A weekend to remember, if only I can remember all of it!

I do know that it all started Thursday, when John, from Turner Wine Imports, came to taste everyone on an interesting selection of reds and whites. We had a great crowd, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

Friday, we had Hans Hoss, whose family has been making beer in Germany since the 1600’s, come in to tell our customers about his beer. His U.S. distributors poured a fair amount of the delicious liquid, and we sold even more. Out of the four different beers he showed, not one was a dud. Each was delicious, from the lager to the Bavarian, the hefe to the dopelbach, I enjoyed each one several times (just to make sure…it is important to revisit from time to time to ensure your first reaction was the correct response).

Hans visited New York City, and Carolina Beach. Obviously, he knows all the hot spots. From Studio 54 to The Grind, he will have stories to tell all of his friends back home, and we were happy to be a part of it – and to be future German lore.

Anyway, Jeremy followed the tasting with his excellent, mellow sound, keeping some of the crowd here until late.

Saturday, Your Elected Officials rocked The Grind. Just a fun group, they really get the crowd going, and they definitely bring out some beer drinkers. This place was hopping for two-plus hours, and we look forward to their return. They will be playing every Friday in June, so, if you haven’t seen them…

This week, our boy Billy returns to the tasting table, to show off a good selection. In fact, we like one of the reds so much, we had to replace the case we got for the tasting, because we either drank or sold about 90% of it over the weekend.

Did I mention we were busy this weekend?

Good music this coming weekend, and Dave returns Saturday night, which is always a treat.

Speaking of treats, we should get our refrigeration in this week, which is one of the last elements to the kitchen. Then, we will await all of our inspections and approvals, and be ready to start playing in our new space. I anticipate by mid June we will actually be serving food, so get ready.

In the meantime, summer is upon us, we have a great selection of wine and beer, so come on down to 2 Wine Guys @ The Grind and let us pour you a glass.

Shawn

Post Date: 05/28/2009