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Texas doesnt have sh*t on KC BBQ

Texas knows brisket!

Salt Lick is some of the best stuff I ever ate, and I'm from Memphis.

 

[TheSwagger1]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

Completely different styles.... Shiner is nothing ilke the Jester King beers. If you aren't familiar with the sour farmhouse ale style you might be shaky making the trip... you'll either love it or hate it. If you're a Shiner fan you might stick with stuff you find from Real Ale while you're in town. It's more traditional beer styles for the most part.

 

[Freddie Bear]

Lots of good places. If you are staying the night and you want live music and BBQ Stubbs has all you can eat BBQ and it is good. Of course you have to visit 6th St and visit the Driscoll hotel 6th & Congress have a drink at happy hour. You can also walk to Capital Building. It's nice. South Congress is a good place to visit. Too late for Franklins in east Austin. I like Shiner and Shiner blonde., Try them.

 

[Freddie Bear]

Texas doesnt have sh*t on KC BBQ

Texas knows brisket!

Salt Lick is some of the best stuff I ever ate, and I'm from Memphis.

Salt lick down south is a little better than the one near Dell Diamond. But if you are downtown Austin there is Stubbs and Iron Works on Red River and Lamberts 2nd and Guadalupe.

 

[brock]

Dexter's barbecue is fantastic too

 

[Freddie Bear]

To see Austin from on high go to Mt Bonnell, it is worth it. Drive along the river from downtown about 15 minutes. You can continue east to see a bit of the Hill Country. Another BBQ spot I like on the river worth trying is County line. Sits on the river. You do this and you will see alot of Austin.

 

[ball915]

Freedman's by UT has the best BBQ in town for sitdown dinner. Franklin's is a lunch spot

 

[Freddie Bear]

Freedman's by UT has the best BBQ in town for sitdown dinner. Franklin's is a lunch spot

Franklins is a lunch spot because they are sold out at 1:00.

 

[DLINKDAGR8]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

Completely different styles.... Shiner is nothing ilke the Jester King beers. If you aren't familiar with the sour farmhouse ale style you might be shaky making the trip... you'll either love it or hate it. If you're a Shiner fan you might stick with stuff you find from Real Ale while you're in town. It's more traditional beer styles for the most part.

I'm open when it comes to brew so I won't be shaky how would the brew you're talking about compare to fat tire blue moon shock etc

 

[DLINKDAGR8]

To see Austin from on high go to Mt Bonnell, it is worth it. Drive along the river from downtown about 15 minutes. You can continue east to see a bit of the Hill Country. Another BBQ spot I like on the river worth trying is County line. Sits on the river. You do this and you will see alot of Austin.

I'm here on Lamar right now. Out of all the places she see's a woman mannequin and want to stop for tacos @ Maria ' s as if the valley doesn't have enough tacos .

Bump that. I like your line of thinking drive along the river and look at Austin while eating is going to be cool.

 

[JgDaCane]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

yuengling is brewed 5 mins from where I live. Its like 15$ a case up here lol Its great beer tho no question.

 

[WR Cane]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

yuengling is brewed 5 mins from where I live. Its like 15$ a case up here lol Its great beer tho no question.

Where u live?

 

[Fzac75]

Texas doesnt have sh*t on KC BBQ

Texas knows brisket!

I agree with both you guys. Being blessed to eat bbq all over. Nothing compares to a texas brisket. Kansas City them boys don't play around when it comes to Que. KC, St. Louis, Memphis are the top spots for bbq for me. Texas and Arkansas round out my top 5, with south carolina on the outside looking in.

Austin haven't had a chance to try Franklin or Kreusz, here they are fantastic, but if you plan on being in Dallas, you MUST MUST go to Pecan Lodge for bbq, the best in Dallas hands down

 

[JgDaCane]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

yuengling is brewed 5 mins from where I live. Its like 15$ a case up here lol Its great beer tho no question.

Where u live?

northeast pa..hazleton..everybody I work with is from pottsville where its brewed.

 

[westcoastcanes]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

Completely different styles.... Shiner is nothing ilke the Jester King beers. If you aren't familiar with the sour farmhouse ale style you might be shaky making the trip... you'll either love it or hate it. If you're a Shiner fan you might stick with stuff you find from Real Ale while you're in town. It's more traditional beer styles for the most part.

I'm open when it comes to brew so I won't be shaky how would the brew you're talking about compare to fat tire blue moon shock etc

It is going to be completely different than what you are accustomed to if the stuff you are listing so far is your comfort zone. Sour beer dates back to the beginnings of fermentation, but its popularity in the US is relatively recent.

The basics are the same in terms of the ingredients, but the variable lies in sour beer incorporating wild yeast, or kettle bacteria or both which gives its flavor variability (sour, as opposed to malty or bitter). Where as fat tire for example has a specific yeast strain or strains and is brewed with a definite target and complete control every batch.

As a warning, most americans do not like sour beer initially, but once you have acquired the taste it opens up a new world of beer that is infinitely more complex and rewarding.

