BREWERIANA: Reggies Beverage Co. (Steak House) Camp Red Cloud, ROK Beer Glass

It's been a few months since my last 'breweriana' post so here goes.

Sooo, it's like ~2330hrs, Sunday, 2 Jan 2000 and I get off the plane at Seoul to be greeted by several of my new co-workers at the airport. I've been assigned to the 607th Air Support Operations Group (607 ASOG) at Osan AB, Republic of Korea and they've come to greet me and help me get 'settled in'. By the time we get to Osan AB there is a nice blanket of snow on the ground and I'm taken to the 'Crack House' (the somewhat inglorious name given to the ancient barracks building serving as Temporary Lodging Quarters - TLQ). By this time it's o-dark-thirty (about 0130hrs) and I have to be at the Group HQ building by 0600, dressed and ready to go. 

There I meet more of my co-workers and by 0700hrs we are off to spend a couple of days on the road doing a subordinate unit inspection. Our first stop was Camp Casey where we were busy with the inspection (basically subordinate Air Force units of TACP, Combat Comm, and other essential combat support roles to the Army fell under our command and control). If memory serves me right, it was the next day when we drove to Camp Red Cloud for ??? I totally forgot why we had to go there but while there, we ended up eating at Reggie's, a popular on-installation steak house and micro-brewery! I believe since then it was taken over by another firm and is no longer called 'Reggie's. Of course you know I just had to get a souvenir glass and here it is!!

Ed

Ein Prosit, ein Prosit Der Gemütlichkeit

We had friends visit us from Good Ol' Deutschland this past week and on Sunday night were treated to a nice dinner at the Hofbräuhaus here in Las Vegas.

We've been there before with other guests and it remains a popular destination. The food, beer, music, and atmosphere are authentic. Curry wurst, Jaegerschnitzel, German Chocolate cake, and cheese cake were on the plates.

But I have to say one thing - if you want to end your stay and still be able to hear, ask to sit in the 'Biergarten' portion of the restaurant in the back. The main hall in the front of the restaurant is non-stop LOUD! The Biergarten is actually larger than the main hall and is quite nice - and you'll be able to carry on a conversation without the need for shouting at the top of your lungs! Really, my ears hurt all the way home and were ringing most of Monday!!

As often as we've been there, I've yet to pick up a souvenir of the place. I wanted a stein that said 'Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas' on it but they wanted like $180 for one. Nope! So I saw this odd shaped stein and picked it up for about $15. I didn't realize this was part of a set - this one is the female with Dirndl version and then there's a male with Lederhosen one. It's cool and one day perhaps I'll complete the set.Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

'The Ringer' Beer Glass

Here's a good example of a novelty glass or mug, it's just a normal looking glass with a bicycle type ringer on the handle meant to get the attention of the bartender I s'pose - that is, if you were allowed to bring your glass into the bar!