Why Celebrate October 8?

Bottoms UP for Friday, October 8…TGIF!   Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: a glass of Buffalo Trace Kentucky bourbon, 2 toast 2 the natural beauty of the Bluegrass State, Kentucky!       After spending today at Alltech’s FEI World Equestrian Games at Lexington’s KY Horse Park or at the opening day of Keeneland’s fall meet, or for your Tailgating needs for Saturday’s college football games in Louisville and Lexington, stop by Liquor Barn for some of our 200 Bourbons and Whiskeys.  Liquor Barn, home to every Bourbon Under Heaven!     O Great Pumpkin Beer Tasting at Liquor Barns, October 8, 9, 2010    Liquor Barns will be sampling five Pumpkin beers on Friday, October 8 from 5 to 7 pm, and Saturday, October 9 from 3 to 6 pm.  Pumpkin beers are ales brewed with pumpkin during the mash, kettle (boil), primary or secondary fermentation. The pumpkin flavor is fairly subtle yet distinct, and are also usually spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and brown sugar.   The five pumpkin beer samples will feature Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale, O’Fallon Pumpkin Ale, Schlafly Pumpkin Ale, and New Holland Ichabod brews for 50 cents each or all five for $2. Scroll down to see our tasting notes on all five of these tasty pumpkin brews!     Enjoy These Complimentary Wine Samplings served along with specially selected cheeses at Liquor Barns, Friday from 5 to 7 pm, and Saturday from 3 to 6 pm:    – Coustaut La Grangeotte Bordeaux Blanc 2009  – Chateau des Proms Graves Rouge 2008, Cuvee Bellevue       Y Celebrate 2Day? On this date in…   1971 – Imagine by John Lennon was released and… ‘all we are saying is give peace a chance’. 1970 – Actor, screenwriter Matt Damon born…”Saving Private Ryan” and “Good Will Hunting” for “The Departed” and “The Good Shepherd” of the “Bourne…” trilogy to get “Stuck on You” as “The Rainmaker” in “Oceans 11, 12, and 13”? 1968 – Actress Emily Procter born…in the “West Wing” to be a “CSI” in Miami? 1956 – NY Yankees Don Larson pitched the only perfect game in a World Series, during a “subway series” against the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1949 – Actress Sigourney Weaver born…an “Alien” and a “Ghostbuster” with an “Avatar” in “The Year of Living Dangerously” with some “Gorillas in the Mist”? 1943 – Children’s book author R.L Stine born…to give us “Goosebumps”? 1943 – Comedian, actor Chevy Chase born…in the “Community” on a “Saturday Night Live”? 1939 – Actor, screenwriter Paul Hogan born…to throw another shrimp on the barbie with “Crocodile Dundee”?     Did you know…? Liquor Barn features VIP Bourbon Bottles from Maker’s Mark and Woodford Reserve with Personalized Labels made while you shop!     If you missed our ad in Sunday’s Louisville Courier-Journal or Lexington Herald-Leader, you can see our Great Values by clicking on the Sale link on our Home Page or pick up a flyer when you stop in @ the Barns!   Liquor Barns are open 9 am till 12 midnight Friday and Saturday; 1 pm to 9 pm on Sunday, and Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 10 pm.     October 8, 9 Pumpkin Beers Tasting Notes:   Dogfish Head Punkin Ale A full-bodied brown ale brewed with pumpkin, brown sugar, nutmeg and spices.  An excellent pumpkin ale with a nice caramel and malty flavor.  Brewed in Milton, DE.  7% abv.    Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale  A light bodied pumpkin ale with an aroma of pumpkin pie.  Nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and spices make up a majority of the flavor profile.  Brewed in Hayward, CA.  4.9% abv.    O’Fallon Pumpkin Ale A liquid slice of pumpkin pie!  Brewed with 120 pounds of pumpkins per batch then seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.  Brewed in O’Fallon, MO.  5.6% abv.    Schlafly Pumpkin Ale A full-bodied amber beer brewed with pumpkin, butternut squash and spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove giving a fresh fall flavors of pumpkin pie.  Brewed in St. Louis, MO.  8% abv.    New Holland Ichabod A Pumpkin Ale brewed with malted barley and real pumpkin.  Spices such as nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, brown sugar, and a faint flavor of pumpkin pie make this a nice autumn ale.  Brewed in Holland, MI.  5.5% abv.   Food Pairing:  Autumn dishes, Chicken, Vegetables, Desserts (Pumpkin Pie), Vanilla Ice Cream      Btms^

