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Howdy ho, neighborinos! It's Important Announcement Time! In honor of the holiday, we'll be open this Wednesday (which is to say, today) from noon 'til eleven! So if you wanna grab a growler or put back a pint* before tomorrow's trip to Turkeytown, come on by! 

Speaking of the holiday, in the spirit of giving and/or thanks, we've prepared a whole host o' holiday pairings for your enjoy:

We ain't gonna tell you the best way to spend your holidays, we're just here to nudge ya in the right direction.

Extra Naked 
pairs well with... wishing you hadn't eaten so much the previous day
and if you don't have any Extra Naked, we suggest... shame eating

Key Lime 
pairs well with... just one more piece of pie
and if you don't have any Key Lime, we suggest... having two more pieces of pie

Shut Up Kelly! 
pairs well with... ooh! Somebody brought fudge?!
and if you don't have any Shut Up Kelly, we suggest... trying to convince your elderly aunt to do shots of Allen's Coffee Brandy with you

Wasted Life 
pairs well with... a nap on the couch
and if you don't have any Wasted Life, we suggest... taking a nap anyway, albeit a less satisfying one

Black Witow
pairs well with... your "cool down meal" between dinner and dessert
and if you don't have any Black Witow, we suggest... digging through the liquor cabinet/wine cellar/booze closet and drinking straight from the first bottle you find with foreign writing on the label

Ginger Spectacular 
pairs well with... trying to get out of any and all discussions about politics
and if you don't have any Ginger Spectacular, we suggest... pointing into the middle distance and yelling "what's that!?" and then running away, giggling
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​Clusterbomb 
​pairs well with... stuffing
and if you don't have any Clusterbomb, we suggest... crying a little

And speaking of situations that end in personal embarrassment and/or crying, we will be closing a bit early (5 PM) on Sunday, December 11th for our "Annual" Employee Appreciation Day and/or Vaguely Holiday Themed Festivity-O-Rama. ​So mark your calendars, set alarms on your phones, or maybe just pay attention to the numerous alerts we'll be broadcasting, because we gon' be closed. 

Speaking of Sundays, this past Sunday we just so happened to be diligently coloring away at our entries for the Red Fang Coloring Book Contest** when we had an epiphany: we should do a coloring contest like this! And since we currently lack the focus and drive to put something like that together from scratch (and since we already had a number*** of entries on our newly-founded art wall), we decided to just take what they had and run with it! So if you're lookin' to enter (and we encourage you to enter your art in the Red Fang contest as well), sidle on up to the bar and get your crayon on for the chance to win a yet-to-be-determined Bone Up swag bag! (And before you ask, we can't give away beer as part of the prize pack - it ain't legal.) As an added bonus, all entries that aren't egregiously bad and/or totally covered in cusswords (or worse) will go on our art wall! Entries are due by the end of the day on December 11th,**** so get crackin!

Because there is truly nothing more heavy metal than a coloring contest.

But wait, I have more things to say! Our in-building neighbors - Crossfit RBP - have started up a running club that meets every Sunday, and as a treat for getting through all that fitness-forward, health-conscious, artery-unclogging running, they swing by lil' ol' Bone Up for a pint and perhaps a pretzel! They meet up around 10:45 in the AM on Sundays and start runnin' around eleven, just in time to finish for beer when we open! Good times!

* Or several, if you really need to get out of driving duty. 
** Note: we have no affiliation with this band other than liking the shit out of their music.
*** Almost two!
**** The actual due date is 12/15, but we ain't open that day.