09/11/2026
Alright y’all, I probably should’ve posted this a little earlier, but I had a pretty good excuse.
I spent two days in the ICU dealing with an AFib episode. I’m doing much better now, and I truly appreciate everyone who knew what was going on and reached out with thoughts, prayers, texts, and calls. It meant a lot.
One other thing while we’re on that subject — because of some new medication I’m on, I won’t be drinking for the foreseeable future. I genuinely appreciate every one of y’all who has ever bought me a drink at The Den, but for now, if you feel like buying me one, pass it along to another member instead. I promise somebody in there will volunteer for the job. 😂
Now… enough about me. Back to the important stuff: drinking.
First up — YOU ASKED, WE LISTENED.
GUINNESS IS NOW AT THE DEN. 🍺
No, we didn’t install a nitrogen draft system overnight. But we do have the next best thing: Guinness Draught cans with the little nitrogen widget inside. Pour it properly into a pint glass, let it settle, and you get that creamy head and smooth Guinness pour that’s about as close to draft as you’re going to get without me tearing the bar apart and adding another gas system.
And apparently I haven’t spent enough money lately, so…
THE WINE PROGRAM IS FINALLY HERE. 🍷
We’re slowly loading up the new wine fridge, getting everything chilled, settled, and happy. Wine will officially be available by Saturday, and I’ll be attaching the new wine menu to this post so y’all can see what we’ve put together.
We’ve made a pretty significant investment in the wine program — the fridge, inventory, glassware, selection, and everything else that comes with doing it right.
So with that being said, now that we feel like we have a solid wine selection of our own, outside wine will still be welcome, but there will now be a $15 corkage fee.
Basically, if you bring your own bottle, we’ll happily open it, serve it, and provide the glasses… but we can’t let our shiny new wine fridge sit over there wondering why nobody loves it. 😂
Guinness is here.
Wine is coming Saturday.
The fridge is filling up.
I’m out of the ICU.
I’m officially the sober guy at my own bar for a while.
And The Den keeps rolling.
Not a bad week. 🍺🍷🦊
See y’all at The Den.