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Collaboration Beers: Merging Creativity
The craft beer culture in America is a continuously growing and unifying culture for beer drinkers. With hundreds and hundreds of breweries nowadays, it's hard to pick a favorite, and we like that. One thing that separates our craft beer culture perhaps from other industries is that we embrace competition. When another brewery (we'll call it Brewery B) hits the market of Brewery A, we know the beer goers will be excited to drink Brewery B. Those drinkers will now become more receptive to open their mind to drink other craft beers and thus drink Brewery A and B's beers. Each American craft brewery grows the education and the craft beer movement as a whole, so Brewery A supports Brewery B, and vise-versa. Now isn't that special? An even better embrace of another brewery is brewing a collaboration beer. Brewery A and Brewery B join efforts with their skills, experience, and personalized brand image to create an awesome collaborative beer that both parties and craft beer drinkers can really appreciate. It can also allow them to create something out of their boundaries or out of the ordinary that they wouldn't normally do. Some collaborations in the works right now to look out for: Coronado Brewing/Cigar City Brewing, Cigar City/Sierra Nevada, Cigar City/New Belgium, Green Room Brewing/Tomoka Brewery, Engine 15 Brewing/Tomoka Brewery, 7venth Sun/B. Nektar, Swamp Head Brewing/Terrapin Beer, and Saint Somewhere/Redlight Red Light. Cheers,
Brown Specialty Team
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Green Room "Meet the Brewer" Night @ The Abbey
08/02/13, 5:00 PM, DELAND
Join the Abbey as we celebrate one of Florida's up and coming breweries, Green Room, sampling some of the best offerings Jacksonville Beach has to offer. Featured beer for the evening: Pablo Beach Pale Ale, Head High IPA, Count Shakula Chocolate Oatmeal Stout, and one of their yet to be named seasonals. Also featuring a very special "limited firkin" release of Thin Mint Shakula and some special pulled pork sliders. Eric, the brewer of Green Room Brewing, will be there to cheers you! ...>08/02/13, 7:00 PM, ORLANDO Meet the Brewery Rep from Shipyard Brewing at House for Beer for an end of the week spotlight of Shipyard products including: Shipyard Export, Thumper, Summer, Monkey Fist IPA, Blue Fin Stout, and Shipyard Smashed Blueberry. ...>08/03/13, 2:00 PM, ORMOND BEACH Shipyard Beach Party at the Beach Bucket with you guessed it -- Shipyard Beach Bucket specials. Raffles and prizes will be handed out while you hang out with the Shipyard Brewery rep. Party for the summer! ...> 08/03/13, 4:00 PM, TALLAHASSEE 30 different wine samplings, spirits, and craft beers - Ommegang Hennepin, Monk in the Trunk, Bell's Two Hearted, and Innis and Gunn will be among the selection. BBQ will be available for food. $20 in advance at the Wine Loft or at wwww.thewinelofttallahassee.net. ...> Highland Brewing Night @ WOB Gainesville 08/06/13, 7:00 PM, GAINEVILLE Kirsten, the Highland Brewing rep, will be there giving away swag and some glassware. Have a beer with her from the following featured draughts: Highland Gaelic, Kashmir IPA, Oatmeal Porter, St. Therese Pale Ale, Black Mocha Stout, Razor Wit, Devil's Britches, Imperial Kashmir IPA, and a very special release keg of Highland Brown Sugar. ...>08/08/13, 6:00 PM, BRADENTON ABC Fine Wine and Spirits is having a Craft Beer Tasting from 6-8pm. For two hours and only $10, samples a variety of craft beers at different tables and have the chance to win some brewery swag while you're there. Pick up your favorite beers that you sampled in store ....> 08/08/13, 6:00 PM, ST. PETERSRBURG World of Beer St. Pete will have 6+ Highland beers on draught and will also be giving away a glass to those who order one of the pints! Highland Rep Kirsten will be stopping by as well. ...>08/09/13, 12:00 PM, ORLANDO Meet the expert. Join Total Wine for a sampling of beers from Left Hand Brewing with representative Sara including Sawtooth ESB, Stranger Pale Ale, 400 lb Monkey, and Black Jack Porter. ...>08/09/13, 5:00 PM, ORLANDO Come hang out and get a taste of a special collaboration beer between Cigar City and Widmer. Gnarly will be pouring all three versions of Gentleman's Club on draught. This old ale features hints of cherries and oranges intended to bring to life the flavors of an Old Fashioned cocktail. Plus an additional lineup of other special beers from Cigar City and Widmer beside them ...> 08/09/13, 7:00 PM, ORLANDO Left Hand Spotlight night featuring Sara, the brewery representative, and the following awesome beers: Good Juju, Fade to Black: Volume 4, St. Vrain Triple, Twin Sisters Double IPA, Polestar Pilsner, Milk Stout, Sawtooth, 400 lb monkey, Stranger Pale Ale, and "Stranger Danger"--an in-house infusion of Stranger. ...>Celebration of Brewing @ Morton's Gourmet Market 08/10/13, 4:30 PM, SARASOTA Sample more than 40 beers from around the world including special beers from Shipyard, Ommegang, Brasserie D'Achouffe, Ommegang, Innis and Gunn, Duvel, and Liefman's. Grillin' and Chillin' with Morton's own chefs. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Morton's Culinary Education Fund. ...>08/10/13, 5:00 PM, PORT ORANGE Swamp Head and Green Room Tap Takeover at World of Beer Port Orange!! Drink like a local and meet the brewer, Eric, of Green Room. ...> Taste of the Nation 08/10/13, 6:45 PM, ORLANDO Share Our Strengths - Taste of the Nation Orlando returns August 10th showcasing the talent and creativity of Central Florida's leading chefs and restaurants in a culinary fundraising event to end childhood hunger. Orlando World Center Marriott will host the 24th annual Taste of the Nation, and evening of exquisite appetizers, entrees, and desserts from more than 30 of Central Florida's finest chefs and restaurants complemented by wine, cocktails, and craft beer ...>08/13/13, ALL DAY, WINTER PARK TAPS Winter Park will be featuring a couple Left Hand beers on 8/13 for National Left Handers day. ...> National Left Handers day @ Fermentation Lounge 08/13/13, 5:00 PM, TALLAHASSEE Will be glassware/swag giveaways for Left Hand on Left Handers Day. Fermenation will also have Sawtooth, 400lb monkey, Milk Stout Nitro, Polestar and Stranger on tap and limited St. Vrain bombers. ...>08/13/13, 6:00 PM, ORLANDO Duration: 5 Hours 59 Minutes The Geek Easy (located inside A Comic Shop) is a bar hangout with several tables for gameplay and video game stations. They will be hosting a left-handed game night starting @ 6 PM on to celebrate national Left-handed Day. They'll be featuring Left Hand Milk Stout as well as Left Hand Stranger. ...>08/13/13, 7:00 PM, ORLANDO An outdoor screening of Jaws for the Movies at WOB night! The movie will be played on a giant projector screen, drive-in style, complete with free popcorn. Beer specials start at 7 and the movie starts at 8. Narragansett Lager and Narragansett Summer will be on draught and on special rate. ...>08/14/13, 5:00 PM, ST. AUGUSTINE Swamp Head Brewing is being feautured on tap at JP Henley's with some of their flagship beers as well as a specialty draught as well. Come find out what that is by coming to JP's! ...> Boulder Night @ Stubbies & Steins 08/14/13, 7:00 PM, GAINESVILLE Boulder night featuring beers to drink from Boulder Brewing that will be paired with the chef's specials on his menu. Tshirts, Glassware, hats and more will be randomly given away. ...>08/15/13, FLORIDA The official release of Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale draught is August 15th - statewide in all of Florida. Shipyard Pumpkinhead release party locations are listed here ...> 08/15/13, 6:00 PM, OVIEDO ABC Fine Wine and Spirits is having a Craft Beer Tasting from 6-8pm. For two hours and only $10, samples a variety of craft beers at different tables and have the chance to win some brewery swag while you're there. Pick up your favorite beers that you sampled in store. Featuring breweries such as: Shipyard Brewing, Cigar City, Highland Brewing, Left Hand Brewing, Bell's Brewery, and Breckenridge Brewery. ...>08/15/13, 6:00 PM, ST. AUGUSTINE Swamp Head Night featuring Big Nose, Cottonmouth, Midnight Oil, Stumpknocker, Wild Night, and a very special Swamp Head Mango Green Tea Cottonmouth Firkin! Drink like a local from Gainesville, FL. ...>08/15/13, 8:00 PM, ORLANDO For Craft Compass Night, World of Beer will be featuring from North, South, East, and West of America! Brewery representatives will be here from Cigar City Brewing, Left Hand Brewing, Highland Brewing, Bell's Brewing, Breckenridge Brewing, and Shipyard Brewing! Swag giveaways while supplies last. Featuring at least 3 brews from each brewery, and some very special kegs from each as well! Also tapping a limited release Left Hand firkin! ...>08/16/13, 4:00 PM, WINTER PARK Sara from Left Hand will be tasting out Milk Stout, Milk Stout Nitro, Polestar Pilsner and 400lb Monkey ...>
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NEW AND RETURNING PRODUCTS
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Cigar City Oktoberfest Marzen
This festive lager is our tribute to Duke Wilhelm IV's marriage hundreds of years ago, which inspired the production of the first Oktoberfest. Malty up front with notes of sweet toasted bread and a light floral bitterness. Balanced, traditional and incredibly drinkable. 5.5% ABV
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Cigar City Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin
Legend has it that when a pumpkin comes into the world it is possessed by either a good or an evil spirit. Ours got all the good baby! Bursting with real pumpkin flavor and yummy pumpkin spices including Ceylon cinnamon, Jamaican all-spice, Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg, Good Gourd is a celebration of Fall and that spookiest of holidays, Halloween. Pair Good Gourd with pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie and costume parties. 8.5% ABV
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Erie Johnny Rails Pumpkin Ale
A blonde based ale. It is a fruit beer with delicious flavor, a great nose, and the perfect poise of pumpkin and spice. This flavorful brew is sure to get you in the fall spirit. 6.5% ABV
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Tampa Bay Brew Bus Last Stop IPA
This crushable IPA is the perfect blend of the refreshing notes of tropical fruit and citrus, along with the clean finish of fresh pine. Hopped with Magnum, Centennial, and Columbus hop additions give this IPA a strong citrusy, floral base with little hints of spice. And dry hopped with Amarillo, Simcoe, and Citra hops, the Last Stop IPA is sure to be a crowd pleaser. 7.2% ABV
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Oskar Blue CANundrum
Oskar Blues has a new variety pack. A mixed 12-pack of four Dale's Pale Ale cans, four Mama's Little Yella Pils, cans, and four Old Chub Scotch Ale cans.
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Red Brick 20th Anniversary
20th Anniversary, Brick Mason Series #7, is an Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels. We are celebrating our milestone anniversary with a milestone beer that will be the strongest beer in brewery's history. Rich chocolate and roasted flavors are balanced by sweet caramel malts. Bourbon barrels provide big bourbon notes supported by flavors of oak and vanilla. This beer commemorates Red Brick Brewing Company's 20 year brewing tradition. And while we're focused on the future, we'll never forget our humble beginnings. 10.5% ABV
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Cigar City Cider and Mead Hard Cider
Pours a straw to light gold color. The aroma offers forward Cripps Pink apple notes with hints of Granny Smith and slight caramel notes. Crisp, fresh bright apple flavors with hints of green apple along the edges of the palate that begin to welcome the emergence of aciditiy, and balance the overall sweetness of the cider, leaving a lingering finish of intermingling apple acidity and sweetness. 5.5% ABV
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Coronado Sock Knocker Imperial IPA
Coronado's limited summer release: An Imperial IPA that will knock your sock off! Sock Knocker is made with 5 pounds of hops per barrel of Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe and Amarillo hops. Lots of piney and citrusy aromas. 90 IBUS, 8.4% ABV.
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He'Brew Rejewvenator 2013
Belgian Style Dubble Ale and Dopplebock European Lager brewed with all natural dates and figs. 8.0% ABV
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Saint Somewhere Anne
Saision Anne is brewed with elder flowers, whole cone hops and Belgian malts. 6.0% ABV
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Look out for new and returning favorites like Innis and Gunn Irish Cask, styles from 12% Imports and Cigar City Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout.
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 'Drinking Buddies' Director: Craft beer 'dominates my life'
By: Jim Galligan
It should come as no surprise that craft beer is the centerpiece of director Joe Swanberg's new romantic dramedy "Drinking Buddies," because the man is a massive beer geek.
The film stars Olivia Wilde ("TRON: Legacy") and Jake Johnson (Fox's "The New Girl") as a pair of coworkers at a Chicago brewery who are drawn to each other despite being in relationships with other people. It also stars craft beer. Lots and lots of craft beer.
