I already love Seattle Coffee Works for its cold-brew nerdom, but my affection grows stronger by the day: the Pike Street coffee joint recently intro’d a generous beer and wine happy hour.

It runs Thursday through Saturday, and here are the current deals: Deschutes’ Greenlake Organic and Twilight Ales, as well as Fat Tire and Sunshine Wheat from New Belgium, are $2.50 a bottle, and a local wine will run you between $3 and $3.50.

If you’re into conversations with strangers and you’re stuck downtown waiting for someone to finish working or shopping or whatever he/she is doing (cough, Showgirls), this one’s for you. Because the staff of Seattle Coffee Works tends to be caffed up and friendly to the max. They will almost certainly be talking to you.