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American Craft Beer Week is Upon Us
Have you started drinking a lot of water and washed all of your beer shirts for American Craft Beer Week? Now is the time to prep yourself for countless beer events to honor this upcoming week where you will run into your fellow beer man who can appreciate the same.
From Monday through Sunday get ready to experience a palate-ful of flavorful hops, malts, fruits, yeasts, and all sorts of ingredients into one perfectly balanced glass; A week where you will discuss brewing, brewers, breweries, and probably some non-related beer conversations stemmed from said beer; A week to appreciate the work, ingredients, experimentation and time put into the beers you drink regularly or the limited time it comes out; and most important, a week to drink and enjoy these beers.
You may decide to go to a special release of Nectar Ales Black Xantus, or a tasting so that you can drink at home and celebrate, or perhaps you are planning by the day to attend all pint nights so you can keep the glasses for memory and then finish off at your local bar for a tap takeover of one of your favorite breweries. Wherever you are in Florida, just know that American breweries appreciate that craft beer in your hand and are raising their glasses to a toast from coast to coast.
Cheers, Brown Specialty Team
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American Craft Beer Week: Big Week, Small Breweries.
Below are all of our American craft-beer-centric events from May 13-19th in Central, West and North Florida. Click on the hyperlinked title of each event for the full descriptions.
CENTRAL FLORIDA EVENTS
May 13th: ALL WEEK, WINTER PARK Drink Like a Local All Week Long at the Broken Barrel ALL WEEK, PALM BAY Shipyard Brewing Co Week-long Specials at Ramuntos Pizza ALL WEEK, EDGEWATER Gnarly Barley All Week Long ACBW Local Events ALL WEEK, ORLANDO Sample the South! @ Rossi's Pizza and Pasta ALL WEEK, ORLANDO ALL WEEK, ORLANDO Johnny's Beer Shack American Craft Beer Week ALL WEEK, ORLANDO Shipyard Brewing American Craft Beer Week Tasting May 13, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, ORLANDO Breckenridge Brewery American Craft Beer Tasting at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits May 13, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM , OVEIDO Breckenridge Pint Night May 13, 5:00 PM - Midnight, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Bell's Brewing Total Wine Tasting May 13, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, ORLANDO May 14th: Bell's Brewery Night at World of Beer Altamonte May 14, 5:00 PM , ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Oblivion 12% Imports American Brands Spotlight Night May 14, 5:00 PM,ORLANDO
May 14, 6:00 PM - Close, ORLANDO Shipyard Brewing Craft Beer Tasting at Total Wine May 14, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, ORLANDO Cigar City Tasting at Redlight May 14, 6:30 PM, ORLANDO May 15th:
Shipyard Brewing Craft Beer Tasting at Total Wine May 15, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, ORLANDO Cigar City American Craft Beer Week Tasting at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits May 15, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, OCOEE Lazy Magnolia Pint Night May 15, 5:00 PM , ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Nectar Ales Special Release Black Xantus May 15, 5:00 PM, WINTER PARK Shipyard Melonhead Special Release May 15, 5:00 PM, DAYTONA May 16th: May 16, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, VIERA Cigar City Brewing Tap Takeover May 16, 4:00 PM, ORLANDO May 16, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, LAKE MARY May 16, 5:00 PM - May 7:00 PM, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Cigar City American Craft Beer Week Tasting at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits May 16, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, ORLANDO May 16, 5:00 PM - Close, PORT ORANGE May 16, 5:00 PM - Close, WINTER PARK May 16, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ORLANDO May 17th: Cigar City Brewing Total Wine Orlando Tasting May 17, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, ORLANDO May 17, 5:00 PM - Close, PORT ORANGE Left Hand Beer Dinner at Jake's American Bar at the Royal Pacific May 17, 7:00 PM, ORLANDO May 18th: A Toast from Coast to Coast May 18, 12:00 - 2:00 AM, ORLANDO May 18, 5:00 PM - Close, PORT ORANGE May 19th: Cigar City Tap Spotlight at WOB Viera May 19, 5:00 PM - Close, VIERA WEST FLORIDA EVENTS May 13th: Sea Dog Brewing Co.Week ALL WEEK, DADE CITY 7venth Sun Week at Stein and Vine
ALL WEEK, BRANDON ALL WEEK, ST PETERSBURG Nectar Ales Black Xantus Release for ACBW May 13, 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS May 14th: May 14, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, TAMPA Ommegang Brewery Night May 14, 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM, ST. PETERSBURG Evil Twin Brewing Special Release Night May 14, 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS May 14, 8:00 - 10:00 PM, SARASOTA May 15th: Florida Brewery Tap Takeover May 15, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM, TAMPA Sea Dog Spotlight Night at World of Beer Land O' Lakes May 15, 3:00 PM - Close, LAND O' LAKES
May 15, 3:00 PM - Close, CARROLLWOOD May 15, 3:00 PM - Close, WESTCHASE
May 16th:
Nectar Ales Spotlight Night at Mellow Mushroom May 16, 11:00 AM - Close, CITRUS PARK
