April 14, 2024
Yesterday I wanted to mow the lawn as we are going to have a big crowd next weekend and we will be off for a few days. So I started the mowing yesterday but finished it up this morning after the breakfast service. We only had 2 people. Our “vacation” starts today. There are three breweries in the area. One is not open today so we are going to visit the other two. The first on our list is Rapps Barren Brewing Company in Mountain Home. That is an hour drive away. Being Sunday, they have a Sunday Brunch. The food selection is limited. I did get a flight of beer but was not really impressed with anything. I found one or two that were okay but nothing that I wanted to take home with me. Nancy and I split an appetizer of 3 beef sliders. They were very good. Nancy had their root beer, which they brew also. It was pretty good. No one was overly impressed with beer. The brewery itself was really cool. My favorite part was their water fountain that had a sign over it that said “Michelob Ultra”. Beer drinkers will know. And then on the way to the truck we saw a beautiful rod.
After Rapps, we headed back home. We had passed Norfolk Brewing on the way to Rapps so it was out next stop. They also had flights but they did not have 4 beers that I actually wanted to try. I settled for a taste of one and took a small pour of it. It was okay,. The brewery was small and served food but nothing that we really wanted.
The locals I talked to suggested the best brewery was the one closest to us but not open today, Gravity BrewWorks in Flat Rock, AR. I guess I’ll have to check it out at a later date. Our friends are Janey and Dennis. We got to know each other in Arizona when we spent the winter there. We’ve kept in touch and Janey likes to sample beers as well. Today was a little disappointing.
On the way home we stopped at the store to pick up cole slaw and rolls. I had smoked a pork butt yesterday and today we are having pulled pork sandwiches. It came out great. I was very pleased with it. We went home and had dinner. They had to get back to their dogs so Nancy and Janey made plans to walk the dogs and find some water for them to play in.
