Jeff, Sam, Jordan and I met up in the morning and headed to New York. On the way up we played Mad Libs and stopped a few times along the way until we got to the train station.
We went into Brooklyn and found our way to the Brooklyn Brewery. We had to wait for the next tour so everyone grabbed a beer and stood around taking pictures and trying to get the attention of the cat sitting on the bags of wheat.
It started to get really crowded just before the hourly tour was going to start and we followed the crowd out when they announced our group.
We went to another part of the brewery where we could see a few kegs and some construction equipment inside. We were informed by our "tour guide" that the place was being renovated so we can't go see anything but instead he'd tell us about the history of the brewery. So he did. And that was all he did. That was the tour. It was as anticlimactic as it sounds.
Speaking of anticlimactic, we went to get food after the big tour and decided to call the venue to find out what time Me First and the Gimme Gimmes would be playing so we knew how much time we had to get there. It turned out they weren't playing until 11:30 and there was no way we'd be able to see them and make it back before the last train. After some deliberation we decided to sell our tickets in front of the venue, which only took about a half hour, and then go to some bars. It was kind of annoying since we came up for that show but we made the best of it.
After a few drinks at a small bar we returned to Brooklyn Brewery so they could use the rest of their beer chips. We got there just as they called last call and had our beer while listening to a playlist from the late 90's.
We stopped at a place on Bedford called Mug's where they had a giant beer list. It was a lot of really good beer too. Everyone else got food and I ate the leftovers. Jordan had a veggie burger that tasted like stuffing. Not in a bad way; I liked it.
We talked about Sam and Jeff's wedding plans and the things we might plan to do for the bachelor party. I didn't mention it on here yet but I was officially asked to be the best man at the wedding. I'm kind of a big deal now.
We got on the subway and came back to Manhattan where we found this bar at Union Square. We had a couple more drinks there and got into some deep conversations.
After we left we decided to walk back to Penn since it was such a beautiful night. The weather was perfect for a walk in the city. I stopped to take a few shots but I mostly just enjoyed the atmosphere.
We caught a train just before it left and got back to the car. The ride home seemed long because I was so tired. I fell asleep for a while in the backseat and got right back to it once I was dropped off.
Jeff, Sam, Jordan and I met up in the morning and headed to New York. On the way up we played Mad Libs and stopped a few times along the way until we got to the train station.
We went into Brooklyn and found our way to the Brooklyn Brewery. We had to wait for the next tour so everyone grabbed a beer and stood around taking pictures and trying to get the attention of the cat sitting on the bags of wheat.
It started to get really crowded just before the hourly tour was going to start and we followed the crowd out when they announced our group.
We went to another part of the brewery where we could see a few kegs and some construction equipment inside. We were informed by our "tour guide" that the place was being renovated so we can't go see anything but instead he'd tell us about the history of the brewery. So he did. And that was all he did. That was the tour. It was as anticlimactic as it sounds.
Speaking of anticlimactic, we went to get food after the big tour and decided to call the venue to find out what time Me First and the Gimme Gimmes would be playing so we knew how much time we had to get there. It turned out they weren't playing until 11:30 and there was no way we'd be able to see them and make it back before the last train. After some deliberation we decided to sell our tickets in front of the venue, which only took about a half hour, and then go to some bars. It was kind of annoying since we came up for that show but we made the best of it.
After a few drinks at a small bar we returned to Brooklyn Brewery so they could use the rest of their beer chips. We got there just as they called last call and had our beer while listening to a playlist from the late 90's.
We stopped at a place on Bedford called Mug's where they had a giant beer list. It was a lot of really good beer too. Everyone else got food and I ate the leftovers. Jordan had a veggie burger that tasted like stuffing. Not in a bad way; I liked it.
We talked about Sam and Jeff's wedding plans and the things we might plan to do for the bachelor party. I didn't mention it on here yet but I was officially asked to be the best man at the wedding. I'm kind of a big deal now.
We got on the subway and came back to Manhattan where we found this bar at Union Square. We had a couple more drinks there and got into some deep conversations.
After we left we decided to walk back to Penn since it was such a beautiful night. The weather was perfect for a walk in the city. I stopped to take a few shots but I mostly just enjoyed the atmosphere.
We caught a train just before it left and got back to the car. The ride home seemed long because I was so tired. I fell asleep for a while in the backseat and got right back to it once I was dropped off.
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