Pedernales Brewing Company at Gettin' Sauced!

We are so pumped to announce that Pedernales Brewing Company will be at this year's 6th Annual Gettin' Sauced! festival! It's our first time to team up with PBC, and we are delighted they have chosen to participate. Make plans to visit with them at the festival. In the meantime, check them out on Facebook and Twitter! 

The pit at Cranky Frank's (Fredericksburg, TX)

More of Brad's pictures from our last Texas Q Tours visit to Cranky Frank's (Fredericksburg, TX): One of our favorites, Colby, checking out the smokers!

More pics from Cranky Frank's (Fredericksburg, TX)

Back in July, we took a Texas Q Tours group to Cranky Frank's in Fredericksburg. I posted my pics form the visit, but I snagged Brad's memory card, so now I can post his pics.

Brisket & pork ribs at Cranky Frank's

Brisket & pork ribs on our most recent visit to Cranky Frank's (Fredericksburg, TX):

More from Cranky Frank's

More pics from our most recent visit to Cranky Frank's (Fredericksburg, TX):

Meat on the cutting board at Cranky Frank's

The first BBQ stop of a private Texas Q Tours trip back in July was Cranky Frank's Barbeque Company (Fredericksburg, TX). When we arrived, our group settled in at picnic tables outside, while I rounded up brisket, pork ribs, & sausage inside. Below, proprietor & pitmaster Dan Martin on the cutting board. More pics from this stop to come.

Blog: "A Corkycue weekend in Texas Hill Country"

James Brock, an attendee of our most recent private Texas Q Tour, posted a writeup (with pics) of the trip. The first paragraph:

"Texas Hill Country. Beef and pork, brisket and ribs. Undulating landscape, green and brown, and blue skies full of cotton-white clouds. A van full of people hailing mostly from Texas, with some Canadians, a Colombian, and me thrown in. Political leanings vary, though Democrats (Liberals) outnumber those of less lofty persuasion, and when the conversation turns to the Trayvon Martin/Zimmerman trial and women’s reproductive rights the van suddenly becomes a rolling (and roiling) marketplace of ideas."

Thanks for the post, James!

Great day for a tour!

I'm hitting the road today for a private Texas Q Tours trip. With a van full of fun folks from the DFW area, I'll be making stops in Johnson City, Fredericksburg, & Spicewood. Follow along via Twitter, both @ManUpTexasBBQ & @TexasQTours. And, as always, if you want a customized, guided tour for yourself/family/friends/coworkers/etc., email me for availability & pricing.

All aboard for June 8 BBQ/wine/bourbon trip!!!

Join us Saturday, June 8, for our next public Texas Q Tours trip! We're heading West to 2 Texas BBQ joints, 2 Texas wineries, & 1 Texas bourbon distillery. You eat. You drink. We drive. Tickets ($125 per seat) are all-inclusive. Here's the itinerary:

Tour/tasting at Garrison Brothers Distillery (Hye, TX)
Meal at Smokin' Rose of Texas (Fredericksburg, TX)
Tasting at Grape Creek (Fredericksburg, TX)
Tasting at ___________ (VOTERS' CHOICE - See below.) 
Meal at Opie's Barbecue (Spicewood, TX)

We've left open the 2nd winery stop, so that all of you can have a say in where we go. So, via Twitter, Facebook, comment below this post, or email, vote on 1 of the following wineries:

Becker Vineyards
Pedernales Cellars
Torre di Pietra

Again, the all-inclusive seat price is $125. Here is the PayPal button (You may also pay via cash or check. If you wish to do so, email us.):

Stop #2 on June 16 BBQ bus: Cranky Frank's Barbeque Company (Fredericksburg, TX)

After starting our day off at Becker Vineyards, our June 16 bus crew had lunch at Cranky Frank's in Fredericksburg: