We finally got to get together for the Big Brown Tasting and it was fun. We tasted all of the beers blind and tried to guess which one was what. I am not sure anybody got all of them right. But It was fun tasting all seven beers side by side. Yes, there were seven. We did some fancy side boy action and added some flavors to mix things up. Keith fermented one bottle with maple syrup, which nearly exploded. Tony aged one gallon of his brown one a vanilla bean, which was the best beer there. He also dripped a few drops of Maker's Mark in a bottle. I aged one gallon of my brown on some espresso beans. That's how we got the seven beers. There were also other beers for taste too.
Here is Morrie showing us how he is out of beer and needs another one. We had lots of bottles floating around. Dogfish Head Squall IPA, Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, various homebrews, Alesmith, Jolly Pumpkin just to name a few. It was fun. This past week, I went to Biloxi for most of the week. I was a volunteer at Fallen Oak for the Mississippi Gulf Resort Champions Tour event. And I have to say that golf course is off the charts. Designed by Tom Fazio, this golf course would drop the jaw of someone that doesn't play golf.
This is one of the photos I took. Check out this crazy bunker. Could you imagine hitting out of it? The green is behind it in front of the Golf Channel tower. There were lots of these bunkers and it was impressive to see all the ins and outs of the course. Also while in Mississippi, I got a chance to see Lazy Magnolia. Just a short drive from Biloxi, Amy and I headed over to Kiln Mississippi to tour the brewery. We showed up a tad bit late and caught the last five minutes of the tour, but Gar and Brandy were nice enough to stick around and show us the place.
This 15 Barrel brewery has lots of character and makes some really good beer. Being the only brewery in Mississippi, they are not afraid to make the beer they like. And I like that. They make beer that they would drink. If you are ever in the area and want to do the tour. It is on Saturdays at 10:30 am. And Last but not least, Victory is in the area! Monday night, they did a release thing at the Mellow Mushroom.
Tonight at Wine World Panama City Beach, they are doing a tasting of some of their beers. This news has been floating around for a while, but now it is for rizzle. After talking with the Victory rep for a couple of minutes, I found out that the Panhandle is not the last place in Florida to get victory beer! Nope the word on the street is that the Orlando area is last. I can't believe it. Maybe that is what they tell everybody. Well, for those of you who subscribe via email and get this on Thursday morning, sorry. The tasting was last night. Maybe I should of written about this on Tuesday. Panama City Beach Wine World at 6PM. Be There!
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