The Drunken Tailgate

An Apartment Divided?

Most of you who have been to other tailgating sites or been on a college football message board have seen the following photo of what appears to be two UGA fans.

What you rarely see is the second photo that reveals that one girl is actually wearing a black Texas Tech jersey. Neither logo appears to be photoshopped. So what’s going on here? Are either of them fans or did they just grab matching red and black jerseys at the store? Are they an apartment divided? Do they make flags or license plates for that?

Drink Like a Champ: Das Boot

Unfortunately, we didn’t find out if this Georgia girl knew to turn the boot and make sure she didn’t spill. If you want to impress random tailgaters who also loved Beerfest you can pick up a 67oz. Glass Beer Boot from Amazon for just $25 (and add the DVD for $10 more).

Thanksgiving Tailgating

If you’re tailgating for the Texas/A&M game next Thursday on Thanksgiving or just looking to use some leftovers as part of your fare, we’ve got a couple of links and suggestions for you.

Beeriety has a post on pairing beers with your Thanksgiving meal. They also have a more general post on how to pair beer with food.

Turkey – Oktoberfest (Paulaner), Biere de Garde (3 Monts), Bock (Anchor Bock).

Sweet potato – Brown Ale (Newcastle), ESB/English Bitter (Fullers), Pumpkin Beer (Dogfish Head Punkin).

Stuffing – Rye Ale (Founder’s Red Rye).

Pumpkin pie – Dunkelweiss (Weihenstephaner Dunkel), Dopplebock (Ayinger), Cream Ale (Sam Adams), Pumpkin Beer (Dogfish Head Punkin).

Green beans/veggies – Pale Ale (Sam Smith).

Cranberry sauce – Lambic (Lindemans Framboise).

The Georgia Sports Blog made a Turducken for their tailgate a few years ago. A Turducken consists of a chicken that is stuffed inside a duck which is then stuffed inside a turkey. Read about the recipe and planning and the aftermath.

The Real Simple website has a recipe for using your leftover turkey to make Reuben sandwiches that you can serve hot by grilling over a campfire stove.

Turkey Reuben Sandwiches

1. Spread 4 slices rye bread with Dijon mustard and another 4 with Russian dressing.

2. Dividing evenly, top the mustard-spread bread slices with 8 slices roasted turkey, 1 cup sauerkraut, 8 slices Swiss cheese, and the remaining bread.

3. Pan-fry the sandwiches in olive oil until the cheese melts.

Tent to Tent Salesman

I’ve had beggars come by my tailgating spot. I’ve been given free stickers, koozies, and had my picture taken. I’ve had people try to sell me game programs and t-shirts. But this Saturday I came across the best entrepreneurial idea yet. This girl was walking around tent to tent selling cigars. I’d say after a few hours of drinking beer and football, 90% of men of men are in the mood for a cigar. She also had one cigar with the home team Georgia Dawgs on the label to seal the deal. Just a fantastic idea.

The Stacheout

From Uhaps.com comes this delightful find of the “Stacheout” taking place in Athens for the Tennessee game. Though the Stacheout was less recognized by the Georgia faithful than the Blackout against bama, it was infinitely more successful and entertaining.

View more pictures of the Stacheout tailgate