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Greetings Everyone,

On Saturday, March 12th, Well That’s Cool hosted its 2nd annual Suds of the South Beer Fest at Wilhagan’s in Tuscaloosa.  The event, which is also a fundraiser for Free the Hops, featured 11 breweries from the southeastern United States along with 1 “sympathizer” from the northern part of the country.  The event was a big success and a great time for everyone as the attendance doubled from the previous year.  DSmithImages was on hand to photograph the event along with the Tuscaloosa debut of Good People Brewing’s cans in Tuscaloosa (Held at Green Bar), and I’d like to share with you the photos from the day.  Before you do, please take a time to check out the following breweries that were at the event:

-Good People (Alabama)
-Back Forty (Alabama)
-Blue Pants (Alabama)
-Straight to Ale (Alabama)
-Terrapin (Georgia)
-Sweetwater (Georgia)
-Red Brick (Georgia)
-Highland (North Carolina)
-Yazoo (Tennessee)
-Abita (Louisiana)
-Lazy Magnolia (Mississippi)
-Bell’s (Michigan)

Also, please check out and support Free the Hops at http://www.freethehops.org

For the full gallery, please check out:  http://www.dsmithimages.com/site/events/suds-of-the-south-3-12-11/1/

Enjoy!

-David
DSmithImages
“Modern Photography for Modern Times”
http://www.dsmithimages.com

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Well we decided the fest was just not enough so in honor of Suds of The South there are several events going on tonight to get everyone warmed up. The first is the Good People brewing can revel party. You know we are super stoked about this because it brings our long time beer sponsor to Wilhagans. Micheal will be there to crack a few cans and talk about the move of more and more craft breweries to cans and he has a few Good People giveaways lined up. So if you like us have been waiting forever to see and taste these good brews from the Good People brewery come out tonight. The event will be going all night but based on the limited amout of beer I’d get there early.

The Alcove will be hosting a Suds of The South tap take over. Some of the brews on tap include rarities such as Terrapin’s “Monk’s Revenge” Belgian IPA , Bell’s “Hell Hath no Furry” Belgian Strong Dark Ale (First time in Tuscaloosa), Straight to Ale’s Unobtanium Old Ale (First time in Tuscaloosa) and Blue Pants Knickerbocker Red (first time anywhere other then Huntsville). Steve form Terrapin and Tina from Bell’s will be there to talk about beer and help everyone get ready for Suds of The South.

Egans will be having $3 pints of Back Forty beers. With Tripp and Jason  there to tell you what to expect in the future.

Events like these are not all that common so get out circulate and enjoy some of the best craft beer events Tuscaloosa has ever seen. There are still a few tickets left for the fest on Saturday and can be found here https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/157529 and a limited amount may be available tomorrow for $20 dollars each.Any questions about tickets can be sent to wellthatscool@gmail.com.

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As most of you know the first Sunday bars were allowed to serve drinks in Tuscaloosa was last weekend. Egans manned up with a dance party, Blaine Duncan and a performance by Tuscaloosa’s sweethearts Baak Gwai. Here Baak Gwai preforms Milo, a song named for one of the coolest kids ever.

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One of our favorite sister sites, the Ugly Tusk, is having a 50s/60s soul/psych/garage dance party (complete with costume contest) at Egans on Thursday night. Everyone knows we love a costume contest. I think we are all dressing as this guy. There will be dancing, hard drinking and according to the Ugly Tusk themselves,  ”Later in the night, the party will devolve into hipster cocaine sex jams (byoc), whatever that means to you”. It means they are doing field research for their writing later in life when they are the corduroy jacketed scholarly types teaching the youth of tomorrow.  They also wanted us to warn people that they are not responsible for any burnt genitals (whatever you do do not Google image search that)  from dancing so hard in tight britches. This should be a party you don’t want to miss. We will be there watching this beautiful mating ritual dance of the  southern bearded MFA.

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Tickets are really starting to fly off. We have very few left and if a few are left (doubt that will be the case) day of it will cost you $20. Why not save $5 and pick one up now. You can buy online here or hard tickets can be bought at Spirits Wine Cellar, The Alcove  and Wilhagans .  We are expecting some really great rare beer that Tuscaloosa does not normally get to see. So here is a little list of what we expect:

Terrapin

Rye Pale

Rye Squared DIPA

Hopsecutioner Americam IPA

Hop Karma IPA

Sunray Wheat

Good People

Pale

IPA

Brown

Funky Dark Farmhouse

Yazoo

Pale Ale

Dos Perros Amber

Hefeweizen

SUE Smoked Porter

Back Forty

Naked Pig

Truck Stop Honey Brown

Unreleased IPA

Unreleased Porter

Lazy Magnolia

Southern Pecan

Reb Ale

Highland

Gaelic Ale

Oatmeal Porter

St. Terese Pale Ale

Little Hump Spring Ale

Straight to Ale

Unobtanium Old Ale

one more still up in the air on it

Blue Pants

Corduroy Rye IPA

Knickerbocker Red

Bell’s

HopSlam
Amber

Pale Ale

Double Creme Stout

Two Hearted Ale

Sweetwater

420

IPA

Blue

Abita

Turbo Dog

Purple Haze

Amber

Seasonal Mardi Gras Bock

Red Brick Brewery

Pale Ale

Porter

Blonde

There will a few more secret squirrel additions  as well. We also would like to announce  that we have three really kick ass events going on for Friday night.

