Welcome back to the crypt, boils and ghouls! This month, the freaks and geeks lurking down here in the subterranean headquarters of Masters of Brewtality are spotlighting one of our favorite liquor stores: Majestic Marketplace. This year, they nailed the coveted Number 1 spot in that category in the Daily Sun’s Best-Of list, and we couldn’t be more proud. It seems like we’re in there almost daily, as the selection of beer, liquor, tobacco, and all other things good and righteous in this frequently mundane world is practically endless. That, combined with one of the best tap selections in town at their in-house bar, makes Majestic Marketplace a true siren singing on the rocks. We try to wander by, but every time, we’re mesmerized into that classic “just-one-beer� trap which turns into an all-day hang session with good friends, good music, and good beers. We’re not sure what magic Sam and company is using, but it’s working immaculately.
So, to keep things fresh, we’re putting together a Majestic Marketplace scavenger hunt. Dubbed after the iconic Misfit’s song from way back in 1981, our I Want Your Skull journey is indeed not for the faint of heart. Here’s what we do: As they let you drink whatever cans happen to grace their cooler for a small corkage fee, the task at hand is to find and consume every one with a skull on it. We counted at least ten when we did a trial run researching this, but the staff here in the MOB crypt have a sneaking suspicion that there’s many more lurking about.
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