Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Swallows of San Juan Capistrano

Eh...in freeway bronze form:


The missus and I went down to some hot inner spot away from Oceanside--San Marcos. Since I lived in Texas, San Marcos to me will always be where you can catch the tube ride south of Austin. San Marcos in Texas is the furthest point that's considered metro-south-Austin, while the next set of shopping centers south is considered metro-north-San Antonio. Weird.

We went to meet some friends and drink some sour beers. There was a lambic and sour beer festival at a bar in San Marcos.

Afterwards we visited the Stone Brewing Co.'s Bistro in Escondido, along with the Lost Abbey Brewery tasting room, between San Marcos and Escondido.

Stone had a great big relief sculpture of their gargoyle logo on the wall:


I was hoping I would be able to drive, but my broken leg, while off the crutches, isn't quite strong enough for the clutch pedal in our Passat.