Get More Drunk At The Alamo!

Hard drinkers rejoice! After serving its audiences measly draft brew, wine and 5-beer buckets for the last 10 years, The Alamo Drafthouse at The Ritz has finally obtained a TABC liquor license (which has been serving Austin for the last 70 years) and will be offering up a plethora of newly-crafted beverages to enhance Austin's movie experience!

According to The Drafthouse Blog, the Ritz will be the only theater in Austin serving liquor, "much less letting you order it from your seat throughout the show." You can trust that Tim, Karrie and their team of creative minds have already thought of a laundry list of themes and specialty feasts to best utilize their newfound ability to combine alcohol and film. This is what they are working with so far--Herradura Silver Tequila, Dewar's Scotch, Bacardi Rum, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Tito's Vodka & Maker's Mark Bourbon.

Here are some notable events they have already brainstormed:

The Iron Man Premiere on Friday, May 2 will have Scotch Flights that will let drinkers sample a full line of premium scotches throughout the film.

On Cinco de Mayo, in accordance with the Three Amigos Quote-Along and Feast, the show will begin with a free theater-wide group shot of Herradura Silver.

For the Sex and The City premier on Friday, May 30, the bartenders at The Ritz will throw together cosmopolitans and "other classy Manhattan cocktails."

When Master Pancake Theater watches Goldfinger in June...it's not hard to guess what they will serve.

They promise to be "rolling out more cocktails and specials as we grow into this new era." But in the meantime, get acquainted with their brand spankin' new drinks menu, featuring a few crucial additions...

Frozen Margarita -- $5.99 (floater of Herradura for $2 extra)
Margarita on the Rocks -- $5.99
Bacardi Alamojito -- $6.25 (Bacardi Rum, mint, lime & soda)
Sangria -- $5.99
Paloma -- $6.50 (Herradura Silver with grapefruit juice, lime juice & soda.

Further, Congratulations are in order for the Drafthouse crew for once again grabbing a top spot as one of the nation's best theaters according to Forbes Traveler. Austinist tips their hat to The Drafthouse for once again enhancing our movie-watching experiences--making bad movies better and good movies so good that we probably won't even remember them.

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By patrickdentler in Arts & Entertainment on April 24, 2008 1:00 PM 0 Comments

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crw

i am excited that they'll have liquor.

but i agree that the food is starting to suck more and more. and the service tends to be even worse. the last 5 times i've ordered a meal, my order has been screwed up royally in one way or another. even when they get the order right, it is just simply low quality food executed poorly.

at a normal restaurant this is no problem. you talk to yer server, they take care of the issue, no big deal.

but at the alamo it a fuggin hassle. i go to a theater to watch a movie; i dont want to discuss what they screwed up on my order in the middle of the film.

i love the concept of the alamo, but my problem with their business is that when they screw up yer order it is a pain in the ass. when this happens you have three options:

1) write a lengthy explanation in the dark on a beer soaked piece of paper with a dull putt-putt pencil,

2) have a discussion with waitstaff while whispering so as not to disturb others, or

3) just simply shut up and be at their mercy.

regardless it can be very frustrating.

has anybody else found this to be the case?

LoudMouth

I'm liking either the vagii or the vaginai as long as vaginai is said like vag-I-nI.

truecraig

That's the LM I've come to know and love!

Wait, is it vaginae or vaginai? Vagii (Gift of the)? Vaginae-nae?

LoudMouth

If anyone wants to paint some graffiti across from out compund that says, "MORE ORAL SEX FOR ALL" in 2 foot letters, I am totaly cool with that.

LoudMouth

Hey man, that's not cool to talk about my vagina, my husband's vagina, or my 43 wives vaginae. Not cool at all. I chastise you, brother man.

truecraig

Or diarrhea. Whichever's easiest to discuss.

truecraig

LM, for the record, I'm totally cool with you talking about your own vagina diarhea.

heyzeus

Seth, I got the solution. Don't go. Don't drink. Nobody gives a fuck.

davetx

LM, I think as long as it's your diarrhea, you're OK. Just don't talk about someone's wife's diarrhea....;-)

LoudMouth

Oh shit. If truecraig is going to chew me out for talking about Shilli's wife's woman-parts he's going to stomp my ass for talking about diarrhea.

LoudMouth

What is really strange is that the more money they charge, the more money they make, the worse their food is. The last meal I had there gave me diarrhea and it didn't even taste all that good going down.

seth

Ouch. No deals on the drinks, as expected from the Alamo. Christ, I wish some other restaurants would start showing feature films to give the Leagues an incentive to lower their prices. They are making so much goddamned money it's ridiculous that Austin's venture capitalists haven't taken notice and jumped into this market.

Seth