That is what the label reads on Shiner Bohemian Black Lager. I had been wanting to try this particular beer for quite awhile but my searches had always come up empty. But on a recent trip to a Total Wine & More store I spotted the elusive creature. Before it could hide behind its brewery [...]
Archive of entries posted on February 2010
A Year in Beer Update
I haven’t provided much update on my year in beer challenge, but I am still on target. I am currently on day 166 so I’m less than half way through the 365 day period. And as of last night, I have consumed 181 different beers. So I have about a 15 beer cushion. Of course [...]
Beer Festival in Lakeland this Saturday
This Saturday, February 20, the First Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival will be taking place in Lakeland, Florida (between Orlando and Tampa). Should be a nice clear night under the stars with some good beers. Some of the beers which should be available are: Gorden Biersch – Maibock, Marzen, Blond Bock Woodchuck – WoodChuck Amber, [...]
A Bit of Mischief at Beer Living
On a recent trip to Total Wine & More, I was happy to see quite a few different beers from The Bruery. It has taken a while to find these in Florida, but I’m glad they are finally here. We ended up buying quite a bit, almost enough to fill the back of the hopsmobile. [...]
Cigar City Brewing’s Tasting Room
The Beer Goddess and I made an impromptu visit to the Cigar City Brewing’s Tasting room (Tampa, FL) over the weekend. We had been wanting to try it for awhile, but since we live 100 miles away it was always difficult to work their hours into our schedule. Luckily they have expanded the hours that [...]
Governments at Work
In these trying economic times, its pretty amazing to see this story out of the UK. It seems that the government has seen enough beer related injuries. So they are trying to institute safer pint glasses. Supposedly there are 87,000 glass attacks (glassings) every year causing £2.7 billion of damages. Who knew. Home Secretary Alan [...]