Wide Awake It's Morning

No I am not talking about the amazing album by an Indie Band by the name of Bright Eyes.  I am speaking of the Imperial Version of the Funky Buddha's Maple Bacon Coffee Porter.

The Long awaited release will be this Sunday, and it will go hand in hand with some more big brewing news for the local area (have to come back tomorrow to see what that is).

The Beer release will be taking place at the Funky Buddha at 3pm on Sunday June 26, 2011.  Now I have written about some of their beers before and said that they are limited in quantity, this one follow suite.  Only 25 or so gallons of this beer were brewed, and it will go quick.  If you are an imperial snifter member there is one major perk for you (check your email or email me).

Wide Awake It's Morning will not be the only beer on draft Sunday Afternoon.  The Buddha will also have an all-star lineup (in my opinion) of some of their special beers from the past.  Draft list includes Vanilla Espresso Porter, Pineapple Hop Gun, No Crusts (PB&J Brown Ale) and others.  Also a very special keg of Bourbon Oaked Nikolai Vorlauf (Imperial Stout) will be available.  All of these special beers will be available draft only, so get them while you can.

Make sure to come back, here, tomorrow for more breaking news regarding the South Florida beer scene.

Funky Buddha No Name Abbey Style Ale

On Thursday June 16th, the Funky Buddha in Boca Raton will be releasing their latest beer.  "BareFoot Buddha" or at least that is what it is named so far.

This time around it is a collaboration beer with some future local Belgium style brewers from Boca Raton.

While I personally have not had this beer yet, there are two glowing reviews on BeerAdvocate.com.  while it hasnt hit my palate yet, I was there for the brew day, and can say that I am very much so looking forward to the release of this beer.

Coming in around 9% ABV this treat will sure to please your sweet tooth.

The release starts at 5pm Thursday with Buddha Happy Hour which goes till 7pm.

The past few weeks have been fun, with lots of the local South Florida Beer Family meeting up and sharing stories.  This week wont be any different.

Ohh yeah and this is a limited release so like many of the other amazing one off beers which have been released in the past...once it's gone....well you get the idea.  Get there soon!

Cheers!

American Craft Beer Week

My how time flies when your having fun, and by fun I mean drinking good craft beer and reading this blog!

May 16th-22nd, this week for those of you that don't know what day it is, is American Craft Beer Week ("ACBW"). This is a week that as craft beer drinking we celebrate the entire art beer for a week! That is right, who needs one day when you have a whole week. Basically Christmas and Easter have nothing on Craft Beer Week. While Black History Month is longer I still think ACBW is much more fun!

That said there is a ton of events going on in South Florida, but I have highlighted a few of them below.

Monday, May 16th

• Coffee District - Craft Beer Meetup 7-10pm


• Grease Burger Bar (213 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FL 33401)
  2-4-1 on Highland Brewery - Gaelic ale, Oatmeal Porter, and Cold Mountain


• Blind Monk (10 Evernia Street #107West Palm Beach, FL 33401)
  Tasting including unique or limited release beers from breweries like Dogfish Head, Rogue, The Bruery, Oskar Blue's and some local favorites. As always the beers will be paired with select cheeses and meats. Space is limited so please reserve your spot. Starts at 7pm and is only $20.


• Abraxas (407 Meridian Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139)
  Beer Trivia Night - A night of beer trivia starting at 9pm. (it'll fill up pretty quick so you might want to get there by 8:45pm) with a special tapping of Avery's and Russian River's Collaboration Not Litigation Ale.

Tuesday, May 17

• Grease Burger Bar
  2-4-1 Avery beers - IPA (new on draft), White Rascal, and Karma


• BX Beer Depot (2964 2nd Avenue North Lake Worth, FL 33461)
  Expect to see special beer prices, and awesome swag give-aways! Featuring G'knight Imperial Red Ale on Tap in honor of their love for Oskar Blues Brewery.

Wednesday, May 18th

• Grease Burger Bar
  2-4-1 Stone Brewing - Levitation, Pale Ale, IPA, and Arrogant Bastard


• J-Bar (8283 West Broward Boulevard Plantation, FL 33324)
  Buy your first pint of Holy Mackerel between 8-11pm and keep the glass! (while supplies last)

Thursday, May 19th

• The Funky Buddha
  Thursday is new beer night, and the buddha will be tapping a very limtied keg of; _____________.  Well you will have to show up and see for yourself.  Happy Hour (2-4-1) till 7pm on the Buddha Beers.  Drink Local!


• Ales on the Avenue - Pub Crawl!
  The crawl will begin at Tryst then continue on to The Office, Paddy McGee's, and Cut 432. The 'after-party' will be at Coffee District. Each stop will feature a different craft brewery and will be offering at least two beers at a special price.  Participants are asked to come to Tryst for registration between 5:30pm and 6:30pm where they will receive a wristband which will indicate they are part of the group.


• Coffee District
  Shipyard Raffle Night -  Buy a Shipyard or Sea Dog draft beer and get a raffle ticket to win some American Craft Beer Week Shwag... They'll have some special Shipyard Brews including XXXX IPA, Double Thumper and Imperial Porter all on draft! 7-9pm

Friday, May 20th

• Hollywood Vine (2035 Harrison Street Hollywood, FL 33020)
  Beer Tasting featuring Victory V-12, Rogue Double Mocha Porter, Avery the Reverend, and Cigar City Guava Grove. A great opportunity to sample and enjoy the great selection of craft beers Hollywood Vine has to offer! Stop in from 7-9pm for a taste... while they last.


• BX Beer Depot
  Tiki Bar's 2nd Anniversary Party; They'll be featuring two breweries on this night, as well as serving smoked BBQ.  From 7pm-Midnight stop in for some music and brews. Featured kegs are Avery Maharaja and Tequesta Brewing Co.'s Special Mystery Kegs.

Saturday, May 21st

• The Lodge
  Victory Beer Night; They'll have Helios, Braumeister Saaz Pils and Hop Devil ALL ON DRAFT. Plus if you buy your first pint, you get to keep the glass! (while supplies last). Starting at 8pm, come on out for some delicious limited draft brews.


• Coffee District
  Blue Point Brewing Night; tarting at 6pm, they'll be pouring all of the year round Blue Point Beers on draft PLUS some limited releases including their Imperial Sour Cherry Stout and No Apologies Imperial IPA both on DRAFT!

Sunday, May 22nd

• Smoke T (1450 South Dixie Highway Coral Gables, FL 33146)
  Stone Brewing BRUNCH;That's right you read that correctly. We will be pairing up some AMAZING dishes with Stone beers because nothing is better than beer early on a Sunday to help cure any pains from the night before. The menu is the following:
  1^st course: Ruination IPA Bloody Mary paired with a french toast bite; thick cut challah bread topped with berries, frosted almonds with a maple glaze
  2^nd course: Levitation Ale paired with eggs benedict; homemade biscuit, sausage patty, and poached egg topped with a chipotle hollandaise sauce
  3^rd course: Sublimely Self-Righteous paired with chicken mole and a side of scrambled eggs
  4^th course: Stone Smoked Porter poured through the Randall (filled with Bacon) creating Bacon-infused Smoked Porter paired with bacon pancake with chocolate-smoked porter-maple butter, topped with a piece of pork belly
  Starts at brunch time... 10:30am. Early reservations will be $35 and $45 at the door (plus tax and tip).

Also keep your eyes peeled for a live taping of UNITED WE DRINK, the only All Craft Beer Podcast based in South Florida.....something tells me it may be at the Coffee District on Thursday Night?!?!  Watch the Facebook Page for more information!

South Florida Craft Beer Cinco De Mayo

So apparently Delray Beach and Boca Raton have tight ties to the Mexican Independence.

That's right Cinco De Mayo is Thursday and the local craft beer community is going crazy this year.


Your new favorite craft beer brewery in South Florida, The Funky Buddha, will be releasing two (THAT'S RIGHT TWO!) new beers for Cinco De Mayo.  Nib Smuggler and Mango Chili Pepper Wheat will be hitting the draft lines hard on Thursday.  Please note that while no Nib Smugglers were injured or killed in the production of this beer, it is pretty damn tasty!  Unfortunately there were several peppers lost in the production of the Mango Chili Pepper Wheat, it was a sad day in the garden!

