Day Trips Near Canyon Lake…

In between visits from our grandkids we ventured out for a few excursions to see some of the sights in the area. One trip we made was to Gruene, Texas (pronounced Green). We have been there several times before so we mostly made the drive to see the wildflowers along the roadside on the way there. We also hoped to stop at Guadelupe Brewery but they still haven’t built a tasting room. It really is a shame as I feel this is one of the very best breweries in Texas and if they don’t figure out their marketing they may not make it…

On the way out of Gruene we stopped at Bubbas Big Deck, a dive bar. We like this bar for its location… it is right on the river. We usually stop in for a Shiner beer and a chance to dip our toes in the Guadelupe River. It really is relaxing to sit and listen to the water rush by in this very green area. Spring is in full force here and I have to admit that after all the years I have lived in Texas this year’s wildflower explosion would rank in the top five of all time. The flowers are abundant, very showy and are seemingly peaking about now in both color and abundance…

Another day we took off for the nearby artsy town of  Wimberley, Texas. We have only been through Wimberley once before but it was raining and hailing at the time so we didn’t walk around the small town. There isn’t really a whole lot to see in Wimberley so we parked on the square to walk by all the shops and restaurants in town. The town has apparently adopted the boot as its symbol as we saw several artistic cowboy boots all around the small artsy town. I love towns that embrace this as we find it fun to find each one to discover what each artist wanted to express…

Leaving Wimberley we stopped to check out the recently opened Middleton Brewery. This brewery was originally at a different location recently relocating to its current location just outside of Wimberley. The tasting room is pretty neat albeit a bit “dive'ish” but we weren’t overly impressed with their beers. Sharon and I did play a little bean bag  toss out on the deck and I am glad we weren't keeping score or I might of had my butt kicked!

We left and started back home when we decided to swing by to check out the Wimberley Brewing Company which also is the Brewster’s Pizza place. They have a very nice Porter and we really enjoyed chatting with the owner who is a former San Francisco 49’ers football player who played alongside Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. He later played for Philadelphia where he found his soon to be wife. Thirteen kids later he has found himself owner/proprietor of the pizza restaurant and brewery. It was interesting to chat with this fellow and hear his story. Indeed  it is a fun place we'd highly recommend for a cold beer and a chat…