Week 4

This week's event focused on the American drink, Bourbon, but it was also October so a little Bavarian Octoberfest occured. 

Did you know Bourbon is named for Bourbon County Virginia (err... Kentucky)?  

"Governor" Thomas Jefferson (of Virginia) allocated 60 acres of land to any Pennsylvania immigrant who agreed to plant corn on their land in the western Virginia territories.  As a Francophile, Jefferson named the settled area after the French Bourbon dynasty.  Later, this portion of Virginia would be a part of the annexation that became Kentucky.

So I ask, what's more American than a drink that was created by Pennsylvania entrepreneurs' whose anger over egregious taxation from the Federal Government, moved south in order to take advantage of policy enacted by none other than Thomas Jefferson and his plan to increase native corn exports, which in turn could be easily fermented?

Oh and... Prost!

Round 1:

Redemption Bourbon vs. Wild Turkey 101 

Buffalo Trace vs. Evan Williams

Round 2:

1792 vs. Redemption Bourbon

Jefferson's Reserve vs. Buffalo Trace 

Round 3:

1792 vs. Jefferson's Reserve

Evan Williams vs. Wild Turkey 101

Round 4:

Buffalo Trace vs. Redemption Bourbon

Final Results (cumulative average score):

#1 Buffalo Trace (17.07 / 25)

#2 Jefferson's Reserve (16.65 / 25)

#3 Redemption Bourbon (15.18 / 25)

#4 1792 (14.95 / 25)

#5 Evan Williams (14.61 / 25)

#6 Wild Turkey 101 (12.77 / 25)

Kel's Poolside Bar & Grill

Round 1 Kickoff at approximately 8:00 PM ET

Pork Schnitzel

Spätzle

Paprika Gravy

Pumpkin Cheescake

College Football

#7 Penn State @ #3 Ohio State (12:00 PM)

#22 Air Force @ Navy (12:00 PM)

Rutgers @ Indiana (12:00 PM)

Mississippi State @ Arkansas (12:00 PM)

Western Michigan @ Ohio (12:00 PM)

Minnesota @ #24 Iowa (3:30 PM)

Oklahoma State @ WVU (3:30 PM)

Pitt @ Wake (3:30 PM)

#17 Tennessee @ #11 Alabama (3:30 PM)

Washington State @ #9 Oregon (3:30 PM)

#13 Ole Miss @ Auburn (7:00 PM)

Army @ #19 LSU (7:30 PM)

#16 Duke @ #4 Florida State (7:30 PM)

#2 Michigan @ Michigan State (7:30 PM)

#14 Utah @ #18 USC (8:00 PM)

NHL

Pens @ Blues (8:00 PM)

MLB

Phillies at D'Backs (8:00 PM)