Another Czech "checking" in here from my Dad's side (he grew up near Praha / Moulton). I enjoyed reading through this thread, especially the difference between kolaches and pigs-in-a-blanket. When I lived in Lafayette, Louisiana a few years ago everyone called pigs-in-a-blanket kolaches. I gave up trying to explain the difference. Shiner beer may be a bavarian brew, but in the early days it was brewed and consumed primarily by Czechs living around Shiner. I remember as a kid (we'll say 30+ years ago) seeing a lot of it consumed at family get togethers, but no one else having ever heard about it. Then when I got to A&M, I was surprised to see how popular it was at the Dixie Chicken. I also have a regret about not having learned the language. My Dad can read and write it, but my Mom spoke German; so they could only converse in English at home, and I didn't learn either language.