American Craft Beer Week 2013

American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) starts today and runs through Sunday (May 13th - 19th). Not sure what ACBW is all about? Check out the "Cheat Sheet" over at CraftBeer.com. Local craft beer venues are holding plenty of events for those looking to celebrate, many more than we saw advertised last year. Please contact us if you know of any local ACBW events not listed below. All events can also be found on our events calendar as well.

Monday, May 13th

Beer Tasting: Beers of Florida
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Pensacola Bay Brewery Night
Hopjacks - Downtown
7 PM

Local Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Tuesday, May 14th

Beer Tasting: Shipyard Brewery
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Samuel Adams Brewery Night
Hopjacks - Downtown
7 PM

Sierra Nevada Pint Night
World of Beer - Palafox
6 pm - 8 pm

Wednesday, May 15th

ACBW Pig & Beer Dinner
Hopjacks - Nine Mile
6 pm / $40 per person, reservations required (850-497-6076)

Sam Adams Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Thursday, May 16th

Beer Tasting: Abita
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Stone Brewing Pint Night
Hopjacks - Nine Mile
5 pm

Dogfish Head Shark Attack Brewery Night!
World of Beer - Palafox
6 pm

ACBW Nationwide Toast
Everywhere
7 pm

Southern Tier Pint Night
Hopjacks Filling Station
7 pm

Stone Brewing Pint Night
Hopjacks - Downtown
9 pm

Friday, May 17th

Beer Tasting: Local Home Brewers
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Cask Ale Night: Shipyard Smashed Blueberry Porter
Hopjacks - Downtown

Shipyard Ferkin Tapping
World of Beer - Palafox

Saturday, May 18th

Overlord Ale Release
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Cask Ale Night: Sweet Water IPA
IPA with Centennial Hops and black peppercorn
Hopjacks - Downtown
7 pm - 9 pm

Abita Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Sunday, May 19th

Sweetwater Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Update on 2013-05-14 20:15 by PensacolaBeer

UPDATED: Removed Hopjacks Filling Station class scheduled for Tuesday, May 14th due to cancellation.

International Stout Day 2012

IPA isn't the only beer style that has its own "beer holiday". This Thursday, November 8th, is International Stout Day. You may ask yourself, "why do I need a holiday to drink and enjoy a stout?", and I'm in complete agreement.

But beer style "holidays" are about more than just drinking beer. They share your love of craft beer while helping promote both the craft beer scene as well as the specific style.

The official website describes the holiday as:

A worldwide celebration of the iconic beer style, Stout. Taking place in homes, pubs, breweries and restaurants; it’s all about celebrating the craft beer revolution, relishing in this beloved beer style, sharing your photos, tasting notes and events with the world.

The website includes information on stout beer, including style history, recipes that incorporate stout (a versatile beer style for use in cooking), as well as descriptions of the various stout styles.

The diversity of stout styles is one of the great aspects of stout, whether you prefer a dry or sweet stout or something in-between, there is a style for you. If you'd like to try a new stout to celebrate International Stout Day, check out BeerAdvocate's list for each style to help you find the perfect stout for your celebration.

• Irish Dry Stout
• English Stout
• American Stout
• Russian Imperial Stout
• Foreign/Export Stout
• Oatmeal Stout
• Milk/Sweet Stout

No matter how you celebrate Stout Day, remember to share it with others online by using the #StoutDay hashtag when you post to social media sites. You can also join the Stout Day discussions on their Facebook page. We are not aware of any Stout Day events being held in the Pensacola area but if we hear about any, we will add them to this post. Please contact us if you are aware of any Stout Day events.

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