It’s Game Time!
So, where are you going to watch the big game on Sunday, February 5th? If you love football, or beer, or both, there’s only one place to be this year — right here at Timberwood Grill. OK, we hear you wondering:
“Why shouldn’t I go over to my friend Bob’s house? I go there to watch the game every year!”
Well, here are just a few good reasons.
1. Beer
We’ve got beer. Really, really good beer. Your pal is either providing crappy beer, in which case you’ll be drinking hand pumped Natty Light, or he wants you to bring your own, wherein you either bring something great and pray nobody else steals it, or grab a 12 pack of boring mass-marketed swill like everyone else. We’re tapping all this magical goodness at 3:00 pm, so you can get here early and pre-game a little. Check out some of the amazing beers you’ll be missing if you choose Bob over us:
Bell’s Hopslam
It’s here! We weren’t totally sure we were going to get it in time for the party, but it’s sitting in the cooler, causing a commotion, as Hopslam is wont to do. Stop on in for a taste of the beer that people wait all year to line up for. 10% ABV More Info
Allagash Curieux
Four words: Bourbon Barrel Aged Tripel. Yeah, it’s like that. This amazing beer has been a favorite of ours for years, but we weren’t sure we’d ever get our hands on a keg of it. Well, get our grubby hands on it we did, and somehow found it in our hearts to share it with you. 11.0% ABV More Info
Founders Double Trouble
Sure, it’s not Hopslam, but this imperial IPA from the great white North is one of our favorite double IPAs, and was designed to turn your world upside down. Hops will get you coming and going. Pungent grapefruit aromatics up front pair with a malt-balanced backbone and a smooth bitter finish. 9.4% ABV More Info
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Stout
Quite a few people who know things about beer have called this one of the best Russian Imperial Stouts around. In our humble opinion, we tend to agree with them, and offer it here for your enjoyment. 10.5% ABV More Info
Coney Island Barrel Aged Human Blockhead
Shmaltz Brewing Company takes their Human Blockhead Dopplebock and ages it in Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrels to create ten shades of amazing. For those of you who like a little beer flavor with their bourbon, here ya go. Happy birthday. 10.0% ABV More Info
Bell’s Hell Hath No Fury Ale
This interesting concoction from Bell’s will keep you guessing as they fuse a Stout and a Belgian Strong Dark Ale, resulting in a brew awash in spice, smoke, and sweetness, with just enough hops to hold it together on the back end. And lucky you, we’ve been saving it specifically for this occasion, because aging it for a few months makes it even smoother. 7.7% ABV More Info
Avery Mephistopheles Stout
Say hello to our little friend: an absolute beast of an Imperial Stout. At 16% ABV, you’re not going to be chugging this baby. If you do, we might just kick you out for disrespecting a beer this beautiful. Slow and steady wins the race here: this chocolatey treat grows more and more complex as it warms in your glass. 16% ABV More Info
Blue Mountain Long Winter’s Nap
What, throw a party without inviting our neighbors? Of course not. Blue Mountain calls this little guy a blonde triplebock, so don’t say we didn’t warn ya. There’s so much going on in this glass, you might forget there’s football on. 12% ABV More Info
2. Food
Do you really want to eat Fritos and bean dip again? You just did that, at last month’s poker night. You don’t even like bean dip. We’ll have terrific food specials like Buffalo chips, the mystical Quad-wing platter, and the triumphant return of Chicken Gouda Mac.
3. Cheese
Bob’s house smells like cheese. We won’t tell him if you won’t.
4. Prizes
Free stuff is good, right? We’ll have games and trivia so you can win Timberwood Grill gift certificates and T-shirts. What can you win over at Bob’s? If you get there early enough, maybe a good spot on the couch, which you’ll then have to defend with “Five!” calls every time you go to the bathroom. At our place, we’ll watch your chair for you. And possibly send you home richer.
5. Drink Specials
Not all the good stuff we listed above will be on special. But all of our other drafts will be, in our 22oz football cups. Plus, you get to take the cup home with ya. The most you’ll get to take home from your friend’s party is the leftover bean dip.
So here’s the plan. Call Bob. Tell him to give it a break this year. His cat can’t take another year of hiding from all that hullabaloo anyway. Poor thing will lose the rest of its whiskers. Bring the whole crew down to Timberwood instead and live the good life.
P.S. Bob, don’t take all this personally. Really, we want you to have a good time too. And we know you already sent out all those invitations, and bought all those streamers and the ten pound can of bean dip. Luckily, bean dip lasts FOREVER, so you’re fine there. As for all those guests on their way over, here’s what you do. Click this link to bring up our change-of-plans flyer in a new window, print it out, and write your name in the big blank at the top. If you’re feeling generous, you can send a copy to all your buddies so they don’t show up at your place only to find a dark house since you’ll be here. Or, take the lazy way out and just tape it to your front door on February fifth. You’ll thank us for it Monday morning when your man cave doesn’t smell like death and you don’t have to dig cigarette butts and bottle caps out of all your houseplants. And we don’t really think your house smells like cheese. If it does, we’re sure it’s a really pleasant, nutty roasted cheese smell, not feet or wet monkey.



The next time we fly into Charlottesville we will definitely be back. Their menu is eclectic, and there are so many tasty-sounding options it would be hard to pass up an
opportunity to try something new.