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Applebee’s honors American Craft Beer Week with special Happy Hour

bdg_ACBW2016_lg American Craft Beer Week is upon us and the number of activities to show your support is nothing less than amazing. One event that you may not have heard about, but should definitely look in to is the Craft Beer Happy Hour at Applebee’s in Bartram Park.

The Happy Hour will feature craft beer from “down the block, around the corner and across the country.” Guests will have an opportunity to choose from a range of beers from local breweries such as Bold City Brewing Company, Veteran’s United Craft Brewing and Intuition Ales Works in addition to brews from regional and national breweries like SweetWater Brewing Company, Sam Adams Brewing Company and Terrapin Beer Company.

Along with the great beer, guests can expect a DJ to be spinning tunes on the patio and opportunities to win fun beer-centric swag. In addition, representatives from Bold City Brewing Company will be on hand to talk about their beers and answer questions.

The Happy Hour takes place Thursday, May 19 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 14560 Old St. Augustine Road.

American Craft Beer Week — Monday, May 14, 2012

14 May

Today is the first day of American Craft Beer Week, and here is a listing of the events you can find going on a round town. Check back daily for more great events and celebrate your beer independence!

Poe’s Tavern, 6:30 – 8:00 pm Highland Brewing Company Pint Night

Join Team Hopheads and Highland for fun and pints at one of the beach’s best new taverns; Poe’s. The restaurant is named after the 19th century poet Edgar Allen Poe with a menu that boasts burgers with names like, The Pit and the Pendulum, the Annabele Lee, and the Tell Tale Heart.

Pele’s Wood Fire, 4:30 – 6:30 pm Dogfish Head Tap Take Over

Pele’s has established itself as the place to get great craft beer and awesome wood-fired pizzas and pastas. On Monday they will dedicate a large number of their 50 taps to the awe-inspiring brews of Dogfish Head. Get there early and get a logo pint glass with the purchase of a Dogfish brew.

Engine 15 Brewing Company, 4:00 – 7:00 pm Southeast Beers Theme

Stop in to the Engine and sample brews from the portfolio of Brown Distribution with a southeast theme.

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Posted by mwisdom562 on May 14, 2012 in American Craft Beer Week, Beer, Pubs, Restaurant

Tags: American Craft Beer Week, Beer, Brown Distribution, Dogfish Head Brewery, Engine 15, Microbrewery, Pele's Wood Fire, Poe's Tavern

More American Craft Beer Week Events

18 May

Tonight there are several great events for your American Craft Beer Week beer drinking pleasure. For those of you who live at the beach, Engine 15 is pairing some awesome food with truly outstanding beers. Mug Club members at Intuition Ale Works are invited to a special preview of the new beers Ben and Andrew have brewed up for the Jacksonville Craft and Import Beer Festival. And the Mellow Mushroom in Tinseltown has an exciting vertical tasting of Sierra Nevada’s Bigfoot.

Engine 15
1500 Beach Blvd. #217
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Engine 15 has established itself at the beach as the place to go for an awe-inspiring selection of great craft beers and excellent food to go with it. This week their chef has created some special dishes to pair with some very special brews. On the menu tonight, for only $8 is:

Shrimp Scampi over Linguine with Arugula
Paired with Saint Somewhere Saison Athene (10oz)

Join them tonight for this delicious pairing!

Mellow Mushroom – Tinseltown
9734 Deer Lake Ct
Jacksonville, FL 32246

Beer and pizza, is there any better combination? I think not! In the beer community, the ‘Shroom has become legend. Not only do they quality beers on tap, but the regularly hold special event evenings focusing on specific breweries. For American Craft Beer Week they are highlighting one of the original brewers of the craft beer movement — Sierra Nevada.

Tonight you have a unique opportunity to taste one of Sierra Nevada’s greatest accomplishments — Bigfoot — as a vertical tasting. What does this mean exactly. Well, you will be able to taste several years worth of this tasty brew side-by-side so you can enjoy the nuances and subtle changes in taste that this beer has as it ages!

Get to this one early so that you are sure to get in on this one-of-a-kind tasting!

Intuition Ale Works

720 King Street

Jacksonville, FL 32204

Tonight Brewmaster Ben Davis unveils two new brews he created especially for American Craft Beer Week and the Jacksonville Craft and Import Beer Fest. But, you have to be a Mug Club member to get it! That’s just one of the many great perks to being in that hallowed and prestigious club.

Don’t worry, I’ll let you know how they are. And you can always come to the Fest on Friday and try it for yourself.

First two people who find me at one of these events tonight will be showered with fabulous prizes — OK, more like t-shirts and assorted other beer schwag! But, that’s still good, right?

And don’t forget to get your tickets for and attend the Jacksonville Craft & Import Beer Festival this Friday at the Jacksonville Memorial Arena. There will be food, entertainment, and LOTS of beer tasting. Tickets are $45 for VIP admission at 6:00 PM or $30 for General admission at 7:00.

Beer 101 Seminar at Intuition Ale Works

03 May

Yet another great event taking place for American Craft Beer Week: Intuition Ale Works is holding a beer tasting seminar just in time for the Jacksonville Craft & Import Beer Festival on Thursday, May 19th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. This Beer 101 Seminar is a sit-down beer tasting in honor of American Craft Beer Week! And the really great thing is that the Festival is the very next evening so everything you learn you will be able to immeidately apply.

Brewer and brewery owner Ben Davis will talk about the history of brewing and beer and walk you through flights of four different styles of beer: English, lagers, Belgians, and extreme beers.

Light food pairings for each of the flights will provided.

If you purchase your tickets this week you can take advantage of an special early bird pricing! Tickets are $15 if purchased this week and $20 after that. Attendance will be capped for this private event so get your tickets while they last.

Visit the following link to purchase tickets:

http://intuitionalebeer101.eventbrite.com/

Tickets can also be purchased by visiting the Intuition Ale Works Tap Room during regular opening hours (Wed-Sat 3pm to 11pm).

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Posted by mwisdom562 on May 3, 2011 in Beer, Events, Intuition Ale Works, Local Brewery

Tags: American Craft Beer Week, Beer, Beer festival, Belgian Beer, Brewers, English beer, Events, extreme beer, Intuition Ale Works, Jacksonville Craft Beer Festival, lager