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• Oskar Blues & Sierra Nevada Beer Dinners Coming to Publix Aprons Cooking School

  

  Over the next few weeks, the Aprons Cooking School located in the Publix Supermarket on San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin will feature two outstanding beer dinners. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Runtoberfest to Benefit Challenged Athletes Foundation

  

  Over the last few years running clubs have sprung up around beer venues. I know of several that meet regularly to run a few miles and then re-carb with a cold... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jacksonville Axemen Get Ale Named for Them, Start New Season

  

  New to Jacksonville this week is an ale that hits as hard as the Jacksonville Axemen rugby league team.Come join Axemen players and fans at 6 pm this Friday,... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer a Star at Epcot Food & Wine Festival

  

  Every fall the folks at Disney World throw a huge food and wine festival that, over the past few years, has been adding more and more quality beers to its... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• BrewDogs; an Exclusive Conversation

  

  Anyone that has spent a few minutes perusing the videos at the website for BrewDogs’ website knows that owners James Watt and Martin Dickie are a bit eccentric. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Old Style in a Squeeze Play at Wrigley

  

  Since 1950 the Chicago Cubs have had a relationship with the G. Heileman Brewing Company and Old Style Beer. Next year, if the owners of the team have their way... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tenacity Secret to Terrapin Beer Company Success

  

  The drive from Atlanta to Athens, Ga. usually takes about 45 minutes. However, when the weather turns bad, it can take much longer. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Miami Brick-Toberfest Set to Heat Things up

  

  The fall festival season is here and it seems like every weekend there is another big event. On September 28, the focus will be on the Brickell Village area of... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tap into the Business of Craft Beer Infographic – Insights from Kendall College

  

  Since everyone seemed to enjoy the infographic from earlier this week, here is anothher one you might enjoy about our favorite beverage. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• About.com Releases Fun Beer Infographic

  

  Beer is a surprising and often confounding substance. Enjoyed properly it can be a treasure, abused it can a bane. But, for those of us who are responsible in... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Video Games on Tap with New Gaming System

  

  As a younger man, much of my spare time and spare change was spent staring at an arcade screen. Usually I sweated out my video game Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Vintage Series from Goose Island Comes to Jax

  

  Goose Island Brewery has been a Chicago mainstay for over 25 years. Known for their drinkable beers such as 312 Urban Wheat and Honkers IPA, the brewery is... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Nitro Taps Increasing in Numbers

  More and more brewers are getting into brewing beers meant to be served on nitro, or nitrogen, rather than the standard CO2. Nitro is the gas that causes the... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Price is Wrong is Oh So Right

  

  The-Price-is-WrongAdam Sandler, in his 1996 sports comedy, “Happy Gilmore,” coined the phrase, “The Price is Wrong…” Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer News and Events Segment New on ‘I Know Jax’

  A few weeks ago, Joe Talentino the producer, director and host of ‘I Know Jax’ came to me with an idea: how about a beer news and events segment? Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Michael Payne of Aardwolf Brewing Interviewed on “I Know Jax”

  Michael Payne is the co-owner and brewer at Aardwolf Brewing Co. in the San Marco neighborhood of Jacksonville, Fla. Since opening earlier this year, the Tap... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Acid Spill Evacuates Dogfish Head Brewery

  Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, Del. suffered a spill of 300 gallons of nitric acid forcing the evacuation of the plant. Known for outrageous brews, the... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• National Food and Drink Website Chooses Cigar City as Top 5 Brewery

  

  A few weeks ago, I received an email from a reporter for The Daily Meal food and drink website. She sought me out to ask my opinion of the best craft beer... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Great American Beer Festival 2013 Tickets on Sale This Week

  

  For the past five years tickets to the Great American beer Festival in Denver, Colo. have sold out. Last year, amid great controversy, the event sold out in a... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Summer Beer Round-up, Video Segment from “I Know Jax”

  In the heat of a Jacksonville summer, a cold beer is just the thing to beat the heat and humidity. With that in mind, I embarked on a journey to several local... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK