More info on tonight's Superhero Pub Crawl!

Whaddup!

How beautiful is today? For those who are not kicking it with a lot of my craft beer-sippin' homies at Cigar City’s5th Annual Hunahpu’s Day (like myself), there is always something else crackin’. For instance, besides Goose Island’s Migration Week, there was to the fourth annual Superhero & Supervillain Pub Crawl in ATL I featured here. In fact, I asked the founder, Meredith A., to give us some more insight. Here is what she said along with some tips in order to kick it to the fullest in East Atlanta Village:

“To give you a little background on me and the evolution of the crawl, it started with a few friends gathering for a birthday celebration. I have a big heart for giving back to the community and due to the popularity of the crawl, it has turned into a fundraising event for local non-profits. I want the community to feel like this crawl is as much theirs as it is mine and I try to get input from them whenever possible. SHARE House was nominated by someone in our SHSV community and they will benefit from this year’s crawl. SHARE House assists victims of domestic violence (sharehousedouglas.org).”

To get the most out of this year’s crawl.

After your wristband is securely fastened...

1. Keep your phone handy!

Reference shsvcrawl.com throughout the night for the bar schedules and drink/food specials 

The East Atlanta Beer Bear will be onsite for photo ops and will be selling tickets to the EAV Beer Fest 

Take lots of pictures! Email them to shsvcrawl@gmail.com and we may feature them on shsvcrawl.com

2. Make sure you are registered for the COSTUME CONTEST hosted by the Glenwood! 

Registration will take place at Graveyard Tavern from 7-8 pm. The top winner from each of the three categories (best superhero, best villain, most creative costume) will walk away with $50 Glenwood cash! (This cannot be used night of the crawl.) We highly encourage original superheros, and supervillains. Just make sure you have a super power and back story ready to go! 

3. Show some respect!

We pride ourselves in being peaceful in such a diverse group. Whether you are a hero or a villain we all get along for this one night. (And we always make sure we tip well for the great service we receive in EAV!) 

4. Get home safely

Enough said.

Cheers!

Ale

Goose Island Migration Week(end) and Superhero Pub Crawl in ATL!

Ball 'til you Crawl! 

Hey y'all! 
I am going to make this short and sweet because I am dealing with a loss in the family (R.I.P. Denison). Hopefully, I will be able to get a few of my visiting cousins out to toast off the passing the weekend. Regardless, I had to at least inform my loyal ATL-based readers on a couple of extraordinary things going on. Here we go:

Goose Island's Migration Week is in full swing. From slinging their Strawberry Sophie-infused ice cream with Frozen Pints' creamy goodness this past Tuesday and Thursday seen here...

to the "Wild Goose Chase" scavenger hunt from 1 to 4 p.m. this weekend at starting at Family Dog, these Chicago-based folks know how to throw down! I covered it last year here and every night was a blast! Click on the remaining schedule below:

Second, as you can see from the cool graphics below, I came across this pretty far out Superhero & Supervillain Pub Crawl in East Atlanta Village also this Saturday! It starts at 7:00 p.m. Just dress up like a hero or villain (or dominatrix), get a wristband for 10 bucks and you are officially in! Plus, loot goes to a charity so that rocks too! 

Have fun and live life to the fullest the way my late uncle did.
Cheers!
Ale

The Most Gangster Fries in Atlanta: Wrecking Bar

You know any better? Holla at me!

Hey y'all!
Plain and simple, who has better fries in the ATL than Wrecking Bar? I was enticed and enlightened by these babies during a recent bottle share there on Sunday. 
Yes, I was starving but still, when it comes to brew and food, I am pretty damn picky about what I put in my body. With that being said, when I saw those fresh, hand-cut, cured slices of Burbank potato goodness fried in Canola oil, it was a wrap. The knockout punch was Head Chef Terry Koval making it rain with a lil' Morton's kosher salt to complete the culinary seduction. 
And the odd thing is, they are so good that I could eat them at room temperature if I had to and that means a lot! Cold fries are simply gross to me; gross to the level whenever I go to Chick-Fil-A (another guilty pleasure once a month), I order their fries with no salt so that they have to make a fresh batch, which guarantees they are served blazing hot. Still, with all due respect, Truett Cathy's crew's not effin' with Wrecking Bar's. The perfect crispiness on the outside, a soft middle, the tasteful earthiness of the skin at both ends, plus three dipping sauces (although I am loyally a Heinz man any other time) closes the deal. Oh yeah, their world class brews including the Siberius Maximus Russian Imperial Stout series, Hop Noggin Imperial IPA, among others don't hurt either! 

