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    A Night with Left Hand Tonight at Coffee District

    February 16, 2011
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    Tonight at Coffee District in Delray Beach, FL will be a Night(ro) with Left Hand Brewing.  I add that little ro on there because Chung at Coffee District has added two nitro taps to his newly expanded draft system.  And Left Hand’s local rep, Jason Ingram, is taking full advantage of the opportunity.

    On nitro tonight they will present Milk Stout and Sawtooth ESB.  I have had both on nitro before and they are absolutely incredible beers when done as such.

    I also here there may be a couple special kegs and bottles available for the event as well.  So head over to Coffee District tonight at 7 pm.  There is no cover, just pay as you go on what you drink.  You can talk to Jason about all that is Left Hand and have a great evening.

    Coffee District
    325 NE 2nd Avenue #104
    Delray Beach, FL 33444
    561.455.0541

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    Big Beers, Small Thoughts 2/14/11

    February 15, 2011
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    So as promised here were are with the first of my hopefully weekly Big Beers, Small Thoughts.  Last night was Social Beer Night at Coffee District and was Valentine’s Day.  Since my lovely girlfriend is the bartender there I got to see her as well as enjoy some good brews.

    I picked out a few of the ones that really stood out to me so here goes.

    Three Floyds Alpha Klaus – This Christmas porter was quite dry.  A good deal of earthy hops and licorice to it.  The mouthfeel was a bit of a let down as it was quite watery.

    Mikkeller Spontanale – Super sour and the type of sour I like.  Lots of tart lemon scents and flavors.  Quite acidic.  Probably my favorite beer of the night.

    Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Stout – This brew is catching a lot of buzz for aging the beer for 2 years in a 23 year old Pappy Van Winkle barrel.  Super sweet with a lot of bourbon character.  Some hints of roastiness.  I think this beer is too hot and needs time on it.

    Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout – To say I was looking forward to this would be an understatement but I ended up underwhelmed and actually very disappointed.  Sweet almost bourbon flavor.  Very little chocolate taste or smell.  Extremely watery and not what I was expecting from an oatmeal stouts mouthfeel.

    There were more brews tried as well last night but these were some of the bigger ones that I wished to share.  Unfortunately last night I got super congested and got little to no sleep.  I’m feeling awful today so I’m going to go lay down.  Hope you all enjoyed.

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    New Weekly Feature

    February 14, 2011
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    I attend a lot of just get togethers with friends that involve sharing bottles of great beer with each other.  Monday nights in particular at Coffee District are Social Beer Night and I always end up having some incredible beers there that I maybe would not be able to try otherwise.  And I would really love to share my experiences of having some of these beers with you my fine readers.  But in social situations I tend to spend more time talking with people than taking any sort of notes on the brews I’m partaking in.  Therefore it makes it hard to write a review.  But that is changing.

    I’ll openly admit that the name of this is not of my creation.  I honestly don’t 100% remember who came up with it but something is pointing me towards Phil, from Dos Beerigos and my partner in crime on United We Drink.  It is called Big Beers, Small Thoughts.

    I’ll take around 5 beers from that tasting and make notes on them.  Then I will write up a nice little blurb on each beer and post them here.

    So be on the look out tomorrow for the first edition of Big Beers, Small Thoughts as tonight is Social Beer Night.  And before you can say something like, “But Mike it’s Valentine’s Day.  You should be spending it with your girlfriend.”  I shall be as she has to work tonight.  And she is the always amazing bartender at Coffee District.

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