Labor Day has come and gone, and while you could spend the rest of September mourning Summer 2K19 and prepping for the winter to come – pump the brakes! You’d be skipping over one of the most important seasons of them all. You know, the one that kicks off in September. The one that spans from breezy afternoons to frigid Sunday nights. The one that separates the good from the great and reveals the true colors of those around you. No, not autumn. It’s football season! And more importantly, tailgate season. Let this year be the year you finally show up the Joneses, with their bougie grills and DIY finger foods. But you don’t have to out-fancy them to do so. All you need is Brown Bag Liquor’s tailgate starter kit. Whether you’re a Jayhawk or Wildcat reliving the glory days for a weekend or a casual Chiefs fan just looking for a little pregame buzz, our kit will help your tailgate rise above the rest.
Brown Bag Selects: High Noon Sun Sips
First things, first. You may or may not be living under a rock if you don’t know about the sparkling seltzer craze sweeping the nation. But don’t worry, you can’t go wrong with any of them: Truly, White Claw, you name it: they’re all good, and we’ve got them all. Though if you’re looking for a lesser-known canned seltzer that you can truly make your own (see what we did there? Insert winky face emoji here), we recommend High Noon for tailgates. It’s perfect for any time of day, but especially for 12 o’clock kickoffs (insert second winky face emoji here). Seriously, though – any game, any weather, High Noon is a reliable and flavorful drink that’ll take you as far as you want to go. And it goes without saying, but please drink responsibly. The Watermelon, Grapefruit, Black Cherry and Pineapple flavors we have available are all very delicious, but they’ll creep up on you if you aren’t careful.
Brown Bag Selects: Golden Road Kingdom Blonde Ale
The Chiefs are on a long road to Super Bowl glory, and we’re all excited to see if they’ll arrive at the golden championship gates come February. They’re closer than ever to finding out what victory tastes like, and now you can too. Just pass around a couple cases of Golden Road Kingdom Ale at your next Arrowhead tailgate. Brewed by Golden Road Brewing as a special beer for the Chiefs, it’s a pale gold beer with a citrusy aroma and sweet, light bitter taste. It’s light-bodied, making it perfect for crushing at tailgates. And it tastes good, because of course a Chiefs beer tastes good.
Brown Bag Selects: Bloody Mary Bar
While a Chiefs game will never kickoff earlier than noon, college game days are a whole other ballgame. Sure, your team landing an 11am kickoff for the biggest matchup of the year isn’t ideal, but it’s not unheard of, either. Fortunately, a Bloody Mary bar is just the trick to perking up those tired eyes and long faces. It’s less work for you when you don’t have to pre-make everyone’s drinks for them, and it ensures your son’s friend Jason can throw in as much Tabasco as he wants without ruining it for everybody else.
Now, you’ve got a couple ways to approach this. You can start from scratch scratch, ie supply the tomato juice, salt and blend the assorted vegetables yourself. Or you can take the much more economical approach by picking up a Bloody Mary Mix at Brown Bag. Our most popular mix is Zing Zang, a bold and flavorful mix that’ll have your tailgate crew coming back for seconds. But can we let you in on a little secret? While Zing Zang Bloody Mary mix is, in fact, awesome – it’s 2019, so we also offer canned Bloody Marys. And we have to say, they’re actually amazing. We’ve got Cutwater Cocktails and Tipsy Tomato to name a few, both available in mild and spicy. All you’ll need to do is add is the garnish, which can be as simple as salt rims and celery to as complex as sugar-cured bacon full-on cheeseburgers. Yes, cheeseburgers. Because nothing says college game day quite like a Bloody Mary with a cheeseburger on top.
There you have it! If you follow Brown Bag’s selections for the perfect tailgate, you’ll have just that. And a pretty hefty buzz. For more tips, weekly specials and upcoming events, be sure to like Brown Bag Liquor on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Football is back!