Now don't sleep on Grindhouse, the Fry Guy, Porter Beer Bar, Leon's full Service, or Holeman & Finch to name a few, but I am throwing up gang signs for WB until further notice. 
Please let me know via Twitter (@alesharpton) or in the comment section below if you could suggest any in tGeorgia's capital that rival these bad boys. 

Happy sippin'...and chompin'!

Ale

Don't miss this fashion event Loews ATL Hotel this Thursday!

Whaddup!

Here is another event my creative agency AllWays Open is doing with Loews Atlanta Hotel on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 7 p.m. to Midnight (live runway starts promptly at 9 p.m.). It's going to be pretty damn slick. After this, we are going back to the art-heavy, beer-sippin' route with some serious surprises on deck! So until then, come out, where some hip gear, and enjoy! It's free so there's no excuse, ya dig? Here is the write-up for ya:

The Loews Atlanta Hotel Lifestyle Series Presents:

Haute Contemporary

A fashion event like never before.

February 27^th, 2014

7 p.m. until Midnight

1065 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

No cover.

Flashing lights. Striking apparel. Art. A runway. Live models. Mannequins. Music. All the components of fashion will be showcased in the grandiose lobby of Loews Atlanta Hotel for one fabulous evening.

In another stellar collaboration with AllWays Open Creative, Loews Atlanta’s spectacular lobby will feature the new men’s and women’s fashion lines of ROC/Republic of Couture, Fowl Material, and others. Models will strut the runway at exactly 9 p.m.

Additional eye candy includes fashion-inspired art by some of Atlanta’s finest including Kat Goduco, Anna K Oh, and Maggie Callahan.

 

Signature cocktails featuring Tito’s Handmade Vodka will be poured, along with delectable bites by Loews Atlanta Hotel’s eleven, the stunning all-new Corvette will be on display, and the highly sought DJ Silk Wolf (MJQ Concourse, Trashed, Chill Pill) keeping the atmosphere electrified throughout the evening.

Haute Contemporary. Do not miss this Loews Atlanta Lifestyle fashion experience.

For more information, call Loews Atlanta Hotel at (404) 745-5000. www.loewshotels.com/atlantahotel

Cool photos from SweetWater's 17th BDay!

Sunday was nuts at SweetWater's bash!

Before: The homey Freddy Bensch aka "Big Kahuna" saying a 20-second speech at 4:20 p.m. before throwing handfuls of cake at everyone! You see where I was!

After: Freddy caked up! He came all the way upstairs to wipe some of that on us smart, clean folks who watched the whole thing from above! Thanks, Kahuna!

Hey Fellow Craft Beer Sippers!

This past weekend was crazy, including a Cruisin’ For A Brewsin’ to Birmingham, Alabama to cover their burgeoning beer scene—they showed me hella love at Aloft Birmingham, J. Clyde, Good People Brewing, Cahaba Brewing, Trim Tab Brewing —and then driving straight to SweetWater’s 17^th Anniversary on Sunday which was CRAZY!

Photo by Andrea Janise/AllWays Open

Highlights included special casks, “Big Kahuna” Freddy Bensch throwing handfuls of the custom sheet cakes at the hundreds of folks who surrounded him in the lobby, and their new 17^th Anniversary Farmhouse Saison which was very impressive! It was so dope to meet up with all my homies in the beer biz, friends, the SweetWater staff, Xorbia's folks, and meeting cats who have only connected with me via Twitter (@alesharpton) and Instagram (@realalesharpton) prior to the bash. 

Here are some super cool and hilarious pictures I took from Sunday (unless I am in 'em). Happy freakin’ birthday SweetWater! 

Cheers!

Ale

 Here are the pics:

All cleaned up!