Circle Brewing Co. - Austin Beer Guide

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.