Dining At DAS Beer Garden

My sister Susan (seen in the photograph on the left) and I had dinner this past Saturday evening at DAS Beer Garden, located at Abacoa Town Center in Jupiter, Florida, just across the street from Roger Dean Stadium, where we going to attend a Florida State League baseball game between the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals. This place advertises itself as "the Jupiter community's neighborhood hangout and taproom, and that is what it actually is. You place your order for food and drinks at the bar, pay for it, and it is brought out to your table when ready.

This place was packed with what seemed like a cross-section of the whole Abacoa community - families with kids running around, teenagers, senior citizens, you name it. A lot of people were going to the ballgame, a lot were going to attend a concert at the Abacoa Ampitheater across the street, and some were just there to listen to live music at the beer garden, which was set to start at 7:00. There also seemed to be an arts and crafts festival across the street, too, although since we had to get to the game, we couldn't check it out. It really seemed like an old-fashioned neighborhood, although it was actually built from the ground up as a mixed-use community starting in 1995.  Florida Atlantic University has a campus here, as does the Scripps Research Institute. I am amazed at how vibrant the place is, and wonder why all new developments can't be like this? I am definitely looking forward to coming back here during spring training, if not sooner.