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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 # 74 Nøgne Ø Brown Ale

Posted on by bonbeer in CategoriesBrown Ale, Good, Nøgne Ø - Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri A/S

Name: Brown Ale Style:  English Brown Ale Brewery: Nøgne Ø Det Kompromisslose Bryggeri A/S website Country: Norway Region:  Grimstad ABV: 4.50% Abv How served: 500ml capped bottle poured into a Kastaar glass.       My Overall Opinion: Good. I paired this

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Beer #40 Goose Island Christmas Ale

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Name: Goose Island Christmas Ale Style: Brown Ale Brewery: Goose Island website Country: USA Region:  Chicago, Illinois ABV: 5.7% How served: 650ml capped bottle poured into a Postel chalice.     My Overall Opinion: Very Good I paired this beer with:

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Beer #32 Improvisación

Posted on by bonbeer in CategoriesAmazing, Brown Ale, Cigar City Brewing

Name: Improvisación Style: Oatmeal Rye India-Style Brown Ale Brewery: Cigar City Brewing website Country: USA Region: Tampa, Florida ABV: 7.50% How served: 750ml bottle poured into a Duvel Tulip. My Overall Opinion: Amazing I paired this beer with: my second

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Beer #13 Bolita Brown Double Nut Brown Ale

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Name: Bolita Brown Double Nut Brown Ale Style:  English-style Brown Ale Brewery: Cigar City Brewing  website Country: USA Region: Tampa, Fl ABV: 9.0% How served: 750ml capped bottle poured into my Abby St. Sixtus chalice. My Overall Opinion: Amazing.   I

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