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Fresh Chevre and a Framboise (Ex. Timmermans Framboise)
A chevre is an earthy, creamy fresh goat cheese. The low alcohol content of a framboise and natural fruit flavors complement the creaminess of the cheese without overpowering it. (think of cream cheese and jam). The carbonation and minor tart flavors help cut through the richness of the cheese.
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| Featured (EASY) Cooking with Beer Recipe of the Week |
Breckenridge Brew Vanilla Porter Milkshake
Difficulty: SUPER Easy
Time: 2-3 minutes
Beer: Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
Ingredients
-4 scoops plain vanilla ice cream
-1/2 bottle of Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
Directions
Combine vanilla ice cream and Breckenridge Vanilla Porter together in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and enjoy. Serves 1.
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Fresh Beer Represents:
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Avery Brewing
Ayinger
Blue Point Brewing
Boulder Brewing
Breckenridge Brewery
The Bruery
Cisco Brewers
Clipper City Brewing
Dogfish Head Brewing
Flying Dog Brewing
Gordon Biersch Brewing
Greene's Organic
Highland Brewing
Left Hand Brewing
Orval
Oskar Blues Brewing
Magic Hat Brewing Co.
Peak Organic Brewing Co. Pennsylvania Brewing
Rogue Ales
Saranac Brewing
Southern Tier Brewing Summit Brewing
Shipyard Brewing
Seadog Brewing
Stoudt's Brewing
Stone Brewing
St. John's Brewing
Terrapin Brewing
Westmalle
Victory Brewing
LOCAL FLORIDA BEERS :
Inlet Brewing (Monk in the Trunk),
Gordash Brewing (Holy Mackerel)
Cigar City Brewing
Saint Somewhere
The Native Brewing Brands (ie. The Eleven, Native Lager and Thunderhead Red)
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Ian Salzberg - Minister of Beer Communications
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In 2010 we have gone from the beer festival to the full on beer week. Philadelphia has Philly Beer Week...Baltimore, New York and San Francisco too ! We haven't actually gotten to the point of putting together a full lineup for our own South Florida Fresh Beer week.......yet ! But leading the charge this year is Bethany "Chip off the ole' Stone block" Sherwin our fabulous Florida Stone rep who is kicking off the first ever Stone Week. That's right...a full week of events celebrating was has been called the "Greatest Brewery in the World" by Beer Advocate. With events in all 3 counties (sorry to Monroe...hopefully next year) and going on all week....there is no reason you can't get out to at least one event and "Get Stoned" with great beers like Lucky Bastard, Verticle Epic 10.10.10, Russian Imperial stout and many, many, more. Check out all the dates and times below and get out and enjoy.Cheers,Adam FineDirector of Hoperations
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| New Accounts and Deals:
ABC LIQUORS - Are now bringing in a bunch more Fresh Beer products. Not to mention they will be having sales on a bunch of our items... So stop on by your local ABC Liquors and see what they have to offer.
PUBLIX - Keep an eye out for a Holiday Ad featuring Magic Hat 12-packs. Not a bad gift idea....
PALM BEACH COUNTY
THE DUBLINER (435 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432) -Is now carrying Magic Hat #9, Summit Horizon Red, Shipyard XXXX IPA and Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale.
ZED 451 ( 201 Plaza Real # 1203 Boca Raton, FL 33432) - Is now carrying Dogfish Head 60-minute IPA on draft and bottles of Rogue Santa's Private Reserve and Breckenridge Vanilla Porter. Mizner is starting to get things rolling!
BLUE ANCHOR (804 East Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33483) - Now has added Shipyard Prelude to their impressive draft list.
DUFFY'S (1750 S Federal Hwy Delray Beach, FL 33483) - Has added Southern Tier 2XIPA and Shipyard Prelude to their awesome craft beer draft list.
HOWARD'S MARKET (6060 SW 18th St # 118 Boca Raton, FL 33433) - Has added Avery White Rascal, Terrapin Rye, Native Lager and Blue Point Toasted Lager to their ever growing craft beer line up.
BOSTON'S ON THE BEACH (40 South Ocean Boulevard Delray Beach, FL 33483) - Is bringing in Shipyard Export Ale on draft!
PRIME CIGAR BAR (2240 NW 19th St Boca Raton, FL 33431) - Has just opened in Boca and they are serving Arrogant Bastard Ale, Avery White Rascal, Avery IPA, Rogue Dead Guy just to name a few. BROWARD COUNTYMARKET 17 (1850 SE 17th St Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316) - Serving up Dale's Pale Ale, Breckenridge Avalanche Amber and Native Lager to pair with their farm fresh menu.FLANNIGANS (1479 East Commercial Boulevard Oakland Park, FL 33334) - Has brought on serving Highland Gaelic Ale on draft. Its just a wee bit different...JESSE'S XTREME SPORTS BAR (5442 W Atlantic Blvd Margate, FL 33063) - Has added some craft beers their to their menu including Well's Banana Bread, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Westmalle Dubbel and Magic Hat #9. TWIN OAKS LIQUORS (3232 Davie Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312) - Is now carrying the Not-Quite Pale Ale, Magic Hat #9.33RD STREET WINE BAR (3337 Northeast 33rd StreetFort Lauderdale, FL 33308) - Serving up some tasty brews including Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPA and Sea Dog Blueberry.
PRIME BAR (801 Silks Run, Hallandale, FL 33009) - Has added Bluepoint Rastafar Rye Ale, and Toasted Lager to their draft beer lineup. All beers $3 during Happy Hour (4-7) and during NFL games.
BOTTEGA WINE BAR (4455 Lyons Road #102 Coconut Creek, FL 33073) - Has added Flying Dog, Cigar City, Dogfish Head and Boulder Beer bottles to their craft beer portfolio.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
EDEN ROC RESORT - (4525 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33140) - Experience the finer things at 1500 Degrees Restaurant. Now carrying bottles from Westmalle, Orval, The Bruery, Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Native and Inlet.
HEAVY BURGER- (19004 NE 29th Ave Aventura, FL 33180) - Is currently carrying bottled items from Dogfish Head, Stone, Rogue, Inlet, Boulder, Shiner, Sea Dog and Woodchuck. Look out for Young Ron Brewer sightings! BLUE PIANO (600 NE 2nd Ave Miami, FL 33132) - Is now carrying draft Blue Point Rastafar Rye Ale and Toasted Lager, Cigar City Jai Alai, Left Hand Milk Stout, and Dogfish Head Midas Touch. They also carry import bottles including Ayinger Brau Weisse, Blanche de Bruxelles, Westmalle Tripel, Wells Banana Bread Beer and other assorted goodies! DORAL GOLF RESORT (4400 NW 87th Ave Miami, FL 33178) - Has joined the Fresh Beer team with draft Monk in the Trunk, Native Lager and Magic Hat #9, as well as Cigar City Jai Alai IPA in bottles.
LOUNGE 46 (190 NE 46 St Miami, FL 33137) - Has decided to come on strong with items like Dogfish Head Palo Santo, Stone Vertical Epic, Double Bastard, Victory Golden Monkey etc. Soon they will be getting a draft system!CELLARS WINE AND SPIRITS (21055 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33180) - Has added numerous new Fresh Beers to their lineup. Their knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff love to talk beer, so come on in. They might even tell you about their latest batch of homebrew. ANGELIQUE EURO CAFE (117 Miracle Mile Coral Gables, FL 33134) - Has just become a member of the craft can coalition by putting Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale on draft! Dale himself would be proud...
THE JOINT (9559 South Dixie Highway Miami, FL 33156) - Has added Blue Point Toasted Lager to their draft beer lineup. Great place to watch a game and enjoy a craft beer.
THE KEYS
CHEECA LODGE & SPA (81801 Overseas Hwy Islamorada, Florida 33036) - Now offering Cigar City Jai Alai IPA and Dogfish Head 60-Minute. Finally, something to drink if you decide to head down and relax. I would imagine nothing beats a massage while drinking a good IPA.
ISLAND DOGS (505 Front Street Key West, FL 33040) - Now has bottles of Magic Hat #9 and Virgin Islands Mango Pale Ale available for your enjoymentWHITE TARPON (700 Front St # 107 Key West, FL 33040), TURTLE KRAALS (231 Margaret St # 1 Key West, FL 33040) and HALF SHELL RAW BAR (231 Margaret Street Key West, FL 33040) - Are all offering up a variety of products from Fresh Beer. The Keys is starting to catch up...Special Beers Being Added to Accounts:
THE PORCH(429 Caroline Street Key West, FL 33040) - Now has Dogfish Head Bitches Brew and Midas Touch on draft and World Wide Stout and St. Somewhere Beers in bottles.
