Update 3-5-12 As in all other years designated drivers will be let in free and have access to a special gourmet root beer and Ginger Ale bar. Online Tickets are almost totally sold out online once that happens a very small amount of hard tickets will be sold at Wilhagans, Corks and Tops and the Alcove. These last tickets will be cash only.
Update: a limited amount of hard tickets will be available at Alcove, Corks and Tops and Wilhagans
Well it’s that time of the year again…
A time were we start gearing up for spring by knocking the dust off the lawnmower that has been shuttered away for the past six months and plan to get all that cleaning and work done.
Sounds like a bummer right?
Well this is also the time of the year for Tuscaloosa’s own celebration of southern beers. Yes my friends, it is time for Suds of the South III. For those who have come to the first to can attest this is a great event with a focus on southern breweries. The goal is show people that good beer does
not only have to come from the west coast, Colorado or any where else. We are lucky enough in the south to have some of the best breweries around. This event is also a fundraiser for freethehops.org, with out their work we would have so many less choices.
Suds of the South III will take place on Saturday March 10th from 4pm to 7pm. Attendees will receive a keep sake glass on entry and receive samples from each brewery throughout the event. A limited amount of early bird tickets are available for $20 . Also on Tuesday Feb. 28th a limited amount of hard tickets will be available at Alcove, Corks and Tops and Wilhagans. These tickets are very limited and will be $20 cash (no cards). Many of the breweries bring special extremely limited releases just for this event. We will have a full list of beers in the coming weeks, but here is a list of the breweries involved:
Alabama
Good People (Birmingham)
- IPA
- Brown
- Coffee Oatmeal Stout
- Brewers Reserve Oatmeal IPA or as we like to call it ” Bearded Breakfast IPA ” brewed by native Tuscaloosan and asst. brewmaster Adam Klein **
Back Forty (Gadsden)
- Naked Pig
- Kudzu Porter
- Truck Stop Brown
- Freckle Belly IPA
Avondale (Birmingham)
- Spring Street Saison
- Vanillaphant Porter
- Mr. Todd’s Brown
Straight to Ale (Huntsville)
- Monkeynaut IPA
- Lily Flagg Milk Stout
- Montesano Maibock
- Rocket City Red (Irish Red)
- Laika Russian Imperial Stout**
Blue Pants (Huntsville)
- Knickerbocker Red
- Pinstripe Stout
Yellow hammer(Huntsville)
- Yellowhammer White
- Yellowhammer Belgian Red (limited release stepbrother of the white, this new style will likely get its debut at Suds)**
- Lost Highway, deep dark German schwarzbier**
Georgia
Terrapin (Athens)
- Hop Karma (India Brown)
- Rye
- Hopsecutioner
- Sid Project Hopzilla Double IPA **
Sweetwater (Atlanta)
- IPA
- 420
- Blue
- Happy Ending Imperial Stout **
Tennessee
Yazoo (Nashville)
- Hop Project
- Slye Rye Porter
- Special Cask announced week before event
Mississippi
Lazy Magnolia (Kiln)
- Jefferson Stout
- Southern Pecan
- Basil, Pineapple and Grapefruit Deep South Pale Ale **
Louisiana
Abita (Abita Springs)
- Amber
- Purple Haze
- Jockamo IPA
- 25th Anniversary Vanilla Doubledog (American Strong Ale) **
- Abby Ale **
Nola (New Orleans)
- Blond
- Hopitoulas IPA
- Flambeau Red ** (not available in Alabama)
North Carolina
Highland (Asheville )
- Gaelic Ale
- Oatmeal Porter
- Kashmir IPA
- Little Hump Spring Pale Ale ( will not be available till mid march in Alabama) **
Our sympathizer from outside the south
Tallgrass (Manhattan Kansas)
- 8 Bit Hop Rocketed Pale Ale
- Velvet Rooster Triple
- IPA
- Buffalo Sweat
** denotes special rare very limited release never before in Tuscaloosa.
Here are some highlights from the last few years events! Be sure to get your tickets soon. You don’t want to miss out on one of the best beer events in the state!
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beer from all the breweries. Good People and Back Forty are planning on bring special, exclusive beers for the event. This event is a fundraiser for Free the Hops. So by attending, you not only get to try great beers but you also get to help the fight of changing Alabama’s antiquated beer laws. A limited number of early buyer tickets are on sale for $10 and $15. After those are sold out, the price will increase to $20. Get your tickets here
Every year around this time, we here at the well that’s cool headquarters get the hankering for the savory bean, meat and spice concoction known as chili. So how do we fulfill the gastronomic self flagellation of ingesting as many batches of chili as we can while drinking beer? The “10th Annual Asses of Fire Chili Cookoff” at Egans of course. So if you got some mad chili skills and want to show them off to Tuscaloosa, come to Egans on Saturday Feb. 19th. Registration is from 2:00pm to 3:45pm with judging by panel starting at 4:15pm. You’ll need to bring a crock pot, your own ladle and $3 to enter. We will award the top two chilis with cash prizes with third place taking home a case of beer. It gets even better. If you take the time to make a chili, you shall be rewarded with $1.50 Shetland (8oz) as well as $2.50 full pints of any of Egans drafts. If you wish to partake in the adventure but don’t want to make a chili, you may dine on the smorgasboard of chilis for a mere 3$. Is there a better way to spend a non-football Saturday in Tuscaloosa than hanging out with cool people, drinking beer and eating chili? We dare say no. Hope to see you there!
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The Sun Roll was my favorite of the two. It had smoked salmon, avocado and cream cheese. As one can imagine, the texture of this roll was extremely smooth due to the cream cheese and avocado. The smoked salmon flavor was, for lack of a better word, smoky. 










