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Destination: San Antonio
Bierkast continues its Texas Take-Over as Todd journeys through the Lone Star State!
I recently spent five days in the beautiful city of San Antonio, deep in the heart of Texas. Accompanying me were my sister Laura and niece Brooke. We made the required Alamo visit and stopped by the Toyota factory to watch Tundras and Tacomas being assembled. Our February visit was timed to coincide with the Stock Show and Rodeo, since my travelmates are cowgirls from Norco, CA (AKA Horsetown USA). But this being Bierkast, I’m sure you want to hear about the beer.
Situated in an Arts Complex with galleries and studios, the brewery also houses a bicycle shop. The shop rents, sells, and repairs bikes.
Along with a stellar meal, I enjoyed a flight of seven of Blue Star’s finest. From lager to porter, all were finely crafted onsite with quality ingredients. (Note to self: next time take better tasting notes when sampling a flight of seven beers). Service was excellent- our lovely waitress gave us a number of recommendations on what to do in the area, several of which we heeded.
Next up was Pearl Brewery. I wasn’t aware until my arrival that it is no longer an operating brewery. The grounds of the former brewery are now a 22-acre complex featuring residential, retail, restaurants, and offices. While saddened that the brewery was shuttered, the Nutella tart at Italian restaurant Il Sogno quickly got me over any disappointment I felt.
Taking the advice of the waitress at Blue Star, we headed out to Hill Country to the city of Fredericksburg. This town founded by German immigrants is home to Fredericksburg Brewing. I sampled six of their beers: a German-style Kolsch, a keller-style lager, a mild red-amber ale, a medium-bodied hoppy pale ale, a hopped-up brown, and a dark brown English-style malty porter. Like Blue Star, all were impressive. The town itself is worth the drive–it’s the birthplace of WWII Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz, and there is a museum in his name that honors US Navy veterans. Also nearby is Stonewall, the hometown of former president Lyndon Bates Johnson. It’s amazing that such small cities created these two American greats.
Stay tuned for my next destination- Austin in May…
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