Tweet
Since we do seem to be lacking in content maybe this will bring up some posts.
For me I really like beer and I don't mean Bud Light Lime. Texas is full of great local breweries and most of them do tours regularly. By far my favorite one to visit is Jester King. It's just outside of Austin and is on an old horse ranch. Tons of acreage, lots of picnic tables, fire pits, etc.. That and they make the most sought out beer in the state. Ron Extract usually gives the tours personally, he's kind of a mad scientist looking guy that isn't scared to try anything. You can bring your dogs, kids, whatever and it doesn't cost anything unless you want to drink.
After that would be St. Arnold's in Houston. It's basically a gigantic beer hall in downtown Houston. They are the biggest independent brewery in the state and kind of invented the concept of tours/tastings.
Then you have Revolver in Granbury. Their brewer/owner was a head brewer at Sam Adams for a long time. He had some investors and land available so he moved back to Texas and opened his own place. It's on a developed well site that was never used so it's very flat but laid out like a ranch.
Obviously there are tons of other breweries around but these 3 are way more casual than the others and I'm a fan of pretty much everything they produce.
After the beer stuff I really enjoy going to Lockhart for some great BBQ. Visiting Gruene and seeing a show at the Hall there and of course if in the area Cheatham St Warehouse is worth a visit just for the history. It's a dump but it's where George Strait got his start.
For me I really like beer and I don't mean Bud Light Lime. Texas is full of great local breweries and most of them do tours regularly. By far my favorite one to visit is Jester King. It's just outside of Austin and is on an old horse ranch. Tons of acreage, lots of picnic tables, fire pits, etc.. That and they make the most sought out beer in the state. Ron Extract usually gives the tours personally, he's kind of a mad scientist looking guy that isn't scared to try anything. You can bring your dogs, kids, whatever and it doesn't cost anything unless you want to drink.
After that would be St. Arnold's in Houston. It's basically a gigantic beer hall in downtown Houston. They are the biggest independent brewery in the state and kind of invented the concept of tours/tastings.
Then you have Revolver in Granbury. Their brewer/owner was a head brewer at Sam Adams for a long time. He had some investors and land available so he moved back to Texas and opened his own place. It's on a developed well site that was never used so it's very flat but laid out like a ranch.
Obviously there are tons of other breweries around but these 3 are way more casual than the others and I'm a fan of pretty much everything they produce.
After the beer stuff I really enjoy going to Lockhart for some great BBQ. Visiting Gruene and seeing a show at the Hall there and of course if in the area Cheatham St Warehouse is worth a visit just for the history. It's a dump but it's where George Strait got his start.
Comment