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Isn’t that a great and mouthwatering sight at this time of sweltering heat in southern Texas? 😉 Motivated by a posting by travel writer Kathleen Scott on her interesting and informative Blog “Hill Country Mysteries” about the beers of the … Continue reading
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Instead of writing a new posting for every new beer, I’d lie to sum up the last few tastings here in one. The beers are: Shiner Kosmos Reserve The Shiner Kosmos Reserve is, as I’d call it, a slightly “ale-ish” … Continue reading
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Shiner Prickly Pear: Beer Made from the Cactus Plant! To quote from the label on the back of the bottle, “This small batch brew is the third in our Limited Edition Brewer‘s Pride Craft Brew Series. A combination of Citra … Continue reading
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Last week at Whole Foods I bought a package of 6 different beers from the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, 2 of each beer, which makes it 12 bottles in all. This package is sold under the slightly strange name of … Continue reading
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Samuel Smith’s “Pale Ale“: I needed to try this, of course, to have the “correct” beer for my ale glass. It’s a beer of a medium brown colour, with a smooth if a tad dry but at the same … Continue reading
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Paulaner Hefeweizen & Warsteiner Pils: I don’t have much to report about these two beers. Hefeweizen is not really one of my favourite beers. But this time I had to drink if, even if it was for the glass alone. … Continue reading
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Last night I sampled the second of the new beers, the “Octoberfest“, brewed by the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner/TX. They describe it as follows: “Style: This festive Marzen-style seasonal has a deep amber color and slightly toasted flavor. The initial … Continue reading
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Last night I sampled the first of the new beers, Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout: I can’t write much about it, at least not with the appropriate words of a connoisseur, as I lack the suitable tongue in both meanings of … Continue reading
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Yesterday we spent nearly the whole day in San Antonio, on various errands [Mary had a doctor’s appointment, and we did a lot of shopping in different stores – ranging from buying a Longhorns Shirt for me so that I … Continue reading
When we were in San Antonio yesterday, to watch Alfred Hitchcock‘s “Rear Window” at the Bijou Cinema [more about that in a further entry], we also took the opportunity for some shopping. As it’s ca. 55 miles just one way, … Continue reading
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