Elite Brewskis and Wings Event

Brewingz and Tomas deserve all sorts of praises for their amazing wing and beer pairing event!
Believe me when I say that there was a never-​ending amount of beer and wings. I had never had so much beer in my life! Upon getting home from the event my sister kept asking why I was burping so much then I showed her all the epic pics from the event, she knows I don’t drink beer.
Upon arrival you were warmly greeted by the Brewingz staff and our new CM Tomas. The place was tailored specifically for our event with place settings full of swag galore. I was so happy that I was able to mingle and meet other Unilocal Elites because we had plenty of room to move about. Staff quickly took our drink orders and the event started right on time with huge servings of appetizers, wings, and desserts. Robert, Matt, and Greg all took time to educate us on what was being served and how and why they chose each beer for a specific type of wing, I was incredibly impressed! I felt like I was in school, best lessons ever learned! My favorite wings were the teriyaki and lemon pepper wings, I’ll be heading back soon to load up.
Highlight of the night was watching Sarah F. tackle the suicide wings like a champ!
Huge thank you to Tomas and Brewingz for bringing out the red carpet and showing us Elite Unilocalers such a fabulous time!

Late, per my norm, but. .
Muchos muchos thankies, Tomas, for hosting a killer shindig at a joint I probably wouldn’t have considered otherwise! (Brewingz should probably thank you too.. I’ve been back — twice — and brought minions along for the ride. We’re hooked!)

2015 has started out with a BANG!
Our brand new CM Tomas hosted his first Elite event… 5 stars!
I just was awarded a new Elite badge and attend my first Elite event…
All of this going on within a week… BANG!
Words can not describe what an awesome event this was for me but that is the whole reason why we are here… is to describe the event in words…
Tomas was an amazing «Host with the Most»!!!
I really appreciate everything he did for us… as well as what BreWingz did for us. They went over the top on this Unilocal Elite event!
We were greeted with a table of Unilocal swag at check in, then a table of BreWingz swag with a T-​shirt and more at our place setting, and later on we were handed some Bud swag from Silver Eagle Distributors. My favorite swag of the night: a gift certificate for a Basketball Special combo party meal worth $ 30. Twenty-​five wings and your choice of one; curly fries, onion rings, mushrooms, fried pickle chips and a medium bleu cheese or ranch dressing, celery, and a pitcher of soda. Oh I can not wait to go back to try this!
BreWingz originates in Houston and has plans to bring several locations to San Antonio which the Colonnade is their first location in town. They pride themselves on several point especially being a family friendly sport bar with fresh made in house ingredients. Everyone in the restaurant was excited to be there and it showed in their faces of all their staff.
We had an 11 course meal… can you even imagine… How did we get through 11 courses in two hours? … Well here we go…
Carrots and Celery sticks with big bowls of Ranch and Blue Cheese Dressing
Fire Sticks with Chipotle Ranch Dressing (spicy awesomeness created by Regional Manager Matt Fire)
Quesadillas
Jalapeño Poppers (made in house)
Original Hot w/​Bud LIght
Sriracha Orange w/​Bud
Teriyaki Thai & Kirin
Lemon Pepper & Shock Top
Garlic & Stella
Orange Ginger & Michelob Ultra Light
Mini Dessert w/​Donut Hole, Blue Bell Vanilla Ice Cream, Chicken Waffle & Carmel Sauces, Whipped Cream and Cherry on top… Yum!
FAVORITES:
Sriracha Orange
Bone In Wings (boneless are cut fresh from the breast but I find the flavor best with the classic bone style)
FIre Sticks
Ice Cold Beer
Wings & Beer Pairing (great idea BreWingz)
Fresh Made In House Quality
No Breading on Wings
Donut Hole Dessert
Friendly Helpful Staff
BreWingz Wet Wipe (high quality web-​like material works great!)
Midway through the wing and beer pairings, we even had time to take a break to play Trivia. Our team was named «WING WOMEN» and I believe we came in second. Tomas came up with some way random questions. We laughed a lot. It was cool getting to know my fellow Unilocalers sitting next to me. The night ended with a raffle and photo booth opportunity. I was so full, satisfied, and in awe of what a great experience that I just had, I took my time walking out thanking everyone for this lovely and lively evening. Until we meet again… BANG!

