Mike Loves Beer

Monday March 22th
Social Beer Night at the Coffee District in Delray Beach, FL.  Every Monday gather and meet other beer lovers to just hang out and drink some beers.  If you have a bottle of something you want to share with the group then bring that along.  A lot of weeks their is homebrewing done right out front.  So come have some fun.

Thursday March 25th
Howley’s in West Palm Beach, FL present Beers of Victory Dinner.  They will offer fiver courses paired up with five beers from Downingtown’s own Victory.  Call (561) 833-5691 for reservations.

Friday March 26th
Shipyard Night at the Lodge in Boca Raton, FL.  Enjoy $4.50 draught specials and each Shipyard purchase gets you a ticket entered in a raffle for Shipyard goodies.  The party starts at 7pm and goes throughout the night.

Saturday March 27th
The Lodge’s One Year Anniversary at the Lodge in Boca Raton, FL. Get fully decked out “LODGE” style and come and PARTY with us! Come fully dressed up in plaid, hunting gear, anything that reminds you of the Lodge and get $1 PBR’s and Yuenglings! Enter to win the Most Decked Out Lodger contest! 1st place winner will receive a $25 gift card to the Lodge, Lodge Key Chain, Lodge T-Shirt, and a Lodge Growler filled up with your choice of PBR or Yuengling! 2nd place gets a Lodge T-shirt and Growler filled with Yuengling or PBR, 3rd place, Growler with Yuengling or PBR We’ll have a BBQ and more beers going outside! $1 off all regular priced draughts!!

The Lodge has been in downtown Boca Raton for almost a year now but I have never had the chance to visit it.  I’ve read from their website that they have a really good selection of beer and they rotate their taps constantly.  Well a couple Saturdays ago I decided to take the trip down there for lunch and see what the place was all about.

Just south of Palmetto Park Rd. on Federal Hwy. the Lodge really doesn’t jump out at you unless you know what you are looking for.  Surrounded by upscale stores and restaurants it just blends in with everything else.  But once you walk in you really don’t realize you are in Boca Raton anymore.  You walk in to a cozy wood paneled room with the bar.  There is a large chalk board on the wall, that I think is actually made from the wall, that has the specials, tap list and upcoming events.  The place feels like a hunter’s lodge minus the animal heads on the wall.

I sat at the bar where there were two TVs showing college football games with a few other folks.  I was greeted quickly by the bartender, Shenandoah, and given a beer and food menu.  The beer menu is very well laid out.  It gives the name of the beer along with the brewer, location of the brewery and information about each beer.  Great information for someone that may not know about a certain beer and wants to try something different.  I opted for Magic Hat #9 as it is brand spanking new to our area and figured why not give the draft the first try.  The food menu was your typical bar fair that you would expect and that was exactly what I was in the mood for.  I ordered a cheese steak sandwich on Texas toast.  I know some of my family in friends in Philly would curse this, and I was skeptical, but is was actually quite good.

I saw on their menu that they had Sierra Nevada Estate on tap and asked for one of those but they were all out.  But another employee quickly brought me an Acme Pale Ale that he thought I would like instead.  The staff is quite knowledgeable on their beer and are completely willing to help out with your decision making.

From what I hear they get pretty busy on Friday and Saturday nights, Saturdays are ladies nights, but they only sell beer and wine.  So I don’t think you would have to worry about bad company on nights.  I intend on taking my friends there one night in the near future.

All around I really enjoyed the Lodge.  It’s in a good neighborhood with plenty of parking.  The beer selection is great and most brews are around $5 to $6.  Some rare or seasonals may be a little more.  The straight forward bar food is good and filling.  The service is top notch and it is just a bar with a great vibe.

If you are in Boca and want a good beer, good food in a good environment head over to the Lodge and you will get all of those.

The Lodge
200 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-392-5003
http://www.thelodgeboca.com/