Well, it's been a while...too busy drinking beer to blog about it. Not really. Too busy preparing the new Grape Juice in downtown Kerrville and its plethora of beer to have any time to blog. Before we're done today I promise to tease you a little about the beers to come, both on draught and in bottle.
Any beer geek worth their weight in barley prefers draught beer to bottled beer and most certainly to canned beer - at least the fizzy, yellow swill sold for cheap at the grocery store. And, of course, if you prefer draught beer isn't it better to have a larger number of taps to select from than just a few. You bet it is.
No one has ever listed Kerrville among the best cities offering night life and probably never will. Miami, Vegas, L. A....Kerrville? I don't think so. Out on the town in Kerrville usually involves country music, smoke-filled bars and a less-than-stellar selection of beers. No, Coors Original, even though it is the banquet beer, is not considered a finer beer by the beer geeks of the world. However, Kerrville's beer selection is about to go BIG TIME!
Opening in just a few weeks at 623 Water Street will be the new Grape Juice. Those of you familiar with us from Ingram will recognize the faces and the ambience right away. The new location gives us the opportunity to do things we couldn't do in lil' ol' Ingram. There just wasn't enough space. In addition to the world-class wine selection that we've always had we are adding 20 - that's right I said 20 - beers on tap. We are not, however, just filling up space with the same ol' beers - Bud, Bud Light, Bud Lime, Michelob, Michelob Ultra, Fizzy Yellow Water, Coors, blah, blah, blah. We'll have a world-class beer selection to rival the wine and any other beer selection within 50 miles. Just to name a few - Real Ale Fireman's #4, Chimay White, Flying Dog In Heat Wheat, Stone Arrogant Bastard, and Saint Arnold Oktoberfest. Not bad for starters and the list goes on and on.
As if that wasn't enough to tempt you into a pint or two check out this list of beers in bottle - Harpoon UFO, Affligem Blonde, Stone's 13th Anniversary (a Double Imperial Red), Dogfish 90 Minute, and Santa Fe Chicken Killer. In addition to the 20 beers on tap there will be another 50 in bottle and as more beers become available we'll add to that list. Is 100 different beers a possibility? Not only is it possible...it's the plan!
With all of these beers to choose from it is imperative that we have a Beer Club. Still needs a name and lots of details left to work out but consider this my challenge to the beer nerds of Kerrville - you could be the first to drink 100 different beers at Grape Juice. There'll be prizes for sure. You must promise not to try and drink them all at once, we won't allow it. Not only would it be irresponsible, but any beers after the first three you wouldn't be able to enjoy to their fullest, and that would be a crime. So let's make that the first rule - only three beers each visit can count toward your total. You're more than welcome to another pint or two after that but it won't count for the total.
As you might have determined by now I'm very excited about the new location and what we'll be able to do from a beer perspective. And, yes, I do have the best job in the world. See you soon and remember to "Enjoy your beer, don't just drink it,"
Hullabaloo
