Marc Wisdom

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• Engine 15 Applies for Myrtle Street Rezoning

  

  Beaches brewery Engine 15 opened their Myrtle Street production brewery about a year and a half ago. The idea all along has been to have a taproom and beer... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 15 Gifts Beer Lovers Will Flip Over

  

  It’s a story old as time, it is the day before Christmas Eve and you still have not finished your shopping. You know the malls are packed and you do not even... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brew Hub Plans Expansion, Adds New Breweries to Portfolio

  

  Brew Hub, the company that could be called a grand experiment in craft brewing is proving that the experiment is an unqualified success as it announces expansio... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Ale Trail Documentary — Aardwolf Brewing Company

  

  Last month I was approached by a group of college students who were looking to make a series of documentary films about the Jax Ale Trail. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Ale Trail Celebrates One Year, Documentary Series

  

  The Jax Ale Trail, an award winning marketing effort by the fine people at Visit Jacksonville, has just turned one. As a means to put Jacksonville’s burgeoning... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Details Announced for Controversial Hunahpu’s Day Festival

  

  Cigar City, the brewery behind perhaps the most controversial annual beer festival in Florida has just announced details for the 2016 Hunahpu’s Day event. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Bold City Brewing Company to Open Downtown Jacksonville Brewery and Tap Room

  

  To paraphrase a local marketing tag line, downtown Jacksonville is on fire. Bold City Brewing Company has announced that it will open a small-batch brewery and... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sierra Nevada Mills River Brewery a Jewel of the North Carolina Brewing Scene

  

  Photo by Marc Wisdom Even though the large brown attraction sign on Highway 26 headed in to Asheville, North Carolina announce its existence, it is hard to... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer Mug Can Call a Cab After a Night out

  

  As the popularity of craft beer continues to escalate, it was inevitable that technological advances in how to drink beer would make their way in to the... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Highland Brewing Company Releasing 2015 Cold Mountain Winter Ale

  

  When the trees are at their peak of autumn color and the air in North Carolina has taken on a distinctly cooler snap, Highland Brewing Company releases one of... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer:30 a Host of Jax Beer Week Events

  San Marco beer bottle shop and bar Beer:30 are representing this Jax Beer Week with a full slate of events you will want to check out. Stop by the shop for fun... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Beer Week Events Are Falling in to Place

  

  Jax Beer Week is quickly approaching and the calendar of events for the week is filling out nicely. As you may recall, in previous years the week was held in Ma... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Oskar Blues Releasing Death by Coconut Porter Nationally

  

  A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to visit the Oskar Blues brewery in Longmont while I was in Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival. But, even... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Characters Abound at GABF 2015

  

  For many, dressing to attend the Great American Beer Festival is simply a matter of pulling on a pair of jeans and slipping on a favorite brewery t-shirt. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Goose Island Releases Bourbon County Brand Stout Documentary

  One of the craft beer world’s most coveted annual releases is brewed in Chicago, Ill. by Goose Island Brewing Company. But, the story of how Bourbon County Bran... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 5 Brewery Taprooms in One Day Kicks GABF Week off in Style

  

  While not the official fist day of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), yesterday was my first day in Denver since the 2012 GABF. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 7 Tips to Enhance Your Enjoyment of GABF Or Any Beer Festival

  

  Photo credit: http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com The granddaddy of all beer festivals, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), kicks off next week in... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brew Hub Hosting Anniversary Beer Fest

  

  A year ago an interesting concept in the craft beer community came to fruition. Brew Hub, an idea conceived of by a former Anhueser-Busch executive, opened for... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Oskar Blues Reports Record Growth Over 2014

  

  Oskar Blues Brewery is on a roll. First they pioneered using cans to package craft beers setting off a stampede of followers, then they were the first of three... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kitchen on San Marco Hosting Farm to Jax Dinner

  

  The Kitchen on San Marco is fast becoming a major player in Jacksonville’s dining landscape. In the past few months since they have opened, they have hosted... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK