Tonight I headed out a little early for my monthly hair cut at Chopperz in Beaverton. After our free chair-massages flaked on us a couple weeks ago I decided to treat my self to the d-lux package at Chopperz, the “Hot-Six.” Its a lot like what you get at the other “men’s salons” in town, haircut, hot towels, and a head and neck massage. Ever since my $5 haircut DEBACLE at Great Clips a couple years ago I never settle for the average supercuts fair.

Chopperz is a good compromise for the discerning gentleman who wants a good cut with a good price. I tried Hair-M for a while but the cost was prohibitive and their service, while good, took a little too long. Chopperz is located a couple minutes from work and they offer a bare-bones package that fits in to a lunch hour along with grabbing some food too.

The other thing that sets Chopperz apart is beer. Hair-M and most every place in town has beer, but Chopperz has their own brews. Their growing line of beers (only a buck with a cut) is not bad. It sounds like they’ve contracted a brewer to craft custom beers for them (I didn’t see a brewery on-site) but it does the trick. They’ve also got their own coffee blend. They’ve got Tribal IPA, Fire Pit Wheat, and a Chopperz Ale.

This afternoon I had the Tribal IPA. I’m a fan of most IPAs and this one didn’t fall in to the normal trap of trying to blow your brains out with hops. It had a nice finish with a hint of a green-olivey (technical term) taste. Combine that with the talented hands of my stylist (yes, I have a stylist) Rebecca, the pleasant sound of Family Guy playing on a nearby plasma and the great Chopperz staff and you’ve got a little slice of heaven.