Bone Spirits: A Farm to Bottle Distillery
Bone Spirits, located in Smithville, relies on a bare bones approach to distill locally grown corn and capture its essential, pure flavor in a...
Culture
Rohan Meadery: A Honey of a Winery
John and Wendy Rohan are busy as bees operating Blissful Folly Farm, home to their honey-based winery Rohan Meadery—and their family. “We both have...
Wiley Boehnke: Wine-making Jack of All Trades
I expected Wiley Boehnke of Flatonia to be a skilled homemade winemaker, which he is. As such, I didn’t expect him to immediately hand...
Prosit! My Shiner Tour
Prosit! My Shiner Tour I toured the Spoetzl Brewery, where they make Shiner beer, the day after a funeral for Jeanette “Red Bird” Boedeker....
Friends with Words, German Grandparents
My ancestors are Anglo-Saxon with some Viking of the Danish variety thrown in. The latter’s presence in my genome explains my propensity for third-degree...
The Hills are Alive with Romance at White House on the Hill
Rob Rosenbaum and Linda O’Neal graciously hosted our What to Wear to a Round Top Wedding photo shoot on their farm between Burton and...
Round Top Wedding Tip Round Up
Round Top Wedding Tip Round Up is provided by Natalie Dawley of Two Be Wed, which serves Round Top and the surrounding communities as...
What to Wear to a Round Top Wedding in 2017
Texas State Highway 237 leads to Round Top, a place filled with passion and ingenuity. I tell people, “You have to go to understand.”...
Bone Spirits: A Spirited Primer
Vodka, gin and whiskey are defined first by distillation proof and then by production characteristics such as location of production, aging methods and ingredients...
Q&A with Brewmaster Ryan Huff
Ryan Huff, co-owner of Huff Brewing Company in Bellville, is passionate about craft brewing—and he talks really fast. My note-taking hand couldn’t keep up...
