On Saturday the 16th of February David, Win, Jadyn and I went to the afternoon session of the Extreme Beer Fest. The setup was pretty similar to the last fest I went to at the Cyclorama. There was a nice selection of beers. Three Floyd's had a booth, as well as Surly. As usual the notes are abbreviated and more general. This beer fest will be split into two posts. 763-765. Harpoon Parti-Gyle Harpoon brewed a series of three beers for the beer fest. The beers were all brewed from the same mash. A Stock Ale was brewed from the first runnings, a Pub Ale was brewed from the second runnings, and a Table Beer was brewed from the third runnings. We started with the weakest beer of the three and worked our way up.  read more »

Birmingham, AL (May 2008) - The new brew is called 30-A Pale Ale and is owned by Birmingham-based Emerald Coast Beer Company, a Birmingham investment group managed by Red Mountain Beverage Company.

The beer will be available at first only on draft at restaurants and bars. The initial product rollout includes distribution in Alabama. The first beer Sunset Pilsner was introduced last June at the Magic City Brewfest in Birmingham.30-A Pale Ale is brewed with the finest two-row barley, caramel malts, and a mountain of Cascade hops. It has a cooper color and a thick full body head that makes it a beer for a true beer-drinking aficionado.Sunset Pilsner is a light-bodied refreshing "beer drinker's" beer.

Its' taste comes from the finest German hops and 100% two row Pale & Pilsner malt. With its' one of kind golden color and crisp, dry finish it is the perfect summertime beer.The product is brewed under contract in Melbourne, Fla. by the Florida Beer Company.  read more »

Brewery
Date and time reviewed: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:59:09 EDT

Overall Score: 86.7
Selection: 4.5 | Service: 5 | Atmosphere: 3.5 | Food: N/A

Reviewer: sfweller

Florida Beer Company brews a number of different bottled beers and does contract brewing for others. They don't have tours that I know of (maybe on certain days?).

Their beers tend toward the light end of the spectrum (as it is Florida), although they do have a very good porter.

You can try all of their beers (a few on tap, all of the rest from bottles) as long as they are not out of a certain kind.

You can buy bottles by the 6-, 12-, or 24-pack. I think it was $5.99 for most 6-packs and $21.99 for most cases. They had a few on special because of printing issues, etc for $9-12 per 24-pack. (I may have bought some of those.) You can also mix & match a 6-pack for the same price.  read more »

Welcome to my little tour of two of the franchise locations of BJs Brewhouse Restaurant. I searched this place out quite a bit on the internet looking for brewpubs in the Ontario, CA area since I was heading out there on business. BJs is a public company with locations throughout California and a few other Southwestern states, including two locations in Florida and one in Columbus, Ohio. This franchise is located, like most BJs, in or around a mall parking lot with easy accessibility and parking. As I walked in at about 4:30, the place was half-full.  read more »

Schlitz beer is coming back to Chicago next week in traditional brown bottles, and with its traditional 1960s recipe.

The once dominant U.S. beer is a ghost of its former self these days. But Woodridge -based Pabst Brewing, which owns the historic brand, is bringing back the original recipe in markets in Minnesota and Florida late last year.

Next week, it will start selling the classic Schlitz at select North Side locations with hopes to broaden its sales network next year. Chicago was once Schlitz's biggest market. Read more

Getting my baseball game beer-drinking self in shape for the coming season, I attended a(sold-out) Red Sox-Dodgers spring training game in Ft. Myers Florida last week. Initially it was great to see the greensward, to hear the crack of the...Rob Kasper

Brewpub
Date and time reviewed: Sun, 11 May 2008 2:45:27 EDT

Overall Score: 88.3
Selection: 4 | Service: 4.75 | Atmosphere: 4.5 | Food: 4.0

Reviewer: fattymattybrewing

Overall I was really pleased with this place. Oshkosh is a different kind of Wisconsin town. Very much so a collage town but with the feel of a Florida coastal community mixed with a Door County look.

Fratello's was pretty busy the night we stopped in, it was prom night and we didn't have reservations. We ended up ording a round of root beers, cream soda and a Scotch Ale for me...very tasty! This smoky and nutty beer warmed me and was a good starter brew. We had to hang around the bar area for 10 minutes or so before a round taller table with bar stools opened up. This worked for us (my wife the 2 kids and I) and we proceeded to look over the menus. We went with a nice appetizer of breads and dips and ordered fish and chips, pasta, quesadillas, sweat potatoes with marshmallows and more for dinner.  read more »