El Rey Burrito Lounge: Archive

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Wittes & Pale Wheats Flight Night

]]> :: Beer Flight Night :: First TUESDAY Firkin :: Huntsville Tap Handle Takeover :: Bastille Day Fête & Farm Dinner :: Monday, June 20, 4 PM Pale Wheats and Wittes. Come meet some refreshing new friends for the summer. Featuring Avery White Rascal, Bell’s Oberon, Hitachino Nest White, Lazy Magnolia Indian Summer, North Coast Blue Star and Ommegang Witte. Three ounce glasses of...

Jun 17th

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Meet The Weiss's | Alabama Beer Week Events

Monday, May 16, 4 PM Weiss beer. It’s not just for Oktoberfest! Whether it is 65 degrees or 95 degrees outside, a cold German-style wheat beer refreshes. This month’s beer flight consists of Sprecher Hefe Weiss, Ayinger Brau-Weiss, Franziskaner Weissbier, Tucher Hefeweissen and Weihenstephaner Hefe Weiss. Monday, June 6, 4 PM Good People Brewing Company A firkin holds about...

May 15th

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Yazoo Firkin | Cinco de Mayo | Budweiser Boycott

Monday, May 2, 4 PM Yazoo Brewing Company Yazoo of Nashville has sent us a cask-conditioned Hop Project #47 with Tanzanian Cocoa Nibs A firkin holds about 80 pints of unpasteurized, unfiltered beer that is naturally carbonated. We tap a firkin on the first Monday of every month at 4 o’clock. Thursday, May 5 Rain or shine, we will be throwing another terrific Cinco de Mayo...

Apr 29th

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Good People Funky Farmhouse Firkin

Tonight, April 4, 4 PM Good People Brewing Company Farmhouse Ale Good People of Birmingham is sending us a “funky” cask-conditioned Farmhouse Ale. Brettanomyces in the house! A firkin holds about 80 pints of unpasteurized, unfiltered beer that is naturally carbonated. We tap a firkin on the first Monday of every month at 4 o’clock. Monday, April 18 Let’s go...

Apr 4th

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St Patrick's Day | Spring Beer Flights

Thursday, March 17, 4 PM Want green beer? Try mixing guacamole with a Corona. Want good Irish and Irish-inspired beer? We’ve got that covered, too! From the beer capitol of Alabama, Huntsville’s Blue Pants Knickerbocker Red will be on tap. Anderson Valley Imperial Boont Amber Ale will be pouring as well. From Ireland’s Porterhouse Brewing - Two Irish Dry Stouts - Oyster...

Mar 17th

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Sunday Pisces Brunch | Monday NOLA Firkin | Fat...

This Sunday, March 6, 11 AM until … The last three days of Carnival season begin with our annual Pisces Brunch. We offer brunch every year to celebrate our birthday, which falls under the Pisces sign. There has been some debate in recent months about the accuracy of the zodiac signs. We at El Rey believe we have the right to stick with Pisces. Who wants to be “Ophiuchus”...

Mar 4th

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Beer Flight Night-Stouts, Brunch & Mardi Gras News

Who you calling Stout! Monday, February 21, 4 PM Our biggest Flight Night ever!!! 10 different Stouts in 3 ounce portions will be offered. Each portion is $1.25. Featuring Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal, Bar Harbor Cadillac Mountain, Bell’s Kalamazoo, Guinness Foreign Extra, Jamaica, Left Hand Milk, North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial, North Coast Old Plowshare, Porterhouse Oyster...

Feb 21st

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Carnitas Tonight! Lazy Mag FIrkin Feb 7

Beginning Tonight, January 31, 4 PM Beginning January 31 we’ll be serving our pork carnitas for a few days, until they run out. Our butcher is sending us a small supply of pastured Duroc pork that we slow cook in our special braising recipe, and the result is absolutely delicious! And believe it or not, we’ve been told our carnitas have magical powers that will help you get...

Jan 31st

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Beer Flight Night - Porters

Beer Flight Night - Porters! Monday, January 17, 4 PM 3 ounce portions of Yazoo Sly Rye, Yazoo Sue, Highland Oatmeal, O’Fallen Smoke, and Flying Dog Imperial. The Return of Carnitas! Monday, January 31, 4 PM We have had a lot of requests for our carnitas. So we’ll be serving our pork carnitas for a few days beginning January 31. Our butcher is sending us...

Jan 17th

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New Year Firkin - Monday, January 3

Happy New Year Wishes! In 2010 we added some great new appetizers and salads to our menu. We continued bringing in excellent beers for the beer lovers in Montgomery and Central Alabama. The first and only draft wine program in Alabama is still at El Rey. What will 2011 bring? The tea leaves say it’s going to be fun!!! Thank you for being a great El Rey Burrito Lounge customer! First...

Jan 2nd

Free Chips y Salsa | Noël Beer Tasting

nice toy = free chips and salsa Sunday, December 19 Bring an unwrapped toy for Christmas Clearing House’s toy drive and get a free order of chips and salsa, guacamole or queso dip. Please bring a decent toy - no office supplies, knives or old magazines, OK? Holiday Beer Tasting Monday, December 20 Our most attended tasting of the year! We will be tasting five of the following....

Dec 16th

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Super Spooky Events Oct 30, Nov 1 & 2

Super Spooky Edition 2010 My Big Fat Cheap Zombie Party Saturday, October 30 Cheap Zombies & Grateful Dead Shots Belly Dancing by Layla at 8 PM Dead Guy Ale from Rogue, plus a surprise or two and of course, candy! “Remember to eat before you Trick or Treat!” Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos Hamburguesa y Firkin Cerveza Fiesta Monday & Tuesday, November 1 &...

Oct 27th

Regional Beer Tasting Oct 18 | Free Pint Glass!

]]> Mid-October 2010 Yazoo, Highland and Terrapin Beer Tasting And Pint Glass Giveaway Monday, October 18 The South has some great brewers, and you can find many of them in Montgomery, exclusively at El Rey Burrito Lounge. Taste some great regional craft beers from Yazoo of Nashville, Terrapin of Athens, Georgia, and Highland of Asheville, NC, and get a free Yazoo / El Rey Pint glass! ...

Oct 15th

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Oktoberfest this Friday-Chorizo Dogs, Beer, Music

Munich + Mexico City = Montgomery This Friday! Oktoberfest featuring Caw Caw Creek Chorizo Dogs, Pretzels and Beer We are setting up additional tables and chairs biergarten-style, including a seperate counter for chorizo and beer. This should eliminate the long waits we had last year. Caw Caw Creeks Chorizo Dogs Grilled Chorizo served on fresh bread from Leidenheimer’s Bakery of New...

Sep 29th

Labor Day Firkin, September 16 Carnitas,...

// ]]]]>]]> LABOR DAY September 6 - FIrst Monday Firkin - Straight To Ale September 16 - Carnitas Fiesta - Mexican Independence Day September 20 - Oktoberfest Beer Tasting October 1 - Oktoberfest! Chorizo Dogs, Beer and Pretzels ¡Hola! After a month off the newsletter team is back! We have some super events to tell you about. But first, here’s some quick news and updates: Gulf...

Sep 2nd

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A Snake, A Monkey and Wernher Von Braun

August 2010 No August Firkin, but … Straight To Ale - August 2 No August Beer Tasting, but … Good People’s Snake Handler Double IPA Straight To Ale Brewing Company - Huntsville, Alabama - August 2 Huntsville’s Straight To Ale Brewing Company finally makes their Montgomery debut! Monkeynaught IPA is a tribute to the primate pioneers of the US Space Program. It has a...

Jul 31st