Jack Brickman
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I guess that explains the text I got from my buddy saying he'd gotten a growler of Pumking. I was wondering where the hell he got that in Bowling Green. Figured he drove to Toledo or something. :chuckles:
None of those changes seem all that major, though. SkyBar sucked once you were 21 unless you were trolling for freshman tail. I never went to Ziggy's much, either. We did most of our drinking at Downtown, occasional weeknight trips to Trotters (we knew the bartenders and always got cheap drinks), and City Tap once it opened.
To be honest, just sounds like the typical bar/restaurant turnover you see in any town. You have to have a really good business plan and smart management to keep business humming, and most places don't have that. Plus, times change. A craft beer store wouldn't have been successful ten years ago in Bowling Green, just like City Tap probably wouldn't have had much appeal. Five years later and the game changed, and then today craft beer is bigger than ever.
I've lived in Charlotte for three years and seen the following open in my neighborhood: a bottle/growler shop where you can also hang out and drink, two breweries (one opens next month, but close enough), and several bars that serve primarily craft beer. And that was in a city that was already pretty craft beer savvy.
None of those changes seem all that major, though. SkyBar sucked once you were 21 unless you were trolling for freshman tail. I never went to Ziggy's much, either. We did most of our drinking at Downtown, occasional weeknight trips to Trotters (we knew the bartenders and always got cheap drinks), and City Tap once it opened.
To be honest, just sounds like the typical bar/restaurant turnover you see in any town. You have to have a really good business plan and smart management to keep business humming, and most places don't have that. Plus, times change. A craft beer store wouldn't have been successful ten years ago in Bowling Green, just like City Tap probably wouldn't have had much appeal. Five years later and the game changed, and then today craft beer is bigger than ever.
I've lived in Charlotte for three years and seen the following open in my neighborhood: a bottle/growler shop where you can also hang out and drink, two breweries (one opens next month, but close enough), and several bars that serve primarily craft beer. And that was in a city that was already pretty craft beer savvy.