11/3 - With a day off I stopped by a couple watering holes this afternoon on the way to meet some friends to see Doctor Strange in IMAX. I am not into the more mystical Marvel Comics story lines, but this one was well done and Cumberbatch was superb, as usual. I had a Sparkler Australian sparkling ale by Yazoo here in Nashville at The Beer Pale and the Strongman Coffee Milk Stout by Hi-Wire Brewing (Asheville, NC) to celebrate International Stout Day. Salute!
At Southern Grist Brewing in East Nashville I had half-pints of their lovely Tangerine BroCoNut IPA and the solid Kettle Thump double stout...International Stout Day! Salute again!!
At Homegrown Taproom with dinner I had the Appalachian Trail Extra (ATX) Pale Ale from Nantahala Brewing (Bryson City, NC), the Soccer Mom session IPA from Fat Bottom Brewing here in Nashville and the 6th Anniversary-Wet Hop Amber dark ale from Blue Pants Brewing (Madison, AL).
11/4 - It was Movie Night again for me with my friend Danny to see Hacksaw Ridge which was pretty darn good. Beforehand, we stopped by Black Abbey Brewing and I had their Crusader Ipa which was also pretty darn good.
11/10 - I had a Prime Time Pale from Hi-Wire Brewing (Asheville, NC) at Jack Brown's Beer and Burger Joint before a show by the talented (and smokin' hot) Ingrid Michaelson at The Ryman
11/12 - On a road trip up to Kentucky today I had Barnstormer Red Ale from Blackhorse Brewery (Knoxville) and an excellent Maple Rye Stout from nearby Calfkiller Brewing (Sparta, TN) at Father Tom's Pub (photo above) in Cookeville with lunch.
11/13 - I had a decent Orion Premium Draft lager(Okinawa, Japan) at Suzy Wong's House of Yum in Nashville with dinner before seeing Jurassic Park at the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall where the Nashville Symphony played the awesome score live during the film. The theme carried on outside with a replica of the iconic park vehicle parked next to the venue.
11/4 - It was a local poker night win for me tonight! Before the game I stopped to check out the great beer selection at Lebanon Wine and Spirits (an off-shoot of The Mt. Juliet Beer Company) where I got a nice variety four-pack. I had a Starless dark German beer from Wiseacre Brewing over in Memphis, and a Flesh and Blood IPA from Dogfish Head Brewing (DE) during the game.
11/16 - Went and saw the new sci-fi film, The Arrival, in Murfreesboro with my co-worker/friend, Casey. It was a pretty good flick I thought. Before the movie we stopped by for a visit to the retro Flashback Arcade where for ten bucks you play a bunch of old classic arcade games and pinball machines as long as you desire. Very cool place!
I finished my variety four-pack with a Phantasmagoria double IPA from Prairie Artisan Ales (Tulsa, OK) and a Crowd Control IPA from Southern Prohibition Brewing (MS).
Friday, 11/18 - Took the day off today and met my long-time friend, and fellow craft-beer lover, Craig, in Murfreesboro for lunch and another visit to the Flashback Arcade. With lunch at the always-tasty O'Possum's Irish Pub I had a Jack the Sipper ESB from Southern Prohibition Brewing (MS). I've had this one before but never on tap. After lunch and the arcade, we headed to Nashville to catch a show by Blue Rodeo at the City Winery downtown. Before and after the excellent show, I gave Craig an impromptu beer-tour of around Nashville with our first stop being Black Abbey Brewing where I had their new collaboration with Blackstone Brewing, the Schwartz Side of the Moon (Black N Black Collaboration) dark lager which was tasty. From there we moved on to the East Nashville Beer Works where I had their refreshing Cumberland Punch pale wheat ale during an excellent game of corn-hole that went to sudden-death OT (congrats, Craig). At the show I had a Priscilla witbier from Oskar Blues Brewery (CO and NC). After the show we closed down Bearded Iris Brewing over in Germantown where I had their very good Homestyle IPA w/ Blueberry and Honey.  |
| A rare (for the Southern U.S.) and a not-rare SOLD OUT show by these Canadian Music Hall-of-Famers and my favorite band of all time. Thanks for coming to Music City again guys!! |
Saturday, 11/19 - Craig and I headed to Cookeville today to take in a Tennessee Tech football game along with Craig's son, Ryan. Craig and I met here, so it's got a special place in both of our hearts.
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| The Golden Eagles beat the living stew out of Murray State by a score of 55-19. Before the game, we had lunch at Father Tom's Pub (been here three times in the last month!) where I had a so-so Scorched Gourd pumpkin beer from Cookeville's own Red Silo Brewing with my tasty lunch. |
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| We got free entry into the Tech girls' basketball game this evening for going to the football game, so we decided to stick around town for a couple more hours which gave us a chance to visit the very cool tap room for Red Silo Brewing. I had a flight of four very good beers that included the Hot Pepper Porter, Shannon's Screaming Banshee rye beer (also with pepper infusion and hotter than the porter), the P-Nit-Butter Porter and the Engine 509 Nitro stout. The girls didn't fare too well against MTSU, but it was fun to be back in the nicely-update Hooper-Eblen Center where Craig and I had a lot of good times while we were students here (and seeing our then-crush basketball queen, Shawn Monday, again in person for Tech Legends Night was a real bonus since she's still a fox!) |
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| Yeah, seriously... |