The same night Chung and his staff of friendly beer-slingers will be serving up a Cinco De Mayo party filled with all kinds of goodies from Dogfish Head Brewery at the Coffee District in Delray Beach.  There is confirmation that a keg of the new Sony Music/Dogfish Head Brewery Collaboration  "Hellhound on my Ale" will be on flowing.  Keep in mind this is a limited release beer and the keg should kick rather quickly!  Also there will be another appearance by the "Randall the Enamel Animal".  You will have to come out to see what the beer on tap will be flowing through that night.

Two events....one night.....How Do I Do Both?!?

Easy!  Happy Hour at the Buddha starts at 6pm swing by and snag a sampler or a few pints (usually the special release beers can not be doubled up on for happy hour).  While at the Buddha you will need to eat something.  I recommend the pizzas and the hummus plate.  After some grub and some tasty beers, head on over to Coffee District for some Dogfish Head Fun!

Yep....that's how I will be celebrating Cinco De Mayo.....starting to think taking Friday Off may be needed!

EvilTwin, Hunahpu, and more Shenanigans

Well as Aerosmith once sang "I'm Back in the Saddle Again".  Speaking of has anyone watched this season of American Idol?  It is typically horrible but this year is even worse!

Regardless.....This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with the most successful Guest Blogger that has ever been on DosBeerigos. EvilTwin is back and ready to go. Successful...that's right....someone found out that EvilTwin could write and is paying him to write about beer! The Examiner has EvilTwin covering The Ft. Lauderdale Area's Beer Scene! Yep...he gets paid....and I well I get to do this thing for free! (Lucky You!)

Check out EvilTwin's Beer Adventures over at the Examiner by going to here ----> LINK TO EvilTwin's 1st Article and Subscribe!

Well anyways now that Casey has hit the big time he can only review 3 beers with me....(I can't afford to pay him for any more!). So this week we will have 3 AMAZING BEER REVIEWS, and I will fill the remainder of the week in with news about events. By events I mean HUNAHPU RELEASE INFORMATION!

That's right kids Hunahpu! The beer that have people foaming at the mouth for Cigar City Brewing Stuff will be released this upcoming Saturday. There will be all kinds of crazyness going on this year! I hope to see you in Tampa.

In the meantime you can always catch up with the bi-weekly podcast on your drive over to CCB, that would be United We Drink. Find it for FREE in Itunes!

Ohh Yess and there also may be some information about a possible Imperial Maple Bacon Release at my favorite local brewery.....STAY TUNNED!

Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Stout

Rare Bourbon County Stout
Goose Island Beer Co.
Chicago, IL
13.00% ABV
Style: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

C: Black
H: To Dark To Tell
N: Hello Bourbon....nose is filled with the booze, sweet chocolate malts, hints of roast and vanilla

The Ferm: First and foremost BIGGGG THANKS to Master Brewer Abbott for sharing this beer with myself and several other people Monday Night. Once again the "beer family" in South Florida always surprises me with their generosity. I personally would have contemplated sitting in a dark room alone with this bottle and drinking 100% of it alone....well maybe not. I am sort-a afraid of the dark after all. Regardless, Thank You!
I was very much so looking forward to this beer since I found out that Goose Island would be releasing it only once, and the base beer is my all time favorite stout. Barrel Aged for 2 Years this thing has to be good....RIGHT?!?
And Good it was! Great....maybe, but for sure DAMN GOOD. Tons of Bourbon in the flavor...but it is not that "hot". The beer is perfectly balanced flavor wise with strong notes of the barrel treatment leading to hints of dark chocolate, vanilla, and coffee. Daily Drinker....if you were a millionaire and did not care about calories....FOR SURE. The beer was faintly carbonated which was nice...as too much carbonation would have ruined the experience.
So is this better than that bottle of 2008 Bourbon County Stout which was opened and reviewed not too long ago? No....but it is damn close. I would love to be able to snag a bottle or two of this and age it for a bit...I have a feeling this will turn out to be one of the best imperial stouts to date with age on it.

Score: 4.89999

5th Annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival Recap

Well, yesterday was the 5th annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival. As most of you know this is my favorite festival of the year in the state of Florida. The best beers are brought out by all the local Florida breweries, and national breweries alike.

