Tag Archives: craft beer

Beer Bites: Mood Rings, Anniversaries and Birthdays

Last night, I went to a sneak preview of the new kids movie “Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer” with my wife and my now second-grader daughter. It was a fine film, and if you have kids age 6 … Continue reading

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Hoptomic Festival in Tampa Will Be a Hophead’s Dream

Coming up on June 18 will be a new festival for the Tampa Bay area, the Hoptomic Bitter Beer & Food Festival. The venue will be the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay … Continue reading

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Beer Bites: Air-conditioning, IPAs and a German Beer … Garden?

I recently traveled to Cleveland for the Cleveland International Beer Fest and to check out some more of the region’s craft beer scene. There are a lot of similarities between Ohio’s and Florida’s beer communities, but in talking to an … Continue reading

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Beer Bites: Pugs, Dogfish and Cheetahs

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. For much of the country, that means wheeling the grill out of the shed for the first cookout of the summer. I don’t have a shed, but that’s OK because here in Florida, my … Continue reading

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