Welcome To Sports Bar Nation
by Ron Brasil on Mar 2, 2011 7:44 AM PST
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PrintI'm Ron Brasil and I will be your guide through the sports bars of America and beyond. I will be joined by Tom Mexico as we travel throughout the US looking for the best chicken wings, micro brews and unique...shall I say...touches, that each bar has to offer.
So far, on our journey, which has seen us storm through Arizona and Atlanta we have partied in spots, so varied, that they have ranged from the place where Jimmy Carter announced his run for Governor of Georgia to a place where the bartenders hang upside down from the rafters and hoola hoop to Motley Crue. No, they were not the same place, I said Jimmy Carter, not Bill Clinton.
We have also got the skinny on the best ways to make chicken wings and have sampled nearly 50 beers, including Beer 30, which costs $1.30 at Chop and Wok in Scottsdale.
We will not be drawing the line at sports bars as we will also be covering tailgates around the Country. Whether it is baseball or football we want to see them all.
Now, here is where you all come in. SB Nation is built on the premise of being an online "Sports Community". Tom and I cannot make it everywhere and we'd like it if you can share your photos, stories and recommendations with us. This is OUR community!
So, without further ado, welcome to Sports Bar Nation!
- RB
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When next I return to my hometown
You will get one epic sports bar writeup.
Let's settle this with a poll.
This is a phenomenal concept. Welcome!
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wish I would've been able to help with Atlanta
Manuel’s Tavern is great, though. Looking forward to using this site as a reference in the future.
Loved Manuel's Tavern!
Great people, awesome food and you can feel the history there. I told the GM that I was sad to find out about the place so late in my journey. I could have been there every day.
Manuel's
Where drunk people go to get drunk. If anyone suggested it, I was always game, but I rarely thought about it otherwise. Good bartenders, good regulars, and the bar area is both full of history and well-run. The dining areas? Eh, not so much. I always found that if a spot in the bar wasn’t open, I was SOL on getting quality service.
Other than that minor nit, though (get there after 10 and you’re pretty much assured a seat at the bar), it’s a really good bar.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Indeed.
Maybe it’ll give us at Defending Big D an idea for a unique watering hole for our next watching party. Kinda makes me wish I wasn’t out in the sticks.
"Our GM,
who art in the front office,
on Conn Smythe be thy name…"
by Angelou Del Angel on Mar 3, 2011 8:56 AM PST reply actions
This is such a wicked concept. I wonder if you guys will be doing this for some Canadian cities as well.
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I wish there was something I could do. But What?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 3, 2011 8:57 AM PST reply actions
Are stories about..
drinking a 12 pack of Big Flats 1901 in the parking lot of my local Walgreens acceptable material? I mean, would anyone be interested in my review?
HAHAHA!!! Sounds like a party to me!
Now if you out the radio on the local game. hell, you have a “Blog” party and meet-up destination!!!
I didn't even realize it
but you’re welcome… noticed you guys already have jersey’s available
Woohoo!
It’s on boys! Time to start partying!!!
Best blog on the network!
Hope you guys have fun
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by Alexander Calloway on Mar 3, 2011 10:21 AM PST reply actions
All the best on this idea...
really hoping the site takes off for you!
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Rock M Nation
You gentlemen have the worlds greatest job
May I suggest a summer road trip through Montana? Lots of microbreweries to try
Columbia, MO
you won’t be disappointed
You don't have to come and confess, we lookin' for you, we gon' find you, we gon' find you. So you can run and tell that, Homeboy.
You guys need to make sure you talk about where you're going to be beforehand.
So you can drink with some readers, and if you’re ever going through the central valley in California, you need to try some of my hot wings. We use the three hottest peppers in the world, combinations of the ghost chile, the naga viper and the dorset naga. The latter two are hybrids of the first to make an even hotter blend. If you can neutralize the heat enough to protect your mouth for disintegrating, there is a wonderful smoky flavor that just can’t be beat.
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Great idea.
If you can make it up to Toronto before succumbing to alcohol poisoning, then you have to check out real sports bar & grill in the heart of T.O. Just checked it out myself after it was named best sports bar by ESPN and it was insanely nice. Not your typical sports bar though. Its a fairly classy, pricey joint but still had a great night watching hockey on a two story TV.
Witnessed Playoffs last: April 28, 2008
Sincerely yours, Tortured T.O Fan
I heartily endorse this idea.
My traffic is yours, noble wanderers.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
Epic F'n Win!
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I raise my glass to yinz all!
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