RED Episode #57: Run the Bluegrass and Local Food and Beverage in Lexington, Kentucky
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Welcome to episode 57! We just got back from an amazing trip to Lexington, KY and we have so much to share with you!
RUN
This week the Run Eat Drink Podcast is in Lexington, KY to Run the Bluegrass! Run the Bluegrass includes a Yearling (3.65 mile), a 7-miler, and a half-marathon course, starting at the Keeneland Race Course, taking participants through picturesque countryside past storied horse farms responsible for many of the celebrated thoroughbreds. The course was stunningly beautiful and hilly and taught us a thing or two about terrain, preparation, and making adjustments on the fly. This race also has some amazing merchandise, a winner of an expo, and an after-party that's a blast.
EAT
This week we have almost all tastes covered. The food scene in and around Lexington is exploding and we found four spots you have to try if you are in the area. Smithtown Seafood is cooking up fresh seafood in a traditional southern fashion with their Kentucky Proud Catfish and Grits. But, they are also experimenting with flavors and textures not normally seen in southern cooking. Their Singapore Shrimp Wrap is putting an asian noodle dish, paired with formal breaded fried shrimp, and wrapping it in a tortilla! Crazy, right? Crazy GOOD!
Have a hankering for Southern BBQ? Look no further than Red State BBQ! This little spot on a country road by a motel and a horse farm is making local favorites like beer cheese with pretzels, brisket, and ribs with sides like macaroni and cheese and corn pudding. They have a variety of house-made sauces to let you experience regional differences in BBQ from Alabama white (Show Horse), to North Carolina vinegar, South Carolina Mustard, Texas hot, and more. Warm peach bread pudding is for dessert, so save room.
Looking for breakfast? We have you covered. Windy Corner Market is a little country store out on a rural road across from...you guessed it...horse farms. With lines almost out the door, these folks are feeding the masses traditional southern breakfast of eggs, sausage, and gravy, and some things that put a news spin on some old classics, like a breakfast po'boy with bacon, eggs, and fried oysters!
Finally, if you are in the mood for something from south of the border, who knew that Lexington, KY was home to some AMAZING Mexican food? Well, it is, and Papi's Mexican Restaurant and Bar is serving up some old recipes and some new modern classics, like the Cazuela de Rajas Poblanas, a Creamy Sauce of queso fresco, sautéed onion, and poblano peppers served with tortillas for dipping or to make messy tacos. Or how about some more non-traditional items like a hibiscus taco!
DRINK
Brewing and distilling are part of Kentucky heritage. We take you on a tour of some places that are keeping that heritage alive. West Sixth Brewing is serving up a variety of original beers that pair so nicely with the food from Smithtown Seafood which is adjacent to them. They are also working hard to improve their community through charitable giving and partnerships. Their Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter is a must-try!
Alltech Lexington Brewing Company is another brewer that is not only part of the city's rich history but a company that is maintaining that tradition. These folks make the ever-popular Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, but we got to sample several others including a Blackberry Porter, The Kentucky Coffee Cream Ale, and the Kentucky Kolsch. They also own Town Branch distilling which is serving up about 14 different spirits.
finally, Country Boy Brewing is a popular local brewery whose wares can be found all over Lexington's dining establishments. Delicious beers with catchy names are their stock-in-trade like Cougar Bait, which is a light, crisp, American blonde ale. Or Shotgun Wedding, which is a brown ale aged on vanilla beans.
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Bluegrass Distillers
Bluegrass Distillers was established in 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Address – 501 W 6th St, Lexington, KY, 40508, United States
The batches of whiskey they produce are aged for two years before they are bottled. They as well have a feature where you can bottle your own batch; by picking you bottle, pouring the bourbon from the barrel, labeling the bottle and waxing/stamping the bottle.
Tours and tastings are 5 dollars and usually last 30 minutes long.
Single barrel at 750 ml bottle is 60 bucks (Handle)
Single barrel at 375 ml bottle is 40 bucks (Pint)
Cherry Cider Finish is 50 bucks at 750 ml and they just have that in a handle as supplies last (bottled 330).
Wheat is 50 bucks at 750 ml and they just have that in a handle
The proofs range from 90 Proof to 115 Proof
Bluegrass currently distributes to Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Virginia.
They are trying to get a few more states in the lineup for the end of the year into next year but unfortunately, North Carolina will most likely not be on that list for a while.
And what makes a bourbon is that it has to be at least 51% corn in the mixture to be considered that. There is a miss conception that if bourbon is not produced in Kentucky it is not considered a bourbon. Which is actually false, bourbons can be made in the United States and classified as a bourbon. But it just cannot be made out of the United States to be classified as a Bourbon.
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Collegiate Skate Tour- Lexington Kentucky
Recap from Stop 1 of the Collegiate Skate Tour Presented by Connect. The contest went down on October 13 in Lexington Kentucky and started the tour off with a bang. Bangers were thrown, blood was spilled and prizes were tossed.
Results:
1st: Jesse Strachan
- Oakland University
2nd: Cameron Redwine
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3rd: Matt Brokaw
- North Carolina State University
Thanks to everyone that came out and made the event so awesome! Also, thanks to our sponsors:
-Diamond Supply Co.
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-Vans Shoes
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-DVS Shoes
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-GoPro Cameras
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-Shenanigans Skateboards
-Cosmic! Skateshop
Special thanks to Kenitha from Cosmic, Reid Small (Lexington local and serious ripper), Rob Mendieta of EmpireWake, and the fine hospitality of downtown Lexington!
Most of all, we would like to thank everyone that came out to skate and spectate! A contest is only as good as the people showing up!
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Video filmed by Doug Henry and edited by Matt Brokaw.
Open Highway Bluegrass Band, Ashville Ohio 8/20/2017
Apologies for the shaky camera. If you get seasick, look away and enjoy the music! :)
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Lexington, Kentucky - Urban Sprawl Time Lapse
32 year time lapse of urban sprawl in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 61st largest in the United States. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, it is the heart of the state's Bluegrass region.
2 Minute Tour of Kentucky: 50 States for Kids - FreeSchool
Want to know a little bit more about Kentucky but only have two minutes? Take our two minute tour of the Bluegrass State, the fifteenth state in the United States of America. Learn about some of its important history, as well as some famous products of the state and state symbols (state tree, state bird, state motto, state flag, state flower, etc.). FreeSchool is great for kids!
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Lafayette Band 2013 - Lexington Christmas Parade !
....The weather is balmy on this early December evening in Lexington Kentucky as we're standing at the corner of Main and Midland in downtown Lexington in front of the Herald-Leader building. The fabulous Pride of the Bluegrass Lafayette Band is taking the street to start their journey down main street before the home crowd in Lexington's annual Christmas Parade. Join me as I follow them down the parade route as I have done for so many years. Under the direction of Charles Chuck Smith and his associate, Dr. Terry Magee, this band won the KMEA class 5a state championship in 2013. As in previous years, I'm so proud of these sparkling kids, their dedicated directors and their supporting families who make this band all that it is ! .................. Lafayette, you are so spectacular ! !
Quality Inn Northwest in Lexington KY
Prices: . . .. .. ... . .. .. ... . . . . Quality Inn Northwest 750 Newtown Ct. Lexington KY 40511 The Quality Inn Northwest is located two miles from the downtown area and seven miles from the Blue Grass Airport. All spacious guest rooms include refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and cable TV with many premium channels. The hotel's exercise room provides a bike, cross trainer and a universal gym. Guests can also enjoy the seasonal outdoor pool. The hotel provides a washing machine and dryer for guest use. This hotel features a free continental breakfast, including donuts, bagels, English muffins, cereal and milk. Business travelers will appreciate the free high-speed Internet access in all rooms, access to copy and fax services, a free newspaper and free local calls. This hotel is minutes from the Kentucky Horse Park educational theme park, Keeneland racetrack, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky, Commonwealth Stadium and Rupp Arena. Additional local points of interest include: Lexington Center, American Saddlebred Museum, Headley-Whitney Museum, and Asbury College. IBM, Lexmark, University of Kentucky Coldstream Research Park and Fasig-Tipton are also in the area. Tours are available at the nearby Thoroughbred horse farms. The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is only a short drive away. The hotel is within walking distance of a Japanese restaurant.
