Hey, Jacksonville Beach, prepare now because there's definitely something big brewing at the beach, as two local breweries are ready to make waves with new beer releases over the weekend! Be prepared: drink plenty of water, make sure you have plenty of food.... and ....enjoy!
GREEN ROOM BREWING
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Green Room Brewing has reached yet another brewery milestone:
its 1200th batch of beer! To celebrate every 100th batch,
the brewery bottles a beer with a numbered “Beer Storm.” This time around, it’s
the 1200 Beer Storm, a Double IPA brewed with orange blossom honey, and
dry-hopped with Simcoe and Amarillo hops. Expect citrus flavors, with piney,
earthy, and floral characters. The new beer will be on tap and in a limited
number of bottles, beginning at noon on April 8. If you’re familiar with a
Green Room bottle release, you already know that bottles go “thisfast.” This is
one Storm that you don’t want to miss!
The previous 1100 Beer Storm, an 8.8 ABV Double IPA
dry-hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops, was released last fall. Prior to that, the release of Thousand Beer
Storm, a smooth 11 ABV Triple IPA brewed with Gallberry Honey and Citra hops,
coincided with Green Room’s 5th Anniversary last June. Take a look
at last year’s anniversary preview story. Green Room Brewing is already
looking ahead to the Return of Quetzalcoatl, its Imperial Mayan Red Ale aged in
tequila barrels on May 6, and its 6th Anniversary in June, which
will feature the annual release of its Secret Spot brew.
Green Room Brewing is located at 228 Third St. North.
SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING CO.
It was just about a year ago to the day that news of
Southern Swells Brewing first hit the social media waves (read the first
preview story published about it here). Following renovation and
construction of its new home on Beach Blvd., the brewery’s tap room opened
at the end of January, featuring 20 taps of Florida beer from breweries around
the state. Brewery operations hummed along in the background as the brewery’s
10-barrel brewhouse was put to work and then began brewing what will be the
first set of house beers to take over part of the tap wall.
On Saturday, April 8, the long-awaited and anticipated
Southern Swells beers will be available on tap for full pours for the first
time beginning at noon.
And …. straight from Brewers Corey Adams and Jay Varney, here’s the lineup of the new beers:
- Lyla Joan: A floral, spicy and refreshing farmhouse style with hints of cracked pepper;
- Lees and Thank You: Light, crisp wheat beer dosed with a healthy amount of mango. (A small way to say thank you to a good friend who has played a big role in getting us to this point.)
- Karate in the Garage: A fresh, juicy hop bomb, with Mosaic lupulin powder…and lots of it.
- Twisted Bine: Malt meet hops. An Imperial Red IPA with malty flavor designed to stand up to the almost 4 lbs per barrel of Columbus and Amarillo.
- Interrupting Cow: Milk stout aged on cacao nibs and vanilla beans.
- One Legged Duck: Rotating hop pale ale. Round 1: CITRA.
- Not the Gumdrop Buttons: Berliner Weisse style refermented on blueberries and raspberries. Pucker up!
- In a Galaxy Really Really Close By: Northeast-style IPA brewed with Galaxy and Citra hops. This one bursts out of the glass.
It’s probably a good thing that Southern Swells has all that space at their place, because … that tap list.
Starting Monday, April 10, Southern Swells will extend its hours and open on
Mondays and Tuesdays from 4-10pm. Southern Swells Brewing Co. is located at 1312 Beach Blvd.
What a weekend it's going to be in Jax Beach!
There are also a number of other very awesome and cool events happening around Florida and more around the Jax area ... be sure to check 'em all out on the calendars right here on brewnymph.com!
Cheers!
Til next time,
Linda
Linda Johnson, Certified Cicerone®
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