Saturday, I spent my afternoon at Hilton Park and the Walk of Fame (located between the downtown Nashville Hilton and the Country Music Hall of Fame) for the 7th annual Music City Brewer’s Festival. There were around 40 different breweries there, and while due to the oppressive heat I was unable to be quite the connoisseur I’d like to be, I did make some notable discoveries.
- Lexington, KY. Lexington Brewing Company’s Kentucky Bourbon Barrell Ale. A smooth one with hints of bourbon (obviously) and coconut (though they say vanilla, I still say that’s coconut). Apparently not available in middle Tennessee yet, but I’m hoping it will be soon
- Atlanta, GA. Sweetwater Brewery’s Blue. Nice hints of blueberry
- Escondido, CA. Stone Brewing Company’s Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale.. so arrogant, it has it’s own website
Heck, even the newly Belgian Anheuser-Busch was there. 😉
I did generally have a good time, but I’ll make a few suggestions for the organizers
- The heat at the end of July in downtown Nashville is just horrendous. How about a cooler date?
- Musical entertainment was okay at best. How about an upgrade?
- Ticket taking. How difficult is it to check an ID and scan a barcode? An hour wait to get in just isn’t acceptable.
In spite of that, I’ll go again. I hung out with old friends and made some new ones (including Will, Vonnie and their friend Beth who I discovered I dated while in Ms. Cain’s 2nd grade class… LOL)