We love beer in the summer

Beer in the summer!

Craft beer is mostly wonderful and refreshing and we keep happening upon new places to try - we have found a couple we have gone back to, like the Growler Room which is unpretentious and has a quiet space for us to play cards or for Hubby to teach me dominoes.

And since they have a variety of different beers, we can try one out before we visit the individual brewery.  Plus, they will let you try anything before you commit to a full pour.

New to us: Lazarus Brewing Co. which had some delightful and low alcohol beers.  Though I have to say, this is more or less an East Austin hipster place where people take their kids. 

Zilker Brewing was another one we tried recently.  But sitting outside enjoying a beer can only happen if you can handle the heat here!

A lot of breweries serve some sort of grub or have a food trailer with interesting things to snack on.   We enjoyed some tater tots with Thai BBQ sauce at Zilker.  Their beer was good, but its a loud place with a younger crowd.

More our speed are these out of the way breweries like The Texas Beer Company in Taylor. 

Not everything you find is beer - the pale one was blood orange cider.  Very refreshing and tasty on a hot day, even in the A/C.  We enjoy the vibe of breweries, too.  Everyone is fairly laid back and people play games on picnic tables.  Plus, beer is generally less expensive than wine.  Win, win.

And, you never know what you will see passing just outside...

Pretty soon it will be Fall and pick-up parties at wineries will be in full swing, but for now, a nice cold beer is just our speed.

Gina