Take a beer and mezcal-fueled adventure through Mexico

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

Were you aware that there're places in Mexico that don't have even one Señor Frogs? And, if you think that's crazy, wait for this: people still travel there... and you should too. Done reeling? Good. Now, book your ticket to Oaxaca, where an American expatriate Grateful Dead fan named Alvin runs a tour company that's rocking an eight day-long craft beer, artisanal food, and mezcal tour that looks something like this:

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

Welcome to Oaxaca, home to some seriously historic mezcal, some super tasty beer, and some excellent poncho shirts which complement braided ponytails ever so nicely.

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

Your eight nights in Oaxaca will cost ya $1790/ person, including lodging, daily breakfasts, six lunches, six dinners, one cooking class, and coach busses that'll take you, among other places, to family-run mezcal distilleries where you'll learn how the sweet nectar de los dioses is made.

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

You'll see the Zapotec ruins and swim in mineral springs that have "petrified waterfalls", but we're going to concentrate some more on the fact that you're going to drink booze made in a process that actually involves burros walking in circles to mash stuff up.

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

Confident men in red shirts will even allow you to try their mezcal... And when you do, you'll be like, tequila who?

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

When it comes to the beer side of things, that'll come during pairing dinners served by reps from various Mexi micro brews.

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

But the real deal when you're beered and mezcaled in Oaxaca? Street BBQ.

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico

The tour's November 1-9, which means you'll be there during the celebration of Dia De Los Muertos. Time to party on some graves!

Beer and mezcal tour of Oaxaca, Mexico
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And the best thing is, this is the closest you'll get to Señor Frogs the whole time.