This is an American Session Ale brewed to honor the crew of U.S.S. Fort Worth. U.S.S. Fort Worth is a Freedom Class littoral combat ship named after the city of Fort Worth, Texas, the home town of Rahr and Sons Brewing Company. This was my first American Session Ale and I must say it is
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The Beers of Texas, Part 4 Franconia Lager
I know it has been a while since the last installment of this series, but you can look forward to more of the beers of Texas over the next few weeks. This lager is a full bodied southern German style lager. It has a deep golden in color and contains a malty sweetness throughout the
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A Family Day out in Gruene.
In our quest to get out and see more of Texas, we headed for the former town of Gruene. Located about 25 miles Northeast of San Antonio, Tx. Gruene is no longer its own town, it is a historic district with ion the city of new Bruanfels, Tx. Listed on the National Register of Historic
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A Visit to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
When your 80 year old mother comes to town, what do you do on a hot humid Texas weekend. We decided to head to College Station and visit the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library. In 1939 President Franklin Roosevelt began looking for a solution to the problem of Presidential records. Up until that time many
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The Basement of Texas, Natural Bridge Caverns
A few weeks ago I posted about my attempt to reach the roof of Texas. This time we take a trip closer to home as we head the other direction, down that is to the basement of Texas. Since we were all off for President’s Day this year we decided to explore our little corner of
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Four Beers from Boulevard Brewing Company
A couple weeks ago I tasted four beers I got in a sampler pack at our local mega mart (if you follow me on Instagram @chuck006 you know this already). This pack from Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City. The four beer are the 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat, Milk Stout, Pale Ale and Rosemary IPA. This
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My attempt to get to the Roof of Texas, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Leaving early on a Saturday morning from our homes in South Texas, we headed West on Interstate 10 in the fog that seems to show up every third day or so here. Our destination in about 9 hours is Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The park is in and named for the Guadalupe Mountains of West
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Why are we traveling to India?
Almost everyone I know that loves to travel has India on the list of places they must visit. I count myself among that group. I would love to photograph the Taj Mahl, run the Mumbi Marathon or visit Jaisalmer Fort, the walled city. After watching an episode of Globe Trekker where the host (Zay Harding
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My 12 days as a Cuban – An Essay
The essay below was written by my college friend Patrick. He is just back from 12 days in Cuba. Their are lots of Photos from Patrick’s trip at the bottom of the story. By: Patrick Biederman The People. Cuba is a wealthy country in the sense that they have immense resources. They have oil, fish
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