Big Muddy, Salty Boar, St Nicks & Da-Nite

Yesterday was a very busy day.  It started off with the twins having a doubleheader but we had to abort because of one who was in a "mood".  We did get to see Greyson get a basket before we left.  Next up with when to the Pit to watch our great niece play volleyball.  Both of us were very impressed with her play.
Next we went to Big Muddy to grab a couple Red Devil Red.  Even a confirmed friend who is a stag drinker liked it.  We got lucky and got the last two and a half glasses of it before they ran out.  Please Chuck make more.
As always the next choice was left to the driver.  I'd been wanting to try out Salty Boar for a while so off we went to DuQuoin.  There's nothing fancy about the inside but nice enough for me.  We started off with spicy cheese curds and pork skins for appetizers.  I was torn between a couple things but when Lisa ordered pulled pork I decided on fried chicken sandwich.  When everything got there Lisa's pulled pork looked dry and upon tasting it was dry and not that great.  The BBQ sauce was stellar either.  My sandwich didn't have anything on it other than the fried chicken patty.  I got mayo and pickles to put on and later added garlic parm to it.  Even after all that it was that dull tasting and not that good.  Lisa sides were a bacon salad and potato salad.  Neither stood out to me but my fries were the best thing out of all of it.  Debbie had ordered a wrap and it looked good.   I should add that the pork rinds were good but I wasn't wild about the cheese curds, tasted more like cheese than curds.  I know that sounds weird but there is a difference.
Next we stopped at St Nicks for a quick drink since Mike and Debbie hadn't been there.  They'd run out of their Octoberfest beer a couple weeks prior 😞. 
Once again I was hijacked and had to stop at the Da-Nite for "pickle shots", "pickle shots" "pickle shots", you get the picture.  Finally some good beer news, they had Alaskan Amber on draft, one of my favorites.  We stayed a little longer than we should have but still were home early.
We've had better "adventures" but overall was still an enjoyable day.