Fat Tire Finale!

This was a most unexpected finale. I really did think it would be raining at some point during this whole thing but we actually had solid weather for the duration. 

The destination today was Confluence Brewery which is near Gray's Lake just outside downtown Des Moines. We got a private (as a group) look and tasting session before the public grand opening. This place isn't joking around - large capacity and way bigger than any other brewer in the nearby area.

Multiple kettles.

Heading back to El Baitshop to wait for the bike raffle.

...I don't know what this is.

After the raffle (didn't win), we went looking for some offroad trails to ride. We had 2x CX bikes and one road bike?

Not many pictures of the trails (as I was working to keep my road-bike upright on wet dirt) but this one dead-ended in some construction.

Found some ultra-fine/dense sand that my bike easily stood up in.

August Fat-Tire Ride

Only a couple Fat-Tire rides to go this season, we'll see if we can hit a couple more yet.

Arriving in downtown Des Moines.

We arrived at El Baitshop a few minutes before the group was to leave so we sampled a couple things. I got a Rouge Brutal IPA and Corrine got a TommyKnocker Maple Nut.

Scott's beard got bigger.

Rolling out to the trail.

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Inside Rock Bottom Brewing. We filled up the bar/self-seat part of it pretty good.

I got a Evergreen IPA (noted that it used fresh spruce tips) and Corrine got an Ice-Pick?

This was supposed to be an appetizer...it was huge.

After Rock Bottom, we went over to Active Endeavors for a little shopping.

Saw this sweet wooden kayak outside.

Also noted that Pete picked up a new S4 recently and has already neglected wiping the soot off his exhaust tips.

Back to downtown.

Rode a little singletrack on the way back using our road bikes.

Beaverdale Fat-Tire Ride