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A Bittersweet End to Beer Garden Season
Memphis Taproom's Thirstoberfest should help cushion the blow of the end of warm weather.
A Bittersweet End to Beer Garden Season
With the weather turning chillier in fits and starts, it’s time to start re-acclimating yourself to the idea of a world without sidewalk dining and beer gardens. There, there. You’ve still got a little while left! But when the time comes, say goodbye like you mean it, at Memphis Taproom’s Third Annual Thirstoberfest. On Saturday, Oct. 27th, from noon to 6:00 p.m., the Taproom (2331 E. Cumberland St.) will mark the end of another outdoor-drinking season with one last blowout.
Hot dogs (which they’ll be serving all day from the truck) may be the obvious menu choice for a picnic atmosphere, but chef Jesse Kimball isn’t really known for “obvious,” so expect some inventive toppings. We suspect he’s still dreaming some of them up, but we do have word on the couple that have been nailed down: the White Trash dog (pictured above) is deep-fried and topped with fries, curry ketchup, and mayo, and the Rostok Vampire is a dog off the grill graced with fried apples and roasted garlic mustard.
And it probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone that the party will feature a heap of rare and interesting beers—a taplist more than 25 deep is promised, though as of now they’re only teasing us with half of it. Even so, this could be worth the visit to Kensington on its own:
Russian River Consecration
Firestone Walker Double DBA
Yards Cape of Good Hope
Allagash Confluence
Glazen Toren Canaster
Smuttynose Pumpkin
Dogfish Head 120 minute
Ayinger Celebrator
Great Lakes Octoberfest
Sly Fox Axed Ale
Mahr's Ungespundent Lager
Founders Breakfast Stout
Victory Braumeister Pils
Suddenly, October 27th seems awfully far away.
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