New Years Eve

Happy New Year from Cleveland Barhopper! I want to say, “Cheers to 2007 and have a great 2008!” We’ve been drinking like pros for a few years, working hard to discover the best bars in town. See the bar search at www.clevelandbarhopper.com for our picks and the best bars, nightclubs and restaurants. Remember be safe, don’t drink and drive. If you find yourself far from home on New Years Eve and without a good way to get home. Get over to your neighborhood Scorchers to hook up with a “Safe Ride” Complements of Ace Taxi see www.acetaxi.com for more details. Remember while you are waiting for your cab or anytime you find yourself at Scorchers have a Dundee’s ale to cap off your night!

If you want to hook up with beautiful people for an upscale night out, get in touch with Kent. He and his crew from hook up Cleveland will be doing it up at Windows on the River for the 6th annual New Years Eve on the River party. See www.hookupcleveland.com for more details.

New Years Eve wouldn’t be complete without Craig Klein, who orbits high over Cleveland. The good news- he’s come down to earth long enough to remind us that he’ll be jamming his harmonica with Chris D on percussion and DJ Manny at Anatomy Night Club- two sets 10:30-11:30 and 12:00-1:00.

If you want to celebrate the New Year early head over to the South Side for Tyler the Terrible and his big bash complete with hats and party favors Saturday Night.

Don't forget about the little guys

I get a chuckle hearing about Great Lakes Brewery running out of Christmas Ale. I find it amusing that a “micro brewer” like Great Lakes could be so arrogant as to forget about the little guys, the very companies who helped bring their product into the public eye in the first place. Cleveland Barhopper is an online bar search engine that in the past has pushed Great Lakes’ products on its website. When was the last time you saw an ad for their “Spring” seasonal brew running in any of our local media? I may be a little bitter not because of their beer (I admit that I enjoy Great Lakes brews), but because the Great Lakes marketing department just opted out of Cleveland Barhopper’s letter to bar owners and liquor companies asking about new products and events. I know they don’t need help selling Christmas Ale, but shouldn’t their marketing department be working with the media outlets and smaller pubs to push their next seasonal specialty beer?