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Love at the Pub Book Party
Picture Book Synopsis I GALLERY
The underdog love affair story between America's #2 beer bar and its community.
When three bootstrapping young men opened the visionary Brick Store Pub in
1997, the neighborhood was smitten. Economic renaissance and properly poured pints swept the City of Decatur as a unique culture
began to grow inside this relaxed, community-minded pub.
Celebration of an American craft beer institution rated Forbes Traveler top ten bars &
BeerAdvocate #2 Beer Bar on Planet Earth
COME ON IN

Enter the Famed Pub
Door
DISCOVER THE MAGIC

Walk Up Tranquil Katie's Alley
Get Ready to Be Welcomed...

Owner Mike Gallagher and a Pub regular, St.
Patty's Day 2007
Be Amazed...

Obscure Belgian Beer "floating" on Its Wooden Stand
...And Be Simply Yourself

Owner Dave Blanchard in His Favorite T-Shirt, Oktoberfest 2006
Let these historic brick walls tell you their
stories...caring owners, authentic environment, community-minded principles, quality grub, loyal staff, devoted regulars...Love at
the Pub helps define a new standard for thriving . Imagine if your neighborhood had a pub like
this?
LOVE AT THE PUB
Finally you can explain to your family and friends...

Vibrant Pub Night Culture, 2008
...What All the Fuss is
About

This baby may have to wait, but thank Guinness you
don't!
COME FIND PEACE IN A PINT

Diverse clientele, unique conversation, warm red brick, world class beer, stellar pub food, knowledgeable
and friendly staff who knows your name. How's your afternoon looking?
STAFF LOYALTY ALIVE AND KICKING

Owner Giving His Kitchen Staff a Shot of Irish Whiskey, St. Patty's Day 2007
PHOTO GALLERY
(in development)
BOOK PROMO SHOOT with photographer and Pub regular Hector Amador
VICTORY: popping a Victory Wild Devil Ale minutes after we broke Amazon's top 100
books

Oscar Blues Brewery CO: FIRST book sold to Dale of "Dale's Pale Ale", hanging with brewmaster Eric
 
Book Party SIGNINGS 2009
Owner Dave Blanchard, regulars and best friends Bill Carpenter and Will Draper
  
CAKES! Two cakes arrived for both Pub parties from regular Becky Traggett: the
Brick Store Pub in 5-story sugar and rice krispie effigy complete with sugar barrels, pints, and wooden sign. The
famed wooden door cake. Mary Jane had to put all her weight to cut the big one!
 
  
Freezing and smiling in the backyard party: Owner Michael Gallagher, the
Atlanta A-List friends, and Decatur Community Review founder Julia Glenn Carter with regular Cathy Keeler
  
BRICK STORE COMMUNITY AND PARTIES
Oktoberfest
Bartenders Arch and Todd, Lance Deen's Leederhosen Gang
 
Owner Tom Moore, a pretty maiden, regular and German-born Volkmar
  
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