So smack dab in the middle of Southby action that its street'll be closed to traffic, this historic hotel bar's a great place to chill out on a leather sofa, order up some housemade beef jerky or wild boar corn dog minis, then get into an argument with the giant mounted bull's head hanging above the fireplace because he was looking at you funny for ordering both a vodka Brazos Brasiliensis Batini and a seasonal draft from local operation Live Oak.

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<p>So smack dab in the middle of Southby action that its street'll be closed to traffic, this historic hotel bar's a great place to chill out on a leather sofa, order up some housemade beef jerky or wild boar corn dog minis, then get into an argument with the giant mounted bull's head hanging above the fireplace because he was looking at you funny for ordering both a vodka Brazos Brasiliensis Batini and a seasonal draft from local operation Live Oak.</p>

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