Amatuer Night

So tonight is St. Patrick's Day, that joyous day in which everyone claims to be a little bit Irish and is usually filled with beer, corned beef, and obnoxious clothing as I have noticed more and more to name a few of it's better features.. I work for a brewery remember, so after years of seeing this be a crazy drunken night of people who really wait for that one day of the year to lose their sense of moderation I usually do not drink on this night. As an advocate of the more than occasional beer, there are few days of the year that I do not drink and this is one of them probably the biggest..

I was in Amsterdam once during St. Patrick's Day and you would never know it was going on if you did walk by the couple Irish Pubs in town and it was mostly Americans who we heard drinking heavily being loud and crazy. I thought it was kind of funny, and a little bit of home in an unfamiliar place though I did not go into any of those places (no need for that much a taste of home).

Sorry to be the party pooper on this one.. It is still a special day for me, in another way.

Cigar City Brewing is now available on Tap in Central Florida and Tampa Bay, Maduro Brown was released in fact the first keg was tapped at Redlight, Redlight probably a blast of a party! I am sure the Taphouse will be getting it soon if not already so I am sure I will be enjoying a few of them soon. The CCB kick off/initial release party will be at the Oldsmar Taphouse by the way on March 28th starting at 2pm I believe. They will be tapping special kegs all day long.

Cheers!