Gut feeling that this phenomenon is something that I’m just late to the party on. I’m commenting on it and sharing it with you guys, and the bulk of you are probably reading it like, “yeah, Stoney – where have you been on this one?” In all my wisdom, and this may come as a surprise to you guys, I admit that even I have not seen everything the world has to offer. But, that isn’t going to stop me from talking about something when I do discover it. Earlier in the week, Brittany dropped this gem in the #articleideas channel in the SoBros Slack with the note: “have we talked about how a few Publix in Florida have bars now?“
Courtesy of ESPN Southwest Florida:
As far as the drinks, “Love draft beer? Good. We have them in pints or flights. We also have wine, so you can enjoy a glass at our bar or take it with you while you shop. And whether it’s happy hour, Sunday fun day, or anytime, really, you can enjoy a drink at Pours.”
My mind was blown when I read that. The rest of my body was blown when Owen added “I went to a birthday party at a bar inside of a Kroger in Atlanta once.” Whatever remnants of my soul were left floating around were blown when McCash informed us that there are Krogers in Nashville that have bars, citing specifically that the Brentwood location does. I am no longer a body – just a hovering conscience typing from the great beyond. Where has this been all my life?
Anyway, I fucking hate grocery shopping. It’s awful. It’s a crowded cluster of people milling through a store. You have to put clothes on. It takes forever to prep for a full week of eating – a morning at Kroger can burn 1.5-2 hours in a heartbeat. Time doesn’t exist in grocery stores. I don’t have the time for that, and I don’t have the patience to sit in line while a cashier scans the two hundred items in my cart. And, don’t even get me started on inflation! Personally, I think it would be awesome if they created a service, maybe even via app, where you could like order your groceries online, pay for them, and just go pick them up at an agreed upon scheduled time. That would save so much of my time! But, until such a thing is invented, I will cope with the pain of going to the grocery store by jamming booze down my throat. Actually, do you think they will let me butt chug it in a Publix???
Digging around on the Publix Greenwise Market Facebook page, apparently yeah, this has been a thing for awhile now. How could I be so blind? I feel so foolish. I would mellow out big time if I could sip an IPA as I picked out cheeses for the day’s charcuterie board. Maybe no one said it better than Sean, who added in that same Slack channel: “I would love to be drunk at a Publix bar and then order a chicken tender sun.“
Owen: “sun“
Sean: “sub*”
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.
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