Nothing beats these beers (i'm not in Germany)

the photo above shows the Kern River Brewing Company, which is a small brewery located 53 miles (an hours drive) from Bakersfield, California USA.

to get to this small town in the midst of a harsh and rugged semi-desert region you will go through some citrus and pistachio plantations.

and through a road (highway 178) carved on rocky cliffs.

it's a small resto that houses the brewing apparatus and has a parking lot that is always full.

that's it... canoes of delicious beer, namely: Isabella Blonde, Sequoia Red, Just Outstanding IPA and Class V Stout

Jo ann gets her usual iced tea with a straw

hands down, these beers beat all the beers 
brewed in Thailand

a few poses before we head back to Bakersfield...

...in a cacophony of snores. 

this is the life!