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鈥檚 Best-Of list, and we couldn鈥檛 be more proud. It seems like we鈥檙e 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鈥檙e mesmerized into that classic 鈥渏ust-one-beer鈥� trap which turns into an all-day hang session with good friends, good music, and good beers. We鈥檙e not sure what magic Sam and company is using, but it鈥檚 working immaculately.
So, to keep things fresh, we鈥檙e putting together a Majestic Marketplace scavenger hunt. Dubbed after the iconic Misfit鈥檚 song from way back in 1981, our I Want Your Skull journey is indeed not for the faint of heart. Here鈥檚 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鈥檚 many more lurking about.
We鈥檙e going to suggest starting out easy on this quest with the five varieties of Voodoo Ranger, as they鈥檙e right next to each other, and we firmly believe everything in life shouldn鈥檛 be hard. All cans have sick skeletons in pilot attire on the labels, all are delicious, and all have a liver-punishing high ABV. From there, you鈥檙e on your own finding the rest. What鈥檚 our motivation for completing this scavenger hunt, you ask? Only the greatest prize of all鈥� Glory! And, if you bring a list of the skull-themed beers you鈥檝e drank at Majestic Marketplace into Flagstaff Tattoo Company, we鈥檒l give you a limited edition Masters of Brewtality button! These buttons don鈥檛 just make you look edgy and hip, they also let your friends, loved ones, and passersby know that you鈥檙e a total drunken degenerate of the highest caliber. 鈥淚 feel like I鈥檝e been initiated into an exclusive, yet intoxicatingly fun, cult,鈥� says everyone who has gotten one so far. Naturally, you don鈥檛 have to down all of skull-themed beers in one sitting, just keep your list and write down each beer finished and we鈥檒l get you looking sharp as the devil鈥檚 tail in no time.
We鈥檇 be remiss if we didn鈥檛 include Majestic Marketplace鈥檚 impressive selection of tequila鈥檚, as it seems like every other bottle has a sick Day of the Dead skull on it in some form or another. As Majestic does have one of the best liquor selections in town, and with this skull-themed challenge in mind, you鈥檇 do just fine wandering the aisles, picking out a bottle based solely on aesthetics and still probably do just fine on flavor. We鈥檇 love to try all of them, but unfortunately dropping that much money on hard liquor would first put us on the streets then into an early grave. Know your limits, folks! We did gravitate to the Epifania Azul simply because of the brightly colored, full figure bottles and super-cool coffin-style box. It was highly recommended by the knowledgeable staff, and despite being on the pricey side at $147.99, they have trouble keeping them on the shelves because it鈥檚 just that good.
That鈥檚 all for this month, fiends and freaks! Beast of luck on this most grim scavenger hunt, and even if you鈥檙e not into it, we can鈥檛 recommend Majestic enough. In addition to their absolutely diabolical selection, they鈥檝e got a killer happy hour from 4-7 daily with $2 off anything (ANYTHING) on tap; they offer growler fills, sell full kegs, and will get the fixin鈥檚 for your river trip put together like the professionals they are. Plus, they deliver, and it鈥檚 pet friendly, so bring down the doggies! Huge shout-out to the staff, these folks are some of the best you鈥檒l find. Cheers until next month, see ya in the crypt!