This Week's Excuse For A Hot Dog

I love the Red Hot. I do. I couldn't rightly explain why. I was never a big hot dog fiend before. The Parkway is closer to me and has a wider beer selection (and a masterful cheese-steak sammich). But something about the Red Hot calls to me.

For a while I had a great excuse to take that half hour walk every week: Monday Night Football with Freitas and co. Alas, that time is ended. So what do I do now? I could join the aforementioned crew for the MNF successor: American Gladiators. But that really doesn't appeal to me. I tried to do that last week, and it got bumped by the State of the Onion (which I didn't mind... I'd rather watch baseball reruns than Gladiators). But that's not liable to happen every week, or indeed ever again.

Fortunately this week the world has provided for me: Wednesday night is Stone Brew Night. California based Stone Brewing Co., best known for their Arrogant Bastard Ale (a thick beast of a beer, along the lines of an imperial stout), also makes a couple fine IPAs and a good solid porter. And that's just the stuff I've tried.

Anyway, pints of whatever Stone goodness is on tap run for $3 starting at 7PM. And like any good brewer's night, there will surely be merch prizes galore.

Oh yeah... and they'll have hot dogs.