Holy hot wings & beer, Batman! Our new CM, Tomas, was ON IT. Not to mention Brewingz! We had the VIP treatment and the wings were spot on. My favorites: Sriracha orange, ginger orange, and the spicy Thai. I loved how Brewingz mixed it up too as far as ‘on the bone’ or ‘boneless’. I don’t normally go out of my way for boneless; however, we were told that they cut the pieces up fresh and as ordered. «Not out of a bag!» Well, if the tasting was any indication of their normal business, then just call me a regular. :) And of course, I had to go double on dessert. How can you go wrong with Blue Bell ice cream, a fried donut, & caramel sauce? Really?
All the employees were super friendly and extremely accommodating and everyone went out of their way for us. We got to try them out before the public and I was impressed!
Tomas even included a quiz of which yours truly, Ash M., & Carl C. were the winners! We made it to the lightening round and won Unilocal playing cards. Woot! All hail our team: «THE BONE & THE BEAUTIFOO»!
P. S. Yes, Tomas was nametag bombed again at the end of the event.

This was one of the best Unilocal events that I have been to!
Tomas you have set a high standard.
I’ve been to a lot of wine pairings, but I’ve never been to a hot wing and beer pairing before and it was awesome!!!
I love hot wings, and I usually make them at home because I’m quite particular, but this place was awesome!
I’m going to hit the highlights. Beer & wings. They (the owners, managers & staff treated the Unilocal Elite like royalty, and we had so much food, it was so good, we even took some home).
They fed us so much food, it was amazing. They started off with the firesticks and the chipotle ranch dressing, both were so good. Then the quesadillas came out, another hit! Before you knew it, jalapeño poppers (made in-​house) were on our table and they were spicy but again, good. Then the wings and beer started to come out and I was in slowly going in a food coma (all good).
The trivia game was so much fun! I actually learned something-​LOL!
Brewingz have 21 different flavors of hot wings (with bone or boneless)
and if you want beer with wings they will suggest a beer that pairs well with the flavor.
Can’t wait for the next Unilocal event.
Way to go Tomas!

This was a fun and extremely well organized event! Tomas did a great job working with Brewingz to put on an awesome event! The place was so nice when coming in, the speakers were great and I felt we were given a true experience about Brewingz! Thank you to Brewingz, Tomas and the vendors for putting on an awesome event for us Unilocalers!!!

(sung to the tune of Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin)
It’s been a long time since we had a CM,
It’s been a long time since a cool Elite Event.
Ooh, let me Unilocal it back, let me Unilocal it back,
Let me Unilocal it back, baby, where I come from.
It’s been a long time, been a long time,
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, Unilocalless time. Yes it has.
It’s been a long time since the book of Unilocal,
I can’t count the tears of a life with no events.
Unilocal me back, Unilocal me back,
Unilocal me back, baby, where I come from.
It’s been a long time, been a long time,
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, Unilocalless time.
Seems so long since we Unilocaled in the moonlight,
Making vows that just can’t work right.
Open your event, open your event
Open your event, baby, let the Unilocalers come running in.
It’s been a long time, been a long time,
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, Unilocalless time.
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What an amazing inaugural event to start 2015 with. Everything went off with absolute perfection! Thank you Tomas, BreWingz and Silver Eagle for providing us with a most excellent evening of Unilocaly good fun. I left more stuffed than a thanksgining turkey.
I enjoyed all of the wing and beer pairing as will as the fire sticks and the jalapeño poppers. My favorite wingz were the lemon pepper ones. I look forward to going back and trying some of the other flavors and some of the other menu offerings. Escpeically on a Tuesday when theyb are BOGO or Wednesday when the boneless are BOGO.
The triva was a nice break and so much fun. The swag bags were amazing and filled with awesome goodies.
Tomas you have set the bar extremely high :-) I love your enthusiasm and know that with you at the helm of the good ship San Antonio Unilocal we are all in for an amazing ride.
I look forward to more events and returning to BreWingz for more tasty wingz.
See y’all at the next event!

