Anne and I stopped by Orlando Brewing on Friday. The only certified organic brewery in Florida, Orlando Brewing is located in an industrial area close to downtown, and is a funky, laid back brewpub that features 20+ beers on tap, including several guest varieties, as well as live music on weekends. John Cheek is the [...]
Anne and I were in Orlando for the day, when we decided to hit a couple of spots. One of them was a place ranked as the World’s #3 Brewpub by Rate Beer. Redlight Redlight, owned by Brent Hernandez and Richard Sherfey, not only met my expectations, it exceeded them. With 25 beers on tap [...]
I enjoy a good helles bock, especially one brewed in the classic Bavarian tradition. So I opened a bottle the other day of a beer given to me by my friend J.B., that hails from a brewery that’s been crafting beers since 1229. Hofstettner Heller Bock Saphir (Brauerei Hofstetten – Krammer; St. Martin, Austria; Maibock; [...]
Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962) was a Nobel Prize winning Danish physicist who made significant contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. Additionally, he was one of the physicists that worked on the Manhattan Project. In his honor, Danish brewery Mikkeller has collaborated with Cigar City on a beer that’s truly the bomb. Cigar [...]
Stopped by Mr. Beery’s over the weekend and was glad to see a collaboration ale between The Bruery and Cigar City was on tap. As the story goes, both breweries came up with the recipe over pints at the Falling Rock Tap House in Denver during the 2009 Great American Beer Festival. The Bruery Marrón [...]
From the brewery that brought us Unearthly and Gemini, comes yet another superb DIPA. Southern Tier Hoppe (Southern Tier Brewing Co.; Lakewood, NY; Imperial India Pale Ale; ABV: 8.0) is a hop head’s dream. This honey colored ale hits you right off the bat with hefty notes of Amarillo and Columbus hops, giving it a [...]
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 [...]