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• Devil’s Backbone Acquired by A-B

  

  Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company, a two-location company that is a perennial favorite of the judges at the Great American Beer Festival, has made an agreement t... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Kitchen on San Marco Celebrates First Anniversary with Local Beer, Spirits

  

  While not exactly a beer restaurant, Kitchen on San Marco has built a reputation of being a fine-dining destination that has a healthy respect for beer. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Bold City to Release Vernon’s Pilsner in Honor of Deceased Jolly Mon

  

  Just a few years ago, if you pulled up to Bold City Brewing Company for a few pints you were met by the mingling aromas of boiling wort and meaty... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cruise Line to Launch First North American Brewery at Sea

  

  Craft beer has been slowly and quietly stowing away on cruise ships for the past few years. With Cigar City of Tampa, obtaining a foothold on Carnival Cruise... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jax Beer Society Launches “Half Mash” Scavenger Hunt at Gastrofest

  

  As a kid, I loved scavenger hunts. There was something adventurous about getting a list of odd items to find and then headed of on the trail to find them. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 3 Things Cigar City’s Sale to Oskar Blues Will Mean

  

  So, a few days have passed since the beer world was rocked with the news that Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing Company sold to Longmont, Colo. based Oskar Blues itsel... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 8 Tips to Safely Enjoying Hunahpu’s Day

  

  Tomorrow in Tampa, beer-lovers from around the nation will collectively cheer as the gates to Hunahpu’s Day Beer Festival 2016 open at 11:00 p.m. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Bog Brewing to Open in St. Augustine March 4

  

  Photo source: bogbrewing.com Later today St. Augustine, will welcome a new brewery to its mix of eclectic restaurants and watering holes. Bog Brewing will open... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Belgium to Create Collaborative Versions of Fat Tire for 25th Anniversary

  

  To long-time readers of this blog it will come as no surprise that this announcement has me very excited. In preparation to celebrate 25 years of brewing their... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Riverside Craft Beer Festival Opens Jax Beer Fest Season

  

  Beer festival season begins in Jacksonville this weekend, Saturday, February 27, with the Third Annual Riverside Craft Beer Festival. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• AB-InBev Stirs the Kettle at Super Bowl Once Again

  

  The Super Bowl is over and that means that Anheuser-Busch/InBev has succeeded in raising the ire of someone in the craft beer world. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cold Weather Means Big Beer Releases

  

  During this time of year it is not uncommon for breweries to release their heavier beers. For instance, last month Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter was... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Coastal Empire Beer Co. to Invade Florida

  

  Look for a new brewery out of Savannah, Ga. to be gracing the shelves of your local beer store soon. Coastal Empire Beer Company has partnered with Cavalier... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer Basics for the Uninitiated

  

  Beer is an exceptionally complex creation that, as the craft beer renaissance continues, is also exceedingly intimidating. There is a dizzying number of styles... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Breaker, Breaker E-Street Tapping Special Brews, Showing Classic Movie

  

  In the history of cinema, there have been a few movies in which beer has played a central role. Cinematic masterpieces such as “Beerfest,” “Strange Brew,” and... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Silver Cow Offers Beer Education Classes

  

  Beer is a wondrous and often confusing substance. Questions abound like; where did beer come from? What is the difference between lagers and ales? How did... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• German Beer Purity Law to Celebrate 500 Years

  

  Water, barley and hops; as most beer aficionados know, these are the three main ingredients – along with yeast – that makes up the basis of the world’s third... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 8 Beer Hacks You Need to Know

  

  It has been a while since I have posted a good beer infographic. But, today the folks from Serenata Flowers have provide an infographic that any... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• SweetWater to Release Smokin’ New Pulled Porter

  

  Missing for several years, SweetWater Brewing Company’s experimental Dank Tank series returns with Pulled Porter. The brew is a collaboration with iconic Atlant... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Oskar Blues Changes Status of Deviant Dale’s

  

  One of my favorite breweries, Oskar Blues Brewing Company has released information about its perennial favorite Deviant Dale’s IPA. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK