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• Jax Beer Week — Day Three

  

  Mellow Mushroom, Tinseltown Head over to one of the city’s best pizza joints for a Jax Beer Week evnt that will feature the brews of Cigar City Brewing Co.,... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Beer Week — Day Two

  

  Brewer’s Pizza: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Brewer’s Pizza in Orange Park, has been quietly churning out exceptional beers through its in-house brewery, Pinglehead... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer, Silly Costumes, and Running: Tap ‘n’ Run Comes to Jacksonville

  

  The Riverside area of Jacksonville has had a long and storied history. It was one of Jacksonville’s original suburbs, it was home to numerous characters both... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Beer Week — Day One

  

  Pele’s Wood Fire: Bell’s Brewing Co. Beer DinnerIn little over a year, Pele’s Wood Fire has established itself as a true destination restaurant. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 6 Beers That Are Anything but Ordinary

  

  Almost on a daily basis a brewmaster somewhere comes up with a new idea for a beer flavor. Some sound interesting, others sound horrible, and still others... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Beer Week is Almost Upon Us

  

  Last year the inaugural Jax Beer Week proved that Jacksonville is a town ready for a premier beer event. This year marks the event’s second year and finds a... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Nominations Open Soon for Beer City USA; Let’s Get Jacksonville on the Ballot

  

  Jacksonville is a beer city. You know this and I know this. But, alas, the world does not know this. Last year for the Beer City USA competition we managed to... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Beer Week is Almost Here

  

  Last year the inaugural Jax Beer Week proved that Jacksonville is a town ready for a premier beer event. This year marks the event’s second year and finds a... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• American Craft Beer is Big in Europe and the Rest of the World

  

  The demand for American craft beers is so high that several breweries are planning to build facilities overseas. Perhaps the most visible of these is Stone... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hunahpu’s Day a Joyous Celebration Despite Some Issues

  

  Thousands of hopeful beer enthusiasts lined up in the dark streets of Tampa, FL in the wee hours of the morning Saturday. Some brought chairs to make their... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hunapuh Will Not Be the Only Beer Sought at Cigar City Brewing This Weekend

  

  Cigar City Brewing has become something of a legend in Florida and around the country. This past October at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brewers Association Adds Historical Styles to 2013 Guidelines

  

  Every year the Brewers Association (BA) updates and releases its guide to beer styles that sets the bar for brewers across the nation. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Oskar Blues Amping up a Favorite, Preparing a New Seasonal

  

  Oskar Blues Brewing Company has been turning heads since 1998 when Dale Katechis began brewing beer is the basement of his Lyons, Colo. restaurant. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sour Beers a Taste Worth Acquiring

  

  Brettanomyces, also known as “Brett”, is a yeast strain commonly found in red Burgundy wine. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Want to see a grown brewmaster shake in hi... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Healthy Beer? You Bet!

  

  A Kranz (wreath) of Kölsch beer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Generally speaking, beer and health aren’t necessarily equated with one another in most people’s minds... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A-B Accused of Watering Down Beer, Lawsuit Alledges

  

  It’s the news that rocked the beer world, Anheuser-Busch the mega brewer of some of the world’s most popular macro lagers, is being sued by two California... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Innovation the Key to Keeping the Craft Beer World Fresh

  

  Boilers at the Samuel Adams brewery in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The term “Indy” has become a hot topic lately. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• All Hopped up

  

  Deutsch: Hopfengarten (Humulus lupulus) nahe Au in der Hallertau (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Even though it only has four main ingredients, beer is an infinitely... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Dopplebocks Are a Spring Tradition That Began with Monks in Germany

  

  This time of year is special to Christians world-wide. From Fat Tuesday to Good Friday, Christians celebrate the season of Lent when Jesus went into the desert... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jacksonville to Host National Beer Gathering This Weekend

  

  Jacksonville’s beer industry has been on an upswing for the past four years since the opening of the pioneering Bold City Brewing Company. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK