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Pliny the Elder

March 10, 2010

Name – Pliny the Elder
Country – United States
Type – American Double IPA

Appearance – Poured an ever so slight hazy yellow color with a decent white head. It left a good amount of lacing on the glass.

Smell – Big grapefruit and other citrus hops in the nose.

Taste – More grapefruit hops with some pine flavor present as well. It has a decent malt backing to it.

This one tends to be one of the most sought after beers by beer geeks. I’ve oddly had the pleasure of trying it on three separate occasions in the past couple weeks. While it is good I do believe it is over hyped. I always enjoy the big IPAs with lots of grapefruit hops and this one definitely delivered that. I don’t know I guess I just prefer Maharaja as my favorite DIPA so far.

Don’t forget that I reviewed this at Dos Beerigos as well on their scale and it can be read here.

Overall Grade – B+

Gumballhead

March 9, 2010

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Name – Gumballhead
Country – United States
Type – American Pale Wheat Ale

Appearance – Pours a very hazy straw yellow color. You see plenty of yeast floating around in it. The head is pretty much non-existent.

Smell – Big, bold citrus hops is pretty much all I get.

Taste – Yeasty and malty with a bit of the hops coming back at the very end.

At first smell this comes across as an IPA but the bottle says it’s a Wheat Ale. The bottle also says “It’s Not Normal” and I think that’s a fair assumption as well. This is not your typical wheat beer but it’s not bad at all. This is the first Three Floyds brew I’ve been able to review and what a way to be really introduced to them.

Don’t forget that I reviewed this at Dos Beerigos as well on their scale and it can be read here.

Overall Grade – C+

Beer Events in South Florida This Week (March 8 – 13)

March 8, 2010

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Monday March 8th
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. Some come have some fun.

Thursday March 11th (Multiple Events)
Souther Tier Tasting at BX Beer Depot in Lake Worth, FL. Stop by and join Kenny from Fresh Beer as they sample some brews from the newest addition to South Florida.

Lagers and Ales beyond Pilsners and Pales: Big, Bold and New Craft Beer at the Total Wines in Palm Beach Gardens, Boynton Beach, Pembroke Pines, & North Miami. This is a tasting not to miss. The lineup is extremely impressive and for $15 you are getting 12 brews and almost all of them are very good.

Samuel Adams Dinner at the Lodge in Boca Raton, FL. Enjoy a food pairing with 4 Sam Adams beers on draft and discussion with Chris from Boston Beer. Also after the dinner you will get one free pint of your choice of Sam Adams brews and get to keep the glass.

Friday March 12th
Cigar City’s Hunahpu’s Release at Cigar City in Tampa, FL. While not South Florida, anything special that Cigar City does gets all of Florida’s attention. The release of their latest inventive stout takes place Friday night. If you plan on going make sure to get there early in the day, I mean morning, to get your tickets. For more information please read my post on the rules that Cigar City made for the day.