Jawoll, Welcome to Texas: The Lone Star Starter Guide

Ach so, let me tell ya straight, Texas ain’t just a state – it’s a whole attitude. You land here and suddenly every Burger gets two sizes bigger, every pickup truck looks like it could haul a Bavarian mountain, und every sunset makes you think maybe der Himmel wants a raise. Folks say, “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” and scheiße, they ain’t joking. The Giant Boot-Shaped Land Texas is big. Not like, “oh, that’s large” – I mean massiv, mein Freund.…

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Texas: Bigger Than a Stein of Bier

Scheißwetter in November? Ha! In Texas, even the rain comes with fireworks. That’s the thing, Leute – Texas don’t do anything half-sized. It’s either blazing sun, or thunderstorms that make a Bavarian spring shower look like kindergarten with a watering can. Texas Size, Bavarian Eyes So, what’s the best about Texas? Easy: it’s BIG. Die Weite – the space. In Bavaria if you drive 30 minutes, you’re in another village with three cows and a bakery that closes at noon.…

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Cows, Cowboys & a Cold Bier – Texas Ranching Brewkraut-Style

Ach du lieber, only in Texas can a man see more cows than church steeples and nobody bats an eye. Back in Bavaria a farmer with five Milchkuh is already bragging at the Stammtisch. Here in Texas? Pffft, if you’ve got fewer than five hundred head of cattle, you’re basically just running a petting zoo. From Spanish Saddles to Dusty Trails Let’s roll it back, Freunde. Texas ranching didn’t just pop outta nowhere like a gas station kolache. The Spanish…

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Bull Riding: Like Hugging a Beer Barrel with Horns

Ach du lieber Himmel, who in their right Kopf thinks it’s a good idea to strap themselves to 1,600 pounds of angry steak on hooves? That’s right, bull riding. Only in Texas, my friends, would people turn ‘don’t die in 8 seconds’ into prime-time entertainment. And jawoll, it’s as wild as trying to ride a Bavarian beer barrel that decides it wants to punt you into the parking lot. What Is Bull Riding, Anyway? Bull riding is the crown jewel…

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