CERVEZAS (5835 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143) - Has Dogfish Head Burton Baton, Southern Tier Oat, Cigar City Puppys Breath Porter, Cigar City Humidor IPA, Cigar City Tocobaga Red, Dogfish Head Olde School and Stone Vertical Epic 10-10-10 all on draft. (I know, I know...RIDICULOUS LINEUP)
WORLD OF BEER (4401 Lyons Road Coconut Creek, FL 33073) - Has a keg of Dogfish Head Bitches Brew and Breckenridge Vanilla Porter.
FAT CATS (320 Himmarshee Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312) - Is tapping their keg of Dogfish Head Bitches Brew at Happy Hour on Friday
TRYST (4 East Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33444) - Is one of the few recipients of a tasty keg of Dogfish Head World Wide Stout... make sure to bring a DD.
LEFTOVERS (451 University Boulevard Jupiter FL, FL 33458) - Has Southern Tier Iniquity on tap
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Upcoming Events:
December 10th
A legendary night of draft, craft beer at Lou's Beer Garden (7337 Harding Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33141). Stop by for not just Dogfish Head Bitches Brew on draft but also World Wide Stout. Get it while you can! No better way to start off your weekend.
December 10th-16th Stone Beer Week December 10th
Pint Night at Abraxas (407 Meridian Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139). Stop by for a pint of Stone's Vertical Epic 10.10.10. on draft... plus specials on all other Stone bottled beer. Not to mention that you get to keep the glass when you buy your first pint, from 8pm until close. Bethany "My next tat is a gargoyle" Sherwin will be there to share a beer with you and graciously answer any questions you may have.
December 11th
Everyone Must Get Stone(ed) at BX Beer Depot (2964 2nd ave N. Lake worth, FL 33461) from 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Join Bethany from Stone Brewing as she leads us in a class on the great Beers of Stone. Brewing process, ingredient selection, and many more interesting facts about the beers of Stone will be shared by this great brewery that caters to homebrewers and beer lovers alike.Included in this event is a Commemorative Stone Brewing Snifter, and a tasting of the following beers:- Vertical Epic 10-10-10
- Ruination IPA
- Smoked Porter
- Lucky Bastartd Ale
- Imperial Russian Stout
- Depending on turnout, the Bx may break out a surprise beer!
After the class, a 20% discount on all Stone Brewing Draft Pours will be available to guest as well. Guest will be welcome to stick around at our Beerhaven Tiki for music and great beer afterward!Cost is $25.00 in advance and $30.00 on the day of the event. Please call (561)965-9494 to make your reservation today!
December 13th
Bastard Night at World of Beer (4401 Lyons Road Coconut Creek, FL 33073) from 7-9pm. Stop by where Bethany will be handing out arrogance as they will have a keg of Lucky Bastard, Double Bastard, Oaked Bastard and Arrogant Bastard all on draft...plus some other stone beers available on draft and a bunch in the bottles. Your not worthy.
December 14th
Bethany from Stone Brewing will be stopping by Gratify Gastro Pub (125 Datura St West Palm Beach, FL 33401) to host a Stone beer dinner on December 14th starting at 7pm. Call 561 833-5300 to make reservations. For $50 dollars the delicious lineup will include:
Course 1: Roasted Beet Salad with Candied Walnuts, Goat Cheese and Pear
Paired with Stone Pale Ale
Course 2:
Curry Mussels Paired with Stone IPA
Course 3: BBQ Porter Braised Short Rib with Buttermilk Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes Paired with Stone Smoked Porter
Course 4: Pine nut Salmon with Spinach and a Warm Bacon Glaze Paired with Arrogant Bastard Ale
Dessert Flourless Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Stout Whipped Cream Paired with Stone Imperial Russian Stout
December 15th
Stone Pint Night at Coffee District (325 NE 2nd Ave. Delray Beach, FL 33444) They will have Sublimely Self-Righteous, Vertical Epic 10.10.10. and some other Stone brews on draft. Bethany will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have about this West Coast brewery. Buy your first pint of Stone and keep the pint glass as a memento. December 16th In honor of Stone Week, Lauren "Go ahead and try and spell my last name without looking" Cifizzari will be serving up some samples of Arrogant Bastard Ale and Stone Smoked Porter (plus some others) at Milam's (2969 McDonald Street FL 33133) from 6-8pm.
December 10th
As you may have noticed the Holiday Season is here. To help prepare you for the festivities (and possibly being around the family for long periods of time), Stop by Total Wine (5050 Town Center Circle Boca Raton, FL 33486) for a Holiday tasting of Shipyard Prelude, Dogfish Head Chicory Stout and Summit Horizon Red where Lauren Cifizzari will sampling from 4-7pm.
December 11th
Like local craft beer? Well stop by Whole Foods (1400 Glades Rd Ste 110, Boca Raton, FL 33431) where Jill "The Head Beer Pimpette" Fine will be serving up some Native brews from 11-1pm. With college football coming to a close, don't act like you have something better to do on Saturday than drink free craft beer...
December 11th
We know you have seen it on the "Brew Masters" show but have you tried a bunch of Dogfish Head beers? Well stop by Whole Foods (6701 Red Rd Coral Gables, FL 33143) from 1-3pm for free samples of Dogfish Head Raison D'etre, Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale plus some Strongbow Cider.
December 11th
Terrapin tasting at Whole Foods (1400 Glades Rd Ste 110, Boca Raton, FL 33431) from 4-6pm. Lauren Cifizzari will be serving up some free samples of Rye and Hopsecutioner... can't beat that
December 12th
Neighborhood hot spot Lola's on Harrison (2032 Harrison St Hollywood, FL 33020) will close Harrison Street on Sunday December 12th from 4pm to 7pm for their 2nd Annual charity food and music festival Lolapalooza boasting multiple live performances, three bars and over 20 tasting stations of craft micro brews, award winning wines & tantalizing cuisine. Last year's event brought out over 250 people in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society raising $1,000 for the charity. This year's event expects close to 500 guests- and includes a street closure, tent, and a stage for unprecedented live performances from the Atlantis Party Band and the Dartmouth College Dodecaphonics. Blue Point will be there representing by pairing up their Toasted Lager, RastafaRye and Pale Ale with a few different dishes. For tickets and more info check out their event page.
December 14th
Stop by Cervezas (5835 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143) monthly beer tasting with Cesar "The Beer Czar" Vazquez from 7-9pm where they will be serving up 15+ craft beers, 5 paired with CUPCAKES by Sweet Kaos. Tasting costs $20 (which is a killer deal). Might want to skip dessert that day...
January 28 & 29th Just a heads up that the Field of Beers and Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is just around the corner. More details TBA soon but in the meantime mark it down on the calendar! |
New Arrivals:
HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY
Cold Mountain Winter Ale - Highlands ever-changing spiced winter seasonal. A tasty brew that complements all your holiday festivities. It is typically malty in body, lightly hopped, and rounded out with spices that they vary from year to year
THE BRUERY
Three French Hens - The third in the 12 Days/Years of Christmas Series. They again drew some inspiration from the name and decided that at least a portion of this beer had to be aged in French oak barrels. The Bruery came out with is a bold and spicy Belgian Dark Strong Ale, 25% aged in oak. This beer is designed to take the journey through time until 12 Drummers Drumming, but is a delightful holiday treat right off the shelf
NARRAGANSETT BEER
Porter - This American-style porter has robust malt flavor with a slight hop character. It is brewed with chinook hops for bitterness, simcoe hops for aroma, black malt, pale malt, chocolate malt, munich malt, crystal malt, roasted barley, and ale yeast. Giving it an imperial taste. Gansett Porter offers an extremely approachable craft experience that, unlike many of the other porters on the market, is not overly smoky or bitter. The Narragansett Porter has a deliciously mild chocolate flavor with just a hint of smokiness and hops to balance out the finish.
BRECKENRIDE BREWERY
Christmas Ale -The chill of a Colorado high-country winter calls for a beer with extra flavor and warming characteristics. Here it is. Breck Brew's Christmas Ale. At over 7% alcohol, with a sturdy texture and rich flavors of caramel and chocolate, Breckenridge's holiday seasonal is the fermented equivalent of a good fire.The ultimate winter warmer.
SOUTHERN TIER BREWING COMPANY
Oat Imperial Oatmeal Stout - This beer begins in spring when oat seeds are sown as soon as the soil can be worked. Meanwhile, select types of barley are planted with hopes that Mother Nature will be kind. Southern Tier's brewers wait patiently until the legumes are mature and ready for the scythe. Upon delivery to the brewery, these ingredients are mixed together in the mash tun where they steep, creating a rich molasses-like liquid. Spicy hops are boiled with the thick brew, giving balance and complexity. Brewers yeast feasts upon the rich sugars, concluding its transformation into oatmeal stout. Pour Oat into a snifter, allow its thick tan head to slowly rise, releasing unbridled aromas. The color of Oat is as dark as a moonless night. The first sip reveals Oat's thick and nourishing taste. Like a haversack to a horse, a bottle of this stout is a meal in itself. Enjoy responsibly.
AYINGER BREWING COMPANY
Weizen-bock - The weizen-bock style is relatively uncommon, even in Bavaria: they are wheat ales (weissebeer or weizen beer) that are brewed to be as strong as a bock - with corresponding fuller body, and enhanced flavors. They can be pale ("helles") or dark ("dunkles"), but Ayinger Weizen Bock is pale in color. Classic Bavarian weissebeer aroma suggesting spice and cloves; smooth body from wheat and from decoction mashing; extravagant, pinpoint conditioning. The flavor offers the essence of the wheat harvest, fresh-baked bread, maybe even - somehow - the sunshine of a fall afternoon. The finish is tropical fruit, cloves and banana.
VICTORY BREWING COMPANY
Yakima Glory Ale - The tenacious grip of big, juicy hop aroma and character slides smoothly into rich, dark malts. This heavyweight battle between fresh, Yakima Valley hops and dark, roasted malts is resolved harmoniously as the flavors merge to deliver complex satisfaction with a warming edge. Bask in the "glory" of the bright and brassy hops!
Other returning favorites hitting the shelves:
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, Victory Old Horizontal Barleywine, Shipyard Longfellow, Dogfish Head Bitches Brew, Burton Baton and Stone Double Bastard
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Even the Founding Fathers Loved BeerBarry Petersen Talks to Beer Lovers Who Look Down on Wine
(CBS) For many a football fan, watching the big Sunday game is a lot more fun accompanied by some beer. Barry Petersen reopens the old debate between beer and wine:
Beer - some say it's time this lowly brew gets a lot more respect.
The argument for beer begins, where else, on a college campus, at the University of California-Davis, with the man they call the professor of beer.
Charlie Bamforth teaches brewing and he throws down the gauntlet on wine versus beer.
He calls the brew "the most sophisticated and complex of alcohol beverages."
More than wine? "Yes," said Bamforth.
Oh, come on. And how?
"It's much more complicated to make."
For proof, stop into the Wynkoop Brewery in Denver, Colorado, one of 1,500 craft breweries in the country. Beers are made on site, with names like Two Guns Pilsner and Cowtown Milk Stout.
Marty Jones, who helps promote beer, starts with a touch of history: How country was founded by men who planned our nation's future over beers in the taverns of the Northeast - the Founding Fathers.
"Thomas Jefferson was a brewer. Washington was brewer. Ben Franklin was a brewer," Jones said.
Beer has always had its place in America's fabric, from the ballpark, to the White House, to television.
As for the words wine drinkers use to describe taste, try some beer terms on for size.
"We have flavors of caramel, malt, coffee, chocolate, toffee. Then you add hops, and you get aromas of pine, and juniper, and citrus, and grapefruit and orange," Jones said.
But, let's face it - the problem with beer is not about the pint, but the perception.
Andy Brown, the Wynkoop brewmaster, said, "It's the Rodney Dangerfield of adult beverages. You know, we just can't get no respect." For full article
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Nutritious Beer: The Darker the Better
From Beer Universe
Reminiscent of the turning seasons, beer styles often change just before the first spring bloom or last falling leaf. Seeing that we are approaching the winter season, the seasonal change is taunting our taste-buds to crave a heartier brew.
Interestingly enough we were pleased to read an old article provoking the benefits of the darker, maltier flavors of fall and winter. A study first conducted by the University of Wisconsin in 1997 found evidence that drinking darker beers may reduce the risk of heart disease. Obviously, we stress that not like Popeye's spinach, drinking as much dark beer as you can does not increase health benefits more, but rather in moderation, the micronutrients in a more malty brew can actually be more beneficial than those found in a lighter beer.
Researchers from Wisconsin, compared the results of drinking Guinness or Heineken on arterial health. They fed the two styles of beer to ~8 canines suffering from clogged arteries. At the end of the day, the dogs were not drunk but rather researchers found that those nourished by the dark ale improved more significantly than those nourished by the light beer. How does this happen? For full article
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Searching For Science In A Glass Of Beer
NPR's Science Friday had an interview this week with Charlie Bamforth, talking about beer and his new book, "Beer Is Proof God Loves Us: Reaching for the Soul of Beer and Brewing." Bamforth, of course, is the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science at the University of California at Davis. In the segment, entitled Searching For Science In A Glass of Beer, Charlie takes questions and discusses the brewing process more generally. There's also a transcript of the talk on their website. Enjoy. To take a listen to the segment.
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