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Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend February 18th – 20th 2011 in Review

Posted on by bonbeer in CategoriesAmerican Pale Ale, American Porter, American Stout, American Wild Ale, Anchor Brewing Company, Barleywine, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Bell’s Brewery, Brasserie d'Achouffe, Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV, Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse, Brouwerij Het Anker, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Brown Ale, Cigar City Brewing, Coffee Porter, Dubbel, Dunedin Brewery, Flanders Red Ale, Fruit, Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery, Ginger Lemongrass Wheat, Hefeweizen, Imperial IPA, Imperial Stout, IPA, Kölsch, Left Hand Brewing Company, Orange Blossom Pilsner LLC, Panil, Russian Imperial Stout, Saint Somewhere Brewing Company, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Sierra Nevade Brwing Co., Southern Tier Brewing Company, Spiced Beer, Sweet Stout, Terrapin Beer Company, The Bruery, The Lost Abbey, Wells & Young's Ltd., Winter Warmer

Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend February 18th – 20th 2011                                   Our 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend Beer Tour was quite a success!   We visited 2 brew pubs, 2 breweries, had two great beer paired dinners and 2 after

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Summer Beer Tasting: 21 different styles in 26 Beers

Posted on by bonbeer in CategoriesAmerican Porter, Ballast Point Brewing Company, Baltic Porter, Birrificio Italiano, Boulevard Brewing Co, Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, Brown Ale, Cascade Brewing, Cigar City Brewing, Dark Horse Brewing Company, Deschutes Brewery, Doppelbock, English Porter, Flying Fish Brewing Company, Fruit, German Pilsner, Gruit, Hoppin’ Frog Brewery, Imperial IPA, Imperial Pilsner, Imperial Stout, IPA, Lambic, Lightning Brewery, Maibock, Marin Brewing Company, Old World Brewery Inc, Pale Ale, Port Brewing Company, Rogue Brewery, Russian Imperial Stout, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Scottish Ale, Southampton Publick House, Southern Tier Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Co, The Lost Abbey, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Tripel

My friend Stu returned from California with a nice haul of “West Coast” beers not available in S. Florida.   His philosophy is that good beer is meant to be shared, so he invited a small handful of friends to his

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Beer #117 Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter

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Name:  Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter Style:  American Porter Brewery: Ballast Point Brewing Company website Country:  USA Region:  San Diego, California ABV: 10.0% Abv How served: 22 oz capped bomber poured into a Petrus glass.           My Overall

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Beer # 90 Flying Dog Road Dog Porter

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Name: Road Dog Porter Style: Porter   Brewery: Flying Dog Brewery. website Country: USA Region: Frederick, Maryland ABV: 6.0% Abv How served: 12oz capped bottle poured into a Chimay chalice.          My Overall Opinion: Very Good.  I paired this beer

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Beer #37 Nissefar

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  Name: Nissefar Style: American Porter Brewery: HaandBryggeriet  website Country: Norway Region:  Drammen ABV: 7.0% How served: 500ml capped bottle poured into a Petrus galss.      My Overall Opinion: Good I paired this beer with: Fish and vegetable stew.  

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Beer # 12 Black Butte XXI

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  My 2nd chocolate pairing on Halloween eve. Name: Black Butte XXI Style: American Porter Brewery: Deschutes Brewery website Country: USA Region: Bend, Oregon ABV: 11.0% How served: 22oz waxed dipped capped bomber into a Hennepin glass. My Overall Opinion:

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Beer #11 Side Project Volume #4 Dos Cocoas

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Since it is Halloween eve, and Halloween somehow brings back memories of eating lots of chocolate.  So I figure it is time to enjoy some chocolate indulgence tonight.  My 2 beers tonight have the theme of chocolate.   Name: Dos

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