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Too many options is a good thing
Can you believe it's already halfway through March? This year is flying by...more and more craft beer coming from our local, American, and import craft breweries. I used to be able to bring one beer home at a time and try it the next day, but now I can't keep up with all the great beers that have come out! My fridge is getting full. What helps is that there is a new Total Wine opening in Melbourne as well. Bring on the variety!
It's also exciting how many craft beer bars and pubs now exist. No longer do you have to be a regular at just one bar to get great beer but you can venture out and find amazing craft beer menus at a variety of places. For example, a gastropub with dinner and a beer, a franchise bar for a special tapping, a dive pub for some pool and a beer, or a brewpub or brewery for in-house beer. That's what I'm talking about!
Of course, like I always mention, all the fun events that come with those craft beer hot spots. Jacksonville Beer Week is the first week of April...free your schedule for some Jax craft beer events that will really excite your palate! Cheers,
Brown Specialty Team
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03-15-2013, 7:00 PM, ORLANDO
Florida Craft Beer Dinner at Jake's American Bar at the Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando. Featuring a 5 course meal paired with Holy Mackerel Panic Attack, Fantasy Brewmasters Dwarven Ale, Cigar City Hotter than Helles, and a very special Cigar City Marshal Zhukov. $45 dollars plus tax and gratuity. Seating at 7:00pm. ...>
03-19-2013, 6:00 PM, PENSACOLA
March 19th, 6-9pm, World of Beer in Pensacola is having an Innis and Gunn pint night. Buy a pint of tasty oak aged Innis and Gunn, and keep the glass (while supplies last). ...»
Jax Beer Week
04-01-2013 to 04-06-2013, JACKSONVILLE
Click here to be kept up to date on participating breweries, bars and restaurants, and events throughout the week for Jax Beer Week. Three big ones not to miss:
Engine 15 Brewing Company Tap Takeover - Friday, April 5th
Jax Beer Week Mega Florida Tap Takeover - Friday, April 5th
Jax Beer Week Grand Tasting - Saturday, April 6th
Jax Beer Week - Facebook Page
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Ommegang Iron Throne
Iron Throne is a blonde ale brewed with a robust amount of pils, honey malt, aroma malts and red wheat. Gentle hopping includes Styrian Golding and Hallertau Spalter Select, appropriately noble hops. Spiced with grains of paradise and lemon peel. Hue is a slightly hazy golden amber. Head is full and fluffy. Finish is crisp, backed by a touch of spice and hops. Aroma is a bit grassy with a hint of lemon fruitiness from the lemon peel. Taste is lightly malty, rounded out by honey malt sweetness. Brewery Ommegang and HBO are partnering on a series of beers in support of the critically-acclaimed drama Game of Thrones. Launching in tandem with the season three debut, Iron Throne is the inaugural beer in the series. Limited. ABV 6.5%
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Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA
On a quest to make delicious beers, our brewers have continually sought creative new ways to accentuate the delightfully aromatic and flavorful qualities of hops. Hopheads rejoice! Dorado Double IPA takes hops to a new level. Mash Hopping, First Wort Hopping, Kettle Hopping, and Dry Hopping create an award winning beer that embodies San Diego's reputation for making world class IPAs. Our bottle Robust Series gives all beer lovers an opportunity to try our most rare beers, previously available only on draft at select tap houses. ABV 9.6%
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Hoppin' Frog Mean Manalishi Double IPA
Explore the extremes of hops, and experience all of their bitterness, flavor and aroma with this Double I.P.A. An extreme, super-assertive and satisfying amount of American hop character is balanced with a toasty, caramelized, intense malt presence. Limited. 8.2% ABV
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Red Brick The Lost Years
The Lost Years, the 5th release of Red Brick Brewing's distinguished Brick Mason Series, is an American Strong Ale brewed with spices and aged in Jim Beam bourbon oak barrels. This copper colored ale gives off aromas of dark fruit and toffee. The taste of caramel and fruity esters are complimented by subtle spicing of orange peel and star anise followed by hints of bourbon and oak leading to a warm finish. 9.0% ABV
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Luk Dry
Light golden color and the fine aromas of fresh fruit. On the palate, almost dry yet fresh and delicately effervescent. Made with McIntosh apples, this cider is carbonated at the bottling stage. This cider recently took home the silver medal at the Great International Beer and Cider Competition. 6.4% ABV
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Luk Rose
Pale pink color reminiscent of the rosés of Provence, revealing rose and spring jasmine aromas. Bubbly and invigorating, it has a great vivacity and the freshness of red berries followed by a delicate effervescence. Made with McIntosh and Geneva apples, this light cider is carbonated at the bottling stage. This cider recently took home the bronze medal at the Great International Beer and Cider Competition. 6.4% ABV
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Luk Hard Dry
This fortified version of their Luk Dry is made with McIntosh apples, is light golden in color and has fine aromas of fresh fruit. The added "Eau-de-Vie" increase the alcohol level. 12% ABV
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Luk Hard Rose
Luk Hard Rose - This fortified version of their Luk Rose is still made with McIntosh and Geneva apples but has an added "Eau-de-Vie" to increase the alcohol level. 12% ABV
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Luk Tomahawk Maple Cream
The cream liqueur brings together Grade-A Quebec Maple syrup, fresh cream and the highest quality of rum to create a delicious maple cream liqueur that is perfect for any occasion. 32% ABV
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Look out for returning favorites like Red Brick Blonde which has come back as a seasonal product this year! Get it while you can!
