Well, New Year's is over, The Super Bowl will be finished and March Madness and St. Patrick's Day are yet to come, so what better way to chase away the Winter Blues and warm your spirits than by spending a wonderful evening in the hip surroundings of NoDa having fun with your friends while enjoying a night filled with Mardi Gras Fun!!! Get ready to go Crawlin’ like we’re in Nawlin’s!!!Good Eats & Meets and The Abita Brewery invite you to the...“NoDa” Gras…Mardi Gras Bar Crawl Just ten bucks (pre-sale) gets you into the event which includes complimentary Abita Mardi Gras logo beads, various Abita beer offerings at each of the 5 places taking part in the crawl, drink specials at each location, a free bowl of gumbo/jambalaya in Boudreaux’s, Cajun/Creole inspired cuisine, a souvenir Abita beer glass, loads of giveaways (lots of Abita swag, King Cakes courtesy of Sunflour Bakery) and a check-in card to use at every participating bar during the night.  If you check in at every stop and get the featured beer being offered, you will earn yourself an exclusive beer tapping and a FREE glass at Revolution Pizza and Ale House.  So, get ready to bring Bourbon St. to NoDa! The Crawl Details- Saturday, February 16th from 6-12 pm 6:00-7:30-Boudreaux's-NoDa Gras Check In with gumbo/jambalaya 7:30-10:30-Take your pick of three bars to visit-Solstice Tavern, Bling Pig, Jack Beagle's 10:30-12:00-Revolution Pizza and Ale HouseLaissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll! Good Eats and Meets With 3,600+ FREE members, Good Eats and Meets-Charlotte is the largest dining and socializing group in the country. In addition, we also have over 6,000+ on Facebook and another 1,400+ on Twitter.  The group brings people of all ages and walks of life together in the European style of “breaking bread” over great food, drink and friendship.  Find out more about us at the following... http://www.meetup.com/geamclt/ https://twitter.com/goodeatsmeets  https://www.facebook.com/GoodEatsCLT https://www.facebook.com/goodeatsandmeets http://instagram.com/goodeatsmeets http://pinterest.com/goodeatsmeets/ Abita Beer The Abita Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Abita Springs, Louisiana, 30 miles north of New Orleans, LA. They first began brewing beer in 1986. That year, the company produced 1,500 barrels of beer. In 2011, Abita brewed over 130,000 barrels of beer and 5,000 barrels of root beer.The Abita Brewing Company produces seven year-round flagship brews (Abita Amber, Golden, Light, Turbodog, Purple Haze, Jockamo I.P.A. and Restoration Pale Ale), five seasonal beers, three Harvest brews, four Big Beers, a draft-only series of Select beers and a root beer all from a state-of-the-art brewing complex. Abita's flagship beers are sold in 46 US states and Puerto Rico. Abita Brewing Company was the 15th largest Craft Brewery and the 24th largest brewery of any category in the United States ranked by volume sold in 2010.http://abita.com/ NoDa Gras 11.54