We attended the Seventh Sun Brewing Company release party in Dunedin on Saturday, as a packed house was on hand to usher in the new Tampa Bay area brewery’s first official pouring. Local bluegrass band the Crackerbilly’s entertained the crowd, and tasty cuisine was provided by Dunedin’s Olde Bay Café and Tampa gourmet caterer Wicked [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PEPPER’S CHILIBREW FEST WILL SPICE UP THE TRIANGLE THIS SPRING! A NEW CHILI, BEER AND FIERY FOODS EVENT DEBUTS AT CARY’S BOOTH AMPHITHEATER Cary, NC – The First Annual Pepper’s Chilibrew Fest produced by The Trigger Agency, is coming to the Booth Amphitheatre on March 31, 2012. The all-you-care-to-taste extravaganza features a [...]
Stopped by the recently renovated Shakespeare’s English Pub the other evening, and tried a Black IPA that has been making its way around brewpubs in the Tampa Bay area. Tommyknocker Hop Strike Black Rye IPA (Tommyknocker Brewery; Idaho Springs, CO; Black India Pale Ale; ABV: 7.2) is an interesting spin on the recent trend toward [...]
Stopped by Mr. Beery’s on the eve of New Year’s Eve, and wanted to share a special ale with the gang to welcome in the festive weekend and countdown to 2012. Deus Brut Des Flandres Cuvee Prestige 2009 (Brouwerij Bosteels; Buggenhout, Belgium; Biere de Champagne / Biere Brut; ABV: 11.5) may very well be to [...]
Marzens tend to be traditional Fall beers, but I had the chance to try a different take on this beer style at Crum’s Bar and Grill recently. Cigar City Marzen Spring Lager (Cigar City Brewing; Tampa, FL; Marzen; ABV: 5.5) is also known as Cigar City Oktoberfest Marzen when it’s released during the autumn months. [...]
You can add Crum’s Bar and Grill to a growing list of exceptional brewpubs in the Tampa Bay area. Located in downtown St. Petersburg, and owned by Chris Crum and Lanette Miller, Crum’s Bar and Grill offers craft beer, food, and live music in a hip casual setting. Speaking of which, there’s 52 selections of [...]
The last time I was at the Cigar City Brewing Tasting Room in Tampa, I learned something new. Did you know that bats pollinate blue agave plants, which provide the ingredient found in tequila? So it’s fitting that I tried a double cream ale, named for the bat, that’s aged in tequila barrels. Cigar City [...]