San Antonio Limón

Recently my friend Ryan and I started up a (more or less) San Antonio blog called San Antonio Limón, which will have bar reviews as well as art posts, photos and more. I've decided that any Taproom-like posts (and there are some excellent ones already) would be better posted there to avoid duplication. Please bookmark us or better yet subscribe via email.

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—Lyle Rosdahl

Texas Distilleries

An excellent article about Texas distilleries, specifically those that produce bourbon, and the current outlook and products. Texas is beaming with bourbon and whiskey. Drink local.

A list of distilleries from the article:

• Rebecca Creek Distillery
• Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
• Balcones Distillery
• Garrison Brothers Distilling

Here's a two-year-old list of other Texas distilleries with updated links below (Temptryst Rum is either no more or doesn't have a website):

• Paula's Texas Spirits
• Tito's Vodka
• Savvy Vodka
• Dripping Springs Vodka
• Railean Rum
• Treaty Oak Rum
• Texas Gin (site under construction)
• Spirit of Texas

This is probably not a complete list so if anyone knows of something I'm missing, chime in and I'll add it.

So many choices

Some beer picks from Travis E. Poling. They all sound delicious: so good to have the choice of beer here in the Lone Star State. Hopefully H.B. 660 will pass (more info here by Freetail owner Scott Meztger) and we'll have even more to choose from. Up and up and away.

St. Paddy's Day

Here again already (and my brother's birthday). A link to The Harp & Shamrock Society of Texas (San Antonio) webpage (it's kind of a difficult site to read, but has definitive info about the parade, golf tournament, 5K run, etc.). The festival at La Villita is this Saturday & Sunday (March 12 & 13, 2011) and the parade is Saturday at 11:00 am, which nicely coincides with Luminaria. The parade route: Start 3rd & Ave E. South on Ave E. to Houston, west on Houston to Alamo, south on Alamo to Nueva.

Wear green. Drink beer.

John Lee -- Freetail Brewing Co. Brewer

A very brief interview with John Lee, brewer at Freetail Brewing Co. I talked with him years ago now, as well as with Scott Metzger, the owner, for a San Antonio Current article about Freetail and the state of microbrewing in Texas.

An old unpublished 210SA bar review

Corner Pocket

The Cakery Bakery

While this isn't bar related, it is about a downtown bakery/cafe: The Cakery Bakery. Delicious. I had one of the specials for the day, the Banh Mi, a Vietnamese sandwich of marinated beef, spicy mayo, cucumber, cilantro and carrot salad all wrapped up in a hoagie-type bread (this was thinner and lighter than a hoagie, though). Light and refreshing, this sandwich tasted Vietnamese -- owner Doreen Howarth (who also co-owns the Milam Diner with her husband) got it spot on. I love the intriguing daily specials like the Banh Mi and the Mac & Cheese Panini, a regular on the menu, is really good, too. The ingredients are fresh: the Green Goddess dressing uses green onion and other herbs and tasted like it had been made that morning (and it probably had).

Get down there and give them your business. It's a unique, delicious and downright friendly.

Esquire 2011

--Glance (October 2010?)