It's not just the new upper deck and fishbowl green room (complete with its own bar and baby grand), it's more than the secret shows, and it's certainly something other than the Beertunie (that's a High Life garnished with an olive): it's the top rated bar in America, and it's our very own Mohawk. ...

Our first experience with Independence Brewing Company came just a few short years ago when browsing the beer aisle at a nearby Austin grocer. Shuffling past the quick favorites (Lone Star) and growing tired of the old stand-by's (Shiner) we came upon the logo of a shaggy-haired kid jumping, cannonball-style, into a pool not unlike our own Barton Springs. With curious mind and ever-growing soberness, we delved further to discover what has quickly become......

...you post an ad like this on Craigslist in an eleventh hour attempt to score funds for booze. You know it's serious when you've gotta put your BUM watch on the auction block. Should get at least a sixer of High Life for it. Where the magic of the internet meets good-old fashioned American ingenuity, this guy is lying on the ground, shirtless and wasted, humming "Simple Man" to his "grandson". We hope the......