Just a few of the highlights of the festival were;

5. I tamed a Swamp Ape: Yep, finally had the opportunity to try the highly talked about Swamp Ape from Florida Brewing Company. This 10% ABV IPA was pretty tasty. Lots of Pine and Hop bitterness in it. Hands down the best beer by Florida Brewing Company!

4. Meet my friend Randall: Well actually thats my good beer bud Cezar with a Dogfish Randall. Fresh Beer hooked this bad boy up with some hops and ran 60min through it! Pretty good, but later in the show they put some dry roasted peanuts in it and ran Raison D'extra
through it! Wow it was like a PB&J Sandwich!

3. Hunahpu's 2011! What! Yep that's right I was able to try the new version of Hunahpu, the once a year release from Cigar City. Needless to say it was amazing. Very different from last years version, and the differences were very positive. Can't wait for the release on March 12th! More details and a proper review of this beer to come!

2. Deja Vu?: Nope it is actually Vu Jade'......WTF?!?....this is the collaboration beer from St. Somewhere and Cigar City. Holy CRAP! This was fantastic for a young sour. Tons of vinegar notes and a nice sweet malt build. This was my favorite beer of the entire festival. Just fantastic!

1. The Funky Buddha Craft Brewers Festival: Best of show for a booth goes to these guys. Kevin, Ryan, Jim, and the crew had a consistent line from open to close of the festival. This was the scene early on:

This was the scene as soon as people found out that Maple Bacon
Coffee Porter was being tapped:

It was crazy! While Maple Bacon was the big beer that everyone wanted to try the Chocolate Beer which I will call "Chocolate Face" until they give it an official name was fantastic! I promise I will get a review of Chocolate Face up on the blog as soon as the guys finish up with the next batch. It is, in my humble (or not so humble) opinion the best beer they do, and possibly one of the best beers from the state!  This was The Funky Buddha's Festival, we were all just lucky to attend!

There were also a lot of other great scenes at the fest. I was able to speak with a lot of brewers and friends. Great new breweries were on hand like Liberty Steakhouse and Tequesta Brewing Company. Ohh yeah and there is a video of the days events which will be released on United We Drink. Stay Tuned!

If you did not make it to the festival this year....well that sucks for you. Put it on the calendar for next year...NOW!

Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival 2011

Well if you listen to United We Drink, my side project with good buddy Mike from MikeLovesBeer.com, you should be well aware that Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is right around the corner.

Januray 29th from 1-5:30 PM you will have the opportunity to sample some of the finest beers in the state of Florida.  Tickets are currently on sale on the website, but are expected to sell out fairly soon!  Grab them now!

You can read more about the festival and buy tickets at Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival 2011

I am really looking forward to the local breweries out there this year.  Big Bear, Tequesta Brewing Co., and The Funky Buddha!

I personally know that the guys from the Buddha are bringing some special beers down and plan on tapping them on the hour every hour.  So I think you should hang out around their table as much as possible.  Maple Bacon Porter, Sex Panther, Vanilla Pitti Porter, and others are rumored to be there!

I hope to see you out there!

Bell's Hopslam Ale Attacks South Florida

Well beerigos it is here!

Beer release season has started.

HOPSLAM has started popping up around South Florida Bars and Stores.

Be quick about picking up this gem of a Double IPA though.  We are getting very limited supplies of the beer.

Where can you find it?  Well, most Total Wine & More stores will have it at the main desk right as you walk in, and it is limited to one 6-pack per person.

Besides Total Wine, I reccomend swinging by your local craft beer bar to see if bottles or even draft are avalable.  Last night The Coffee District started the frenzy by tapping the first keg in Palm Beach County EVER!  There is not much left so swing by and have a tasty pint of this beer.  The Funky Buddha is on deck with keg waiting....that's right!  When will they tap it?  Well, I guess we will have to wait.

Enjoy this wonderful beer fresh, it really does not age well, but be careful Mi Amigos it is 10% ABV.

Look for a bottle review next week as I cover high gravity beers all week!

Follow me on twitter at @DosBeerigos for up to date info on where you can find Hopslam in the South Florida Area!

Top 5 Beer Events of 2010

OK, so yesterday I did not clarify, I am going to attempt to make several top 5 lists of things that I either attended/covered/or both within 2010.  This will keep things relative with the blog.

Top 5 Beer Events of 2010

5.  Jupiter Craft Beer Festival

4.  Meetings of the Minds #1 (South Florida Social Media Beer Meetup)

3.  The Funky Buddha Brewery Grand Opening

2.  (tie) Dark Lord Day 2010 / Hunahpu Release

1.  Great American Beer Festival

This past year was filled with all kinds of amazing events in the beer community.  Above are just my top 5, ok 6, of the year.

I began the list with one of the first and last events that Dos and I covered in 2010.  Jupiter Craft Beer Festival is one event that I look froward to every year.  This is without a doubt the best beer festival in the state of Florida.

The "Meeting of the Minds" was something that I honestly didn't know how I, a new beer blogger, got invited to.  Ed Roberts has a knack for talent I guess.  This meeting was the first time that I brushed shoulders with a number of people that I built some amazing friendships with over the past year.  We spoke about the local beer community, and really was one of the places that the idea of something like #FlaBrew was thought up.

The most exciting local event of the year for me was the Grand Opening of The Funky Buddha Brewery.  Why? Well the fact that I can drive a very short distance to a damn good brewery makes me happy.  The fact that this small brewery in Boca Raton is getting some national hype makes me even more happy.

While I was unable to travel to Dark Lord Day, I did some extensive covering this year, and even leaked some information about the event.  The Hunahpu release was one of my favorite events of the year, it was really one of my first events as an active blogger.  I met some great people from all over the country, and had some amazing beer!

What could beat Great American Beer Festival?  Seriously?  This was the Grand-Daddy of beer festivals.  I had the opportunity to try some amazing beer, meet some amazing people in and out of the industry, and travel all over Colorado with great friends.  This is a trip that everyone that loves beer should do at least one time!

Brewing with the Buddha; Sex Panther Black IPA

'Tis the season of giving, right?

Well Saturday I felt in the giving mood so I decided to lend my gifted brewing skills and help out my buddies over at The Funky Buddha. Let me tell you how happy they were to see me!

I showed up and they were standing in front of their 40 gallon fermenters with their shirts over their heads and singing some crazy song. Apparently, they pray to the brewing Gods before every batch?!? As soon as they saw me, The Ferm, they began rejoicing and showering me in gifts! I was a gift from the brewing Gods!

Well then I woke up.....it was a nice dream though.

In all seriousness I went over to the Buddha Saturday and helped brew (or clean the brewing equipment) for a new beer that will be released quite shortly. SEX PANTHER will be a Black IPA that is both hop forward and roast-y.

I won't bore you with all the boring things that went on during the brew session, but I will tell you that these guys have their brew days down to a science! There was no time for standing around!

As Ryan, one of the owners of the Buddha stated, "We don't just make beer, We Discover It".

5 hours later there was 40 lbs of Sex Panther caged in the fermenter, a good amount of cleaned kegs, 3 gourmet burgers devoured, and some good beers sampled.

Keep your eyes open for SEX PANTHER coming soon to The Funky Buddha, after all this is beer your mother would be proud of you drinking!

Brew Masters Premier Events In South Florida

As I hope you have heard by now, a new show dedicated to craft beer will be premiering on Discovery Channel “Brew Masters” debuts on Sunday, November 21 at 10 PM ET/PT, and you're invited to join Sam Calagione, founder and brewer at Dogfish Head Brewing as he seeks out new ingredients, recipes and inspirations for his brewery.

About Discovery Channel's Brew Masters: http://www.discovery.com/brewmasters
Brew Masters on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/brewmasters

In honor of the the show Fresh Beer Inc. will be hosting viewing events in multiple spots in South Florida where you can join fellow craft beer lovers, grab a pint of Dogfish Head and watch.  I will be at one of the below.....and am really looking forward to it!

Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery (2621 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL) – Will be featuring Bitches Brew on tap, and will be making some bitches brew brownies as well.- They will also have Dogfish 90-Minute and Olde School on tap and 60-Minute IPA, Raison D’etre, Indian Brown Ale, Sah’tea, Theobroma and Midas Touch available in bottles. Come on by early to grab a beer and a good spot to watch the show!

