Taste Test: What’s the Best Post-Surf Brew?
Are you a Northeast Floridian who travels south of North America for surf with any consistency? Do you experience nostalgia initiated by the following …
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Pour-Files: Meet China Horgan, bartender at Nighthawks
One of Riverside’s newest and best live music venues, the ultra-cool Nighthawks hosts a diversity of acts and an eclectic mix of events. With a rotati…
Beer: There’s a Right Way to Pour Coppertail’s New Pilsner
You're doing it all wrong. What exactly, you may ask? Everything. OK, not everything, but you're definitely pouring a pilsner incorrectly. No worries t…
Pub(lication) Crawl: Local breweries to offer pints of Void
For the second year in a row, we’ve partnered with local breweries to craft a mighty and distinctive flight of beers, the flavors of which were inspire…
Liner Notes: Inside July’s Drink Issue
Here’s something: Drinking is pointless. Sure, it can be delicious. It can be fun. It can spark conversations that bring us closer together, push us ap…
Zeta Brewing Rebrands to Ruby Beach Brewing
If you've been to Zeta Brewing in the new year, you're probably wondering what's going on since they're not currently open. Well, we've got the inside …
Wicked Barley Revamps Food Menu
Since opening its doors in 2016, Wicked Barley Brewing has proven itself as one of the more unique brewery experiences in Jacksonville. The giant tapro…
Q&A with Ancient City Brewing’s New Head Brewer Tate Warren
A while back, Ancient City Brewing down in St. Augustine got a new head brewer, so we decided to ask him a few questions to see what he has in store fo…
Where to Watch Mayweather vs McGregor in Jax
Odds are you already know that former pound-for-pound, number one boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC Champion Conor McGregor will be engaging in 12 rou…
Why Jax? — What Makes Our Craft Drink Scene Different
The craft drink scene in Jax is exploding. You almost get whiplash every time a new taproom is announced. In the 904, there are five restaurants that b…
The Spirit of Independence — Defining craft beer in 2017
Craft beer is booming, but what does “craft” even mean anymore? The Brewers Association, craft beer’s trade organization, offers this definition on its…
Into the Mountains — Craft Beer Excursions in Asheville
If you know me, you’ll know that craft beer is kinda my thing. So naturally, I heard through the hop vine that Asheville (AVL) was a craft-beer lover’s…
Drink Issue Behind the Scenes
Check out this video for a little behind-the-scenes view of our newest Drink Issue centerfold. Stay thirsty my friends. …
Q&A with Town Beer Co. Owners Alex and Priya Moldovan
One of Jacksonville's newest addition's to the craft beer scene is Town Beer Co., a bottle shop and taproom in Murray Hill. Owned by Alex and Priya Mol…
Getting Hazy with Civil Society at Aardwolf
In anticipation of next month's Beer and Drink Issue, I swung by Aardwolf Brewing Company today to speak with them on what "craft" means to them in tod…
Ancient City Brewing Gets New Taproom and Canning Line
Ancient City Brewing has some big plans for 2017, with a new taproom location in downtown St. Augustine and a long-awaited canning line to distribute t…
Winter and Spring Beer Preview with Ancient City Brewing’s Benjamin Davenport
Benjamin Davenport is the tap room manager over at Ancient City Brewing Co. in St. Augustine — as if you couldn't tell that by his manly brewer's beard…
Southern Swells, Jacksonville’s Newest Brewery — Q&A with owner Corey Adams
Southern Swells Brewing Co. is the newest brewery to open in the 904 and join the burgeoning craft beer scene. Located on 1312 Beach Blvd. in Jax Beach…
Ancient City Brewing — St. Augustine’s first craft brewery quickly becoming a hometown staple
To say craft beer is a “craze” or “fad” doesn’t really do it the justice it deserves. Craft beer is a massive industry ($22 billion to be exact), and s…
Becoming Florida Man — First impressions of an NYC transplant
It was barely past noon on the first day I ever visited Jacksonville ... and I was already trying to get hammered. How fitting. It was February,…
The Growth of the Growler
July 1, 2015 was a day that will forever be remembered by craft beer lovers and connoisseurs, not just here in “Bruval,” but across the entire state of…
Craft Beer Buyers Guide
It is common knowledge that spilling a full beer is the adult equivalent of letting go of your favorite balloon. It is never on purpose and always some…
A Look at Brew at the Zoo
Spirits were more than a little high at Friday night’s ninth annual Brew at the Zoo Festival. About 3,000 tickets were sold this year, and all of the p…
Grain and Grub — Beer & Food Pairings
“We go together like peas and carrots” is a very old saying, which when used indicates a person’s perception of the level of compatibility with another…
Brewery Update — All things new in the craft brewery scene of North Florida
A lot can happen in a year, especially in the ever-changing world of craft brewing. Since our beer issue last September, the Jacksonville scene has con…