Just as our fearless leader, Tomas, said last night, this event was a great way to welcome in 2015 for San Antonio Elites! Even though I happened to be a few minutes late, the staff was friendly and helped me find a seat quickly. From then on, it was time to get my hands dirty!
The setup of the event was really cool and not something I was expecting. When the wait staff brought out our first sample of beer with the wings, I was excited. The chicken was juicy and moist. The boneless wings were probably some of the best I’ve ever had! All the sauces were flavorful, my favorite just happened to be the Orange Sriracha, Taste of Thai, and Orange Ginger. I thought that the pairings went along remarkably well with the tang and spice of the sauces.
Our intermission game of team Jeopardy was a great way to relax, laugh, and get digest our food, while getting to know our fellow Unilocalers. It was a lot of fun and kudos to the team who was drawing pictures along with their answers! And congratulations to The Bone & The Beautiful for ultimately coming out on top and winning.
The second half of the tasting went by way faster than the first, or maybe I was just having too much fun and I didn’t want to leave! The staff was gracious and well informed. It was Spursday and I asked one of the gentlemen who was definitely in charge, but not wearing a name tag, if they could put the Spurs game on. He actually had to purchase the TV Package that gave them access to it and said it would take no more than five minutes to get the game on for us. I thought that was just too cool, talk about excelling at service!
As if I wasn’t sold on the awesome apps, wings, and beer already, that’s when they brought out the Cinnamon Delight Sundae. Be still my heart, that was definitely one of the best desserts I’ve had in a long, long time. I cannot wait until Brewingz opens and I can dig in and try their other menu items.
Thanks to Brewingz, the staff and Silver Eagle for the awesome swag and service. Tomas: kudos to your first event being a complete success and for spoiling us! I can’t wait to see what else you have up your sleeves!

Elites, Wings and Drinks … what more can one ask for. Thank you Unilocal,YelpSA and Brewingz. Yesterday’s event was an amazing from the Welcome Hello to the thanks for coming. I had a wonderful time thanks to the wonderful staff from the VP, to Matt the Regional manager, and there Staff. I was also impressed with the Silver eagle Budweiser representative.
The food was nothing more than amazing. I’m a big wing fan. I can appreciate the fact that the wings are made to order and I can choose from 21 flavors. I was extremal impressed with the Lemon pepper, Garlic, orange ginger, and the original wings. Each one had a unique taste. The pair of the Budweiser beers with each wing is very impressive. Oh I can’t forget to mention the amazing appetizers that were provided the Fire sticks are one of a kind, and Jalapeño cheese bites are just oh so delicious.
I wanted to say a BIG thanks for Thomas for putting together the first 2015 Elite event. I believe it was a big success. I can’t wait to see what is in store the rest of the year.

If this is how Tomas does Elite events, we’re in for an awesome journey! Brewingz went all out for us, even bringing in the VP, Regional Manager, staff of about 20 and a Silver Eagle spokesperson to showcase their goods. And how good it was!
Brewingz makes everything in house, no frozen bags of chicken wings or onion rings here. You could definitely taste the difference in quality! My personal favorite were the Sriracha wings with an honorable mention to their Fire Sticks. The Silver Eagle spokesperson walked us through each pairing of beer, thoroughly explaining how the hops helped cut the heat of the Lemon Pepper wings or how the Kirin complemented the Teriyaki wings. Such a neat experience!
I see how Walter S. glazed over the trivia but I’m going to highlight it because our team, The Bone & The Beautiful, WON. Oh yea. Scored some Unilocal playing cards that made their debut at this event!
I can’t wait to go back to Brewingz (especially on a Thursday, 99 cent draft beer!) and can’t thank Tomas enough for putting on such a fun, exclusive, delicious event!

