Drink Spotlight Fermenter’s serves up more than just beer

To celebrate my second full week in Alexander City as the sports editor, I’ve had to do my fair share of exploring the town. Where I eventually ended up sitting down was Fermenter’s Market on the Green. 

Once I walked in, I was greeted with a cozy environment right before karaoke night began. I walked around because curiosity got the better of me and was met with a wall of everything I could have possibly imagined. From beers to seltzers to canned cocktails, the world was at my disposal.  

However, I decided to go with a different approach and got myself a simple mixed drink to start the night. I scanned over the cocktail list and laid my eyes upon a blueberry lemonade. For me, anything lemonade is right up my alley. 

The drink was simple, just Western Son blueberry-flavored vodka mixed with lemonade. It was the perfect drink for me – not too strong, not overly sweet and the flavors mixed well. If I was not careful, I could have easily seen myself finishing a couple without thinking of the consequences. 

Although I was a big fan of the blueberry lemonade I had, I went up to the bartenders for round two with a challenge in mind: Make me something fun. 

My challenge was met in the form of a pickle margarita. I’ll admit it, I had never had a pickle drink while at a bar before but I was not going to shy away from it. So I took the bartender's offer and waited for my drink. 

Now, if you are not a fan of pickles I’d recommend you choose a regular margarita because the pickle flavor was strong. For me on the other hand, I had no problem whatsoever with my drink. I found it very tasty and was quite frankly surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did. Like the lemonade, it was not on the strong side of things which made the experience much more enjoyable. 

After I had some small talk with the patrons of Fermenter’s I closed my tab that came out just a little over $14. That’s very affordable in my book and will play a part in the reason I make a second visit. 

I do wish I could have enjoyed some of the karaoke that was about to take place, but the schedule for the bar is always posted on their Facebook. So maybe sometime in the near future, I will come back to test the wall of drinks and poorly sing some songs for everyone to hear.