{"id":20245,"date":"2017-10-19T12:28:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T17:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=20245"},"modified":"2017-10-19T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T17:28:44","slug":"thursday-update-brewery-road-trip-recommendation-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/19\/thursday-update-brewery-road-trip-recommendation-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update: Brewery road trip recommendation and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being a native of Little Rock, I follow the @WooPigBrewey Twitter account to keep up with beer news in central Arkansas, and was recently reminded of a brewery I visited back in January: <strong>Lost Forty Brewing<\/strong> in east Little Rock. I would definitely recommend that place as a day trip for my beer-loving readers. What separates Lost Forty from most breweries is that they don&#8217;t bring in food trucks. Rather, they have their own kitchen. Their menu is the best beer-bar menu I have ever seen &#8211; better than any iteration of the Saucer, better than McGuinness&#8217; menu when they were Downtown, better than Gordon Biersch&#8217;s menu when they were Downtown. Highlights include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>House-smoked turkey salad sandwich<\/li>\n<li>House-made bratwurst<\/li>\n<li>Petit Jean bacon and cheese dip<\/li>\n<li>Open-faced fried Italian bologna sandwich with an egg on top<\/li>\n<li>Smoked jalapeno Pimiento cheese<\/li>\n<li>House-smoked turkey Reuben with Swiss, sauerkraut, and homemade Thousand Island<\/li>\n<li>Hoppin&#8217; john hummus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lost40beer\/menu\/\">Check out their entire menu on Facebook<\/a> if you like what you read above. The brewery is about a 10-minute walk or 2-minute drive from Downtown Little Rock. By the way, their beer was outstanding too, and their brewers couldn&#8217;t be nicer. As I was leaving Lost Forty, one of the brewers was outside getting some fresh air, and he was so excited when he learned I was from Memphis and asked all about the craft beer scene here.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Flyer reports that tater tots are now available at all Huey&#8217;s restaurants. Hmmm really? I just might have to get a Huey Burger and some tots to take home tonight.<\/p>\n<p>A month or two ago it became widely known that agents of the TV show <i>Bar Rescue<\/i> were cold-calling bars in the Memphis area. For those not familiar with the show, industry expert Jon Taffer and his team will come into a bar, renovate, train staff and make staff changes if needed, redesign the menu, and (in most cases) re-brand, hoping to turn the bar&#8217;s fortunes around. As I said, they were <b>cold-<\/b>calling, reaching out to bars that clearly do not need Taf&#8217;s help. They called the Silly Goose, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it looks like Taffer may have found his Memphis episode. Tuesday afternoon he posted<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Come join me tonight at 6:30pm CT<br \/>\nGameTime Sports Grill<br \/>\n11695 US 70<br \/>\nArlington, TN 3802<br \/>\n&#8220;It might be stressful .&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>All-levels yoga class to benefit Grizzlies Prep tonight at Ghost River:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yoga + Beer event is $15 for one hour all-levels yoga class + 10oz beer. All proceeds to go <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrizzliesPrep?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrizzliesPrep<\/a>. Walk-ins ok. + a giveaway item! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WkWqq3aY6C\">pic.twitter.com\/WkWqq3aY6C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ghost River Brewing (@GhostRiverBrew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhostRiverBrew\/status\/921043283719069696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>YOGA!<\/p>\n<p>The Downtown Memphis Commission has acquired an option to purchase the building that was the former home of Murray&#8217;s clothing store at 18 S. Main on the pedestrian mall. They have put out a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownmemphiscommission.com\/plans-resources\/current-rfqsrfps\/-\/\">Request For Proposals<\/a> to occupy the building. They want a full renovation with commercial\/retail on the ground floor and residential or office space above. They want a tenant who will start work on the building within 120 days of agreement, and who will add foot traffic and vibrancy to that block of Main.<\/p>\n<p>Great trivia night by Charles at the Blind Bear, who asked a question about the movie <i>Trolls<\/i> last night. &#8220;Who said, &#8216;No troll left behind?'&#8221; Although not a big movie watcher myself, I knew the answer to that one &#8211; Poppy.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Lawler&#8217;s Bar and Grill on Beale will have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/539363889740403\/?ti=icl\">Halloween party<\/a> Saturday, October 28. Live music by Chris Hill at 9, $3 Fireball all night, and a costume contest with $500 cash to the winner. Speaking of Lawler, don&#8217;t forget that there&#8217;s a free wrestling show tonight at Handy Park at 7. He&#8217;s main-eventing vs. Buff Bagwell.<\/p>\n<p>Also, speaking of Halloween, the Downtown Memphis Commission has a great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownmemphis.com\/things-to-do\/local-by-locals-guides\/2017-halloween-fun-in-downtown-memphis\/\">Halloween guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Something to keep in mind if you have floor seats for Grizzlies games:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The NBA isn\u2019t having it this season.<\/p>\n<p>This is the card that was given to the Grizzlies fan for yelling at Pelicans Center DeMarcus Cousins. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKbkAbgN1V\">pic.twitter.com\/RKbkAbgN1V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devin Walker (@Devin_Walker5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Devin_Walker5\/status\/920861223821996032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Great post by a former Memphian: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@onehalfamazing\/chandler-this-is-how-you-win-over-memphis-basketball-fans-c58240376501\">Hey Chandler, this is how you win over Memphis basketball fans.<\/a> It&#8217;s all stuff that can be done off the court, and most definitely Z-bo-inspired. I was disappointed when Parsons bricked free throws early on, but from what I hear, he is working as hard as he can. When Marc Gasol says, &#8220;Booing Chandler is booing Mike and me,&#8221; that&#8217;s all I need to hear to cheer for Chandler Parsons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/10\/19\/george-w-bush-trumpism-243945\">Great speech by George W. Bush today.<\/a> More and more I am coming to understand what a patriot the former president is. We need to return to being a nation of decency and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now. I&#8217;ll be out at happy hour at Silly Goose after work. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a native of Little Rock, I follow the @WooPigBrewey Twitter account to keep up with beer news in central Arkansas, and was recently reminded of a brewery I visited back in January: Lost Forty Brewing in east Little Rock. I would definitely recommend that place as a day trip for my beer-loving readers. 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