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• Black Sheep to Host Beer Dinner Throw Down

  

  A month or so ago, Black Sheep Restaurant tried to hold a unique beer dinner at their rooftop dining area. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans and... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sierra Nevada Dinner Coming to Publix Aprons Cooking School

  

  Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is hailed as one of the pioneers in the craft beer industry. Indeed, owner Ken Grossman began his company in 1980 years before... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Long Awaited 21st Amendment Brews Coming to Jacksonville

  

  In 1933 one of the darkest chapters of American history came to a close – at least for citizens who enjoyed an adult beverage or two from time to time. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Countdown to GABF 2015: Coverage Update

  

  Less than two weeks to go until the Great American Beer Festival begins and the events are lining up. On nearly a daily basis invitations to tastings, reception... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Oktoberfests and Beer Fests Abound This Time of Year

  

  Whether you are German or just German at heart, this time of year has every beer-lover thinking of brats, oompah and brews. Mid-to-late September is the... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Stochasticity Project Releases Python-themed Brew

  

  Under the guise of the Stochasticity Project, Stone has announced the release of their newest brew: Your Father Smelt of Elderberries. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lagunitas Sells Share to Heineken

  

  The craft beer world seems more and more to be filled with acquisitions and mergers. From ABInbev’s procurement of such luminaries as Goose Island and Elysian t... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Dahlia’s Pour House Owner Opening New Pub in Murray Hill

  

  Fans of the popular craft beer bar Dahlia’s Pour House in the King Street Beer District will soon have another watering hole to frequent. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A-B to Host Oktoberfest at Six Breweries

  

  Oktoberfest is the Holy Grail of beer festivals to many beer enthusiasts around the world. Each year millions of revelers make the pilgrimage to Munich,... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Belgium Tinkering with Dubbel, Trippel Recipes

  

  New Belgium Brewing announced today that the recipes of several of their beers will be reimagined. Two of their longest running beers — Abbey Belgian Style... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wild Time in Store for Guests to Brew at the Zoo

  

  For nine years, the Wild Things, the Jacksonville Zoo’s Young Professionals group, has been throwing a party at the zoo billed as the “wildest food and drink... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Asheville’s Brewgrass Festival Announces Brewery Lineup

  

  In the 19 years since its inception, the Brewgrass beer festival in Asheville, N.C. has made quite a name for itself. The combination of exceptional craft beers... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Orange Blossom Brewing Company Buzzing in to Publix Aprons Cooking School for...

  

  The cooking school inside the Publix Supermarket on San Jose in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville is the domain of Chef Tony Charbonnet. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Funky Buddha Brews up Fall Treat

  

  At a time of year when every brewery in North America is releasing their version of pumpkin ale, Funky Buddha is bucking the trend and releasing a beverage... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Funky Buddha Brewery Beers Coming to Jacksonville

  

  Funky Buddha has been making, well, funky, brews in South Florida since 2010. In the years that have passed the brewery has grown from humble beginnings in... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Countdown to the Great American Beer Festival: Coverage Plan

  

  Three years ago when I attended the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) for the first time as a member of the press I wrote of the event in hallowed terms: Ther... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Firefighters Honored by Two Breweries

  

  People who know me well know that my father, who passed away in 1981, was a firefighter and my personal hero. He was a fierce defender of our family and,... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Shanty Town Pub in Historic Springfield Shut Down, Owner Vows to Reopen Soon

  

  The news broke on the morning of Wednesday, August 5; sub-culture and neighborhood hangout Shanty Town Pub had been closed by the Fire Marshall for alleged... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• An Interview with Hemming Park Beer Festival Organizer Jim Webb

  

  With Hemming Park’s first beer festival just a little over a week away, we caught up with Jim Webb, the mastermind behind the event. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hemming Park to Host First Beer Fest

  

  Hemming Park in the core of downtown Jacksonville has been home to a number of outstanding and highly successful festivals of late. Among them are the monthly... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK