"You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning!" - Tex Gellette
This wonderful quote is the perfect embodiment of what Founders Breakfast Stout Breakfast is all about! Actually, this very quote appears on the cute little take-home mugs themselves!
Tickets went on sale back in mid-October and we were lucky enough to score a few again this year! Albeit they didn't sell out as quickly as they did last year (2ish whole minutes!), they did sell out same-day, within an hour or so!
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| Founders Breakfast Stout Breakfast 2013 Event Poster |
This year we also attempted to behave ourselves the night before, since last year there was a Hockey Game...and all the general debauchery that comes with it! Last year was fun, but definitely a bit of a lesson learned type of deal! Needless to say, it was a rough morning, which we almost missed! We got there later than we wanted to, and ended up claiming a covered pool table as our eating surface. I think I ended up suffering through my free beer before switching over to filling my Mug Club Mug with Diet Pepsi (wished it was Coke, but you work with what you've got!) When the event ended we got a big ole pizza and proceeded to fill our bellies and nap it off back at our place. Kinda lame, right!
So, we vowed that this year would be different! Rob and I stayed in Friday night, watched a few random things on the TV and enjoyed a couple drinks (I ended up consuming a bottle of wine and a couple of ciders....it's been kind of stressful at work lately and I definitely needed to unwind!) before hitting the sack! I woke up early since I wasn't gonna miss anything this time and I really wanted to be able to sit at a for-real table this year! Big dreams, I know! We did it though! We had most of our group meet at our place early so we could ride downtown together and still get there about an hour before go-time! The five of us (Rob, Ben, Dena, Allison and I) fit pretty snuggly in the Golf, but we made it - early! - and procured a pretty fantastic spot in line! Brittany met us a few minutes later and soon enough we were in, sipping our morning Breakfast Stout out of our fancy new mugs and about to fill up our plates at the buffet! OH MY GOSH: They had 'THE GRITS' again! I'm telling you, these are the best grits I've ever tasted in my life! They had them last year too, and we haven't been able to stop thinking about them! So, so, so happy they kept them on the menu again this year! There was also biscuits and gravy, French toast, an egg scramble, sausage and cabbage, potatoes (yuck!), and fresh fruit! The beer was flowing, the food was delicious, the company was terrific! We were even serenaded by a somewhat creepy 'A CaFella' group. They went table to table and sang to each little group of people. We were lucky enough to be sung the longest song ever! I think it was called Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole. It was only a little awkward... Overall, it was a great BSB and I can't wait to go again next year!
Once the event was over, and we finished our current beer selections, the five of us (sadly, Brittany had to get going) decided we weren't quite finished. We headed to Peppino's for lunch (a smattering of different appetizers including Fried Pickles, Mozzarella Sticks and Pizza 'PUFFS' Bites) and of course, more beers! Then on our walk back to the car, we came across Stella's and, Duh, we had to go in! ;-) At Stella's we got a little crazy! There were delicious stuffed burgers and grilled cheeses galore, a couple pitchers of beer to share and of course the normal nonsense that ensues when the group of us gets together and drunk! There were voices, songs, creeping through the curtains at rando's outside smoking, more voices, more songs - including, "Dayman...Fighter of the Nightman...Champion of the Sun..." and fun with our waiter, who also happened to be a big Always Sunny fan!
After a few hours more fun had passed, we managed to get back to the car (some stumbling the whole way there - that's how you know it was a successful day!) and got home! Don't worry, not all of us were drinking irresponsibly! At least three of the five of us were perfectly fine and capable of driving safely! ;-) Then, home at last...and guess what! It's only 7pm! Woah! It was a good day, filled with good food, good drinks, and good friends - Good Times!
I ended up purchasing some cute Gingerbread House Stamps while I was there, so not to make a total loss of the trip! Anyway, I thought they'd be cute for Christmas Cards this year!
