BIRMINGHAM THREAD (Home of the 2022 World Games & a Better Place to Visit than Serbia)

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  1. Mr Mortisay

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    Normally I say Good People has the best beer but if you're looking for sours, you want to go to The Sour Room run by Avondale brewery. It's near the main brewery and several good food spots are nearby (sushi burritos at Wasabi Juans, best BBQ in town at Saw's, my favorite pizza in town at Post Office Pies, several other good places).
     
  2. TheFreak55

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    Avondale Public House is gonna have food and be able to serve you sours from the Sour Room that is basically next door.
     
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  3. mal630

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    Had the exact same thought looking for Portugal the Man tickets. I didn't do it.
     
  4. LeVar Burton

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    uhhhhhh thanks for saving that ticket for me :in-n-out:

    ...I will report back. Handicap tickets could be the new VIP. You get escorted to your seat with an actual place to sit, a lot of room around you, and potentially wait staff? :getmoneyfuckbitches:
     
  5. southlick

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    Shocking I tell ya!!

     
  6. DriveByBBQ

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    What’s the appropriate attire for a patio dinner at Bottega ?
     
  7. Deuce

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    Bottega proper: Pants and a Button down for outside. I'd wear a jacket for inside but not sure you have too.

    Bottega cafe: Pants and shirt with a collar.
     
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  8. TheFreak55

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    Woodfin could have surely got us a setup like this
     
  9. DriveByBBQ

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    Watching Icarus on Netflix right now, (Russian doping documentary) fascinating stuff.

    Those stands are obviously sketchy af.
     
  10. Mr Mortisay

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    Yeah that stand looks like a disaster waiting to happen
     
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  11. Sammy Meatballs

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    I refuse to wear a collar unless absolutely forced to. I think that makes me an asshole.
     
  12. wes tegg

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    Avondale has a sour room. The rest of their beers are mediocre, though.
     
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  13. Matt Foley

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    If the sours are legitimately good, that's a trade off that I am willing to make.
     
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  14. DriveByBBQ

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    Isn't Trimtab known for their sours? Could do a Trimtab - Lakeview combo.
     
  15. wes tegg

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    I love Trim Tab, but unless something has changed they only do seasonal sours.
     
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  16. Mr Mortisay

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    I like Trimtab's atmosphere at night on the weekends (eclectic/weird), but their beer never really did much for me. Maybe they've stepped it up a notch though, I haven't been in awhile
     
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  17. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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    Trimtab's limited releases are always fantastic
     
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  18. wes tegg

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    I don't even remember what it was (maybe a lemon lavender lager?), but they had something this summer that tasted like Captain Crunch.
     
  19. Tiffin

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    I just finished my last TT passion fruit/guava Paradise Now last night. Had 3 and held on to them for a bit because they were so damn good.

    Definitely recommend the Avondale sour room though. Went there to watch the Vandy game before a wedding a couple weekends ago. Worth getting a flight at first. Really liked batch(?) #3 and #4.
     
  20. The Blackfish

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    Avondale Sours are legit. TT has been brewing some fantastic beers recently
     
  21. Hatfield

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    [​IMG]


    #NeverForget
     
  22. Tiffin

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    Walt Maddox officially running for Gov.
     
  23. wes tegg

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    Anybody going to see Wilco at the Alabama Theater Saturday?
     
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  24. DriveByBBQ

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    I’m not planning on going but I saw them there in college and thoroughly enjoyed the show.
     
  25. ElectricDreamMachine

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    yup. going with a fairly big crew. saw them at sloss in 2013 (i think) and they were excellent.
     
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  26. wes tegg

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    I've seen them a couple of times, but it's been close to a decade.
     
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  27. One Two

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  28. One Two

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    I think they are being a little aggressive on the timing of this. Bc of how dry the air is here I bet we won't see rain until after 6pm tomorrow. Winds could be a problem before then though
     
  29. southlick

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  30. mal630

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    Anyone else seeing Book of Mormon this week? I'm going tomorrow, it is hilarious.
     
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  31. Charlie Conway

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    Best bham haunted house?
     
  32. The Blackfish

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    n/a
     
  33. southlick

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  34. DriveByBBQ

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    That rape house they tore down that used to be on the hill next to 5 and across the street from Moe’s In Lakeview.
     
  35. wes tegg

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    Atrox is pretty fun. :twocents:
     
  36. Barves2125

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    Saw it earlier this week and it lived up to the hype IYAM.

    Atrox Factory in Leeds and Warehouse 31 in Pelham.
     
  37. Barves2125

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    R.I.P. Jaycees Haunted House
     
  38. Mr Mortisay

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    Wait I thought Sloss did a good haunted house?
     
  39. Barves2125

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    They do. They just don't mix it up that much in my opinion. Haven't been yet this year though.
     
  40. TheFreak55

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    So Good People Brewing bought Avondale Brewing?
     
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  41. Long Ball Larry

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    Yep. Bought the whole block.
     
  42. TheFreak55

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    I wouldn't have guessed Good People had that type of money but then again :idk:. Any clue what that cost?
     
  43. The Blackfish

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    Actually some development company bought the whole block, but Good People will take over the brewery.
     
  44. wes tegg

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    Yeah, it was all purchased by Orchestra Partners, a developer. Good people just bought the operating brewery company (not the dirt) and will make the beer.
     
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  45. DaveGrohl

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    :oface:

    This is the best thing
     
  46. glimmer

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    So the Avondale brand is gone? Fine with me. GP can release some good sours now. All of Avondale's regular offerings were replacement level at best to me, not sure I'd really miss any of their beers.
     
  47. wes tegg

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    No, that doesn't mean that the Avondale brand is gone.
     
  48. ElectricDreamMachine

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    as long as the restaurants along that stretch no longer have to serve avondale beer exclusively then this is perfect.
     
  49. sam shakusky

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    where is open tonight that I could take my girlfriend for her bday? she is only 23 so easy to impress thankfully. I don't have the patience to sit through a two hour dinner at bottega tonight so glad that most of the heavy hitters are closed on Monday.
     
  50. TheFreak55

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    She’s 23? Take her to Cheesecake Factory and put it in her pooper