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More Info About the Haymarket Whiskey Bar and Its Opening Events

17. January 2012

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I mentioned the Haymarket Whiskey Bar’s soft opening to you last week. Now there’s a bit more information about the new establishment and its upcoming events floating around. Set on the ground floor of a building dating back to 1885, the Haymarket Whiskey Bar features a newly renovated room and upgraded sound and light system [...]

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DCE Is Dead, Long Live DCE

1. December 2011

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The local web has been abuzz this week with news of restaurants closing (Zeppelin Cafe) and as of yet unconfirmed rumors of restaurants closing (3rd Avenue Cafe). Derby City Espresso is one of those that was in the rumors camp. But I’d also heard a rumor that DCE wasn’t actually going to close, it was [...]

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Early Warning: 2011 Highland Beer Festival

15. November 2011

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Thanks to LouisvilleBeer.com for the scoop on this year’s Highland Beer Festival that is coming up on Saturday December 3, 2011. Admission to the Third Annual Highlands Beer Festival is only $5 and $1 for beer sample tickets. The first 500 guests will receive a pint glass with the Highlands Beer Festival logo. All proceeds [...]

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Coming Soon to Germantown: Four Pegs Beer

27. October 2011

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Germantown is the neighborhood that just won’t quit isn’t it? More and more interesting places are springing up there all the time. The newest place is Four Pegs Beer Lounge. I don’t have much info so let me share some stuff from their Facebook page: top selection of draft beer at the right price, unique [...]

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Your New Favorite Pub: Against the Grain

7. October 2011

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I certainly didn’t plan to go to Against the Grain three days in row but that’s what happened. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week each saw me having a meal at Louisville’s newest brewpub and all three meals were fantastic. They only just officially opened for business on Wednesday so there are still a [...]

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Against the Grain Opening October 4, 2011

28. September 2011

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Against The Grain has set their grand opening date and it’s soon: next Tuesday October 4, 2011. I’ve mentioned Against the Grain to you before and now that I’ve visited again and they are so close to opening I’m even more confident you’re going to love this place. The first reason I think you’re going [...]

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Restaurants to Look Forward To: Against the Grain

31. August 2011

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A few weeks ago the nice guys at Against The Grain invited me down for a chat. You’ll recall I told you about Against The Grain back in July. It’s the new brewpub going into what used-to-be Browning’s. They’re doing lots of work on the place and it’s going to have a very different vibe [...]

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Another Great Local Beer Site: LouisvilleBeer.com

4. August 2011

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We suddenly have an embarrassment of riches on the “websites about beer in Louisville” front. Earlier this week I told you about Derby City Brew and today I get to tell you about the new site from my friend John Wurth (designer of Consuming Louisville’s awesome logo) and John Campbell (formerly of Falls City): LouisvilleBeer.com. [...]

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Your New Favorite Beer Website: Derby City Brew

2. August 2011

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I got an email from Eric over at Derby City Brew asking me to let you all know about the recently launched site. What, you might ask, is Derby City Brew? a website devoted solely to the ever growing Kentuckiana Beer Scene. Our goal is to be a one stop website for everything beer – [...]

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Bye Bye Browning’s, Hello Against the Grain

7. July 2011

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I’ve been hearing about Against The Grain for a while now but was asked to keep it under wraps. Since everyone else in the world has written about it though there’s no need to think that request still holds. As the title to this post says it’s basically bye bye Browning’s and hello Against The [...]

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