During the course of our stay, we managed to do two of them...
the first being Rincon Brewery. This was Bert's choice since the other brewery, Island, didn't serve food. That was a big old no. Food we needed.
Nice and empty after the lunch rush.
We sat outside and perused the menu. I ordered a salad with fried chicken on it while Bert got fish and chips. He chose a flight which included Mac Brown (a brown ale), La Reina (a Mexican inspired Vienna lager), Warrior Pride (a red ale) and one not on the list, Tarpitz Black (their darkest lager).
It was a nice selection. He didn't choose any blonde ales or anything too hoppy.
Our lunch:
Those sweet potato fries were so good, especially with the honey mustard sauce. The fish chunks were very meaty with a nice beer batter. My salad had breaded chicken tenders, which weren't dry. The salad was your basic spring mix but spruced up with pumpkin seeds, slaw and a creamy ranch dressing. Our meal hit the spot since we'd been up and out for a pretty damn long time.
Before heading to our hotel, we passed by a few more spots we'd been to before such as the Wardholme Pine (the world's largest Torrey Pine) located at a cute coffee shop, Lucky Llama
We also passed by this row of shops which also included the town's theater, which was currently playing "The Graduate" (40th Anniversary!).
In a nearby alley was this cool mural:
The art deco building below now houses a sushi place, where we would end up having dinner at the next evening.
Spotted on the street, a classic Mustang hardtop (I think this was 1967, my dad's favorite year; his Mustang was red).
Rincon Brewery
5065 Carpinteria Ave
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-6044
rinconbrewery.com / fb page + reviews from yelp & tripadvisor
There were literally only THREE stoplights in Carpinteria. The town is that small. The main shopping areas are walkable as well. We would have fun the next day exploring the hills...
We needed to decompress a bit at the hotel...
No comments:
Post a Comment