For the third stop of the Fukuoka pub crawl, I went to "BARTORAMARU (Toramaru)" in Orio, Kitakyushu, as recommended by Bravo! from the second stop. It's just one train stop away from Kurosaki to Orio on the JR line. When you get off at Orio station, Toramaru is just 2-3 minutes away. Inside Toramaru, there was a lady pouring beer. Excited, I quickly ordered a beer myself. Although Toramaru is not a beer specialty shop, they had two draft beers connected. The beer options were Levenbroy and Bären Classic, so I ordered Bären Classic (750 yen). Drinking Bären in Kitakyushu, who would've thought! Apparently, this Bären Classic is only restocked every Friday, so it's not available every day. Although I wasn't very hungry, I decided to order the Smoked Pork Tongue (500 yen) as a snack with my beer. While enjoying my beer and the pork tongue, I noticed some liquor bottles with tags around their necks. I thought they were bottles belonging to regular customers, but the tags actually showed the price per drink. The master explained, "We believe in transparent pricing here!" and chuckled. I ordered another beer and mentioned that I was visiting from Okinawa, which led to the master offering me a special drink. It was a rare sweet potato shochu from Honbo Shuzo called Nan'kai Kuroshio Yakushima Long-term Jar Storage. Thank you! Sweet potato shochu on the rocks is the best, right? In Okinawa, we usually drink Awamori (Okinawan liquor) with water, so having a 25% alcohol drink on the rocks after a long time made me feel quite tipsy. And when you're tipsy, you end up ordering more food, so I added the Jamón Serrano (700 yen). Before I knew it, the counter seats were full, and customers were also seated at the tables in the back, making the place crowded. It was indeed a weekend. And this is how the night in Orio progresses. So, I had a great time at "BARTORAMARU (Toramaru)" in Kitakyushu, Orio. The staff were very friendly, and I enjoyed my time there. The large projector at the end of the counter in Toramaru is quite impressive, and I'm sure it can function as a sports bar as well. With table seats in the back, it would be fun to watch soccer or baseball while enjoying a beer. That's how I learned about the local ramen and delicious udon from a regular named Gin-chan at the counter in Toramaru. After leaving Toramaru and taking a taxi back to Kurosaki, I went alone to have a bowl of ramen as my last meal. The details of why I was alone and how the ramen tasted will be in a separate article... The end.