Simpsonville outlet mall in KY, vlog!
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Hi loves, as you most of you May know I live in Kentucky. And lol we’ve always made fun of on how Ky is no fun, so add this to you go list when you decide to visit Kentucky, it’s right next to Louisville KY, trust me you’ll enjoy yourself and all the discounts . If you find this video interesting, please subscribe and hit the like. Thank you for watching!!
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Music in the Lobby: Possum Jenkins, Copper Coin
Possum Jenkins stopped by Our State on a Saturday morning to play a few songs for the Music in the Lobby series.
Formed in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Boone, NC, Possum Jenkins has been crisscrossing the Carolinas and journeying into neighboring Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia since February 2004. With David Willis, Nate Turner and Dave Brewer sharing lead vocalist, guitar and drum duties, and anchored by bassist Jared Church and harmonica player Brent Buckner, the band's sound careens between rowdy, off-the-rails country, blues and gospel rave-ups, sensitive singer-songwriter fare and foot-stomping rockers. -- via possumjenkinsband.com
Tar Heels & Bluegrass | TFB Global Ag Education Tour
Texas stands with North Carolina. Our prayers and support are with them. Just a week and a half before the storm, Texas farmers and ranchers were there. Connecting with their Carolina brothers and sisters. And along the way, they also visited Kentucky, the Bluegrass State.
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University of Kentucky Arboretum
The University of Kentucky Arboretum (Also known as The State Botanical Garden of Kentucky or Lexington Arboretum), 40 hectares or 100 acres (0.40 km2), is located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. It is open to the public from dawn to dusk every day of the year.
It contains a Home Demonstration Garden, Vegetable Garden, Herb Garden, Home Fruit and Nuts Garden (including Black, Persian and Japanese Walnuts, Pecan, Shellbark and Shagbark Hickory, Chinese Chestnut as well as dwarf apple cultivars, an American Persimmon and native Pawpaw trees), the All America Selection Trials Garden, Perennial Collection, Ground Cover Demonstration, Woody Plant Collection, and a Walk Across Kentucky that simulates Kentucky's seven regional landscapes: Bluegrass, Knobs, Appalachian Plateaus, Cumberland Mountains, Mississippian Plateaus and Outer Nashville Basin (Pennyroyal), Shawnee Hills, Mississippi Embayment and Alluvial Basin (Jackson Purchase).
The Arboretum was created in 1991, at which time it was overrun with non-native invasive plants such as honeysuckle and euonymus. The removal of such invasive plants has been and continues to be a major goal of Arboretum staff and volunteers.
Childress Vineyard Visit!
Jess and Mike visit Childress Vineyard on a double date with Lauren and Tony!
Kentucky Public Land Longbeard | How to Hunt the Hills of the Bluegrass State
Kentucky has quickly become one of our favorite states to hunt. This year, we learned more about the terrain and how the birds use it. We also had a little success...
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TOMBSTONE TOURIST LEXINGTON, KY
Today I visit the Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery and the Historic Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. This is the first of several videos from cemeteries around the Bluegrass State.
HOODS OF LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
Lexington Craft Beerfest 2017
Hosted by the Greater Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center and the Town of Lexington, SC.
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Lowes Foods Midlands
Fox 102.3
ESPN Columbia 94.9 FM / 1230 AM
Rock 99.7
Q935
Lexington Medical Center
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
SCE&G (South Carolina Electric & Gas)
The SEFA Group
Michelin North America
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Prysmian Group North America
Artvark Creative
AR Workshop Lexington