Sour Beer Festival - Sunday July 11 2pm @ Aromas

10 DRAUGHT LINES AND 2 CASKS

Terrapin/ De Poef Monstre Rouge Imperial Flanders Red Ale
Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus
Boon Oude Lambic Mariage Parfait
Ommegang Rouge
New Belgium La Folie
New Belgium Eric's Ale
Jolly Pumpkin E.S. Bam
BFM La Cuirvree Sour Pale Lager
The Bruery special release to be announced
Bell's Poolside White Ale Brewed with Michiga Tart Cherries

Casks:
Saint Somewhere
Moon River

Both Casks were made specially for Aromas and Five Points Bottle

NO TICKETS NECESSARY   ---  BEERS SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

FUNKYFEST - SOUR BEER FESTIVAL

Hey beer fans...little teaser for ya...guess what Five Points Bottle and Aromas are hosting in July? A SOUR BEER FESTIVAL!! We're calling it FUNKYFEST and it's going to be AMAZING!

Aromas will fill their draught lines with only sour beers! Plus we will have a few super rare casks.
A few highlights: Cantillon Rose de G...ambrinus (a blended Lambic with Raspberries), Terrapin-De' Proef' Monstre Rouge Imperial Flanders Red Ale (DEBUT of the fourth in the De' Proef' Brewmaster's Collaboration Series), and back by popular demand the LAST keg of Ommegang Rouge in Athens!! More details to follow!

Ed Hardy Vodka

I just noticed this beautiful bottle of Vodka on the shelves of 5PBS. I thought to myself, now if I had a big bar in my house, I would buy this just for display. And if I decided to fix a cocktail I know it would be a real treat. Ed Hardy vodka is produced and bottled in France, in Cognac region, distilled and filtered 5 times for a uniquely pure taste.

But what I'm loving is the handmade crystal bottle and the timeless artwork of Ed Hardy, San Francisco tattoo artist, that shines forth. Now, some purist Ed Hardy fans snub their nose at the pimping of Ed Hardy's work by guru marketer Christian Audigier, (i.e. Ed Hardy Hanging Air Freshners - yikes) but for me, I just think this bottle looks cool no matter what.

Here's a Ed Hardy cocktail from the official website called Love Kills Slowly:

Ed Hardy Vodka
peach schnapps
blended with cranberry and pineapple juice
served in a sugar rimmed glass

For yourself, or as a unique gift, I think this bottle rocks.

Spanish Wines and Tapas @ Casa Mia

Wednesday May 19th join us at Casa Mia from 6-8 to taste some delicious Spanish Wines and tapas.

For those of you who didn't make it out last time, you really missed out! Casa Mia put out some great food and the wine was fabulous! Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a similar experience.

The cost is $20 per person Cal...l Casa Mia to make a reservation 706.227.4444

The Wines:

Gran Gesta Cava

Martin Codax Tempranillo

Merum Monastrell

Lealtanza Capitoso Tempranillo

Zarate Albarino

Las Rocas Garnacha

15 Wines for 15 Dollars

Join us this Thursday from 6-8pm at the Winery to taste 15 wines for only $15!

Hors d'oeuvres will be provided by the European Deli.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about wine through tasting (the best way)!

Call Five Points West for reservations 706.316.2337

Winery Athens: located at 429 E Broad St
Visit European Deli: located at 3579 Atlanta Hwy

Bourbon Tasting at Aromas

Speaking of bourbons... you can't miss this upcoming tasting at Aroma's. Wednesday, May 5th at 6pm at Aromas. This is your opportunity to try 6 beautiful bourbons at one great price.

Featuring:
Ridgemon 1792
Elijah Craig 12 year
Jeffersons
Michter's Rye
Four Roses Single Barrel
Pappy Van Winkle 12 year

You know the folks at Aromas and of course the 5PB crew will be there to share all that's good and fun to know about drinking bourbon.

Call Aromas Wine Bar at 706.208.0059 to make your reservation today.
$25

Kentucky Derby Mint Julep

Known as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports", the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby is this weekend - May 1. It's the "Run for the Roses" (Dan Fogelberg wrote a song entitle the same for the 1980 Derby) and it IS time for the official drink -- the Mint Julep.

The Mint Julep, an iced drink consisting of bourbon, mint and a sugar syrup is the traditional beverage of the race. The historic drink can be served in an ice-frosted silver julep cup but most Churchill Downs patrons sip theirs from a souvenir glass printed with all previous Derby winners.




At the 5P Bottle we got you covered with the official Bourbon for the Kentucky Derby. Early Times and Woodford Reserve both have commemorative bottles 2010. If you love horses, the Woodford Reserves bottle is a keepsake. If you love celebrating, they both make the party clearly more festive.


My favorite for the race is Discreetly Mine because he is descended from Seattle Slew - the 1977 Triple Crown winner - and a superstar for horse lovers like me when I was a girl.

(Seattle Slew)

Early Times Mint Julep
Woodford Reserve
How to Make a Mint Julep