May 16, 3:00 PM - Close, LUTZ May 16. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, TAMPA Yappy Hour at WOB St. Pete May 16, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ST PETERSBURG 7venth Sun Brewery Night at the Bricks of Ybor May 16, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM, TAMPA May 17th: 1 Month Anniversary of the Independent Clearwater with Nectar Ales Special Release May 17, 6:00 PM, CLEARWATER May 18th: May 18, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, ST PETERSBURG Highland Brewing American Craft Beer Tasting at ABC Fine Wine And Spirits May 18, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, SARASOTA Beer Box Grand Opening - A Celebration of Local Craft May 18, 6:00 - 9:30 pm, SARASOTA May 19th: May 19, 6:00pm, SARASOTA NORTH FLORIDA EVENTS May 13th: ALL WEEK, GAINESVILLE ALL WEEK, TALLAHASSEE ALL WEEK, JACKSONVILLE BEACH ALL WEEK, GAINESVILLE ALL WEEK, GAINESVILLE May 13, 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM, TALLAHASSEE May 13, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, JACKSONVILLE
May 14th:
May 14, 10:00 AM - 3:00 AM, TALLAHSSEE May 14, 3:00 PM- 6:00 PM, JACKSONVILLE
IPA Night @ Loosey's May 14, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM, GAINESVILLE May 14, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, PENSACOLA American Craft Beer Class at Hopjacks Filling Station May 14, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, PENSACOLA May 15th:
May 15, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, JACKSONVILLE May 15, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, JACKSONVILLE BEACH May 15, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM, GAINESVILLE Nectar Ales Night with Black Xanthus Special Release May 15, 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM, TALLAHASSEE Mockingbird featuring Narragansett Brewing May 15, 9:00 PM - Close, TALLAHASSEE May 16th: May 16, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM, JACKSONVILLE BEACH Magic Hat Tasting at Market Liquor May 16, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, TALLAHASSEE May 17th: Southeast Craft Beer Tasting at Total Wine May 17, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, JACKSONVILLE Live Music and ALL American Craft Draft @ Loosey's May 17, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM , GAINESVILLE American Craft Beer Tasting at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits May 17 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, GAINESVILLE Shipyard XXXX Firkin Release at WOB May 17, 6:00 PM, PENSACOLA Gallery Night Special Featuring Shipyard Firkin at Hopjacks May 17, 7:00 PM, PENSACOLA May 17, 7:00 PM, TALLAHASSEE May 18th: Karaoke with Craft Beer and Whiskey @ Loosey's May 18, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM, GAINESVILLE American Craft Beer Tasting at New Leaf Market May 18th 4:30 - 6:00 PM, TALLAHASSEE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Nectar Ales Black XantusBlack Xantus is a rare bird and a very limited release. It is the First ever "big-beer " to be released under the Nectar Ales line. Barrel aged for 6 months in combination of Bourbon, retired Firestone Union and wine barrels and Infused with fair-trade, organic coffee from local roaster Jobella. Rich bourbon and coffee aromas greet the senses. Complex chocolate and tobacco flavors fill the palate. This beer displays a full-bodied mouth-feel and an overall balanced presentation. It would be a perfect pairing to rich chocolate desserts. 11.0% ABV
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2013 Stone Espresso Imperial Russian StoutEspresso-roast coffee has thousands of aromatic and flavor compounds. A lot of what comes out in the final flavor depends on where the beans are grown and how they are roasted and blended. Stone fell in love with the espresso from San Diego's Ryan Bros. Coffee when they first tried it in a cask of Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale, and then later when using it to make espresso, "real" macchiatos, and lattes during one of their weekly "Espresso Friday" sessions. It's a blend of Indonesian and Central/South American coffee beans, dark roasted and blended to perfection. The flavor is bold and robust yet very smooth, with hints of citrus and berries. 11.0% ABV
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Three Palms Serendipity Sour AleThis berliner weiss sour ale is slightly puckering throughout the taste with a pleasant sour nose and finish. 5.43% ABV
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Lazy Magnolia Black and Gold Black and Gold pays a tribute to the University of Central Florida. The recipe is Lazy Magnolia's Southern Golden Honey Ale. Brewed with locally produced honey, this light-bodied brew was designed specifically for the City of Hattiesburg, MS. This refreshing beer is noted by its smooth character and gentle, sweet honey finish. 6.0% ABV
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Red Brick Black-Eye IPABlack-Eye Rye, the 6th release from Red Brick's Brick Mason series, is an American-Style India Black Ale brewed with rye. Inspired by one of our favorite beer styles, it is black in color without the heavy chocolate or roasted characteristics that are present in most dark ales. We feature Cascade, Chinook and Citra hops for citrus and piney flavors and aromas. This beer carries a hoppy punch, like a Double IPA with a healthy addition of rye for added complexity. 8.0% ABV
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Shipyard Melonhead Crisp Wheat Ale with delightful aromatics and brewed with watermelon. 4.4% ABV
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Look out for new and returning favorites like Ommegang Fleur de Houblon, Highland Little Hump Spring Ale, Peak Organic Summer Session, and Shipyard Summer Ale.
