Beer of the Month Club

This week is being brought to you from my good buddies over at Beer Universe and The Original Craft Beer Club.  Why is that?

Well I was added on a short list to review the contents of The Original Craft Beer Club and their monthly beer club.

Many of you have heard of these types of clubs, or maybe even received a membership from a friend/family member from the holidays or a birthday. If you haven't heard of this type of club, shame on you! Just kidding.

The Original Craft Beer Club, like others, is a beer of the month club. A beer of the month club is setup to auto-ship you a box of love every month. Similar to a magazine subscription. This box of love usually includes several different types of beer, beer related merchandise, information on the beer included, etc etc etc. You get the idea right?

Well this week I will take my weekly beer adventures through my box of goodies that was supplied from The Original Craft Beer Club and my good buddies over at Beer Universe. I will cover 4 different beers, and a slew of goodies.

If you like this idea, shoot over to The Original Craft Beer Club's Website or even look for the link from Beer Universe.

Speaking on Beer Universe, if you haven't been to the site lately, it is growing into something very special, and soon you will be able to track my progress and activity on their website simply by visiting my blog....WHAT?!?! HOW? STAY TUNED!

Florida Beer Meetup #1 (Skulls, Parking Lot Fights, ohh and Beer!)

So yesterday I jumped in the car with The Cerveza Chica, Miguel, and Evil Twin.  We decided to make a day trip 220 miles away from South Florida to meetup with some of the most active individuals in the Florida State Beer Scene.

About 3 hours later we finally pulled into the Cock & Bull in Sarasota, Florida. Outside we met with the crypt keeper himself, Rick from Ales from the Crypt. While catching up I could not help but to look at the outside of this building we were about to invade....it was well a run down looking house.

Once I inched closer to the door I noticed, that the outside appearance was maybe to fend off any snobby beer drinkers. Inside it was all business....almost like walking into a piece of heaven in Sarasota Florida.

Inside, the now 5 Beerigos, met Howie one part of the ownership of the Cock & Bull. We also reunited with Gerrard from Road Trips for Beer, and "the man, the myth, the legend" Alan Shaw (well he isn't so much of a myth anymore cause I met him finally!). Howie, gave us free run of what was an amazing beer bar, and the outside patio.

The lineup was built.

Once some bottles started to pop, out of nowhere Amie, "The Crazy Cat Lady" just appeared. In her words, "anything having to do with Epic Beer and Amazing People in the state of Florida, I will be there!"

OK, so we drank a lot of samples and shared good stories about Skulls, Cross Bones, and Graves (hehehe). We spoke a bit more about the Florida Beer Scene where it has come and where it is going. Ohh yah and we spoke about what we have all been up to since the last time we all got together.

Now where is the Parking Lot Fights coming from?

Well, on the way home the 4 South Florida Beerigos were grabbing some snacks and gas for the trip back. All I can say is an episode of Jerry Springer broke out in the parking lot of 711. What happened? I really don't know but this one couple was just not very happy with each other. It made for some interesting conversation for the trip home!

I look forward to meeting up with everyone again soon! Big thanks goes out to Howie from the Cock & Bull for hosting the event! I promise I will get a review of your fine establishment up on this blog ASAP....it was one of the best beer bars I have ever been to! Thanks for Gerrard, Alan, Amie, Rick, and of course my 3 Beerigos that made the trip with!

"Good People Drink Good Beer" ~Hunter S. Thompson

Dogfish Head - Wrath of Pecant!

Wrath of Pecant!
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, DE
6.00% ABV

C. Clear
H. Dark Amber in Color
N. Sort-a a weak nose, a hint of malt?

Cerveza Chica; There was a lot of hype surrounding this beer, and after tasting it I have to say that it was VERY unwarranted. This is a bad beer experience that I don’t think I will ever forget because the flavor just stays with you and not in a good way. People were talking about the name and there isn’t even any pecans in it! I just don’t get this one and I know DFH is all about off centered beers and all that, but I just really think that this one did not work in any way. All I can say is I get smoke and bacon. Now don’t get me wrong I love bacon probably more than the next person, but definitely not in my beer. Yuck! I would never purchase this beer again because I never want to relive the taste of this beer.
Score:1.27

The Ferm; I was excited about this beer since I heard that they were doing a collaboration with the brothers from Beer Advocate. How could this be a bad beer? Well I had to double take on this beer. Bacon? Really? Noooooo! Yep! Bacon! This beer has a hint of Bacon on the back end! This is the perfect beer to match with a nice omlette in the morning. Heaven? Nope, but pretty close. The beer tasted similar to a brown ale, and had hints of sweetness in it…maybe banana or pecan extract?? But really there was Bacon on the back end! Amazing!
Score: 4.272

Overall: 2.771