Marc Wisdom
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The Jax Beer Guy
http://sprbrewcrew.wordpress.com/
Marc Wisdom is a man who knows and is passionate about craft beer. Born in the shadow of the Anheuser-Busch brewery in the German neighborhoods of south St. Louis, MO, Marc was destined to love beer and has embraced his destiny by sharing his knowledge with others. He is the monthly beer columnist for Jacksonville's Buzz Magazine, a contributor to Jacksonville Magazine, and a regular blogger. His insights into the history, flavor aspects, and pairing possibilities of beer are invaluable to the novice craft beer drinker and indispensable to the more advanced beer lover. Be sure to follow his popular beer website as well at: www.JaxBeerGuy.com
LATEST ARTICLES ( 607 )
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St. Augustine Pub Crawl Takes to the Water
Pub crawls are a fun way to visit several bars and sample the drinks at each. On any given weekend, thirsty crawlers can find haunted pub crawls, beer-centric... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
New Jaxsons Night Market to Feature Food and Beer Monthly Downtown
Beginning next week and continuing every third Thursday of the month, the parking lot at the corner of Main and Adams Streets downtown will be transformed into ... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
One Spark Features Several Beer-centric Creators
Last year Jacksonville played host city to a new and innovative event founded to help artists, inventors and innovators find funding for the projects they are s... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Infographic – The Business of Craft Beer
The folks over at www.online-business-degree.org have put together this infographic about the business of craft beer. And we all know how much I love... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
SweetWater 420 to Be Served on Delta Flights to NYC
Photo courtesy of: alesharpton.blogspot.comIf you are flying from the Southeastern United States to just about anywhere else chances are you will have a stop... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The Jax Beer Guy March Madness Beer Tourney — Awesome 8
The competition has been fierce and not without a few surprise upsets, but from a field of over 64 unbelievable craft and import beers, we are now down to the... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The Jax Beer Guy March Madness Beer Tourney — Sweet 16
The Sweet Sixteen of the inaugural Jax Beer Guy March Madness Beer Tournament is set and a local Jacksonville beer is still hanging on! Read more
Posted on 20 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
A Visit to Intuition Ale Works on ‘I Know Jax’
For the past few weeks, Joe and I have been making our rounds to the local breweries to taste their beers and talk about them. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The Jax Beer Guy March Madness Beer Tourney: Round 2 Begins Today!
The first round battle for the overall champion craft beer is over and there were some hard fought battles. There are also several local Jacksonville beers... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
St. Augustine to Host Craft Beer Festival in May
Over the past few weeks you may have noticed signs and posters advertising a new craft beer festival to take place in St. Augustine. Billed as the Great America... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The A to Z of Craft Beer; a New Infographic
The fine folks at Home Brew West have created yet another interesting craft beer infographic. And since everyone knows I am a sucker for these things, I have... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Get $25 Credit When Using Uber on St. Patty’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is coming next Monday and I want to make sure that you have fun and get home safely. This means that if you have had too much to drink,... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The Jax Beer Guy March Madness Beer Tournament Begins! Cast Your Vote!
The nominations are in and we got a lot of them. There were a total of 94 beers nominated for the tournament that broke at as follows: Eastern Division – 44... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Florida Beer News Provides Hunahpu’s Day Survival Guide
The folks over at the Florida Beer News blog have hit the nail squarely on the head with their post on how to survive Hunahpu’s Day at Cigar City Brewing Compan... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Florida House Bill 1329 Seeks to Put the Squeeze on Craft Brewers
If you have heard it once, you have heard it a thousand times; craft beer is booming and momentum continues to grow. You have likely also heard that ‘Big Beer’... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Intuition Ale Works Creates Two Brews for One Spark
At a recent kick-off party for the Downtown is on Fire initiative, Intuition Ale Works debuted their Smoke IPA. But, if recent wins by the brewery are any... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The Inaugural Jax Beer Guy March Madness Beer Tournament — You Could Win!
In the spirit of the coming collegiate basketball championships, I have decided to run a March Madness-style online beer tournament that will break beers into... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Downtown is on Fire with Downtown Exclusive Smoke IPA from Intuition
Last night there was a party on the roof of the Museum of Science and History (MOSH) to kickstart the Downtown is on Fire movement. Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
‘I Know Jax’ Featuring Cari Sanchez-Potter of Intuition Ale Works and a Visit...
On our most recent episode of ‘I Know Jax‘ Joe talks to Cari Sanchez-Potter co-author of Cooking with Intuition a cookbook full of recipes that contain Intuitio... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Inaugural Riverside Craft Beer Festival Releases Beer Lists
Last week I brought to you news of a new beer festival happening this Saturday, February 22 at the Riverside Arts Market. This week, the event coordinators... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK