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Asheville Beer Week: Baseball

Asheville Beer Week 2014: Baseball

Learn how to play this drinking game modeled after the classic athletic feat. This game requires two teams of people, and maybe someone with a hollow leg. Celebrate Asheville Beer Week and score a home run while chugging down a brew from Catawba Brewing Company. Remember any purchase of a Catawba brew gets you a free Catawba growler!

You Will Need: 4 shot glasses, beer, a quarter, and two teams of people
Ideal Number of Players: 4+
How to Play: Set up the four shot glasses in a row going away from home base (the designated shooting spot for the quarter). Designate team names. Each player on the visiting team takes turns shooting the quarter at the shot glasses. The first glass represents a single, the second a double, the third a triple, and the last a home run. Three strikes (misses of all shot glasses) and you are out. Three outs and the other team is up to bat.

Game follows just like regular baseball and runs are scored in the same way (except that you have to keep track of the runners on base in your head). Drinking happens in the following manner:

  • Fill the shot glasses with beer
  • If a player makes the quarter into a shot glass (gets a hit), he/she must drink the contents of the shot glasses behind the one he made. For example, if he/she hits a single, they must drink the remaining three shot glasses full of beer. If the person hits a triple, they only have to drink one. If he/she gets an out, they must then drink all four
  • The opposite team must drink for each run the other team scores

Beer Week Events Happening Today, May 27th

Thirsty Monk/Oskar Blues Trolley Crawl

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 5:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 10:00 pm
Location: Thirsty Monk, Patton Avenue, Asheville
Oskar Blues Trolley will pick-up participants at the downtown TM. The trolley will stop at all four TM locations where an Oskar Blues beer will be tapped for the participants. The final stop will be back downtown where Thirsty monk will tap their collaboration beer brewed with OB in Brevard. Trolley Crawl begins at 5:30pm.

Free trolley ride but limited capacity

Catawba Brewing Growler Takeover

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 5:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 9:00 pm
Location: Asheville Growler, 660 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville
Come meet the head brewer from Catawba Brewing Company and get a FREE CATAWBA GROWLER with any Catawba fill!

Ben’s Carnival Showcase

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 5:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 11:30 pm
Location: Ben’s Tune Up, Hilliard Avenue, Asheville
Ben’s Carnival Showcase and Freakatorium; featuring carnival acts, music, and oddities. Breweries include Bell’s, Stone, Victory, 21st Amendment, Founders, Mother Earth, The Unknown, Blowing Rock, Lefthand, Smuttynose, and Great Divide. We’ll have seasonals, one-off’s, and standards. This event is from 5pm-2am and is free. Beer tickets are $2 a piece which will be the standard price for a 1/2 pint.

Asheville Scene’s South Slope Cornhole Tournament

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 5:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 8:00 pm
Beer and corn hole: A match made in heaven.

Pick from 4 participating locations:

  • Asheville Brewing
  • Twin Leaf
  • Hi-Wire
  • Greenman

First place winners at each location win an Asheville Scene South Slope cornhole trophy, Tony “The Beer Guy” bobble head, Asheville Beer Week and brewery swag, and of course bragging rights.

All proceeds benefit Asheville Beer Week. 2 people per team — entry fee $5 (cash only)
French Broad Chocolates & Catawba Brewing present: A Truffle & Beer Pairing

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 6:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 7:00 pm
Location: Catawba Brewing Company — 63 Brook Street, Asheville
While there are sure to be lots of beer and food pairings during this year’s ABW, we’ve got one for your sweet tooth. At Catawba’s tasting room in historic Biltmore Village, we are hosting a sensory experience that brings together two of Asheville’s favorite products; chocolate and beer! Four insanely decadent truffles from the French Broad Chocolate Factory have been painstakingly paired with four of Catawba’s refreshing ales. We want you to join us for an interactive experience. Seated at a long table, you’ll be able to share opinions, moans, and pure joy with your fellow chocolate and beer lovers. Chocolate origins as well as back stories on truffle creations will be explained by French Broad’s incredibly talented chocolatiers. You can also expect tasting notes on the beers and why they were selected to sit alongside each particular truffle. Beer + chocolate… need we say more? Join us!$20 per person

Super Hero Beer Dinner #1

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 6:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 9:00 pm
Location: Lexington Avenue Brewery, North Lexington Avenue, Asheville
Lexington Avenue Brewery (The LaB) is proud to present a 2-night run of a Super Hero Beer Dinner! This 6-course dinner with LaB craft beer pairings will be interactive with skits and will showcase what a super hero does on their day off. Costumes are encouraged! The dishes will be based on a good vs. evil theme. This event will sell out quickly! Contact LaB for more details. This is a 21 and older event.

$45 per person/$80 per couple
A Night with Anderson Valley Brewing

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 6:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 11:30 pm
Location: Jack of the Wood, Patton Avenue, Asheville
Anderson Valley Brewing Company and Jack of the Wood pair up for a night of farmhouse inspired beers and small bites with some unique, hard to find sour beers from AVBC.

Free entry
Al a carte pricing
3rd Anniversary Beer & BBQ Bash featuring Foothills Brewing

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 6:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 10:00 pm
Location: The Junction, 348 Depot Street, Asheville
Come celebrate The Junction’s 3rd anniversary with a special patio BBQ featuring Foothills beers, including the beloved Sexual Chocolate Stout. Chef Chad Kelly and his team will be cooking up ribs, chicken, and meat-free options as well as classic picnic-style sides. For the 3rd consecutive year, the celebration will also be a benefit with a percentage of proceeds and all raffle ticket sales going to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue! Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling 828/225-3497.

WW Beer Dinner V. Five Breweries. Five Courses. Five Rare Beers.

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 6:30 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 9:30 pm
Location: Wicked Weed Brewing, 91 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville
This Wicked Weed beer dinner is the culmination of our beer dinner series. We love our brewing brethren and hope to bring in some of the best beers from our friends around the country to share with our local AVL community. Although we don’t have a confirmed list of breweries yet, prepare to be excited by what we have on tap. Dinner starts at 6:30pm with a cocktail half-hour at 7pm. Everyone will be invited to take a seat and enjoy the chef-prepare courses. Tickets available starting May 1st

$75
Barleycorn & Twin Leaf Beer Dinner

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 7:00 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 10:00 pm
Location: The Barleycorn, 697 Haywood Road, Asheville

The Barleycorn hosts a Beer Dinner with Twin Leaf Brewery! Join us for a pre-dinner beer and 4 courses of food with beer pairings for each course.

Featuring Twin Leaf’s

  • White Noise ~ Belgian-Style Wit
  • Luminosity ~ Belgian Tripel
  • Uproot ESB ~ Extra Special Bitters
  • Pace Yourself ~ Imperial IPA
  • Mexican Chocolate Stout ~ Brewed with Cacao & Chilies

Doors at 6pm. First course served at 7pm
$55 — Reservations required
Hi-Wire Brewing Beer Dinner at Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian

Starts: May 27, 2014 – 7:30 pm
Ends: May 27, 2014 – 10:30 pm
Location: Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian, 641 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville
Hi-Wire Brewing is partnering with our good friends at Vinnie’s for an amazing culinary experience! Each course will be paired with different Hi-Wire beer, with the debut of Rum Barrel Aged Smoked Scotch Ale! Dinner starts at 7:30. Reserve your spot with Vinnie’s today! 253-1077

$50 per person

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