Visiting Knoxville in March.

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Beers-

Crafty Bastard is the best brewery in town.
Balter Beirworks just opened. Great IPA, decent food.
Last Day of Autumn just started pouring their own beers last week, only had the pale.
Alliance is Ok, just out of my way.
Sawworks is always consistent and will always be a fav of mine.

Can't believe nobody said anything about all the breweries we have opening up right here in town!
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Thanks for the advice and recommendations. We have a list of places to see, and try.

Driving up Sunday the 13th. Conference ends Wednesday evening. We're going to "head for the mountains" for the weekend, and then turn south on Sunday afternoon. Good to smell the mountain air again. Although I've been in Georgia for most of the years of my life now, East Tennessee will always be "home". Especially the Smokies, and Neyland Stadium. My wife, who is a Virginia military brat, tells me we will retire there. I let her win that discussion early on.

So...thanks for the help. If any of you are ever down this way (St. Simons / Jekyll / Cumberland Island), gimme a shout. I'll try to repay the favor.

Go Vols.
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You aren't too far from where I was (Savannah) for a good while.
 
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doozer said:
Beers-

Crafty Bastard is the best brewery in town.
Balter Beirworks just opened. Great IPA, decent food.
Last Day of Autumn just started pouring their own beers last week, only had the pale.
Alliance is Ok, just out of my way.
Sawworks is always consistent and will always be a fav of mine.

Can't believe nobody said anything about all the breweries we have opening up right here in town!
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I highly recommend the Blackhorse in Western Plaza
 
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Wrapping up here tomorrow, then off to the Smokies for a couple of days before heading back to the Land of Gnats and Humidity. Honestly, I had forgotten how great it was to sit outside, sip a cold brew, and not have to lather up with half a can of "whatever works today to keep the bugs away."

And apparently my palate is nowhere near as sophisticated as I thought, because I (we) have been impressed at every place we've visited: Nama, Preservation Pub, Suttree's, Stock & Barrel, Downtown Grill & Brewery, Market House Cafe, Blue Coast...all were very good. One thing I (we) have learned is that where we have avoided Knoxville in the past, from now on we will make it a point to spend at least a day or two in Knoxville...downtown...and within walking distance of the Square and Gay Street. Way too much fun for people of our age. Extra points for all of the dogs we met, and there were a bunch of them...all of whom were friendly and more than willing to stand there and let strangers pet them for a few minutes.

Thanks to all for the great suggestions, and we still have that list of places we didn't get to this time. We'll be back in the Smokies in May for a week, and there will definitely be a day trip to Knoxville in there. As for the fall, we will be back for a home game, and this time it will be a Thursday - Sunday trip, staying right here in the heart of the Scruffy Little City. Thanks also to the young lady at the Vol Shop at Gate 20 who told us how we could get onto the field (WOOOO), and to the crew at the Vol Shop at the Student Union (have you seen their new digs?) who patiently and cheerfully rang up a couple hundred bucks of "I've gotta have that".

There was a point...last fall....where it was one heartbreaking loss too many, and too long since I had stood in the shadow of Neyland Stadium and remembered what "being a Vol" was all about. I stood by the statue of the General today, and we talked about that. It was good to be home again. I needed that. And it's good to feel like a Vol again. I needed that as well. My suggestion to anyone who has a crisis of "Vol Faith", as I did: Find your way to Neyland...stand next to the General...read his words...and then go stare down at that field where so many young men have made our hearts swell with pride. That tingle you'll feel crawling up your arms, and then into your heart?

That's what it's all about. VFL.

God Bless to All, and Go Vols.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Wrapping up here tomorrow, then off to the Smokies for a couple of days before heading back to the Land of Gnats and Humidity. Honestly, I had forgotten how great it was to sit outside, sip a cold brew, and not have to lather up with half a can of "whatever works today to keep the bugs away."

