Barley Swine Beer Dinner; Death & Co’s Austin Book Stop; Franklin Barbecue's Line, Again

SOUTH LAMAR — Barley Swine’s first beer dinner of 2015 will be hosted with Ranger Creek Brewing on Sunday, January 11 at 6pm. The evening includes the chance to talk to the brewers and chefs during passed appetizers, followed by a six-course meal paired with the San Antonio beers. Tickets are $120 and can be purchased online. [EaterWire]

BOOZE WIRE — Death & Co, the New York-based cocktail bar, will launch its booze book, Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails on a whirlwind Texas tour this month. The Austin stop will take place at Half Step on Monday, January 12 from 6-9pm. The $55 ticket includes a copy of the book and drinks made by the authors. [EaterWire]

ZOMG BBQ VIDEO — Heads up, barbecue obsessives and fair weather fans. There is a restaurant serving smokey meats in Austin with a pretty long line. Crazy, right? Vice talks to those maniacs shotgunning beers and/or waking up early to eat at Franklin Barbecue. Franklin Barbecue. Not that upstart impostor Franklin's. [Munchies]