What is beer cheese? I don’t know. Ok, I kind of do because it’s kind of obvious, but I neglected to try some from the bar menu at Cosmic Charlie’s in Lexington, KY while sipping cheap beer and watching These United States rock out. Beer cheese is some sort of spread made of beer and cheese, native to Kentucky, apparently. I do feel like I missed out on a cultural food experience. Kind of.
After a huge Vietnamese meal and ice cream there was only one possible choice left. Beer. At Wynkoop Brewery downtown. I had the milk stout which was very smooth, but not my favorite (which is Mother’s Milk from Kingston, NY). Heidi loves the IPA.
Yes we ate lots, but we did take a quick break to read children’s books at The Tattered Cover.
Filed under: Places to Drink, Places to Eat | Tags: Amarillo, bar, beer, Lubbock, Texas
The panhandle of Texas is dry, but it’s watering holes are not. We ate at the Golden Light (“perhaps the oldest restaurant continuously operating in the same location anywhere on old Route 66″) in Amarillo, TX, which was another stop based on the wisdom of my well-traveled boss. We continued to Lubbock, where we saw The Dutchess and the Duke play (love this song) at Bash Riprock’s and drank beer.
What exactly is a Bock anyway? After discovering Texas’s Shiner Bock, I have been seeing many more bocks since.
I’ll admit it freely, I love Paonia, CO. Athought I would love it w/o Revolution Brewery, its simple existence sealed the deal. Revolution Brewery certainly wins for best place in Paonia, if not ever. We were hooked the first time we went and have been back nearly every single Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening because those are the only days they are open (because they brew small batches that quickly run out). Also, it’s a “tasting room,” not a bar, which means last call is at 7:55pm, people play chess in the back yard, they allow kids, and it feels just like stooping it up at your neighbor’s house. Also, it is housed in an old church, and when Thursday rolls around everyone says, “see you at the beer church.” We’ve tried ‘em all and learned this past week that we need a growler to get us through Sunday-Thursday.
