But the night before we got on the train, we hit the local brewery: San Luis Valley Brewing Company. Here's Joe's flight.
Only two out of the bunch that I wouldn't order again. After we ate (and drank a bit more), we joined the crowd out on the street. Hello block party!
The next morning we walked over to the depot and boarded the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad for a day trip up to La Veta pass. Once at the meadow, the 1,000 or so passengers were greeted by about 30 beer tents, BBQ and some great music. The weather was incredible (almost as good as the scenery and beer, itself). We spent the afternoon sampling beer from about 20 Colorado micro and nano breweries we'd never even heard of. Let me tell you...there are some folks making some really good beers out there! Late in the afternoon, it was time to board the train again and head back down the hill. What a great day...and something we'll do again next year!
All aboard!
We got tickets on the Calumet Car. Very retro and stylish!
Joe, he's such a badass
Here's the front of the train
Beer service in our car
Views of the valley and the festival
When we got back to Alamosa, we had a huge Mexican food feast, and then slept like the dead.
It was a fun weekend, and you can be sure that we now have several sixes of SLV brews in our beer fridge!
That did look like a great weekend!
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