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A festive atmosphere prevailed at the first Aiken Standard Adult Egg Hunt at Good Girl Brewing Co. on April 5 as participants, many with a beer in one hand and a bag or basket in the other, gathered more than 2,000 candy-filled plastic eggs, 200 of which contained a numbered ticket to be exchanged for a prize donated by local merchants. “This is our first, and hopefully annual, adult Easter egg hunt.
We borrowed the idea from our sister paper in Charleston, The Post and Courier," said Randy Mitchell, publisher of the Aiken Standard . "They’ve been doing it for years. We just thought it would be a great event.
” “The weather turned out terrific,” Mitchell said. “We’re looking forward to a great turnout.” The event was a partnership between the 158-year-old newspaper and a local brewery that opened less than a year ago.
“Our location was the obvious choice for this event, being the only brewery in town and having a large outdoor space. It’s going to be perfect for it,” said Andrew Phifer, brewer and owner of Good Girl Brewing Co . at 880 Banks Mill Road SE.
“We were excited about the idea and wanted to be able to host it, and it’s been a collaborative effort,” he said. “We’re looking forward to continuing to grow relationships with local organizations like the Aiken Standard.” The brewery opened May 7 and features more than a dozen styles of beer brewed on site.
“My favorite right now is a new one we just got on, 'All Bark No Bite,' the jasmine rice pale lager. You don’t see many of those around. I absolutely love it,” Phifer said.
Josh and Carrie Still and their 14-month-old daughter Magnolia were having an Easter-themed Saturday. “This morning we went to Cold Creek and saw the Easter Bunny, and then we came here to do this,” Carrie Still said. Six women, friends who meet once a month for brunch, came costumed as “grannies and caretakers,” three carrying canes and a walker, and wearing gray wigs, cat-eye spectacles, support hose, and upholstered bosoms and bottoms under their floral print dresses.
“We just try to do something fun and crazy to make people smile,” one said. The egg gatherers were dispatched in three waves, each person allowed to choose nine sealed plastic eggs. Jeff Mayberry’s nine eggs contained five prize tickets.
He said he felt like it might be his lucky day as he stood in line to claim his prizes, which included a tool box, a carpenter’s level, a beer voucher and two gift certificates “He got five out of nine. We better play the lottery,” said his wife, Beth Mayberry. “With a five and a nine,” Jeff Mayberry said.
Mother and son Joanne Wright and Wil Wright stood in line to redeem their prize tickets, blue bunny ears on their heads and beverages in their hands. “I’ve never been here before,” Joanne Wright said. “I thought it would be fun to do an Easter egg hunt.
” “And the beer is really good” said Wil Wright, enjoying a glass of the brewery’s Mjolnir American Barleywine. The presenting sponsor of the event was Cattleman Roofing . “We’re just out here trying to teach people everything about roofs, what goes into a roof system to do it the right way,” said owner Coby Thomas, standing behind a display of architectural shingles.
Other sponsors were Vikki’s ...
A Unique Boutique and Budget Blinds of North Augusta . Vendors included Elier “Albert” Alberto and Jessica Alberto, owners of Rhumba Rum & Cigar Lounge at 321 Richland Ave. W, who were offering a varied selection of cigars.
“We read about it in the newspaper and so we decided it would be nice to come and show support for local businesses. Good Girl Brewery has been a great addition to Aiken. They’re awesome,” Elier Alberto said.
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