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 The Americanization of Beer Styles
By: Charlie Papazian
In the USA there have been several unique and distinctive beer styles that have emerged over the past 70 years. American-style light lager with their low calorie and colored derivations has been the most copied and popularized throughout the world. These beers are defined by their high corn, rice, sugar adjunct content, and low malt and hop taste profiles along with "refreshing" higher carbonation. Their presence has been both dominating and ubiquitous. But times are changing.
Over the past 30 years innovative craft brewers in the United States have created many beer types that at the time defied categorization as European styles. The popularity of these "America-style" beers has grown both in the USA and internationally. What has defined these styles and why did they emerge? Here are a few select examples of how both culture and access to ingredients helped to define new directions in beer character.
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Florida company rewards workers with 'Beer Cart Fridays'
By : The Associated PressPORT ORANGE, Fla. - Employees at a Port Orange health-care staffing company are allowed to drink on the company's tab, on company time, thanks to a perk known as "Beer Cart Fridays."
"We put our corporate culture before profits, and when you do that, profits will follow," said Advance Medical CEO Jennifer Fuicelli.
She's been rolling out the beer cart for two years as part of an "unorthodox corporate culture" that rewards employees for hard work. Employees are restricted to one beer and are not allowed to drive while intoxicated. The goal isn't to promote drinking but to let employees know they're appreciated, which Fuicelli says is a small price that "pays huge dividends."
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Sour Pour: The Wild Side of Pairings
By: Veronica Hinke
As Americans continue to embrace tart-flavored craft beers, these styles are finding their food pairing footing across the U.S. From a blueberry pie in Maine to a citrusy salad in California, these beers, crafted with distinct Belgian techniques that involve wood barrels and spontaneous fermentation, are holding their own next to some of America's most beloved foods. Sour and Wild Beer: The Distinction The terms wild and sour in reference to craft beer are usually used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Beers are soured by introducing acidifying bacteria (Lactobacillus and Pediococcus being the most common) to fermenting beer. Wild beer is generally used to describe any beer that displays the earthy characteristics of Brettanomyces yeast strains-often shortened to Brett-regardless of whether the beer is a light golden ale or a strong dark stout. Often these styles receive all three of the bacteria to blend a funky, sour character that many beer geeks have developed an affinity for.
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Hawaii Blue Paws
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. white rum
- ¾ oz. coconut rum
- ½ oz. Blue Curacao
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
- 2 ½ oz. of Sea Dog Blueberry Wheat Ale
Instructions:
Add all ingredients except the beer shaken over ice. Then top with the Sea Dog Blueberry.
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Featured Recipe
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Smoked Bacon and Beer
By: Food Blogga
Yield: 4 servings Level: Easy Ingredients:
- 2 large orange-fleshed sweet potatoes or Garnet yams
- olive oil for brushing potatoes
- 6 strips maple smoked bacon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup beer, preferably a brown ale
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- a few cranks of freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil, for easy clean up. Wash potatoes and pat dry. Rub flesh with a little bit of olive oil. Place flesh side down on the prepared baking sheet
In a large skillet over medium heat, add bacon. Cook, turning frequently, until browned and crisp, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper-toweled lined plate to drain. Cool completely. Chop finely, reserving one slice for garnish.
Once the potatoes are cooked, remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes. Scoop out the flesh and set aside.
In a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add sliced onions and brown sugar; stir occasionally, until the onions caramelize and turn a deep golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Add beer and cook 2 minutes. Add maple syrup. Stir well and cook 3-4 minutes. Add roasted potatoes and bacon to skillet. Stir well. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with reserved bacon.
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