All the Cool Kids Drink Beer and Eat Tacos

Whilst in Nashville before my big move to Brooklyn, I went to 3 Crow Bar. Twice. In one week. Sunday and Wednesday. For why, you might ask? Well, my friend Ryan, who is married to one of my besties, and his Mean Tamborines mates enjoy 3 Crow Bar very much on those nights for the 2 for 1 specials. Double drinks or two beers for $4.75, which you can drink on their amazing patio among many many cutoff jean shorts and plaid flannel shirts. It's a great deal in a very neighborhoody setting with great people watching. My caveat is that my love for 3 Crow turns into straight up disdain during the cooler months or when the weather is crappy. Nashville still allows smoking inside for bars that are 21+, and the chain smoking clientele combined with poor ventilation makes the atmosphere more like Aushwitz than awesome.

But back to what I love. 2 for 1's. And an AMAZING draft beer selection. Lots of local and regional brews, such as Yazoo, Sweetwater, and Terrapin, as well a rotating selection of straight up good beer. During the wintertime when I went they had the Bluegrass Brewing Company Jefferson Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout - it wasn't 2 for 1, but it was still there, and that gem is the type of brew they often have on tap. They also have Magic Hat, which is not my thing but is for a lot of people, and black and tans made with Guinness and Bass.

And outside of 3 Crow, for your late night munching pleasure, is often parked the Mas Taco truck, pictured up top. It's a tricked out Winnebego serving up hot tacos. We got there kind of late and all that was left was chicken, which is never my favorite, but the taco was hot and hit the spot at 2 am, and only set me back $3. 

After the bar and the taco truck, I got to experience the pleasure of drinking a Four Loko. It was warm. And flat. And we drank it on ice. It was like mixing Robitussin with flat soda water and putting it on ice cubes. I tried putting an orange slice in it to make it taste better but it didn't work. But. It's 11% alcohol and freaky caffeinated. They don't sell them in Nashville, to the best of my knowledge, but if you're in the Northeast you should pick one up, bring it home, and share it with your friends. Or enemies. Either one.