We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean something
of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.

-- John Pierce,

John W. Pierce wrote:
> We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean something
> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.
>
> -- John Pierce,
>
>
You'll probably have to load up in either San Antonio or Austin, but
there are a couple local micros nearby. Saint Arnold Brewing Co(I'm an
employee) is in both markets, as is Real Ale products on a bit smaller
scale(both are growing!!) Central Market or Whole Foods in both SA &
Austin will carry both. Saint Arnold does an Amber Ale, IPA, Brown
ALe,Kristall Weizen, & Oktoberfest(seasonal), along wiht a light Kolsch
calle dFancy Lawnmower, and Real Ale has a Pale, Pale Rye,& Brown. I
think you'll like them!
San Antonio has a great brewpub called Blue Star Brewing, and the San
ANtonio Homebrew has 6+taps of good beer on at all times.
Frank M
www.saintarnold.com

John W. Pierce > wrote:
>We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
>beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean something
>of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.

You should be able to find beers from The Real Ale Brewing Company
in Blanco. Solid beers.
--
Joel Plutchak "I am myself, and if I have to hit my head against a
plutchak at [...] brick wall to remain true to myself, I will do it.€�
- Marlon Brando

John W. Pierce > wrote:
>We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
>beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean something
>of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.

You should be able to find beers from The Real Ale Brewing Company
in Blanco. Solid beers.
--
Joel Plutchak "I am myself, and if I have to hit my head against a
plutchak at [...] brick wall to remain true to myself, I will do it.€�
- Marlon Brando

"John W. Pierce" > wrote in message >. ..
> We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean something
> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.
>
> -- John Pierce,

There is Faust brewing and I think some others in San Antonio. The
best beer selections in Texas are at Whole Foods and Central Market.
If you've got a Central Market around then relax, as you will find an
*excellent* selection - around 600 different kinds if memory serves.

_Randal

"John W. Pierce" > wrote in message >. ..
> We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean something
> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.
>
> -- John Pierce,

There is Faust brewing and I think some others in San Antonio. The
best beer selections in Texas are at Whole Foods and Central Market.
If you've got a Central Market around then relax, as you will find an
*excellent* selection - around 600 different kinds if memory serves.

_Randal

"John W. Pierce" > wrote in message >. ..
> We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean something
> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.
>
> -- John Pierce,

There is Faust brewing and I think some others in San Antonio. The
best beer selections in Texas are at Whole Foods and Central Market.
If you've got a Central Market around then relax, as you will find an
*excellent* selection - around 600 different kinds if memory serves.

_Randal

Frank Mancuso wrote:
> John W. Pierce wrote:
>
>> We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
>> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean
>> something
>> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.
>>
>> -- John Pierce,
>>
>>
> You'll probably have to load up in either San Antonio or Austin, but
> there are a couple local micros nearby. Saint Arnold Brewing Co(I'm an
> employee) is in both markets, as is Real Ale products on a bit smaller
> scale(both are growing!!) Central Market or Whole Foods in both SA &
> Austin will carry both. Saint Arnold does an Amber Ale, IPA, Brown
> ALe,Kristall Weizen, & Oktoberfest(seasonal), along wiht a light Kolsch
> calle dFancy Lawnmower, and Real Ale has a Pale, Pale Rye,& Brown. I
> think you'll like them!
> San Antonio has a great brewpub called Blue Star Brewing, and the San
> ANtonio Homebrew has 6+taps of good beer on at all times.
> Frank M
> www.saintarnold.com
>
And..if you happen to be in Boerne, The Dodging Duck is making some
mighty fine beers too.

Frank Mancuso wrote:
> John W. Pierce wrote:
>
>> We are soon moving from San Diego, CA to Seguin, TX. Are there any decent
>> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean
>> something
>> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.
>>
>> -- John Pierce,
>>
>>
> You'll probably have to load up in either San Antonio or Austin, but
> there are a couple local micros nearby. Saint Arnold Brewing Co(I'm an
> employee) is in both markets, as is Real Ale products on a bit smaller
> scale(both are growing!!) Central Market or Whole Foods in both SA &
> Austin will carry both. Saint Arnold does an Amber Ale, IPA, Brown
> ALe,Kristall Weizen, & Oktoberfest(seasonal), along wiht a light Kolsch
> calle dFancy Lawnmower, and Real Ale has a Pale, Pale Rye,& Brown. I
> think you'll like them!
> San Antonio has a great brewpub called Blue Star Brewing, and the San
> ANtonio Homebrew has 6+taps of good beer on at all times.
> Frank M
> www.saintarnold.com
>
And..if you happen to be in Boerne, The Dodging Duck is making some
mighty fine beers too.

Thank you very much, gentlemen. That information helps quite a bit.

-- John Pierce,

Thank you very much, gentlemen. That information helps quite a bit.

-- John Pierce,

Are there any decent
> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean
> something
> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.

NO. They stop the shipment of all good beers at the state border.

Are there any decent
> beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean
> something
> of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.

NO. They stop the shipment of all good beers at the state border.

The Low-Carb Bartender wrote:
> Are there any decent
>
>>beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean
>>something
>>of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.

Check out the beer section here. It's a Houston store, but most of the
beers can be found at other outlets in the larger cities.

http://www.specsonline.com/

Cheers,

Steve

The Low-Carb Bartender wrote:
> Are there any decent
>
>>beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean
>>something
>>of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.

Check out the beer section here. It's a Houston store, but most of the
beers can be found at other outlets in the larger cities.

http://www.specsonline.com/

Cheers,

Steve

That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be
a major hardship. Prices aren't too unreasonable, either, even by CA
standards; about the same for Anchor products, a little higher for Sierra
and some of the ciders and the imported beers.

-- jwp

"Steve Moore" > wrote in message
...
> The Low-Carb Bartender wrote:
> > Are there any decent
> >
> >>beers that are readily available in that area? By 'decent' I mean
> >>something
> >>of the quality of Sierra Nevada or Anchor Steam.
>
> Check out the beer section here. It's a Houston store, but most of the
> beers can be found at other outlets in the larger cities.
>
> http://www.specsonline.com/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve

John W. Pierce > wrote:
>That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
>even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be
>a major hardship.

Austin should do, and (IIRC; I'm merely a Texan-in-law[1]) is
closer. Plus I like Austin better. ;-)

>Prices aren't too unreasonable, either, even by CA standards;

Yeah, I've noticed beer prices in Texas are less than here in
Illinois, and prices aren't exceptionally high here.

[1] Which I've learned is even worse than being a damnyankee.
--
Joel Plutchak "Eat everything. Have fun." - Julia Child.
plutchak at [...]

John W. Pierce wrote:
> That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
> even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be
> a major hardship. Prices aren't too unreasonable, either, even by CA
> standards; about the same for Anchor products, a little higher for Sierra
> and some of the ciders and the imported beers.

Try some of the local stuff, too. I'm partial to these guys.

www.saintarnold.com
www.liveoakbrewing.com

Prost,

Steve

John W. Pierce wrote:
> That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
> even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be
> a major hardship. Prices aren't too unreasonable, either, even by CA
> standards; about the same for Anchor products, a little higher for Sierra
> and some of the ciders and the imported beers.

Try some of the local stuff, too. I'm partial to these guys.

www.saintarnold.com
www.liveoakbrewing.com

Prost,

Steve

John W. Pierce wrote:

> That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
> even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be

San Antonio is only a half hour from Seguin. I'd try the HEB Central
Market there.

Slante,

Steve

John W. Pierce wrote:

> That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
> even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be

San Antonio is only a half hour from Seguin. I'd try the HEB Central
Market there.

Slante,

Steve

Steve Moore > wrote:
>John W. Pierce wrote:
>
>> That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
>> even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be
>
>San Antonio is only a half hour from Seguin. I'd try the HEB Central
>Market there.

Has San Antonio gotten better as a beer town? It's been a
few years since I've been back there, but I have had a much
more difficult time finding good beer there compared to
Austin, or even DFW.
--
Joel Plutchak "Eat everything. Have fun." - Julia Child.
plutchak at [...]

Steve Moore > wrote:
>John W. Pierce wrote:
>
>> That's excellent, thank you very much. I'm retiring to the Seguin area, so
>> even if it was necessary to run to Houston once a month or so it wouldn't be
>
>San Antonio is only a half hour from Seguin. I'd try the HEB Central
>Market there.

Has San Antonio gotten better as a beer town? It's been a
few years since I've been back there, but I have had a much
more difficult time finding good beer there compared to
Austin, or even DFW.
--
Joel Plutchak "Eat everything. Have fun." - Julia Child.
plutchak at [...]

Joel wrote:
> Has San Antonio gotten better as a beer town? It's been a
> few years since I've been back there, but I have had a much
> more difficult time finding good beer there compared to
> Austin, or even DFW.

The Foam Rangers did a pub crawl to San Antonio recently. The Blue Star
Brewpub and the Dodging Duck Brewpub in Boerne, which isn't too far
away, are both worth checking out. They also have a Flying Saucer, part
of the chain of 10 multitap bars throughout the South. You might have
visited the original in Fort Worth. There's also a homebrew shop/bar
with several good beers on tap, including some late availability Bigfoot
and the aforementioned HEB Central Market for take-home beer.

Prost,

Steve