There are some pretty cool craft beer events this weekend in Orlando!  Tonight Redlight Red Light is hosting a German cask tapping with German food from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.  Redlight is teaming up with Big Bruno's Bites to tap a cask of unfiltered German Lager.  Bayer Theinheim Ungespundetes Landbier!  Bruno is coming up with a complete German menu for the night.  Should be a great evening...


On Friday Jan 27 World of Beer Lake Mary is sponsoring a Dogfish Head tap takeover.  The management has been setting aside some special kegs over the past few month in preperation for this big event.  Fans of the Delaware brewery will not want to miss this!  Some of the featured brews will be :

Theobrama
Hellhound: On My Ale
 Sah-Tea
Black n' Blue
Ta Henket
Namaste
Burton Baton
My Antonia
Faithful (Pearl Jam Release)
60 min
90 min
Randle 90 min



On Saturday January 28 World of Beer in Dr. Phillips is sponsoring a Highland Brewing night that starts at 3:00 pm.  W.O.B D.P will  be featuring a rare release cask, brewmaster reserve stash, and limited
edition brews.  Asheville, NC has one of the best craft beer scenes on the east coast and Highlands is currently leading the way there!  Some of the featured beers will be

Cold Mountain Winter Ale
Thunderstruck Coffee Porter
Gaelic Ale
St. Terese's Pale Ale
Kashmir IPA
Tasgall Scotch Ale
Cold Mountain Bourbon Aged Cash Ale
Oatmeal Porter
Black Mocha Stout
Notorious IBA

 

We've put together a list of 20 locally brewed beers that are commonly available in Central Florida.  Vote for your favorite by checking out our new poll. 

There's a lot of fun to be had by beer lovers this January in Orlando.  Redlight Red Light is having "Vintage Fridays" each Friday this month.  They will tap a rare keg of vintage brew from a previous year.  The taste of high alcohol beers improves with age so this will be a real treat for any "Big Beer" lover! 

Also, there are three local World of Beer locations that will be sponsoring Tap Takeovers.  Be sure to check out Orlando Beer Guide's calendar for more details on these special events as well as the latest on weekly specials at all your favorite craft beer spots.  Cheers!

We want to thank David from Taps From Scratch for having us down to his warehouse yesterday for some fresh local beers and good conversation.  Taps From Scratch is a local company that rents and sells "Pub Hubs".

We think there are a couple of very cool things about Taps From Scratch.  First, the fact that they cater to individuals who drink "good" beer.  A  "Pub Hub" is definitely not a kegerator.  It can hold 2 to 4 slim kegs of quality beer and also store frozen glasses, botlled beer, soda, ice, liquor, etc. 

Second, is the fact that the company is promoting the idea that it is much more cost effective to drink beer by the keg as opposed to the bottle or can.   Depending on what you are drinking, beer by the keg can cost about half of the price as it would by the bottle or can!

Taps From Scratch is a pretty cool concept that we can't say that we have seen before.  Keep them in mind the next time you are having a party in Orlando or looking to save some money on beer.

www.tapsfromscratch.com