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A cold beer by the pool is ideal – but make it a good one

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Gerard Walen

One of the joys of living in – or visiting – Florida is the poolside bar at a hotel or resort. Few activities are more pleasurable during our brutal hot summers than sipping a cold beer just a few feet … Continue reading →

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: (June 15, 2015) Clothing-optional beer festival can be enlightening

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Gerard Walen

The beer festival started at noon, but I arrived around 10:30 a.m. to get set up for my book signing. I rolled up to the gated community’s guardhouse, got my name checked off the list, and proceeded to the vendor … Continue reading →

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Beer in Florida’s Father’s Day Beer Gift list

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Gerard Walen

In years past, the beer consumed by the stereotypical father was usually a watery pilsner mass-produced by a brewery named after a mid-1800s German immigrant. No more. Now dads are as likely to be consuming an IPA, porter, saison, gose … Continue reading →

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Funky Buddha announces a kitchen addition

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Gerard Walen

Funky Buddha Brewery has always integrated culinary influences into its beer recipes. Heck, it was their Maple Bacon Coffee Porter that first turned the eyes of the beer world on what was then a tiny brewery/coffeehouse in Boca Raton. Now … Continue reading →

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