Why Celebrate September 29

Bottoms UP for Wednesday, September 29th…Over the Hump Day!     Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: an Alltech Kentucky Ale beer, 2 toast 2 our great state on this beautiful Fall day!         The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are in full gallop at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park, now through October 10th! Stop by Liquor Barn’s booth in The Kentucky Experience Pavilion…we’re next to the Maker’s Mark Bourbon bottle dipping station!   Enjoy Complimentary Wine & Cheese Samples at all Liquor Barns from 5 to 7 pm today through Friday, and Saturday from 3 to 6 pm. This week’s wine sips and samples:    – Maverick Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon  – Truffle Merlot     HOP IN 2 Louisville Liquor Barns and Enjoy Heads UP for Louisville’s Craft Beer Week: Today – October 2!      Wednesday Sept 29th Sierra Nevada Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Samuel Adams Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Thursday Sept 30th Ommegang Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Sierra Nevada Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Friday Oct 1st New Albanian Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Hops Class @ Springhurst  6 to 7:30 Local Brewers Day @ Hurstbourne  5 to 7pm   Saturday Oct 2nd Jobless Burring Company @ Springhurst 1 to 3pm New Holland Brewery @ Hurstbourne 1 to 3pm     Y Celebrate 2Day? On this date in…   1987 – “thirtysomething” debuted on ABC-TV. 1986 – “Designing Women” premiered on CBS. 1984 – “Drive” by the Cars hit #3 on the charts. 1982 – Cheers to “Cheers” on its’ debut on NBC, starring Ted Danson. 1979 – Nick Lowe’s “Cruel to be Kind” hit #12 on the charts…it was in the right measure? 1966 – MLB great Sandy Koufax pitched his 3rd 300 strike-out season. 1966 – Chevrolet introduced the Camaro…cheers to the muscle car and gear heads every where! 1963 – “My Favorite Martian” starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby first took to the airwaves on CBS! 1956 – British running sensation Sebastion Coe born. 1948 – Journalist Bryant Gumbel born…”Today” to know about “Real Sports”? 1942 – Actor Ian McShane born…a “Lovejoy” in “Deadwood”? 1935 – Singer, piano player Jerry Lee Lewis born…a “Great Ball of Fire”? 1932 – Film director Robert Benton born…with “Places in the Heart” to be “Nobody’s Fool” with “Kramer vs. Kramer”? 1923 – Stan Berenstain born…to give us the “The Berenstain Bears” book series for kids! 1913 – Film director Stanley Kramer born…on a “Ship of Fools” to land “On The Beach” with “The Defiant Ones” to “Inherit the Wind” and “Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner?” 1904 – Flame-haired actress Greer Garson born…to be “Mrs. Miniver”. 1547 – Author Miguel de Cervantes born…to be the “prince of wits” and write the first modern novel with his masterpiece “Don Quixote”.      BTMS ^

Why Celebrate September 26?

Bottoms UP for Sunday, September 26th!     Liquor Barns & Liquor Barn Express stores are open Sunday from 1 pm to 9 pm.     Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: Blufeld Riesling, 2 remember “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Porgy & Bess” composer George Gershwin, born 2day in 1898.     The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are in full gallop at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park, now through October 10th!   Stop by Liquor Barn’s booth in The Kentucky Experience Pavilion, next to the Maker’s Mark Bourbon bottle dipping station!     See Liquor Barn’s full page ads…in today’s Lexington Herald-Leader and Louisville Courier-Journal.           Y Celebrate 2Day? On this date in…   1988 – NYC’S Rockefeller Center was declared a national landmark. 1981 – Tennis ace Serena Williams born…to win 27 Grand Slam titles…so far! 1969 – The Beatles released the album “Abbey Road”. 1960 – MLB great Ted Williams last at bat…and he hit a home run, his 521st! 1960 – In Chicago, the 1st televised debate took place between U.S. presidential candidates, Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy. 1957 – West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, premiered in NYC…and ran for 734 performances! 1956 – Actress Linda Hamilton born…to take on “The Terminator”? 1948 – Singer, actress Olivia Newton-John born…”If Not For You” on “Summer Nights” in “Grease” because “You’re the One That I Want”? 1925 – C&W singer Marty Robbins born…in “El Paso”? 1914- Fitness guru Jack LaLanne born. 1898 – Composer, pianist George Gershwin born…”An American in Paris” to be a “Rhapsody in Blue” with “Porgy and Bess”? 1888 – Writer, poet T.S. Eliot born…in “The Waste Land” with “The Hollow Men” to tell “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” before committing “Murder in the Cathedral”? 1820 – Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proved tomatoes weren’t poisonous by eating several on the courthouse steps in Salem, New Jersey. 1774 – Environmentalist Johnny Appleseed born…to throw some seeds of his own?   Btms^

Why Celebrate September 20?

Bottoms UP for Monday, September 20th! It’s another “Manic Monday”!   Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: Spaten Oktoberfest, this the season and reason 2 celebrate Octoberfest, no matter how you spell it!     Grab a Growler…of fresh tap beer sold in 64 ounce hugs at our “Growler Heaven” taps at Liquor Barns in Lexington at Beaumont. Hamburg and Liquor Barn Express! in Chevy Chase.  And in Louisville…you’re in “Growler Heaven” @ every Liquor Barn!      4 Days until…the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games begin @ the KY Horse Park in Lexington, September 25 – October 10, 2010     HOP IN to Liquor Barns during Louisville’s Craft Beer Week September 24 – October 2!  Scroll down to see our heady beer tasting schedule below!   Y Celebrate 2Day? On this date in…   1885 – Musician Jelly Roll Morton born…to jazz it up! 1917 – Basketball coach Red Auerbach born…to lead the Boston Celtics! 1929 – Comedian, actress Anne Meara born…to be Ben Stiller’s ma! 1934 – Italian actress Sophia Loren born…and “Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti.” 1946 – 1st Cannes Film Festival held…Tres magnifique! 1956 – Actor Gary Cole born…with an “Entourage” and “Fatal Vision”? 1960 – Journalist Deborah Roberts born…with “20/20” vision to forecast her marriage to “Today Show” weatherman Al Roker? 1967 – Actress Kristen Johnson born…on the “3rd Rock from the Sun”? 1973 – Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of the Sexes Tennis Tournament” at the Houston Astrodome. Girl power! 1975 – David Bowie’s song “Fame” hit #1. 1984 – “The Cosby Show” premiered on NBC-TV…and we met the wonderful Huxtable family!     HOP IN & Heads UP for Liquor Barn’s Celebration of Louisville ‘s Craft Beer Week: September 24 – October 2!   Friday Sept 24th Rogue Growler Night @ Springhurst 5-7pm   Saturday Sept 25th Great Lakes Brew master Visit @ Springhurst  3 to 6 pm Three Floyds @ Hurstbourne 3 to 6 pm   Sunday Sept 26th Local Beer Day @ Springhurst  2 to 6pm Schlafly Brewery @ Hurstbourne 2 to 6pm   Monday Sept 27th Belgium Beer Comparisons Tasting @ Springhurst  5:30 to 7pm KY Ale @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Tuesday Sept 28th Schlafly Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Upland Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Wednesday Sept 29th Sierra Nevada Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Samuel Adams Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Thursday Sept 30th Ommegang Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Sierra Nevada Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Friday Oct 1st New Albanian Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Hops Class @ Springhurst  6 to 7:30 Local Brewers Day @ Hurstbourne  5 to 7pm   Saturday Oct 2nd Jobless Burring Company @ Springhurst 1 to 3pm New Holland Brewery @ Hurstbourne 1 to 3pm   BTMS^

Why Celebrate September 19

Bottoms UP for Sunday September 19.   Liquor Barns & Liquor Barn Express locations are open till 9 pm Sunday!   Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, 2 toast 2 Joe Morgan, a MLB Great @ 2nd base, born 2day in 1943.     Y Celebrate 2Day? On this date in…   1974 – Comedian, actor, TV host Jimmy Fallon born…”Late Night” on “Saturday Night Live” to “Whip It” to a “Fever Pitch”? 1970 – The “Mary Tyler Moore” show premiered. 1964 – Singer Trisha Yearwood born…and “She’s in Love With the Boy” who’s just a “Walkaway Joe”? 1949 – Twiggy born…to be a super model? 1948 – Actor Jeremy Irons born…to be “The Real Thing” with a “Reversal of Fortune” as ‘Scar’ in “The Lion King”? 1947 – MLB’s Jackie Robinson was named “Rookie of the Year”. 1943 – MLB’s Joe Morgan born…to be great @ 2nd base! 1941 – Singer Cass Elliot born…on a “Monday, Monday” to be “California Dreamin'” with the “Mamas and the Papas”! 1928 – Actor Adam West born…to be TV’s “Batman”…Kapow! 1926 – James Lipton born…to take us “Inside the Actors Studio”? 1911 – Writer Sir William Golding born…to be “Lord of the Flies”?         Btms^   HOP IN & Heads UP for Liquor Barn’s Celebration of Louisville ‘s Craft Beer Week: September 24 – October 2!   Friday Sept 24th Rogue Growler Night @ Springhurst 5-7pm   Saturday Sept 25th Great Lakes Brew master Visit @ Springhurst  3 to 6 pm Three Floyds @ Hurstbourne 3 to 6 pm   Sunday Sept 26th Local Beer Day @ Springhurst  2 to 6pm Schlafly Brewery @ Hurstbourne 2 to 6pm   Monday Sept 27th Belgium Beer Comparisons Tasting @ Springhurst  5:30 to 7pm KY Ale @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Tuesday Sept 28th Schlafly Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Upland Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Wednesday Sept 29th Sierra Nevada Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Samuel Adams Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Thursday Sept 30th Ommegang Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Sierra Nevada Brewery @ Hurstbourne 5 to 7pm   Friday Oct 1st New Albanian Brewery @ Springhurst 5 to 7pm Hops Class @ Springhurst  6 to 7:30 Local Brewers Day @ Hurstbourne  5 to 7pm   Saturday Oct 2nd Jobless Burring Company @ Springhurst 1 to 3pm New Holland Brewery @ Hurstbourne 1 to 3pm     Grab a Growler…of fresh tap beer sold in 64 ounce hugs at our “Growler Heaven” taps at Liquor Barns in Lexington at Beaumont. Hamburg and Liquor Barn Express! in Chevy Chase.  And in Louisville…Hoptimus from New Albanian Brewing, and Falls City beer are just 2 of the brews on tap @ “Growler Heaven” @ all Louisville Liquor Barns!      5 Days until…the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games begin @ the KY Horse Park in Lexington, September 25 – October 10, 2010     HOP IN to Liquor Barns during Louisville’s Craft Beer Week September 24 – October 2!  Scroll down to see our heady beer tasting schedule below!   See Liquor Barn’s ads in today’s Louisville Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader, and here on our web site.

Why Celebrate September 15

Bottoms UP for Wednesday, September 15th…Over the Hump Day!     Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: Stone Brewing’s Smoked Porter, 2 toast 2 film director Oliver Stone born 2day in 1946.     Complimentary Sip & Sample Italian Wines this Week, 5-7 pm weekdays, 3-6 Saturday@ Liquor Barns:    – Corte Giara Soave and Bardolino     Grab a Growler…of fresh tap beer sold in 64 ounce hugs at our “Growler Heaven” taps at Liquor Barns in Lexington at Beaumont. Hamburg and Liquor Barn Express! in Chevy Chase.    And in Louisville…Hoptimus from New Albanian Brewing, and Falls City beer are just 2 of the brews on tap @ “Growler Heaven” @ all Louisville Liquor Barns!     9 Days until…the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games begin @ the KY Horse Park in Lexington, September 25 – October 10, 2010     Y Celebrate 2Day? On this date in…   1986 – “L.A. Law” premiered on NBC…and ran till 1994, winner of 4 ‘Best Drama’ Emmys.   1984 – Prince Harry of Wales was born…to the manor? 1982 – The 1st issue of “USA Today” was published by the Gannett Co. 1971 – Actor Josh Charles was born…on a “Sports Night” with “The Good Wife” and join the “Dead Poets Society”? 1965 – “Lost in Space” first aired on TV…”Danger Will Robinson, danger!” 1961 – NFL great Dan Marino born…to be the QB for the Dolphins in Miami. 1946 – Film director, screenwriter Oliver Stone…”Born on the 4th of July” on “Any Given Sunday” along “Wall Street” with his “Platoon” of “JFK” supporters behind “The Doors”? 1946 – Actor Tommy Lee Jones born…a “Lonesome Dove” to a “Coal Miner’s Daughter” under a “Blue Sky” full of “Space Cowboys” where it’s “No Country for Old Men” or for “The Fugitive” with “Men in Black”? 1945 – Film director, screenwriter Ron Shelton born…with a “Tin Cup” for “Bull Durham”? 1945 – Opera great Jessye Norman born…to be a dramatic soprano? 1924 – Singer Bobby Short born….to sing at the Cabaret at the Carlyle? 1890 – English writer Agatha Christie born…to build the world’s best and longest running play “The Mousetrap” and write whodunits of “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile”! 1857 – William Howard Taft born…in Cincinnati, Ohio to be the 27th U.S. President and later, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court! 1789 – Novelist James Fenimore Cooper born…to be “The Last of the Mohicans”? 1254 – Marco Polo born…to explore the world, and be the namesake of a popular swimming pool game?   Btms^

Why Celebrate June 5

Btms ^ for Saturday, June 5.

 

Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: a Shiner Bock beer, 2 toast 2 Houston, Texas, incorporated 2day in 1837! 

 

 

Stop in and enjoy Complimentary Wine & Cheese Samplings 2Day @ The Barns from 3 to 6 pm!

 

 

Great Tastes of the Northwest! Thursday, June 10th, 5:30 pm at Liquor Barn, Springhurst

 

Join us on June 10 as we feature a “Great Taste of the Northwest” with wines and beers from the Northwest region of the U.S.  This “Great Taste” event in Louisville at our Springhurst store’s education area is just $10 per person. See below for full details!

 

 

Y Celebrate 2Day?

On this date in…

 

1984 – “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper hit #1 – “if you fall, I will catch you”

1971 – Actor, rapper Mark Wahlberg born…with his “Entourage” on “Boogie Nights” during “The Perfect Storm” to “Three Kings”?

1965 – “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs hit #2 on the charts…”Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro!”

1962 – Comedian Jeff Garlin born…to “Curb Your Enthusiasm”?

1951 – Jill Biden born…to be a U.S. 2nd Lady?

1951 – Suze Orman born…on the “Road to Wealth” to ask “Can You Afford It”?

1944 – Irish singer, actor Colm Wilkinson born…to be the original “Jean Val jean” in Les Miserables.

1934 – Journalist Bill Moyers born…to keep a “Journal”?

1932 – Irish writer, artist Christy Brown born…to tell the world his story of “My Left Foot”.

1916 – Louisville’s Louis Brandeis was sworn in as…a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

1898 – Spanish playwright Frederic Garcia Lorca born…at a Blood Wedding at The House of Bernarda Alba.

1837 – Houston, Texas was incorporated.

1718 – Thomas Chippendale born…to make furniture!

 

 

 

 

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Great Tastes of the Northwest! Thursday, June 10th at 5:30 pm @ Liquor Barn, Springhurst

 

Join us as we feature a “Great Taste of the Northwest” with wines and beers from the Northwest region of the U.S.  This “Great Taste” event in Louisville at our Springhurst store’s education area is just $10 per person and will feature food pairings along with the following wines and beers:

 

Beers:  Chatoe Rogue Single Malt, Rogue Captain Sig’s, Caldera Amber Ale, and Caldera Pale Ale

 

Wines: Cape Diamond Merlot, Ken Wright Pinot Noir, Tyrus Evan Claret, and Elk Cove Pinot Gris

 

This will be a wonderful opportunity to try great wines and beers from the Northwest and talk with their reps. Seats for this event are limited!  Reserve your spot early by seeing a member of the Managerment, Wine Department, or Beer Department to pre-pay for your seat at the Great Tastes of the Northeast!

Why Celebrate May 31

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In remembrance and in honor on Memorial Day, we offer our THANKS to all the men and women who have worn the uniform of the U.S. Armed Forces.

 

Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: Samuel Adams Beers, 4 a patriotic toast 2 the men & women in uniform this Memorial Day!  

 

Why Celebrate 2Day?

On this date in…

 

2005 – Watergate’s “Deep Throat” was reveled…to be Mark Felt of the FBI.

1990 – “Seinfeld” debuted on NBC as “Seinfeld Chronicles”…to be much ado about “nothing”?

1976 – Irish actor Colin Farrell born…”In Bruges” with a “Crazy Heart” to make a “Minority Report”?

1969 – “Give Peace a Chance” was recorded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. “All we are saying…”

1969 – Stevie Wonder released his hit “My Cherie Amore”…”pretty little one that I adore!”

1965 – Actress, model Brooke Shields born…a “Pretty Baby” by the “Blue Lagoon” to become “Suddenly Susan” in the “Lipstick Jungle”?

1957 – Jim Craig born…to be the goalie for the Gold medal winning 1980 US Olympic hockey team!

1950 – Actor Tom Berringer born…in a “Platoon” with a “Big Chill” to be “Someone to Watch Over Me”?

1943 – Joe Namath born…to be a QB for the Crimson Tide of ‘Bama, the Jets of New York, the Rams of L.A., and the Joe of Broadway?

1938 – Singer, songwriter Peter Yarrow born…to harmonize with Paul and Mary on “Puff, the Magic Dragon”

1930 – Actor, director Clint Eastwood born…an “Unforgiven” “Million Dollar Baby” along the “Mystic River” near “The Bridges of Madison County” at “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” to be “In the Line of Fire” and “Play Misty for Me” for “A Fistful of Dollars”?

1927 – The last of the 15,007,003 Ford Model T’s produced rolled off the assembly line…to make room for the Model A.

1922 – British actor Denholm Elliott born…in “A Room with a View” and “Maurice” at “The Razor’s Edge” with “The Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”?

1819 – Poet Walt Whitman born…upon “Leaves of Grass”?

1790 – The 1st US Copyright law enacted.

 

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Why Celebrate May 30

Bottoms UP (Btms ^) for Sunday, May 30.

 

Liquor Barns are open today from 1 to 9 pm, and Memorial Day, Monday, from 9 am to 10 pm.

 

 

 

Beer Growlers, 64 ounce jugs of Fresh Tap Beer, are perfect for backyard BBQs this Memorial Day weekend!

 

Beers are available on Tap at ALL Louisville Liquor Barns, and in Lexington Liquor Barns at our Beaumont Centre and Hamburg Delis!  

 

 

Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: Pete’s Wicked Ale, 2 toast 2 Wicked singer/actress Idina Menzel born “Defying Gravity” & full of “Glee” 2day in 1971.

 

Y Celebrate 2Day?

On May 30th in…

 

1992 – Singers/songwriters Paul Simon and Edie Brickell married. Happy 18th anniversary!

1971 – Tony award winning singer, actress Idina Menzel born…to pay the Rent by “Defying Gravity” in Wicked, and to be full of “Glee”!

1965 – Basketball’s Billy Donovan born…to coach ‘Gators in Florida?

1964 – The Beatles “Love Me Do” hit #1 on the charts!

1964 – Singer Wynonna Judd born…in Ashland, Kentucky!

1964 – Guitarist Tom Morello born…to be an “Audioslave” and “Rage Against the Machine” as “The Nightwatchman”?

1953 – Irish actor Colm Meaney born…”Far and Away” in “Mystery Alaska” and to take many a “Star Trek” to “Deep Space Nine” with the “Next Generation”?

1943 – NFL’s Gale Sayers born…to be a Chicago Bears running back and a best friend with a song for Brian Piccolo.

1922 – The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. was dedicated.

1918 – Restaurateur Bob Evans was born…to make and serve sausage!

1911 – Ray Harrow won the 1st Indianapolis 500…zoom, zoom, zoom!

1909 – Clarinetist, band leader Benny Goodman born…to be the “King of Swing”?

1908 – Mel Blanc born…to be the “man of a 1000 voices” including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Pepe La Pew, Barney Ruble, Mr. Spacely and…!

1896 – Film director Howard Hawks born…”To Have and Have Not” after “The Big Sleep” where “Only Angels Have Wings” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blonds” like “His Girl Friday”?

