I recently traveled to New Orleans for a quick trip. I hadn’t been down since before Katrina, so I was excited to experience the city, and do some serious eating. I love Cajun food, oysters, seafood, etc, so New Orleans is the Mecca. I asked some of my better-traveled friends for recommendations on where to eat. While most were for the cuisine mentioned above, one stood out that I couldn’t resist: “Get the burger – it’s the best you’ll ever eat”. Now, upon hearing that, my antenna went up … [Read more...]
Spring Festivals in Atlanta
Although we do love beer (and bourbon) festivals, there are plenty of other festivals to enjoy around Atlanta that don't revolve around delicious hops. That said, the majority of them do have local brews involved among many other things. Local festivals offer a tasting of the vast culture in Atlanta, which is something you won't want to skip out on, especially when considering this beautiful weather that we have been enjoying. With a city as culturally diverse as Atlanta, there are literally … [Read more...]
Knoxville Celebrates 52nd Annual Dogwood Arts Festival
Spring has come to East Tennessee and this time of year, everything is in full bloom as we gear up for Knoxville’s 52nd annual Dogwood Arts Festival. Legend has it that when New York journalist John Gunther visited our fair hamlet way back in 1947, he called it “America’s ugliest city.” Never ones to take a comment like that lying down, East Tennesseans sprang into action, mobilizing a movement to change outsider perceptions that Knoxville was just a “scruffy little city on the river.” With … [Read more...]
On the line.
When it would drop below freezing, the denim would become ice. My rec-league soccer shirt would stretch, pull at the collar, form a semicircle of crystals. Once I took a bat and swung at a frozen apron. It exploded. It was clean and it was red and it was in hundreds of pieces by the brick wall. We grew up without a dryer. There was a washing machine that looked like it was made during the Carter administration, in the small room in the back, that was beside the small enclosed porch, behind … [Read more...]
Ewin’s Dry Goods
Bryon Larrence of Ewin’s Dry Goods After stumbling upon Ewin’s Dry Goods, I knew that this guy HAD to be cool. Items like whisky rocks, leather goods, custom knives, and shaving kits are not the typical go to when purchasing a gift for a male. Ewin’s Dry Goods takes masculine gifts to the next level. Bryon Larrence, a Tennessee musician, is no stranger to luxury goods. With months at a time on the road, he has been exposed to cool and interesting items all over. A drummer with passion for … [Read more...]
Small Batch Coffee Roasting in Thomasville, GA
Coffee, like wine or whiskey, is created through an artful process. While you can find a coffee shop on nearly every corner of any metro city, it is rare to run into a coffee shop that also roasts their beans in house. This process, if you have ever been lucky enough to witness it, requires the skill of a master roaster. When I heard about Megan and Spencer Young's coffee shop, Grassroots Coffee, in the historical, southern town of Thomasville, Georgia, I couldn't help but ask this young … [Read more...]
Spring Time Is Perfect for a SweetWater Brewery Visit
SweetWater Brewing Company just celebrated their 15th anniversary, and they are due some thanks for sparking the craft brewing business to Georgia. If you live in Georgia, you can't go to a restaurant these days without running into a SweetWater brew on the beer list. There's good reason for this fact; it's damn good beer. Enjoying their beer at dinner, the tailgate, or watching football at home is only part of the SweetWater experience. If you are a local, or visiting Atlanta, you … [Read more...]
Atlanta Beer Festivals Spring 2012
One of the best things about the weather warming up in the south is that it's festival season. Some of the best festivals revolve around refreshing adult beverages. The Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival kicked things off in Atlanta, and now its time to welcome the next few festivals. Here are four beer festivals around Atlanta that you won't want to miss this spring. Beer Festivals Brew Your Cask Off - March 10, 2012 - Atlanta, GA: Cask ale is an extremely unique beer. It is unfiltered an … [Read more...]
The Holy Grail of Festivals: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Brace yourselves Atlanta. The Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival has finally arrived. BB&BBQ combines 3 festivals in one for 3 times the goodness. Atlanta as a city seems to embrace any excuse to throw a outdoor party for people to gather and day drink, but this one is a whole other animal. The festival website says it best: “Join us at the festival for a great day of beer sippin', bourbon tastin', music listenin', cigar smokin', and barbeque eatin'. Your admission buys you a sampling … [Read more...]
A Grand Old Party with Old Try + Fallen Arrows
Two of our favorite Southern companies are throwing A Grand Old Party in Atlanta, Georgia and they want to celebrate with you. We're pretty excited because one of our very own monthly contributors, Micah of Old Try, will be making his way to the ATL. If you haven't heard of Old Try yet, you can read up on them in one of their most recent shout outs from Garden & Gun. Old Try is half of the great duo throwing this party for all of y'all. Fallen Arrows is the other half. They are a … [Read more...]