8oz. Burger Bar (1080 Alton Rd, Miami Beach, Florida 33139) Will be hosting a Sunday deal on all Dogfish Beers… $5 Bottles of Indian Brown Ale, Raison D’etre, 60-Minute IPA and $5 Draft of Palo Santo, Chicory Stout and 90-Minute IPA ALL DAY. Stick around until 10pm and watch the show!

Cerveza’s (5835 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143) From 9-11 will be offering some serious specials on Dogfish Head including $2 off Pangaea draft, $2 off bottles of 90-Minute IPA, 60-Minute IPA, Indian Brown Ale and Theobroma! And of course they will be broadcasting the premier for your enjoyment.

Abraxas (407 Meridian Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139) Will be showing Brew Masters live and offering deals on their Dogfish products.

The Falls Ale House (13603 South Dixie Highway Miami, FL 33176) and The Joint (9559 S Dixie Hwy  Miami, FL 33156) will be dedicating two TV's for the premiere. No sound, but captions will be on. If you are in the area you can have some Dogfish Head beer and  grab a  front row seat at the bar.

If you have any questions or need any other info please do not hesitate to let me know.  If you know of any other offical watch parties then post them in the comments below and I will update this post!

Terrapin Moo-Hoo Chocolate Milk Stout

Moo-Hoo Chocolate Milk Stout
Terrapin Beer Company
Athens, Georgia
6.00% ABV
Style: Milk / Sweet Stout

C: Very thick and hard to tell how clear it is
H: Dark Dark Brown
N: Chocolate Syrup....thats about it and fine with me!

The Ferm: Thanks to Ed Hussey 1/2 of the dynamic duo that is taking over the Boca Beer Lovers for splitting this with me. Tonight 11/16 Ed and his lovely bride Lara are welcoming in a new era of the Boca Beer Lovers at the Funky Buddha. I highly recommend showing up esp. if you have not had all the Buddha beers yet...they are FANTASTIC!
Anyways to the beer. This was a beer that I was excited about since we spoke about it on the bi-weekly Podcast United We Drink.

This is Terrapins Milk Stout, and a damn fine one at that. I will make this review very simple for you:

Yoohoo + 6% ABV = MooHoo Milk Stout

Yep that's about it folks....think the "adult" version of YooHoo. If you like YooHoo, which I did as a child and still do...YOU WILL LOVE THIS BEER! Honestly, it ranks up there with Choklat.

Can't wait to blend this bad boy with some Wake and Bake!

Score: 4.62

Cantillon Bruocsella (1900) Grand Cru 2003

Bruocsella (1900) Grand Cru 2003
Brasserie Cantillon
Brussels, Belgium
5.00% ABV
Style: Lambic

C: Cloudy
H: Bloody Orange
N: Super Acidic and Sour

The Ferm: Well I was lucky enough to get a pour of this beer at a recent tasting curtsy of "Jah Love" from the Funky Buddha. A 2003!!!!!! Yep it held up amazing as well. The beer did not seem over the hill even at 5% ABV.
The attack was filled with all kinds of funky sour flavors. The body was more mellow and smooth though, and then on the back of your throat it just burned like HELL. Simply amazing!
The dryness of the beer is still around and it is almost mouth puckering.



I'd bathe in this beer! (How about that for a mental image!)
Score: 4.4325

The Funky Buddha Blueberry Tart

Blueberry Tart
The Funky Buddha Brewing Company
Boca Raton, FL
5.5% ABV
Style: Fruit Beer

C: Cloudy
H: Purple...yesss PURPLE!!!!
N: Vanilla, Blueberry, Cinnamon

The Ferm: I got a quick sneak peak at this beer Monday night, which was just one night before the Buddha tapped it.
Good? NO NOT AT ALL!
HONESTLY I WILL SAY DO NOT DRINK THIS BEER, DO NOT SEARCH THIS BEER OUT, IF YOU SEE IT SIMPLY TURN AWAY! <------ (SARCASM!!!)
Yep, please turn away....because I am going to DRINK ALL OF THIS HEAVENLY LIQUID that the Buddha calls BEER!
Seriously...this beer is crazy good and unlike any beer I have ever had. The wheat beer base has a subtle taste up front, then you are attacked by blueberries....30 POUNDS OF THEM! Tons of cinnamon and vanilla on the back end. One of the best Fruit Beers I have ever had.
The beer was tapped Tuesday October 19th. There is about 10 total gallons of this beer, but I have heard this will be a semi-regular beer at the Buddha! Drink it while you got it!
Score: 4.69999

