Beer Bliss

There aren't many things in this world that I enjoy more than drinking good beer outside on a beautiful day.  Saturday I got to do just that at Raleigh's Beer Fest in downtown on a gorgeous April evening.

This year was the 10th year of the event and we'd been to a few in the past decade but not for a couple of years.  It's a great time where you get to sample beers from all over the country.  And I think it speaks to how great NC has become for beer that we spent a lot of the four hour session in the NC beer section sampling local products. 

I made sure to prepare for the event this year and made us all pretzel necklaces to snack on throughout the night.  I made sure to use the good big pretzel and felt pretty proud of my handiwork.  I even felt superior to everyone until I saw the guys with not only pretzels, but Slim Jims and cheese and cracker snacks around their necks.  That's on the list for next year.

It was a wonderful day that made me love being here in NC to enjoy a few afternoon beverages and beautiful weather in early April.  Hopeful we'll do it again next year.