Beer Drinkers – Raul & Meg
Raul & Meg say:
“Life drives us to drink; it’s the good life…. We want children and until that glorious day we drink a lot responsibly…. until we have to be responsible!”
Raul and Meg
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Bartender – George
George from Red Light Red Light in Orlando
What I love about Bartending???
People I meet, great discussions… “Informed consumption” From “declaration of Beer independence” talking to folks about something I am passionate about … Talking to folks about something that I love. I get up in the morning and look forward to coming to work.. This is not a job… This is an endless beer Holiday!
What frustrates me about Bartending???
It comes back to the informed consumption… It’s always the big boys that are used to chugging down the 6 “American Lagers” and now want to impress their dates and or their homies with their beer prowess and before you know it they are well… and since this is a family blog you can guess what they are doing with the porcelain god…..
“out to impress rather than appreciate” that frustrates me!
Trappist John at Orlando Brewing
Orlando Brewing
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Orlando Brewing is Florida’s only certified organic brewery!!!!  Mmmm Beer! The brewery is off the beaten path down a dimly lit street that was reminiscent of an older vacant industrial park or maybe a bad neighborhood at least at night. When I got out of the car I looked around at my surroundings and as I walked towards the front of the building. I heard bottles being kicked around and breaking…. Scared the Shyte out of me! |
 Is there a doctor in the Bier Garden? It turned out to be a buzzed couple stumbling down the road. They rested in the Beer tent I think she twisted her ankle on the bottles or something. Ouch!!!! |
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Once inside the bar was nicely laid out the taps all in a row easy to look at and I was eager to get down to do some sampling.. They even had 3 guest taps as well. I never have a problem with guest taps: Lindemans Framboise Lambic, Sierra Nevada Big-foot & Chimay Cinq Cents…. What more can I type?  Nice Taps! The Bartender – Cat was a great girl with a big smile… Wouldn’t let me take a picture but we can’t hold that against her can we? |
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 Look at these samples! Must be time to Sample? As we can see there were 11 on the Sampler tray so let’s get busy! Blonde Ale:Typical light Blonde; what can I say?? Clean, crisp, flavorful, not my style ABV: 4.33% Pale Ale:Nice beer , An American adaptation of an English pale Ale, great Amber Gold color, Great taste, look and smell very drinkable! ABV: 5.92% Red Ale:Not flavorful enough to follow the Pale I know that is not a real review but hey, it had a great color! It was good for a Red Ale… Did I mention how good the Pale was?? ABV: 4.34% Brown Ale:1st lets start out by saying I am not a Brown ale guy but…. (I never liked Indian food either) This one was very good… Hopefully the light came on. This was a pretty beer. Toasty, caramel, hoppy bitterness, strong flavored…. AOBTV was back in business! ABV: 6.61% European Pilz:Nice Relaxed Pilsner easy drinking great beer to have on a hot day. ABV: 5.2% Olde Pelican Ale:Copper Amber Hue, Malt upfront, Carmel, medium body, full flavored, prominent hops would love to have this as a “real ale” Great beer reminded me of Blackpool…. (tear in my eye) ABV: 6.46% Pompous Ass IPA:Anything with a name like this I thought would have nailed me between the eyes with hops but at only 45 IBU that was not the case…. Another great beer I was on a roll at this point not for you hopheads per say but these beers are good… Look good great aroma easy drinkability ABV: 6.2% Miami Weiss:I get it a play on words…. Hah! I love German Hefe’s and been to Germany. Here in VB we have a great Bier Garden… I wasn’t sure if this was an American wheat or a German wheat; it was light not remarkable… ABV: ??? Octoberfest:Another good beer, nice gold color, bready, fruity aroma true to the style not over whelming with hops, true to the Octoberfest style. ABV: ???? Eagle Stout:Sweet Oatmeal, Beautiful Midnight black, Full-bodied, roasted, faint nutty medium hops, great Oatmeal Stout. ABV: 5.67% Blackwater Dry Porter:Dark Brown – you could tell right away the coffee like nose chocolate aroma’s another great looking beer. They call it the “Black lite.” This beer was surprisingly drinkable and since was the last beer I sampled was up to room temperatures so the flavors came on strong a great way to finish. ABV: 5.13% |
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So there you have it! A funny thing happened on the way out of the Tap-House… Sampling beers and writing blogs is not a race, it is a marathon. I did not finish every sample… I was on my way to another place. A couple guys at the bar joked me about it and one of them actually finished my samples????? WT???? All in all, I would recommend Orlando Brewing to any one heading to Orlando. There is no food Menu so this is a true Tap-House. This is a great place for a vacationed our parent that needs relief from overpriced tourist traps. The beers are a great value the folks that were there that night (Cat and Richard) were great people and true ambassadors for Orlando Brewing.  Ever seen this in a bathroom? You can visit and reach them here! Orlando Brewing |