"I started homebrewing four years ago, and it led me to try new beers to taste what other people were doing," Swanberg told TODAY.com.
In a sequence of events that many beer nerds can relate to, this exploration of the craft beer landscape became an obsession of sorts for the filmmaker. "Outside of making movies, craft beer is now the thing that dominates my life," Swanberg said.
Amen, Joe.
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The Case for Table IPAs 
By: Beer Editor, Draft Magazine
We've been keeping track of the burgeoning session IPA trend for a few years now-we named Drake's Alpha Session one of our Top 25 Beers of 2012-but I think it's pretty safe to say that, at this point, the movement is in full-on trend mode. The only problem: For some, the name is a bit confusing.
There's quite a bit of dirt that's kicked up on the consumer end every time the term "session IPA" is mentioned. Some call the "IPA" part gimmicky and misleading; while others argue most examples aren't truly session beers (commence the 4.0% vs. 4.5% ABV argument). I propose a solution. But first, let's look at the numbers.
So, what's a session IPA? Well, that's a damn good question without an official answer. Based on the commercial examples out there, here's what we know: Stylistically, session IPAs actually fall within the American pale ale category; they just hit on the statistical extremes of the style. Session IPAs typically clock in south of 5% ABV (pale ales range: 4.6 to 6.2%) and north of 40 IBUs (pale ales range: 30 to 45 IBUs). A lot of them are also dry-hopped, adding a bold hop aroma that intensifies the overall perception of hops.
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The Beer Run: What to look for--and avoid--in beer-drinking companions
By : Blair Anthony Robertson Moments before sitting down at home to write this, I popped open a beer - the deliciously malty Coloma Brown by American River Brewing Co. in Rancho Cordova - and poured it into a tall glass, admiring the toffee-colored foam as it climbed to the rim. It made me think: This beer experience would be much better shared. Yes, beer is social. It's inclusive. Men and women share it, analyze it, celebrate it. And yet it's not necessarily easy finding reliable beer drinking companions. So I've come up with a list of appealing - and not so appealing - traits of a beer-drinking buddy. Unappealing: 1. C'mon dude! One more. OK, I hate this person. You're at a pub. You've got things to do later in the day. You've set your limit at two really good beers. But your "friend" won't let you go. He buys you a third, which you nurse awkwardly. Then a fourth. "C'mon dude!" he says. A good beer pal doesn't force the issue. Even better, choose a buddy who actually has a life - like you do.
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Featured Cocktail:
The Last Strand
*Cocktail named after the Silver Strand in Coronado Springs
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Bulleit Bourbon
- 1 oz. Simple Syrup
- 3-4 ounces Coronado Orange Avenue Wit
- orange peel for garnish
Optional: 1 small piece of ginger for garnish
Directions:
Shake bourbon and simple syrup together and pour over ice. Top remainder of glass with Coronado Orange Avenue Wit. Garnish with an orange peel and a piece of ginger. Serve in a rocks glass.
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Featured Recipe
 IPA Ceviche Lettuce Wraps
By: The Beeroness
Yield: Serves 4 Level: Easy These seemingly dainty looking no-cook treats will fool you. These tasty mango and shellfish filled lettuce cups have a sharp bite of beer and a punch of spicy heat.
Ingredients -1 lb raw shrimp, diced - ½ cup lemon juice - ½ cup lime juice - 1 mango, peeled and diced - 1 tomato, diced - ½ red onion, diced - 1 jalapeno, diced, seeds removed - ¼ cup lime juice - ¼ cup lemon juice - 1 tsp sriracha - 2/3 cup IPA of your choice (ex. Nectar IPA, Stone IPA, Jai Alai) - 4 heads endive - 1 head radicchio Directions Place the shrimp in a small bowl. Cover with ½ cup lime juice and ½ cup lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until the shrimp have turned pink, about 2 hours. In a separate bowl combine the remaining ingredients (except the radicchio and the endive), allow to marinate for at least one hour. Just prior to serving, drain the shrimp, add to the mango bowl and toss to combine. Scoop a few tablespoons of the ceviche into the leaves of the endive and the radicchio, serve chilled Note:
For a lower heat level, reduce Sriracha to 1/4 or 1/2 tsp.
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