So long, Tallahassee!

Well, it's definitely been fun.

For those of you that haven't realized, or I haven't told - I have moved to Jacksonville. As you can see, that means I won't be keeping up on this blog anymore. Sorry, Tallahassee!

Will I do this in Jacksonville? Probably not. There are a billion more beer places in the metro area, and with my busy schedule, I don't think I can keep up.

More importantly, what do you need to know about Tallahassee as you read this?

Well, off the top of my head, I can only think of 2 things:

1). Proof Brewing Company launched their brewery tonight. They are having another release of 2 more beers in 2 weeks in honor of National IPA day. Though I couldn't attend, I was there for their first brew day, and I tasted a couple of the brews out of the fermenters. You're in for a treat, Tallahassee.

2). Ferm is opening a new location at some point in Midtown. Hipsters unite!

It's been fun! Thanks, everyone!

Boring Fall

Well... I was hoping to do a local updates post, as I haven't been as dedicated to this blog lately due to school, but there's really nothing to update.

Brewfest Tallahassee is over, the latest Fermentation Lounge Haus Bier release is over, and Momo's has tapped their first beers... shoot.

I was at the Homebrew Den recently (they're the brewers at Momo's), asked about their new IPA (that's what I was told they're brewing next), and was given the now stereotypical response of "I dunno - a couple of weeks maybe?" I still have no idea why they're keeping all their beers a secret. It's weird.

Fermentation Lounge has a few events going on these days, but nothing that caters to beer nerds. If you're into weird movies, hipster music, or BS Oktoberfest events, then I'll let you read their blog to see what you want to hit up. Their original release schedule for their haus biers says they will be doing the next one on October 19th with a pumpkin beer and some sort of IPA. At the time they were contemplating peach, but they haven't updated since.

No word from Mike's Stone Baked Pizza or the other venture in town on 6th Avenue, but I'll certainly update when I get any information. I've sent out a few texts and Facebook messages to see if there is any news.

I've narrowed down a logo for some t-shirts and will be making some soon. If you want one, do let me know by commenting on here, contacting me on Facebook, email, or whatever. They will be simple iron-ons and I will only charge you what it costs me (probably like 5 dollars). Make sure to tell me your size.

Cheers!

Local Updates

Well, folks, can you tell that school has started? I can.

In fact, I'm literally typing this blog in class. 12th century counterpoint? Eh, I'll take a beer.

In the near future I intend to write up a post about my adventures in homebrewing, both past and upcoming, but for now, a few local updates.

Momo's still hasn't updated anything on their website, but a co-worker told me he saw wort pumping last time he ate there. If anyone has any more information, feel free to comment on here. I know a couple of you get out that way more than I do.

I've also been checking Mike's Stone Baked Pizza's Facebook page and haven't seen anything at all about brewing. I'll probably shoot the brewer a text sometime soon.

For the tickers out there, I'm told that Tomahawk has Yuengling Oktoberfest on tap, oddly enough.

Fermentation Lounge announced via their Facebook that they will be tapping a beer from a brewery they've never had before on Friday or Saturday... for free. Nuts. I asked on their FB what it will be - my guess being Thomas Creek since that started showing up in town, but they also mentioned getting a keg of Liefman's Oud Bruin, so it may be that, but I don't know if they've had Liefman's before.

UPDATE: They responded on their Facebook "Intuition." I can only assume they mean Intuition Ale Works from Jacksonville, which I've never had. Sweet.

They've also started beer education, dubbed "Beer 101," on their blog. They're very brief, somewhat generic, and seemingly random as well, but it's nice that they're doing it nonetheless.

As for other events, don't forget about the Gordon Biersch event at Proof on the 21st and the upcoming Golden Horn releases at Ferm in October.

Cheers!

Brewfest Tallahassee, local updates

Just a few quick reminders...

Tonight is Golden Horn/Fermentation Lounge's next release of their haus biers - a coffee porter and a Belgian tripel with honey. I should be there around 6:30p to give them a try, assuming there's any left.

Thursday night (8pm) is the Stella Chalice giveaway at Proof.

Proof has released a little more information about their Victory event on Wednesday, September 7th. There will be a few things on tap, including the Braumeister Pils, which is apparently a bit limited in town. No word yet on which hop it is, but I'll update when I find out. In addition they'll have $3 pints of Prima Pils to compare side-by-side.

Not sure why I didn't mention this before, but if you're interested, Brewfest Tallahassee is on Saturday, October 8th. My first year in town the VIP section was sponsored by LL/Proof and was pretty sweet. Last year (and again this year), the VIP section was sponsored by ABC, and I hear it was pretty lame. I will not be purchasing a ticket, VIP or regular, but I may end up working a table there if my work goes (we had a cask last year). For more info on the fest, head here.

Until next time, cheers to fresh Tallahassee beer!