Five O’Clock on a Wednesday means that thoughts are turning to the weekend and places to grab a cold beer — maybe at a special event or two! We got ’em this weekend around the Jax area! So, HeadsUp, be sure to catch some of these highlighted happenings in and about the 904:
Thursday, 8/23: Blues, Brews and BBQ at the Florida Theatre. A tasty evening featuring local beers and local BBQ on both levels of the historic Florida Theatre. General admission tickets still available at www.floridatheatre.com. See the feature ON TAP article in this month’s print edition of BUZZ!
Back to School Snack Pairings at Alewife, Five Points, with Funky Buddha beers; Bike MS Fundraiser at Veterans United Craft Brewery, Southside; Cigar City Tap Takeovers at both V Pizza Tap Garden locations, Mandarin and Fleming Island.; Brewery Night at Really Good Beer Stop, Jax Beach, featuring Cigar City Brewing.
Friday, 8/24: Pre-Game Party and broadcast by 1010XL at Wicked Barley Brewing, featuring chances to win Jax Brew Bus tours; Ladies Night Out at MyDry, Jax Beach, with samplings from Really Good Beer Stop and Gypset & Pearl; and a Farewell to Robin at Intuition Ale Works.
Saturday, 8/25: Veterans United Craft Brewery 4th Anniversary Party, Southside; Jaguars Pre-Season Watch Parties with specials at Main & Six Brewing and at Hyperion Brewing, Springfield; Food Truck Tailgate at Hemming Park.
Sunday, 8/26: National Dog Day Festival at Dogwood Park hosted by BrewHound and featuring various breweries; Fishweir Brewing tastings at Really Good Beer Stop, Jax Beach; Portrait Drawing at Dahlia’s Pour House, Riverside.
Check out these and more daily local events around Jax, Jax Beach and St. Augustine (and some roadtrip ideas) on www.brewnymph.com!
Cheers!
Linda Johnson, Certified Cicerone®
Cover photo by Linda Johnson
Linda Johnson is a BUZZ Contributing Writer (beer!) and founder of the beer and travel website, BrewNymph.com, covering all things Florida beer from news to events. She is the first female Level 2 Certified Cicerone® in the Jax area (since 2015), one of seven in the metro area, and the only Level 2-certified independent beer writer in the state.
