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| My dude Kraig Torres of Hop City couldn't wait until after the photo shoot to bite a cookie. (Dope photos by Laura Relyea/ScoutMob) |
Come by Krog Street Market and try this one-of-kind pairing with me, Hop City and Scout Mob!
Hey Y’all!
The word is out
about my upcoming Girl Scout Cookie and Beer
Pairing next Monday, February 23rd,
and again on March 2nd,
and I wanted to give you a personal account on the blog. (That’s what it’s here
for, right?)
Well, I worked
with ScoutMob before when they did a
feature on me, so when the idea of pairing beers with Girl Scout Cookies
surfaced (marketing guru Bill Kaelin
was seminal to this by the way), there was no better place to do it than the Hop City based in Inman Park's newest
shopping sensation, Krog Street Market.
Besides their jaw-dropping bottle section, Hop City has an adjacent bar based
in the main atrium featuring more than 400 beers on tap! To add, the super cool and knowledgeable Kraig Torres—the owner of Hop City—and I have a bit of history
because I actually helped him open his first of three locations on the west
side of town a few years ago. Since then, we have always stayed in touch and,
of course, he saw me frequently buy from his locations (he also has one in
Birmingham). Anyway, after meeting up with everyone and doing a test run, things
worked perfectly and now it’s officially a go!
Now, due to my education
as a Cornell University Hotelie, plus having an extensive background in the
culinary arts thanks to my family’s catering history and especially my mom and sister Simone’s mastery
in the kitchen, I know flavor. (I am
also no slouch with the pots either, but that’s another story.) Combine that
for my love for beer, and it only makes sense to encourage, promote, curate and
host pairings with fare any time possible. This one is my most eccentric to
date and I happily accept the challenge. I mean sheesh, ales and lagers can be chocolately,
smoky, citrusy, earthy, fruity, sour, roasty… Pair them with those irresistible baked circles of
oral pleasure and it’s a match made in heaven!
I hope you get
a chance to book a seat and maybe treat a companion while we enjoy the awesome
cookies everybody and their mommas love. Of course, everyone has a favorite (I
freeze my Thin Mints), so look for at least four variations. And like all of my
events, there will be some other surprises as well. Here is the link to the witty write up by ScoutMob’s Laura Relyea along with a link to the tickets. (She took the photos too.)
I hope to see
you there!
Some quick
facts:
·
It
will be seated
·
There
will be a beer with each cookie selection
·
You
will get more than one cookie (unless it's the really rich, think ones!)
·
There
are two shifts each night, so four different time slots are available
· Kraig and I will both be hosting this one so attention will be spread around.
Oh yeah! I have a beer dinner coming up with the slick eatery Food 101 on March 5th as well so stay tuned for that too!
Much love and
thanks!
Ale