Sorry all… posted my review on the actual Unilocal page, not here. But everything that neede to be said was said, and then some!
BTW, my wife likes the Teriyaki wings. She is down for some good BreWingz wings. She definitely wants the dessert!
Glad to see all of my old friends and meet new ones! Thanks to Robert, Matt, Greg from Silver Eagle for the excellent beers (won over this Miller fan!), and all of the EXCELLENT opening staff at the new SA BreWingZ!
Actually, since I do not want to violate our own standards (which I did… accidentally…), I’ll copy/​paste my review here, where it should be (thanks Tomas for the reminder!).
Got to preview BreWingz this evening as a Unilocal Elite, and at this event to meet our new community manager Tomas! I must say BreWingZ has all of the right elements to be a successful new restaurant here in San Antonio. Welcome!
BreWingZ is located in the former Broadway ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ spot, next to/​behind Fudd’s. Easy to find! Right in the middle of the Med Center (BIG win in my book). BreWingZ is a Houston-​based sports restaurant (don’t let that put you off… this *is* their first San Antonio restaurant, so they are Spurs-​minded) that is truly family friendly. And if you’re sports-​minded, a sports fan or a sports FANATIC, then this is your place. HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE big screen TVs abound, and PLEN-​TY of space for you to get your game on. Spurs fan? Of course you are, and BreWingZ did not forget about YOU! A fantastic-​looking bar boasts 25 or so selections of brew to go with your wings.
Some things to note: to-​go service? DING! Lots of ways to watch your Spurs? DING DING! Great food and beer? DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOHOO!
We were treated to some scrumptious appetizers starting with the Fire Sticks. These little bites of yumminess whet my palate, and made me want more. The quesadillas and jalapeño poppers that followed provided even more deliciousness to start the evening.
And then the star of the show… WINGS! I am a complete wuss when it comes to anything spicy, but these wings put emphasis on flavor! The Sriracha Orange, the Teriyaki (which was totally different from ANY teriyaki I have ever put in my mouth) and the Orange Garlic were all equally my favortes. If I had to choose one particular flavore, the Teriyaki would win! I loved the lemon pepper… just the right amount of lemon and pepper with just enough heat, and, again, I’m a wimp on spicy. All six flavors sampled tonight just popped, and the beer pairings with each flavor were excellent! Anheuser-​Busch is served here. I am a Wisconsin native, so by personal default I am a Miller fan, but these beers put AB on my radar. I will definitely give AB the benefit of the doubt.
And as if the FANTASTIC apps and wings weren’t enough… time for dessert! A TO DIE FOR dessert of fried (YES! FRIED) donut hole, drizzled in chicken and waffle sauce (something along the line of butterscoth… Matt assured me it wasn’t) and caramel, and topped with a dollop of Blue Bell vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and a cherry, and it was HEAVEN! A fantastic finish to a wonderful meal!
Throw in all of the goodies that we were showered with, and Tomas made this a most excellent evening! Can’t wait for the next Unilocal Elite event!
As to the fine staff at BreWingZ, I personally welcome you to San Antonio! My wife and I will absolutely come in for a meal! And if the burgers, wraps and salads are as good as the wings, I’m in for a treat! So close to home, and DELICIOUS food!
Total FTW!

Thank you so much Tomas! Great event, great fun, great food :) The wings were yummy, my favorite being both the garlic and teriyaki. Though all the ones I tried (including the Suicide) had delicious flavor I’d be game to try any of them again. The beers paired with each was refreshing, I’m not a big fan of bud light, bud or mich ultra but enjoyed trying kirin for the first time and would definitely pair it again with my meal on my next visit to Brewingz! To end the evening with such a perfect cold dessert fried donut with vanilla ice cream, caramel and whip cream. Definitely put out the fire in my mouth.
Had so much fun seeing/​meeting some of SA’s Unilocal masters. And to be among these awesome Unilocalsters was a blast! The swag bag from bud light was as cool as the weather outside.
Thank you Unilocal,Tomas and Brewingz for a fun evening to start the week off right! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next event

Where do we even begin: the killer swag bag from Silver Eagle Distributors, the awesome food served up by the awesome Brewingz staff, no no-​we start with thanks to Tomas for a wonderful evening. Thank You for knocking this out of the park for us!
Walking in, we are greeted by the super friendly staff of Brewingz and asked what we would like to drink… ok, twist my arm. After some elbow rubbing with the great folks of our 2015 Elite crew we make our way to the table where they’ve set up Unilocal pint glasses, Brewingz shirts/​koozies/​stress balls/​coupons etc. I’m already in love. After some brief words from Tomas the staff and food of Brewingz takes the stage and continuously knock it out of the park for us.
Greg with Silver Eagle proceeds to give us the low down on the beer pairing while Mike from Brewingz explains the upcoming flavor of wing coming our way. It was epic. All the while the incredible staff of Brewingz is delivering fresh food, plates, beer, wetnaps, anything and everything an Elite boy could desire.
Then we played trivia, which I lost at, so enough about that.
They topped off the night with the most incredible dessert. The presentation was stellar. The flavor not only matched but also exceeded the gorgeous plating.
Then the super fun raffle. Thanks Tomas for the badass Unilocal flask! The photo booth was jumpin’ as we all rounded out the night.
If Brewingz is as on point Wed night, when they open to the public, as they were tonight: they are going to dominate the wing market in San Antonio, hands down. They prepare as much of their food in house as possible, and IT SHOWS!
Thank you Tomas, Silver Eagle, and Brewingz for the amazing evening and the incomparable hospitality. You bet your sweet bippy you’ll be seeing my smiling face again in the not too distant future!
Kudos you, 5 Star all the way.

Awesome event to kick off 2015! Tomas certainly knows how to throw a great event. There was plenty of food and drinks! BreWingZ brought out their A game, with the wing and beer pairings. The staff was super informative and made the event loads of fun. The jalapeño poppers were very tasty! The original wings spot on, but my favorite was the orange ginger! I can’t wait to go back and get more! Especially for the dessert! A huge thanks to Unilocal,Tomas, and BreWingZ for a fun and informative event!