I first had Half-Life Hazy IPA on tap at the Firehouse Gastro Park in Grand Prairie Texas. I am usually not an IPA guy, but Half-Life surprised me. This was a happy accident that I ordered. I did not know at the time it was an IPA. I heard good things about it and since
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Save Space Camp
The Bottom Line up Front on this post. I am asking you to donate to the Save Space Camp Campain! Donate Here My Space Camp Story Why do I want you to save Space Camp? In June of 1982, I spent a week at Space Camp. About 6 months earlier, the camp had been announced
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Top Tips for Attending a NASCAR Race
These are the Top Tips for Attending a NASCAR Race in a Pandemic The O’Riley Auto Parts 500 My wife, children and I braved the heat and put aside our COVID fears today and ventures to Texas Motor Speedway for the O’riley Auto Parts 500. The speedway and NASCAR did a great job keeping everyone
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Manhattan Project Beer Company Plutonium 239
I poured Plutonium 239 from Manhattan Project Beer Company into a pint glass. A thick, brown-tinted head that lingers with noticeable lacing. Deep black color in the glass. Feel is lighter and creamier than expected but still had a strong presence of chocolate and coffee with background hints of coconut. Finished with coconut and a
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Rahr & Sons Adiós Pantalones
Rahr & Sons Adios Pantalones (AKA Goodbye pants) poured from a 12oz can is slightly hazy but mostly see-through and the color of a wheat ale, a golden straw yellow hue. The head is white and leaves a decent film with a few thick horizontal squiggly lines of lacing that dissipate quickly. The aroma is
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Agave Americana from Wild Acre Brewing
After seven weeks of shelter in place, I finally going to the store to find a new beer to try. Standing here looking in the beer case in my favorite supermarket I must admit I was kinda overwhelmed. After lots of debate in my mind, I chose Agave Americana from Wild Acre Brewing Company. Wild
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Vintage Recipes
The vintage recipes in this series I discovered in cookbooks and recipe files that my wife inherited from her mother. We lost her mother just over a year ago. This past Christmas her Dad came to spend the holidays with us. One of the things he brought with him was Sandra’s cookbooks and recipe files.
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Planning for Travel after the Coronavirus
After the Coronavirus crisis ends, we will all want to get back out and travel again. Here are some simple steps everyone can use to get back in the travel groove after the Coronavirus. Step 1 – Choose Your Destination. Sometimes this is the most difficult part of the planning process. I know it is
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Weather Aware while Traveling
Being weather aware while traveling is something most people do not think about. March 1st is the beginning of the metrological Spring. In the United States, this means the chance of severe weather increases. This shows the importance of staying water aware while we travel. Let’s take a recent example of why this is
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COVID-19 and Impacts on the Travel Industry
At this point, unless you have been living in a cave completely off the grid you have heard of the COVID-19 virus. This virus is impacting travelers and the travel industry like nothing else in history except possibly the World Wars. People’s vacations are being impacted or canceled, airlines are canceling flights and even the
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