My BBQ Fest teammate John Bragg, chef at Circa, e-mailed me yesterday to let me know about the restaurant’s new line of summer cocktails, and also about some re-arranging they’ve done with the beer menu. First of all, here are the summer cocktails:
Circa Sangria $9
Dry Red Wine, Cointreau, and Aged Rum, with a hint of bubbles.
Warning: May be habit forming.
White Sangria $9
Chardonnay, Passion Fruit Rum, and Cointreau
(We are on to something)
Lime in de Coconut $9
Wild, restorative blend of Rangpur gin, coconut rum,
and of course, coconut and lime
Washington Apple $9
Refreshingly crisp blend of Crown Royal,
Apple Pucker and cranberry
Serial Girlfriend $9
X-Rated Fusion & Peach Vodka martini
with pineapple and Peach Schnapps
The Latin Lover $9
Cachaca, Tequila, Fresh Lemon and Lime
Que Rico!
Orange Creamsicle $9
Creamy, chilling blend of fresh orange, vanilla vodka and cream.
Bellini $9
You don’t have to go to Venice for the ultimate cocktail: with
prosecco and fresh white peach
Those summer drinks would go well on Circa’s outdoor patio.
John also told me he has made a few revisions to the beer program, most notably some big price cuts and daily beer specials on selected imports/micros. John is also cutting out some obscure beers that don’t sell too well, but until he gets rid of existing inventory they’ll be on $3.50 “fire sale” every day. Here’s a list of what Circa plans on keeping in stock:
Drafts (Pints)
- Yazoo Pale Ale (Nashville, TN) $3.50
- Bosco’s Cream Ale (Memphis, TN ) $3.50
- Bosco’s Brown Ale (Memphis, TN ) $3.50
- Spaten Lager (Germany) $4.50
- Blanche de Chambly Wheat (Canada) $4.50
Imports & Microbrew bottles
- Stella Artois (Belgium) $4.50
- Paulaner Hefe Weizen (Germany) $4.50
- Guinness Stout (Ireland) $4.50
- Theakston’s Old Peculiar (England) $4.50
- Tilburg Dutch Brown (Holland) $4.50
- Tiger (China) $4.50
- Abita Light (Louisiana) $4.50
- Weekly Feature Beers – ASK!
Domestic Bottles
- Budweiser $3
- Bud Light $3
- Miller Lite $3
- Coors Light $3
Looks good to me… some of those prices are substantially less than what they were before (Guinness used to be $7 I think). Not only that, but some of the prices are cheaper than the same beers at the Saucer!
WOOHOO! I am home. But not for long. Time to stop by my other home – the Saucer – then go have that steak at the Majestic.