Green Bar will be the first in Tuscaloosa to launch the Good People cans. One of the owners Micheal Sellers will be on hand to talk beer and meet and mingle with the folks who want to show their support for one of the first and most forward thinking Breweries in Alabama. Only a very small amount of the cans will be available so if you want to take part and be one of the first in the Druid City to enjoy local canned craft beer stop by. 8pm

The Alcove will feature all Southeast breweries on tap including rarities such as Terrapin’s “Monk’s Revenge” Belgian IPA , Bell’s “Hell Hath no Furry” Belgian Strong Dark Ale (First time in Tuscaloosa), Straight to Ale’s  Unobtanium Old Ale (First time in Tuscaloosa) and Blue Pants Knickerbocker Red (first time anywhere other then Huntsville). Steve form Terrapin and Tina from Bell’s will be there to talk about beer and help everyone get ready for Suds of The South. 7pm

Egans will feature the guys from Back Forty with $3 pints of  Naked Pig Pale and Truck Stop Brown as well as it being Jeff Side’s birthday bash featuring the mater of making people dance with beers DJ Bin Rockin.

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We were lucky enough to have the awesome Holly Puckett in studio last Friday night.

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This was the story for Suds of The South II for tickets to SOTS III please go here http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/228271

The Suds of the South Beerfest has returned to Tuscaloosa!

When people think of craft beer, they often think of the Pacific Northwest, Colorado or even Delaware. One place that does not get the respect it deserves is the South. That’s why wellthatscool.com is proud to present the “Suds of The South”. This event will take place at Wilhagans in Tuscaloosa on Saturday March 12th from 4 to 7 pm. The featured breweries include Good People Brewing (Birmingham, AL), Straight to Ale (Huntsville, AL), Back Forty Beer Co. (Gadsden, AL), Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens, GA), Sweetwater Brewing Co. (Atlanta, Ga), Yazoo Brewing Co. (Nashville, TN), Highland Brewing Co. (Asheville, NC), Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. (Kiln, MS) and Abita Beer (Abita Springs LA). This year we are pleased to announce a rotating, non-southern addition every year which we will call the “sympathizer”. This year’s “sympathizer” will be Bell’s Brewery (Galesburg MI). Each attendee will receive a 3oz keepsake glass and get to move around and try 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 https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/157529

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Greetings Everyone!

On Saturday, February 19th, Well That’s Cool hosted the 10th annual Asses of Fire Chili Cook-Off at Egans in Tuscaloosa.  We had 13 entries this year, and a great turnout enjoyed sampling all the different creations presented.  DSmithImages was on hand to photograph the festivities, and I’d like to share with you the photos from the day.

For the full gallery, please check out:

http://www.dsmithimages.com/site/events/asses-of-fire-chili-cook-off:-2-19-11/1/

Enjoy!

-David
DSmithImages
“Modern Photography for Modern Times”
http://www.dsmithimages.com

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Before “The Tuscaloosa Glosabi Challenge”  we were lucky enough to have Dead Fingers and The Howlies up in the wllthatscool.com studio. Last week we released a cut by Dead Fingers and this week we are proud to drop an acoustic cut by The Howlies. The Howlies are an Atlanta based band that blends several musical  styles. Spin magazine had this to say;

“Drawing influence from rock’n'roll’s greats — from the Velvet Underground’s loose jangle and the Stooges’ brash punk to Chuck Berry’s ’50s teen boogie and Sam Cooke’s candy-coated doo-wop — Atlanta, GA, quartet Howlies’ upcoming debut, Trippin’ with Howlies, is like a rock history textbook written by the classroom’s smart alecs. “

This Friday at Egans they will be joining Tuscaloosa sweethearts Baak Gwai and Lafayette LA. based Brass Bed (Great band watch their new awesome video here)  which will be one of the best shows we’ve seen in a while so come support great music. Until then enjoy an acoustic version of  The Howlies  “Tie me up and throw me down”

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Greetings Everyone,

On Friday, February 11th, Well That’s Cool held “Tuscaloosa Abides: A Celebration of All Things Lebowksi” at the historic Bama Theater. In addition to the screening of “The Big Lebowski”, there was Wii Bowling, a costume contest hosted by Mama Dixie of The Pink Box Burlesque, and specials on White Russians featuring organic half and half from Organic Valley Co-Op. DSmithImages was on hand to photograph the event, and I’d like to share some photos with you.

For the full gallery, please check out http://www.dsmithimages.com/site/events/tuscaloosa-abides:-2-11-11/1/

Enjoy!

-David
DSmithImages
“Modern Photography for Modern Times”
http://www.dsmithimages.com

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