Prost Brewing Company -- Denver, CO

Prost Brewing Company - Denver, CO

Sarah Love and Kenny arrived the evening of March 13, 2024 at Denver International Airport. It was cold and wet. While sitting on the tarmac and gazing out the window of the aircraft we watched a light rain drizzle. A large blizzard was expected that evening and we had beaten it by a few hours.

One of Kenny's oldest and dearest friends, Kevin, was kind enough to pick us up at DIA. By the time we had reached Kevin's, the rain had progressed into beautifully falling intricate white snowflakes. It proceeded to blanket the city landscape with a dense, heavy snow over the next twelve or so hours.

Other than visiting Kevin and his wife, Pokey, the purpose of trip was to check out the Meow Wolf, Denver's Convergence Station. For those of you who are unaware, Meow Wolf is what can best be described as a large scale, interactive art installation. Denver is the third Meow Wolf location following the original in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the second, Omega Mart, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Currently, as it stands, there are five individual museums, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Denver, Grapevine, and Houston. Two additional Meow Wolfs are currently under development, in Los Angeles and New York City. Each destination has a different layout and storyline; however, when we visited Grapevine we learned it "connects" the stories and has some obvious throwbacks to the other sites.

                                          Photos from Meow Wolf Denver

Meow Wolf is a combination of both real and surreal physical sensations and experiences. The Meow Wolfs seem to exist within ethereal, bizarre alternate realities spanning across multiple dimensions. The Denver Meow Wolf is primarily based in a futuristic city and urban environment with a large focus on an interdimensional train station.

Following our amazing trek through the Meow Wolf universe we traveled a short distance to a local beirgarten, Prost Brewing Company. Prost has a very German feel, serving up German-style craft beers along with similar Germanesque cuisine. One of the staples of the beirgarten, is, of course "Das Boot," holding an astonishing 68 ounces of beer! After much debate Kenny went all in but elected to choose one of the lighter beers on tap to tackle Das Boot. Not only did the establishment serve great brews, it was dog friendly as well! While we were heading back to the table Kenny spotted one of his favorite breeds of dog, an Australian Shepard. Kenny asked the pet parent if he was able to greet her dog, and the owner obliged.

03/16/2024

We can all agree that nothing goes better alongside a 68 ounce German-style beer than a pretzel! Sarah Love, Kenny and their party sat outside soaking up the warm winter sun on a chilly March day awaiting their salted, twisted treat. The pretzel came out with a shimmer from the evenly coated butter. Having a deep golden brown color and traditional shape there was a perfect salt ratio on the delightful snack. Biting into the pretzel the outside had a slight crunch with a buttery taste that transitioned into a somewhat doughy center. Accompanying the pretzel was a cheese fondue and German mustard which hit well along side the buttery, salted taste profile.

3.0/5.0

Sincerely,

Kenny Muzzey & Sarah Love

Tortilla Flat Saloon -- Tortilla Flat, AZ

Tortilla Flat Saloon - Tortilla Flat, AZ According to Sarah Love, camping is the best thing in the world and we got to experience it first hand. Lost Dutchman State Park was where we decided to pitch our tent and stay a couple of nights. The campsite was clean and clear of vegetation. It was not too close to the bathrooms, but not too far, either. Dinner consisted of steak on the grill with vegetable foil packs. At breakfast we ate eggs and left over potatoes, while our afternoon lunch was a hearty sandwich. Camp food is the best!

As we were consuming our morning beverages, there was a decent sized covey of quail that wandered past our campsite. Kenny thought it would be fun to see if he could lure them closer by playing quail noises on YouTube. It did. The birds were super cute as they wandered around extremely confused. We soaked in the warmth of the sun and breathed in the fresh air while enjoying the beautiful nature around us. We could see dark clouds from miles away. In anticipation, Kenny thought to store the firewood in the dome tent. Thank goodness because everything was drenched after the dark gray clouds rolled in bringing with them a horribly, torrential downpour. We hid in the tent with the firewood and waited for it to pass, enjoying being together and the much needed rain. Now you may be asking how was there enough room in the tent for the firewood and us since it's a dome tent supposedly able to sleep three. BUT, Kenny is fancy and has car camping essentials, a custom fit air mattress from LunoLife, specifically designed for sleeping outdoors. So a tent for us is essentially storage. Unless there is a deluge of monstrous water droplets falling from the sky!

Following the rain storm, Kenny and Sarah Love jumped into the Subaru and traveled northeast on Apache Trail to Tortilla Flats. The town sat at the end of the travelable portion of this road. Individuals used to be able to drive through the mountainous Apache Trail by following the Roosevelt River north to Roosevelt Lake. However, with a tumultuous wild fire and severe flooding in 2019, portions of the road washed away preventing vehicles from traveling on it. Recently, ADOT stated the road way was open primarily for high clearance 4-wheel drive and UTVs though. The views on the drive are absolutely beautiful though and driving through the twisty, curvy roads reminds you how amazing the pioneers were to establish a trail around all of those mountains.

Pictured above Superstition Mountains

Upon arriving at Tortilla Flats, we explored the river bed. The water level was low but the beauty of it was not lost on us. After climbing on the rocks, Kenny and Sarah Love went into 'town' and checked out the museum and gift shop prior to entering the restaurant. Interestingly enough those are some of the only buildings in Tortilla Flats. There is a post office though and a population of 6. It is quite a unique location that we definitely encourage you to visit. As we walked into the Tortilla Flat Saloon we were greeted with the sight of dollar bills on the wall. Not a couple, not a few, but the entire inside of the building was plastered with them. After ordering our pretzel we started playing a game trying to find anything larger then a dollar bill. Surprisingly, we found a $100 amongst the other currencies. Ridiculous, but to each their own! And that's when, as we were sitting at the bar, the waitress brought it out... 11/18/2023 Name: Colossal Pretzel Menu description: Bigger than Bavarian style pretzel served with our beer cheese queso and beer mustard

The Colossal Pretzel certainly lived up to it's name. In our notes it read "COLOSSAL" which was almost an understatement! The pretzel took on a golden brown hue but the lighting was dark. The next thing we noticed was a moderate amount of salt sprinkled over a buttery shimmer. Our bites proved the treat to be quite doughy but the beer cheese, with a hint of spice, evened out the texture nicely. 3.0/5.0

Sincerely,

Kenny Muzzey & Sarah Love