ABOUT AXES & ALES PARTY TOURS

Axes & Ales offers party experience like no other around the triangle. It is ultimately the goal of the company to bring out the firefighter in everyone. Whether you’re having a beer with friends during a pub crawl or bachelor/bachelorette party and also kid friendly for birthday parties, you can ride the fire truck like the professional’s in a fun and safe environment. We intent to make this BIG RED FIRE ENGINE experience last a lifetime. Axes & Ales is more versatile than other mobile pubs.

Axes & Ales offers:

  1. Pub Crawls
  2. Birthday Parties
  3. Bachelorette / Bachelor Parties
  4. Wedding Parties
  5. Tailgates
  6. Private Tours
  7. Corporate Events

LINDSEY LARKIN

Lindsey currently works in health insurance supporting many local small businesses with their employee benefits. She has a Bachelors of Science and a Master’s in Business, which helps her manage her busy work life while running a business. When Lindsey isn’t working her day job or running the social media and marketing for Axes and Ales, she is coaching softball. Lindsey was a Division I pitcher and loves to teach young girls how to throw with a scene of confidence and passion. In her free time, she enjoys refinishing furniture. Giving new life to pieces that would have otherwise ended up in the landfill is a fun and creative outlet for her.

EVAN WYKOFF

Evan is originally from a small town in New Jersey. He moved down to North Carolina to attend Ecu. Go pirates! He currently works in technology sales and is very passionate about what he does. Outside of work you can catch Evan at concerts around town or at RDU hopping on a flight because he loves to travel!

JAMES LARKIN

James’s career is in commercial construction with a heavy interest in the development of Raleigh. When James isn’t working his day job or running the day-to-day life of Axes & Ales you can find him doing odd jobs, flipping houses or getting involved with the community.

THE ENGINE

Axes & Ales Engine #1 is a 1989 Grumman Firecat. The engine was originally purchased by the town of Belmont, North Carolina and served with the Catawba Heights Volunteer Fire Department until their merger with the Mount Holly Fire Department in 2000. Catawba Heights VFD and the Mount Holly Fire Department used the Firecat for fire suppression for nearly 26 years until it was retired from service in 2016. Ryan and Anthony purchased the Firecat in early 2017 and transformed the Firecat into a Partycat currently operating as Axes & Ales Engine #1.

THE FOUNDERS: ANTHONY BATTAGLIA + RYAN NELSON

Anthony is originally from Chicago but after his 12-year minor league hockey career joined Raleigh’s great Fire Department and made this city his home. He also made his reality tv debut in 2013 where he competed in a race around the world, traveling 30,000 miles, navigating 5 continents and 10 countries where he and his brother won The Amazing Race.

Ryan Nelson, an Arizona native, now calls Raleigh, North Carolina home. He served his country as a Paratrooper with the distinguished United States Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. Ryan’s time in the military included a month-long mission to New Orleans in 2005. Here his unit was tasked with Search and Rescue in the city during the catastrophic aftermath of the most devastating hurricane in modern history, Katrina. In addition, he served a 15-month deployment in Iraq earning various combat medals, including the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. After an honorable discharge he enrolled at North Carolina State University and graduated in 2014 with a B.A. in Interpersonal and Public Communication. Ryan’s passion for service coupled with his desire to make a difference in his community has led him to the Raleigh Fire Department where he currently serves the Downtown/Glenwood South territory as a Firefighter on Engine 13 A Platoon.

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