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Happy Anniversary Mr. Beery’s!

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I remember the first time I walked into Mr. Beery’s with a couple of friends a little less than two years ago. Owner Mark Tuchman was on hand, and we all hit it off immediately. Before the end of the night, Mark was breaking open complimentary bottles of Ken Schmidt Maui Stone Coffee Macadamia Coconut [...]

Categories: Altbier, American Pale Wheat Ale, Beer, Beer Pubs, FARMHOUSE ALES, Favorite Beers, FRUIT & VEGETABLE, Fruit / Vegetable Beer, GERMAN & BAVARIAN, GOLDEN & WHEAT ALES, Imperial Porter, Imperial Stout, Oatmeal Stout, PORTERS, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, STOUTS, Tampa Bay

Take Flight – Part 1

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I met my friends Bret and Kelly at Mr. Beery’s last evening for Blue Point Brewery Night. Mark put together one might have been the best beer and cheese pairing yet, and Blue Point Southeast Sales Manager Rob Johnson was on hand as well. I have long been a fan of the Long Island brewery, [...]

Categories: American Amber Lager, Beer, Beer Pubs, Favorite Beers, FRUIT & VEGETABLE, Fruit / Vegetable Beer, India Pale Ale, IPA’S, LAGERS & CREAM ALES, Oatmeal Stout, STOUTS

Abracadabra

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It was a magical weekend in Baltimore this weekend, whether one was catching up with old friends, attending a wedding, or taking in a magic show. The city was hopping as the weather held up until late in the day on Saturday, and even after the rain fell, people were out and about. There were [...]

Categories: Beer, Beer Pubs, BELGIANS, Dubbel, Favorite Beers, Foreign Stout, FRUIT & VEGETABLE, Fruit / Vegetable Beer, Irish Dry Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Pumpkin Ale, STOUTS

Favorite Beers

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Here is a list of my Favorite Beers. I have listed them in alphabetical order, along with the brewery, location, style, ABV content, and some comments for your reference. A – J Anchor Steam Beer; Anchor Brewing Co.; San Francisco, CA; Steam Beer; ABV: 4.9. An absolute classic. Crisp & dry with a light hoppy [...]

Categories: AMBER & BROWN ALES, American Amber, American Brown Ale, American Stout, American Strong Ale, Barley Wine, BARLEY WINES & STRONG ALES, Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, BELGIANS, Bock, Braggot, Doppelbock, Dubbel, English Bitter, ENGLISH BITTERS, English Pale Ale, English Porter, Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB), Favorite Beers, Flanders Red Ale, FRUIT & VEGETABLE, GERMAN & BAVARIAN, Imperial India Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, IPA’S, Irish Dry Stout, LAGERS & CREAM ALES, Maibock, MEADS & CIDERS, Oatmeal Stout, Old Ale, PALE ALES, PORTERS, Pumpkin Ale, Quadrupel, Russian Imperial Stout, Steam Beer, STOUTS, Sweet Stout, Wheat Wine

St. Paddy’s Is Approaching

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As I write this, we are 3 days away from St. Patrick’s Day. In addition to the usual holiday classics – Guinness, Beamish, Murphy’s, Harp, Killian’s etc., may I suggest a few additional brews to get your Irish up? Celtic Fury (DuClaw Brewing Co.; Bel Air, MD; Irish Dry Stout; ABV: 5.5): Refreshing with a [...]

Categories: AMBER & BROWN ALES, American Amber / Red Ale, Beer, Euro Pale Lager, Favorite Beers, GERMAN & BAVARIAN, Irish Dry Stout, Kolsch, LAGERS & CREAM ALES, Oatmeal Stout, STOUTS

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Enjoy an Oktoberfest this Spring

A Marzen For All Seasons

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. [...]

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Crum’s Bar and Grill Rocks

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 [...]

You'll go batty over El Murcielago

Bats In The Brewery

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 [...]

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