1859 – Westminster’s Big Ben rang for the 1st time…in London!

 

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Why Celebrate May 28

Bottoms Up (Btms^) for Friday, May 28th…TGIF!

Thanks this Memorial Day Weekend to all the men and women who have worn the U.S. Armed Services uniform.

Drink 4Cast 4 2Day: a Dirty Martini, shaken not stirred, with lots of olive brine and olives, 2 celebrate writer Ian Fleming, inventor of ‘James Bond’ born 2day in 1908.   

See Liquor Barn’s 2 paged ad in today’s Louisville Courier-Journal, and on our website!    

Buy a Try Beers Samplings Today & Saturday at the Barns! Friday, May 28 from 5 to 7 pm, and May 29, 3 to 6 pm  

We’ll be sampling five craft and imported Lagers at the Barns today, Friday and Saturday for just 50 cents each, or buy a try of all five for just two bucks!  Did you know…Lagers have a bottom-fermenting yeast and are stored (or Lagered) at cooler temperatures (40-50 degrees F) during fermentation. Now you do!  

Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager is brewed and fermented at medium temperatures to produce both ale and lager characteristics.  A medium-bodied Amber with a nice aroma and flavor of caramel malts.  A dry and clean finish in balanced by a mild, citrus hop flavor.  Brewed in Frederick, MD.  5.3% abv.  

Hofbräu Dunkel has a medium copper color with an off-white head.  The flavor is semi-sweet toasted/lightly roasted malt with a subtle floral hop bitterness that still allows the malt show through.  Brewed in Munich, Germany.  5.5% abv.

Xingu Pronounced shin-goo.’  A medium-bodied Schwarzbier style beer with flavors of roasted malts, milk chocolate, and caramel.  A creamy texture and a sweet mouthfeel is finished with a subtle hop bitterness.  Good carbonation and easy to drink.  4.7% abv.  Brewed in Brazil.

Schlafly Summer Lager is a Munich Style Helles.  Appearance is very pale yellow with a white head.  The aroma is light malt with just a slight floral hop character.  The flavor is semi-dry light malt with a subtle floral hop bitterness in the finish.  Brewed in St. Louis, MO.  4.5% abv.

Okocim is a Pale Lager with a semi-sweet malt base.  Flavors of caramel and toasted grains are balanced by a crisp and refreshing hop character.  Brewed in Poland. 5% abv.

Y Celebrate 2Day? On this date in…  

1989 – ‘Designing Woman’ Delta Burke wed ‘Major Dad’ Gerald McRaney.

1986 – Michael Oher born…to play football for Ole Miss and the Baltimore Ravens, and whose life story was the basis for “The Blind Side”.

1985 – British actress Carey Mulligan born…with “Pride and Prejudice” in a “Bleak House” to be Oscar-nominated for getting “An Education” with “The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard” and  “My Boy Jack”?

1968 – Australian singer Kylie Minogue born…and we “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”?

1956 – Musician Jerry Douglas born…at “Union Station” to be THE master Dobro player?

1947 – Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston born…”For Better or For Worse”?

1945 – Singer, songwriter John Fogerty “Born on the Bayou” and “Down on the Corner” to not be a “Fortunate Son” to “Susie Q” and “Proud Mary” while playing “Centerfield” wondering “Who’ll Stop the Rain”?

1944 – Singer Gladys Knight born…on the “Midnight Train to Georgia” because “That’s What Friends are For”?

1938 – NBA’s Jerry West born…a Mountaineer in West Virginia, and a Laker in L.A.?

1937 – President Franklin Roosevelt officially opened the Golden Gate Bridge… in San Francisco, California.

1916 – Southern writer Walker Percy born…to be “The Moviegoer” and “The Last Gentleman”?

1908 – Writer Ian Fleming born…to give us “James Bond” in novels such as “Casino Royale”, “Dr. No” and “From Russia, With Love”. Did you know Fleming also wrote the children’s classic “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”?  Now you do!

1892 – The Sierra Club was organized….by John Muir in San Francisco, California.

1888 – Athlete Jim Thorpe born.

1742 – The 1st indoor swimming pool opened…in London, England. Everybody in to the deep end!  

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