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BeerCity USA poll open: Let's meet for a Beer
By : Charlie Papazian
The BeerCity USA 2013 poll is now open May 5 through 11:59 p.m., Friday, May 10. This annual Examiner based poll is now in its fifth year. Last year's poll saw nearly 56,000 votes cast for the honors of BeerCity USA 2012. Vote Now. BeerCity USA poll highlights the spirit of support local, small town and big city Americans generate on behalf of their communities. BeerCity USA is not a measure of beer quality, number of breweries, volume of beer enjoyed nor any kind of "best-of-show" measurement. It's an indicator of the coherent nature of beer communities. It celebrates and recognizes the importance of responsible enjoyment and social interaction. One could take a look at the numbers from many perspectives: economic impacts, breweries per capita, regulatory impact, beer consumption, comparative share of craft beer from craft brewers, blue versus red, winning baseball teams, stadium beer offerings, jobs created, big versus small, etc. For full article
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Florida Weiss: Our Own Style of Beer
By: David Minsky
While the upper U.S. West coast has a beer style to call its own ( Cascadian Dark Ale), it appears that the craft beer movement in Florida has spawned a new style of beer: the Florida Weisse. The second annual Berliner Bash on the Bay in Gulfport, Florida, was recently held on April 20 and several Florida brewers took the opportunity to showcase what exactly the Florida Weisse is all about. A regional sour wheat beer that originated in Northern Germany, the Berliner Weisse is not superpotent --ranging anywhere from two to five percent alcohol-by-volume. Like the Berliner Weisse, the Florida Weisse is low-alcohol too. A low-ABV beer may not sound attractive compared to 13 percent-plus imperial stouts, but remember that alcohol is only a small part of its character.
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In Germany, a U.S. beer invasion
By: Michael Birnbaum BERLIN - Almost 65 years after Allied planes flew Western supplies into blockaded Berlin, a new American import is arriving by air: craft beer. The beer is being flown in as part of a new surge of German interest in American brewing, upending a centuries-old relationship in which German beer defined the golden standard for brewing and Americans emulated it. Now, with craft brewers in the United States capturing an ever-greater share of their home market, they are expanding in Germany as well. German consumers, intrigued by unfamiliar flavors, are purchasing more imported beer and are increasingly copying American efforts with their own small-scale brewing operations. For full article |
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Featured Cocktail:
In honor of American Craft Beer Week, go get a
cold one, pour it in a glass and pat yourself on the back! Cheers to beer!
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Featured Recipe
Back Forty Beer Co.'s Beer Cheese Sandwich By: Back Forty Beer Co.
Yield: 2-4 depending on how cheesy you like it! Level: Easy Back Forty Beer Co. is celebrating National Grilled Cheese Day by teaming up with Melt, a grilled cheese truck out of Birmingham, Ala. to makes the perfect grilled cheese sandwich using their Freckle Belly IPA. Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2-3 tablespoons flour (for thickness)
- 3/4 cup of beer (we recommend hoppier beers to play with the sharpness of the cheese, like Back Forty Freckle Belly IPA)
- 1/3 cup of milk
- 8 ounces of grated cheese (Monterey Jack, Cheddar and American are awesome)
- Bread of your choice (Texas Toast is our favorite)
- Butter for spreading (softened)
Direction: Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and stir for a couple minutes. Add the milk and beer and stir well. Reduce to low heat and add the cheese. Cook (stirring often) until melted. Butter the bread, add the cheese (add some more grated cheese if you want), and cook on a skillet until golden brown (flipping occasionally). ____________________ |
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