This is another installment of my beers from Texas series. This Pale Ale is brewed with a selection of hops (Centennial, Amarillo, and Centennial). The Centennial hops at the beginning of the boil for bitterness and Amarillo and Galaxy hop at the end of the bulk to bring in flavor and aroma. Pub Crawl Ale
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A Quick stop at the State Fair of Texas.
With the old saying, everything is bigger in Texas in mind I tried to do the State Fair of Texas in an afternoon. First let me say this is easily the biggest fair I have ever been to. Second, this was the most crowded fair I have ever been to. Both of those having been
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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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My First trip Down Ocean Boulevard
Being in Miami for a few days on business, I had to take the opportunity to get out and see this art deco landmark. After work on Friday afternoon the group of us decided since we were in Miami and had never been before we needed to mark off another of the 1000 places to
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Memorial Day in the United States.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces.The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May, originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868, when the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization
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Hippos, Giraffes and Snakes….Oh My, The San Antonio Zoo
It is Christmas break, the kids are out of school and thanks to El Nino the weather in Texas is near 80 in December. Right you go to the zoo. We packed up the car and headed off, I must say that for a change traffic was not bad on a Saturday afternoon for once.
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