New Braunfels ErdeWeiss
Black Whale = Classy
At this point in our trip we are entering the “loathing” portion of “beer and loathing.” Still following Hunter and Ray’s lead, we continued on foot to the Black Whale Pub. I would like to pause our story shortly to address our future selves: if in the next few years time travel is an affordable option, please convey a message to our past selves to just get back in the Honda and head home at this point. OK? Also, some tasty stock tips would be nice. Back to the present past, we had heard from more than a few sources that Black Whale hosted several Belgian taps including a significant number of Trappists. This was enough to keep us going and avoiding the texts and calls from spouses wondering when we would return to town. So yeah, we didn’t end up with anything Trappist. If I recall correctly we had a few draft PBRs and Rolling Rocks, sat on the back patio, and lamented our last beers as we all played out the eventual repercussions we’d face when we returned home nearly two hours late. On our walk of shame back to the Honda, blame was thrown and then there was a tense 45 minute drive when we were all pretty close to throwing in the towel on this whole shebang. Luckily, with clearer heads and a few good nights’ sleep, we all made friends again and were ready to close the book on another successful Beer and Loathing. Lessons learned: you’ll most likely stay longer than you plan and that last place, no matter how good it sounds at the time, will most always turn into a bad idea. Overall, New Braunfels has some worthwhile drinking opportunities and makes for a great planned day trip.