First off, it was the birthday of a very special friend who flew down here to Houston for her birthday. Had a great time.
On Sunday, the two of us participated in the other wonderful thing... the first Texas Tamale Festival. This was indeed a good thing.
After a couple of rather chilly, rainy days the sun was shining brightly and the temps hit the upper seventies. Not a cloud in the sky and a wonderful Texas blues band was playing. I have always loved the hard driving blues that comes from this neck of the woods. Just think ZZ Top...
Anyway, the festival was held at the No Label Brewery and I have to say that the beer was really good. I had the bock (the name escapes me) and my lady had the Ridgeback Ale which we both agreed was the better tasting of the two. I am not saying that the bock was bad, I am saying that the Ridgeback Ale was THAT good and at $3 a pint, it was a great deal.
Speaking of great, the tamales were really good. It was all you can eat for $10 and they served beef, chicken, pork, black bean, and a spinach tamale. All of them were very tasty and provided by a company called Texas Tamale Company. I have to say that I was really impressed. There is just something about tamales and beer. The only thing missing was some Illinois Chilli (not a fan of the Texas Chili...)
To top off the afternoon of music, beer, and tamales was the obligatory tamale eating contest. First one through two dozen tamales was the winner. It did not take long for a large man in a beige shirt to win. He beat out a man holding a Danish flag by half a tamale. Afterwards, the Dane did not look very good and everyone cleared a path for him as he made his way to the porta-potties.
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