Really Good Beer Stop celebrated its first anniversary last week in Jacksonville Beach. There’s a Planning Commission hearing Nov. Hyperion Brewing is still continuing its attempts to get the zoning it needs to open up in 1740/1744 N. He’s hoping to open within a year, but said it could be a little more than that. Then he’ll have engineers come in to see what work is needed and order his brewing equipment. Co-owner Dennis Espinosa said he’s now trying to finish purchasing the building at 1636 N. got its rezoning approval from the city last week. But it will hold a tasting of some of its beers at Beer:30 in San Marco from noon to 3 p.m. Southern Swells Brewing is planning a late November opening in Beach Plaza in Jacksonville Beach. Nice fruity undertones that make for a rich, 9.4 percent, nightcap. Dark, complex with a bit of whiskey, but not over the top like some barrel-aged. It’s been released before, and this version is simply wonderful. We thought it faded pretty quickly, but other reviews have been much more positive.Īnd then there was Full Sail’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. Not a lot of body, but a very drinkable IPA at 6.1 percent.įull Sail 8 Pound Fresh Hop Ale has some nice floral, fresh-cut grass to it. Instead, there’s lots of piney hops both in aroma and flavor. Sweetwater Squeeze Box is a grapefruit IPA, but we didn’t get much of the fruit. It’s not particularly distinguishable, but it’s a good, easy drinking beer. Full Sail Session Pilsner is only 4 percent alcohol and it’s a nice, crisp beer. It’s probably best for blending with other drinks, which they do at the bar.Ī few new beers showed up in the mail and demanded to be drunk. It’s a little sweet, not surprisingly, but has a dry finish.įinally, the Orange Blossom Mead, 6.5 percent is very sweet. Wicked’s house apple cider, 7 percent, is brewed with a small amount of orange blossom honey which produces a really interesting tropical flavor. But it’s an intersting beer and would mix well with others. It’s too sour for some people, and as much as I like sours, I’m not sure I’d want a pint of it. Raspberry Berliner, 3.4 percent, is a hazy pink with thick white head and berries and funk aroma. I think it’d be better with carrot cake for dessert. It’s a good holiday beer, but I’m not sure I could drink a lot of it. It’s a go-to beer.īelgian Pumpkin Ale, 7.8 percent, has lots of pie spices on the nose, but the taste is a little more balanced. Big and full bodied with enough malt to balance out those big hops. Maple was shooting for 5.7 percent, but this was only 5 percent due to the missing malt.Įradicator IPA is still a little less that the 8 percent that Maple wants it to be, but as an IPA fan, it was certainly my favorite. But it’s a very easy and still tasty Marzen. Oktoberfest is a little thin because an assistant brewer left one bag of malt out. “And I can’t just call it Big Orangish-Red Monkey.”īrierwood Brown, 4.8 percent alcohol, has a really nice toasty roast to it, with just a hint of chocolate. “I’m brewing something called Big Red Monkey,” he said. You can’t just multiply everything by 50. But Maple, a longtime home brewer, said the move to 15 barrel systems has been tricky. What’s particularly interesting is that each beer had completely its own flavor, which isn’t as common as you think. Wicked’s beer is quite good, especially for the first public batches. So, the question is whether all that makes for good beer. Wicked Barley uses reverse osmosis to filter all of its water and head brewer Philip Maple said he uses a different water profile for each beer.Īnd Maple grows all his own yeast right there in the yeast lab. Warning: Our group included a couple of serious beer geeks who wanted to talk about water and yeast. Naturally, the official Amber Waves tasting panel (Motto: Willing to leave work early on a Friday afternoon to drink beer for you, our readers) had to go out there and taste a few. The good news is that the weather has cooled off enough to enjoy its outside space along Goodbys Creek, and that the brewery is now serving its own beer. It’s been three months since Wicked Barley Brewing opened up on Baymeadows Road. We’ve got a new one operating, another opening later this month and two more in the pipeline. Yes, it is good when the choices for local beer are growing: New breweries mean more variety and that some people don’t have to drive as far to get to one.
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