And apparently my palate is nowhere near as sophisticated as I thought, because I (we) have been impressed at every place we've visited: Nama, Preservation Pub, Suttree's, Stock & Barrel, Downtown Grill & Brewery, Market House Cafe, Blue Coast...all were very good. One thing I (we) have learned is that where we have avoided Knoxville in the past, from now on we will make it a point to spend at least a day or two in Knoxville...downtown...and within walking distance of the Square and Gay Street. Way too much fun for people of our age. Extra points for all of the dogs we met, and there were a bunch of them...all of whom were friendly and more than willing to stand there and let strangers pet them for a few minutes.

Thanks to all for the great suggestions, and we still have that list of places we didn't get to this time. We'll be back in the Smokies in May for a week, and there will definitely be a day trip to Knoxville in there. As for the fall, we will be back for a home game, and this time it will be a Thursday - Sunday trip, staying right here in the heart of the Scruffy Little City. Thanks also to the young lady at the Vol Shop at Gate 20 who told us how we could get onto the field (WOOOO), and to the crew at the Vol Shop at the Student Union (have you seen their new digs?) who patiently and cheerfully rang up a couple hundred bucks of "I've gotta have that".

There was a point...last fall....where it was one heartbreaking loss too many, and too long since I had stood in the shadow of Neyland Stadium and remembered what "being a Vol" was all about. I stood by the statue of the General today, and we talked about that. It was good to be home again. I needed that. And it's good to feel like a Vol again. I needed that as well. My suggestion to anyone who has a crisis of "Vol Faith", as I did: Find your way to Neyland...stand next to the General...read his words...and then go stare down at that field where so many young men have made our hearts swell with pride. That tingle you'll feel crawling up your arms, and then into your heart?

That's what it's all about. VFL.

God Bless to All, and Go Vols.
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No homo, but I really want to be your friend after that!
 
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kiddiedoc said:
No homo, but I really want to be your friend after that!
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Done.

Spent yesterday and today in the mountains, and one final story before we close this thread...

After spending the day in Cades Cove, we backtrack through Townsend; stop by Appalachian Bear Rescue for a visit (we're a member, and if you're not, please visit their website); and then back to G-Burg for ribs at Calhoun's. It's 6:00 pm, and by now we know there's a wait, so when we walk in, I tell the hostess "We're with Governor Haslam's party." She gives me the blankest look I've ever seen, and says "What's the last name again?" My wife looks at me with that look I've seen so many times over the years, but I cannot let it go at this point, so I say "Bill Haslam". She looks at her screen and says "I don't have a Haslam on pre-checkin."

At this point, I'm looking for an easy way out of this one, and fortunately my wife intervenes and says "I'm sorry, my husband was making a joke." Once we got past that point, we were seated in short order, and the Cherokee Ale and ribs more than made up for the way too fast slow curveball at check in.

We'll be back in May for our annual vacation, and thanks to VN, one day in Knoxville to enjoy the tastes and sights we missed this time. Again, thanks to all for the info, and for those of you who are fortunate enough to live here, be thankful for where you are. Trust me, it's special.

Go Vols.
 
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Hiked Mt. Cammerer today with the wife and my two boys. You weren't lying: the views were magnificent, rivaling Rocky Top for sure. Great hike, not terribly difficult, 11 miles round trip via Low Gap - AT. Thanks for the recommendation!
 

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kiddiedoc said:
Hiked Mt. Cammerer today with the wife and my two boys. You weren't lying: the views were magnificent, rivaling Rocky Top for sure. Great hike, not terribly difficult, 11 miles round trip via Low Gap - AT. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Love this photo, did you take it, do you have any more?
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Hiked Mt. Cammerer today with the wife and my two boys. You weren't lying: the views were magnificent, rivaling Rocky Top for sure. Great hike, not terribly difficult, 11 miles round trip via Low Gap - AT. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Nice! Glad you liked it. It's definitely ones of my favorites.
 
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mad4vols said:
Love this photo, did you take it, do you have any more?
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I did, with my phone no less! I couldn't believe how well it turned out. Yes, I have a few more good ones, some of the fire tower, and a pretty nice panoramic.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
I did, with my phone no less! I couldn't believe how well it turned out. Yes, I have a few more good ones, some of the fire tower, and a pretty nice panoramic.
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Hope you don't mind, am using your photo as my phones wallpaper now.
 
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Finally got around to transferring some pics to my computer. I have them in the "Hiking" thread
 
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