PubCon 'n beer

[mat]

Likely to be any brown beer nearby? Don't want to fly across the globe to drink under-strength fizz and nothing but.

[Robino]

Isn't Samuel Jackson about 6.5%?

[bakedjake]

Samuel Jackson

ROFLMAO. That's funny, whether that was a reference to Chappelle's Show or you really meant Samuel Adams.

As far as beer goes, Stella makes Jake happy.

[Zoron]

Geesh, maybe I'll just bring a couple six-pack samplers.

I'm always open to surprise discoveries. I'll be the 60 y.o. with a white beard, purple glasses and a world class beer gut. Got a client in Mass I spend some time with but I'm generally drinking U.K. or German brews while there. Most microbrewery products seem to have a similar distasteful 'tinge' to me... and haven't had the inclination to even figure out what it is. I've only had one that surprised me...from a large Irish pub and microbrewery that served their own equivalent of Guiness.

Re YeungLing they seem to have it all over Florida now, although I haven't seen the 'porter.'

I've lived and imbibed on five continents and there are just too many great beers out there to settle for a relatively new age microbrewery. :)

[whoisgregg]

Yuengling purchased the Anheuser Busch brewery in Tampa so local distribution has increased. I remember ordering it in Pennsylvania thinking it was only a local beer up there. It must be more predominant in the northeast...

[Samiam]

Yuengling actually purchased the Stroh’s brewery in Florida. If you get a chance to try some on tap I would recommend it, you might like the Yuengling Black & Tan.

[mattglet]

lorax-

finally a vermonter that puts in their 2 cents... lived there for 2 years, now in CT. still make a monthly trip there to visit friends and the beer.

-Matt

[limbo]

Mivox: No, I don't ;) That's my point

SCCHHTTOPP! missed the sarcasm totally ;)

Can't stand the stuff - cheap and nasty and as far as I can tell has not been "brewed longer for a fuller aftertaste" - maybe it is brewed longer because they are not very good at brewing at the normal rate?

I tried some of the locally brewed East African lagers a few years back; Tusker and Bell were excellent and not too strong either, which is helpful in that climate.

The Belgians brew some very tasty beers too - Duvel is stunning.

[weblamer2]

There are a few 'hops' resturaunts around central florida... they are resturaunts that have their own microbrews built in... not bad, but a little pricey at times.

[macrost]

Ahem, just had to bump this up a notch. Beer of course was the regular lite beer from the 7-11 that was next door to the clarion.

But, I'll tell you what... drink enough of it, and you will be spinning!

Mac

[Zoron]

Hey Mac...they also had Foster's 'oil cans'... couple cans equal a couple of 'lite' beer cases. And I'd get bloated before I got high on 'lite.' :) Black and tans at O'brady's did me just fine.

[macrost]

Zoron,
Yes, those mighty black and tan's were the ticket! Mmmmmmm, beeeerrrrr!

Mac

[martinibuster]

Don't forget the Heinekins.

[mivox]

The Belgians brew some very tasty beers too - Duvel is stunning.

Cherley's Steakhouse had Chimay blue label in the 750ml bottles.... Went beautifully with the ribeye I ordered.

I went to a belgian beer bar in Amsterdam that had over 40 different belgian brews available. I think I made it through 6 of them that night... but I would have been happy to sit there all weekend. ;)

[lorax]

>> Cherley's Steakhouse

That was - hands down - the best steak I'd ever had next to my own. Delish!

[anallawalla]

I was the one who asked the stupid question at Kate O'Brien's pub - "Do you have Guinness?"

Yes, they did. I've had better renditions of Guinness elsewhere. How did others find their Guinness?