It was a special day on Saturday when Mr. Beery’s in Sarasota hosted a Rare Beer Silent Auction & Mac ‘N Cheese Cookoff to benefit the HelpHOPELive Southeast Lung Transplant fund in honor of Erin Coleman, with all proceeds going toward her double lung transplant. It was a full house that turned out to honor [...]
Had a blast Saturday night at Willard’s Tap House 2nd Anniversary Party in Largo. The evening’s festivities, in honor of the Tampa Bay area brewpub, included a Cigar City Tocobaga Firkin, lots of fun beer prizes raffled off, complimentary eats from Burger Culture, and 10 specialty beers among the 40 on tap. Among the latter, [...]
Anne and I were up in Dunedin on Sunday to do a little holiday shopping as well as checking out the latest craft brewery to open in the Tampa Bay area. Seventh Sun Brewing Company, owned by Justin Stange and Devon Kreps, officially opened this past Friday evening. Taking a back to basics [...]
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago is one of the world’s best. From Sue, the world’s largest T-Rex, to the infamous man-eating Lions of Tsavo, the FMNH exhibits a remarkable collection from the natural world. And I made a discovery of my own later in the day. De Proef Signature Les Deux Brasseurs [...]
The Art Institute of Chicago is a must see on your next trip to the Windy City. The museum houses more than 300,000 works of art, from ancient artifacts through the Impressionists era right up to modern works. And the city has much to offer in the way of artisan ales as well. After an [...]
While we’ve had beautiful weather in Florida for the last month or so, and Spring is at least making a cameo in the Northeast, much of the country is still mired in ice and snow. For those of you still dealing with Old Man Winter, I’d like to suggest a winter warmer. Flying Fish Grand [...]
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 [...]