The 3rd Annual Bradenton Brewgrass Beer Festival will be held next Saturday, February 6, 2010. The event will feature live bands in addition to beer tasting. More than 50 breweries will be on hand, with several new ones appearing such as Goose Island, Victory Brewing, and Southern Tier. I’m especially excited by Southern Tier, since [...]
Anne & I watched the Colts-Jets AFC Championship game at World of Beer yesterday. I had drank 49 different beers since WOB opened in October of last year, and needed 1 more to join the 50 Beer Club and get a free t-shirt. I decided on a pint of the classic Anchor Steam Beer (Anchor [...]
At a certain point, you begin to wonder what constitutes a beer. The strongest beer that I’ve had, that still tasted like a beer, was Dogfish 120 Minute IPA (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Milton, DE; Imperial India Pale Ale; ABV: 21.0). Albeit it was like their 90 Minute IPA on steroids. Prior to ordering Tactical [...]
I picked up a bottle of Sierra Nevada 13th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale (Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.; Chico, CA; India Pale Ale; ABV: 6.7) the other night at Total Wine & More. I’ve always been a big fan of Sierra Nevada, especially when it comes to their APAs and IPAs. So I was really [...]
Baby it’s cold outside! The whole country is buried in a deep freeze. Even here in The Sunshine State, it’s been below freezing during the evenings. I’ve actually had to scrap ice over my windshield a couple of mornings this week! Sounds like we could all use a winter warmer. Warmer Winter Winter Warmer (Cigar [...]
There were plenty of bowl games this past holiday weekend, and I stopped by World of Beer on New Year’s Day. Penn State was playing LSU in the Capital One Bowl, and the Nittany Lions (11-2) beat the Tigers (9-4) 19-17 on a field goal in the final minute of play. It was a very [...]
We stopped by BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse in Pinellas Park on Sunday for dinner, and noticed that they had an abbey ale as the special on draft. Beer Advocate had it listed as retired, but BJ’s is brewing it again. I can definitely attest, after a couple of pints, that everything’s back to Normal! BJ’s [...]
It’s an annual right of passage at the beginning of February that two world renowned Imperial IPAs make their mark upon the craft beer world. The first, Russian River Pliny The Younger (Russian River Brewing Co.; Santa Rosa, CA; Imperial India Pale Ale; ABV: 11.0), has become the Holy Grail for many beer enthusiasts. While [...]
With the explosion of the craft beer industry, it seems like ales and lagers are giving wine a run for its money as the drink of choice. In fact, many breweries have started to age their ales in oak barrels which give them a distinct wine like character. This “crossover” is producing beers that appeal [...]