 

[DLINKDAGR8]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

yuengling is brewed 5 mins from where I live. Its like 15$ a case up here lol Its great beer tho no question.

Where you located? Pennsylvania? First time I tried yuengling I was in SC. Moved to Pennsylvania and it was advertised everywhere. Granted it seem like every half a block you traveled you'd come across a bar or a pub of some sort lol.

 

[plantcity3]

Texas doesnt have sh*t on KC BBQ

Texas knows brisket!

I agree with both you guys. Being blessed to eat bbq all over. Nothing compares to a texas brisket. Kansas City them boys don't play around when it comes to Que. KC, St. Louis, Memphis are the top spots for bbq for me. Texas and Arkansas round out my top 5, with south carolina on the outside looking in.

Don't sleep on North Carolina BBQ

 

[JgDaCane]

Dlink, walk around downtown, alongside the river (start at Barton springs imo). If you get up early enough you can eat BBQ at Franklin's but in my opinion if you go to east 5th (just the other side of i35) you can eat at La Barbecue with no lines and it's pretty **** good. Google a bar called Stay Gold, the BBQ truck is in their parking lot. Texas beer ain't good but catch live music on Rainey street and check out the mean-eyed cat or blackheart's for a brew or two.

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

yuengling is brewed 5 mins from where I live. Its like 15$ a case up here lol Its great beer tho no question.

Where you located? Pennsylvania? First time I tried yuengling I was in SC. Moved to Pennsylvania and it was advertised everywhere. Granted it seem like every half a block you traveled you'd come across a bar or a pub of some sort lol.

hazleton, Pa how bout you?

 

[DLINKDAGR8]

While I will slightly disagree with that in general, I'll add that if OP likes sour farmhouse beers, Jester King is one of the top breweries in the world in that style and located just outside Austin. Real Ale is nearby and prominently featured in most Austin restaurants... it isn't bad either. But yeah, most of my favorite Texas breweries are DFW based (Collective, Martin House, Peticolas) or Houston (St Arnolds).

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

Completely different styles.... Shiner is nothing ilke the Jester King beers. If you aren't familiar with the sour farmhouse ale style you might be shaky making the trip... you'll either love it or hate it. If you're a Shiner fan you might stick with stuff you find from Real Ale while you're in town. It's more traditional beer styles for the most part.

I'm open when it comes to brew so I won't be shaky how would the brew you're talking about compare to fat tire blue moon shock etc

It is going to be completely different than what you are accustomed to if the stuff you are listing so far is your comfort zone. Sour beer dates back to the beginnings of fermentation, but its popularity in the US is relatively recent.

The basics are the same in terms of the ingredients, but the variable lies in sour beer incorporating wild yeast, or kettle bacteria or both which gives its flavor variability (sour, as opposed to malty or bitter). Where as fat tire for example has a specific yeast strain or strains and is brewed with a definite target and complete control every batch.

As a warning, most americans do not like sour beer initially, but once you have acquired the taste it opens up a new world of beer that is infinitely more complex and rewarding.

Sounds like I'm going to buy a couple of cases for the road... hope the sour taste is like a sour apple warhead in my mouth lol

 

[TheSwagger1]

I'm not familiar with the brew you're speaking of. How does it compare to Shiner? There's not too many options in the valley. I got accustomed to Montejo & Modelo since they don't serve yuengling down here and Heineken they rarely have at their drive thru's. Shiner is good though and the commercials make me laugh every once in a while lol.

Completely different styles.... Shiner is nothing ilke the Jester King beers. If you aren't familiar with the sour farmhouse ale style you might be shaky making the trip... you'll either love it or hate it. If you're a Shiner fan you might stick with stuff you find from Real Ale while you're in town. It's more traditional beer styles for the most part.

I'm open when it comes to brew so I won't be shaky how would the brew you're talking about compare to fat tire blue moon shock etc

It is going to be completely different than what you are accustomed to if the stuff you are listing so far is your comfort zone. Sour beer dates back to the beginnings of fermentation, but its popularity in the US is relatively recent.

The basics are the same in terms of the ingredients, but the variable lies in sour beer incorporating wild yeast, or kettle bacteria or both which gives its flavor variability (sour, as opposed to malty or bitter). Where as fat tire for example has a specific yeast strain or strains and is brewed with a definite target and complete control every batch.

As a warning, most americans do not like sour beer initially, but once you have acquired the taste it opens up a new world of beer that is infinitely more complex and rewarding.

Sounds like I'm going to buy a couple of cases for the road... hope the sour taste is like a sour apple warhead in my mouth lol

Thanks for the help westy.

Here's the current Jester King tap list if you swing by: Jester King Brewery: TASTING ROOM

The La Petit Prince is probably their most mild, easily drinkable for any new experimenters. I'd start there. Wytchmaker, Noble King, and el Cedro are all also good beers that aren't real over-the-top it that they have on tap you might try. I have not had the Estival Dichotomous yet, it's brewed with melons... I would give it a shot if I were there. If you go, good luck! There's a great pizza place on the property even though the whole thing is a bit out of the way.