After having a happy meal for dinner (they're only $1.99 on Tuesdays and Thursdays down here, I couldn't help myself!), Jen & I headed to the festival. We had a mission to try everything but we ended up finding a few favorite beers and stuck with those.
Okay, it's GO time!
There were various artists and setups throughout the festival.
Our tasting glass. In this one? A True Blonde Ale by the Tampa Bay Brewing Company.
Some of the various vendors
So we wouldn't forget, Jen took audio notes of what we were drinking!
A beer I had never heard of...but apparently it's the cheap beer of up north?
My favorite tent... it had cider!
My favorite discovery of the night was the Woodchuck Summer Cider. It was blueberry! Now... where to find this seasonal brew?
One neat aspect of the festival was a station that had mixes of various beers (like Magic Hat & Woodchuck) and a station with "mystery" beers. I tried a Son of a Peach Wheat Ale here. I've never seen or heard of that beer before, it was quite good!
Another highlight of the night was Shock Top's Raspberry Wheat! This is another one that I have never seen before. It was delicious. I, obviously, like a good fruity beer.
Slowly progressing through the festival...
With Jen enjoying our samples
Ran into a friend who clearly needed the car to stand up...lol
Right...
Girls like beer too ya know! :)
WAY past our bed time but enjoying one last blueberry cider!
Overall, it was a great event. It wasn't too crowded but it was still busy. I'm not a beer expert or anything, but I am familiar with a lot of brews and was glad to see that there were still things I had never seen or tried. I was impressed. :) Now... I'm thirsty!
*Read Jen's take on the event here. She was way more observant of tastes and flavors. :)
*Read Jen's take on the event here. She was way more observant of tastes and flavors. :)
7 comments:
I love Woodchuck...but have never had the blueberry...yum!!
Mmm, those all sound delicious!
Shark eyes!!
I don't know if I would have been able to make it to work the next day! Looks fun!
Wish I would have known about that little beerfest, it looks like it was a lot of fun. Also I am game for any and all wedding help you can provide!
You look like so much funnnn! I'm jealous. I wish I could have tried all these beers with you!!! That Shock Top car is crazy, btw.
sounds like a lot of fun! I may have to see if we have something like that up here in Minnesota!
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