Follow these step-by-step directions to
POUR YOURSELF AN OUT OF BOTTLE EXPERIENCE™

1. POUR half of the bottle into a glass.

2. ROUSE the yeast by swirling the bottle and pouring what's left into the glass.

3. ENJOY this unfiltered brew with a generous wedge of lemon.

(Personally, I like to tip the bottle upside down—while it's still closed, mind you!—and swirl the beer around to release the yeast. I've never had this result in over-carbonation upon opening. Using the brewer's method results in a thick foamy head inside the bottle—and that's supposed to be in the glass! Duh!)

The clue for the Shiner Hefeweizen letterbox:

Once you have replaced the Terrapin Beer Co. letterbox, return to the trail and continue SSW. Eventually you'll reach a large, spacious 4-way intersection, marked by two posts on your right (beyond those is a fire pit and rustic benches). Take a hard left and follow the trail that leads you downstream. Soon you'll reach a fork in the trail—take either path, they both lead to the same place.

Be observant now, because you want to be aware of where those trails merge. Shortly after they do, there's a tree on the right side of the trail, and right next to it are two suitcase-sized rocks. Turn to your left. There is what appears to be a social trail heading straight uphill at 350. Follow it to a rock outcropping, climb over that, and continue beyond it a few more steps to where the rise flattens out. A trail has been formed here to the right and left.

Turn to your left (240) and spot, on the left side of this new trail, a tree that's got a large rock on the downhill side. Under the western corner of that rock is the Shiner Hefeweizen letterbox.

STEALH-O-METER: HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. But not too bad. Most people are looking at the creek as they walk by below you. BUT: note that the main trail is not too far away up the slope, so people may be looking down at you from up there. Best bet is to grab the box, move away, and come back to replant.

TICK-O-METER: GAW-DANG! This area here is Tick Central Station. Big ones, tall ones, fat ones, small ones. Grab the box and get onto a rock, fast!

COLOR: This stamp is best colored in a two-part process. On the trail, use Red and Black ink (dye based ink pad and/or markers... NO pigments or chalks!!). Once you're home and have access to colored pencils, use Peach, Tan, Blue, Dark Brown and Golden Yellow to finish the stamp.

CLEAN the stamp before and after use. This stamp features many areas of very fine detail that will get clogged by inks, and if it does, it ain't gonna look right.