The Funky Buddha Espresso Piiti Porter

Espresso Piiti Porter
The Funky Buddha Brewing Company
Boca Raton, FL
??% ABV
Style: American Porter

C: Clear
H: Dark brown, with a light redish hue
N: Espresso, Sweet Milk

The Ferm: OK, so yesterday we had a true "breakfast beer", today I am reviewing another treatment of the Piiti Porter from The Funky Buddha. This time the beer is treated with Espresso Coffee.
The first time I had this beer was at the Brewery Grand Opening, and honestly I couldn't get enough of it. Well, I couldn't, but my liver on the other hand could.
The base beer is the Piiti Porter which is The Buddha's standard Porter which is brewed with Lactose Sugar. So think of the Espresso Piiti as a "Cafe con Leche", yep that is pretty much spot on....
I grew up in Tampa and was raised on Cuban Food, there honestly is nothing better in the morning than a nice piece of pressed Cuban Bread Buttered with a Cafe con Leche.
This beer took me back home. It is a perfect balance of the espresso coffee, sweet characteristics from the lactose milk, and still not overly heavy body wise.
I have been told this will be on tap often at the Buddha, which makes me happy!
Overall, another stand out beer from The Funky Buddha!

Score: 4.73

P.S. Tomorrow Breakfast is over and the Buddha brings home the Pie! (Stay Tuned)

The Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Porter

Maple Bacon Porter
The Funky Buddha Brewing Company
Boca Raton, FL
??% ABV
Style: American Porter

C: Clear
H: Dark brown, with a light redish hue
N: Maple Syrup, Espresso, Light Hint of Bacon

The Ferm: I had this beer courtesy of Kevin from the Funky Buddha, at the tasting I went to on Sunday. This was an "experimental" batch of the Piiti Porter. The beer was aged on a breakfast coffee that has hints of Bacon, Maple Syrup, and Strong Coffee.
Now I love the standard Piiti Porter, but hot damn this beer is amazing! Honestly, if breakfast in a beer is possible, I think it has finally been accomplished. The guys at the Funky buddha brought home the bacon (pun intended) with this beer.
The upfront taste was one of a standard coffee porter, then the maple syrup flavor comes in, and the leads back to coffee on the finish. Looking for the bacon was a challenge, and it mainly comes across in the nose.
Simply put, This is what breakfast beers should be!

If you are in the area jump on this soon, as from what I understand there is about 10 gallons total. Depending on the response they will brew it again. I have my fingers crossed that they do brew it again!

Score: 4.80

Funky Buddha Brewery and FAU Football

Well most you my regular readers here know I love beer, and I do....trust me I really do.

There is something that is a bit closer to my heart...well besides The Cerveza Chica! That object of affection is my FAU OWLS. Yes that's right Florida Atlantic University, no we are not the team that got into a fight with Miami, yes we are the quickest startup division 1 program that is undefeated in bowl games (2 for 2).



Today the FAU Owls kick off their football season at home against the North Texas Mean Green (really what kind of name is that?!).



The past was filled with Dos and I chugging some Miller High Life and PBR but this year is a bit different. I have found beer lovers in Owl Country. Good Beer will be at the tailgates but I have a feeling that the PBR will find its way into my cooler.

Regardless, while the 7pm kickoff begins a bit north of the stadium, my friends and fellow beer lovers will be celebrating the Grand Opening of the Funky Buddha Brewery!



That's right Boca Raton, FL now has a real life brewery! The Boys..and Girls from the Buddha will be serving 12 of their own beers on draft at the grand opening. This should be a great time! Am I sad I am missing the door opening on the event...yes...BUT! The Buddha will be open till 2am on Sunday, and you bet your ass I am going to be there celebrating an Owl victory!

Come out tonight to the Funky Buddha and celebrate with me and the rest of #FlaBrew!