-2015
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In recent years, Sprague has gone from a dusty backwater to a bustling colony world. With this activity has come a lot of thirsty people in need of a drink. To fill this need, former Buccaneer barman Charles Johnson opened the Black Flag Alehouse a short walk away from the planet's main spaceport. Aside from the large barroom, the Black Flag also boasts a number of rooms for rent by the hour (and no shortage of available company to keep the rooms warm), as well as private meeting rooms adjacent to the main bar.
Johnson's Buccaneer roots are visible in the constant presence of current Buccaneers as well as various Buccaneer memorabilia, such as Buccaneer founder Captain Myngs' jolly roger hung behind the bar. Another prized possession is the original ship's bell from the Royal Liner Maelstrom taken by Captain Dunsburry during the raid that led to King William I's death. Rumor holds that the BAF Fleet Museum is very eager to get their hands on it.
Despite the rough clientele, the Black Flag manages to hold a respectable reputation. A crew of intimidating bouncers ensures that the bar always remains civil. The Black Flag stocks every alcoholic beverage known in the colonies, from the finest libation from heaven to the rankest swill fermented in a jailhouse toilet. What really draws customers from every corner of Sirius and every social class, though, is the house's already legendary variety of craft beers.
RE: The Black Flag Alehouse, Planet Sprague - All Welcome - Capt. Henry Morgan - 11-10-2015
Captain Morgan came downstairs from the rental rooms, an empty rum bottle in one hand, and his other arm around the wife of one of the local BAF senior officers. As he passed the bar, Morgan set the bottle down.
"Oy, Charles! Mind sendin' a pitcher of the Maltese Special back to the meetin' room?"
The Maltese Special was a house brew made from the same orange grass as cardamine and it had a distinctly orange hue. It wasn't really contraband, but Johnson still kept it off the official beer list. It didn't contain a noticeable amount of the narcotic compound, so it couldn't sustain a cardamine addiction and (as long as you didn't drink a swimming pool full of the stuff every day) wouldn't cause genetic damage, but the intoxicating effects and flavor profile were unique.
Morgan's date straightened her dress and left the bar to get home before her husband, while Morgan himself went to the Buccaneers' private meeting room and joined the other pirates in their drunken revels.