Saturday, I attended the 3rd Annual Dunwoody Beer Festival with recurring Propeller Skies character Lisa and her friends Angela, Isabella, Jim, and Leslie. At first, I was less than enthusiastic about the festival, since it took place in the parking lot of a suburban strip mall and was outside the perimeter*. However, after Lisa pointed out the festival was within stumbling distance of her place, I was sold.

Unfortunately, Saturday was hot as fuck, so we spent the first couple of hours at the festival standing under a tent and sweating. Eventually the temperature dropped a bit, so I began taking photos for AtlantaBuzz. Plenty of beautiful babies were at the event, so I was able to quickly finish photographing and focus on the primary main objective of drinking heavily.

Although several distributors were represented, there seemed to be less variety at this event than at the East Atlanta Beer Festival a month ago. Much to my disappointment, Sierra Nevada was not represented at all (correction: Sierra Nevada was available, I was just too drunk to locate it). Despite this key oversight on the part of the organizers, I sampled plenty of tasty beverages and caught a great buzz.

Around eight o’clock, the festival began to wind down. I caught a ride back to Lisa’s place with her and Leslie. Shortly after arriving there, the rest of the crew showed up and we went to dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, which is pretty tasty for a change.

This was a fun event that I will attend next year. However, it would be swell if the organizers moved it to May, before the onset of sweltering summer heat.

notes:

* as a general rule, nothing good ever happens OTP because the denizens of that suburban wasteland have been transformed into zombies by Vicodin and television. Any poor unfortunate suburbanites who still have some feeling left and take issue with this statement can feel free to comment.
PHOTO: Random revelers at the 3rd Annual Dunwoody Beer Festival in Dunwoody, Atlanta, GA. June 12, 2004. Courtesy of d.2263 Photographics.