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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Unmanned Camera Set to Record Guests a Beer Fest, Results Must Be Seen to Be...
Beer festivals are glorious events where only the upper crust of the beer drinking world gathers to sip and wax poetic about our favorite beverage. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Infographic Provides Guidance for Non-craft Beer Drinkers
I love a good infographic, this is a simple truth that all readers of this blog know. I mean, I even went so far as to create several of my own... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Mexican Craft Beer Fighting an Uphill Battle, but Coming on Strong
Mexican beer has come a long way from the pale yellow fizzy lagers like Corona and Tecate. In today’s Mexico, craft brewers are setting up shop in and around... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Riverside Craft Beer Festival Seeks to Raise Funds for Track at School
Craft beer lovers are known to be a charitable as well as a convivial bunch. It seems that there is always an event popping up to help the many deserving... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Rogue Ales Tasting at Total Wine & Spirits in Jacksonville
Rogue, as are many breweries, was founded by a group of home brewers bent on sharing their beer and philosophy of life with as many people as would listen. Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Mead Tasting at Dahlia’s Pour House to Highlight Ancient Beverage
While not strictly considered a beer, mead does loosely fall into the same category. Whereas beer uses mainly malted grains for its fermentable sugars, mead use... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
SweetWater 420 Festival Moves to Centennial Olympic Park, Unveils Musical Lineup
Photo courtesy of: alesharpton.blogspot.comFestival season is in full swing here in the Southeastern United States and SweetWater is gearing up for one of the... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Deland Beer Week Culminates in Deland Craft Beer Festival This Weekend
One of the best little beer festivals in the entire state is set to take place once again Saturday, February 8 in Deland, Fla. The festival is the culmination o... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
A Visit to Capital Brewery and Karben4 Brewing in Wisconsin
Our Northern Correspondent, Bryan Born, has been braving the storms and trying out new beers and breweries. Here is his latest installment in which he tells... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The 5 Best Beers in the World
Credit: Creative Commons / mfajardoRecently, I was asked to provide my top five beers for a 50 Best Beers of the World article by food and drink website... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Lakeland Set to Host Annual Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival
It is no secret that Florida is seeing incredible growth in the craft beer revolution. Over the next few weeks there will be a plethora of special beer release... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Underdark Release Party to Include Impressive List of Guest Beers
As if it were not enough to have Underdark Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout available on tap and for sale this Saturday, February 1, Intuition Ale Works has just... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Beer News from ‘I Know Jax’ with The Beer Guy
Want to know what is going on this weekend and in the coming weeks for the beer world? Check out the clip below!And be sure to catch new segments of The Beer Gu... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Bold City Brewery’s Brian Miller Interviewed on ‘I Know Jax’
Bold City Brewing Company was the first craft brewery in Jacksonville. Established in 2008, the mother and son team of Susan and Brian Miller have created a... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Hunahpu’s Day Draft List Leaked
As I was perusing Facebook this afternoon I saw a curious link. It opened a Google spreadsheet file the author purports to be the draft list for Cigar City’s... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
What’s This About a Locals Only Beer Fest? (A TOP SEVEN LIST)
The crazy (in a good way) folks over at Community First Saturdays have published a blog post about tomorrow’s Locals Only Beer Fest. Take a look and get ready... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Locals Only Beer Fest Coming to Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce January 25
The next few months are going to be busy in the beer world. There are special releases, beer festivals and beer dinners happening all over Jacksonville and the... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Beer-flavored Jelly Beans?
Jelly Belly's latest flavor has beer lovers beyond happy. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Stone Brewing Company’s Enjoy 02.14.14 Meant to Be Consumed Fresh
Fresh beer is good beer. At least that is true when it comes to certain styles and brands. Several brewers make no bones about the fact that their beer is to... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Beer Names Range from Descriptive to Offensive
With tens of thousands of beers being produced every year by thousands of breweries around the world, there is likely to be some very interesting names for thos... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK