Happy Monday friends! Sorry for my absence last week, still figuring out this whole work/life balance thing but I have to admit, a bit of a social media break hasn't been awful. But my social life is also taking a bit of a hit... these days I've been so exhausted by the time I get home that I've barely made it to the gym and I'm usually in bed by 9:30 pm but I'm not complaining! The job is going great, I love the people I work with and the company and I'm sure I'll get back to my usual self soon. 

Today I'm sharing a little spot I checked out while I was in Charleston a few weeks ago, Palmetto Brewing. I know a lot of my ladies aren't huge beer fans and while I don't believe this place serves wine (but I could be wrong), they do have amazing food and a great atmosphere. It's a little off the beaten path, in fact, I wouldn't recommend walking here as it does go through some dicey areas but it's definitely worth a stop if you're looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of historic Charleston. Down the street from Taco Boy (which is another must visit while in Charleston), Palmetto Brewing is directly in between the quiet area of King and Meeting Streets. It's touted as the oldest brewery in South Carolina and has a ton of cool historic items on display in the former warehouse location. So if you're in town and looking for a quiet place to relax and enjoy some yummy bar food and a delicious beer, definitely stop by Palmetto Brewing!

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Happy Monday and my first post of 2018 friends! I decided to take a bit of a social media break last week and set some goals, relax a bit and spend some time with my sweet pup before fully jumping into blogging for the new year. I have a bunch of posts lined up that I never got to in December but I still wanted to share with you so bare with me and I promise I'll start talking about my plans for 2018 soon! For example, today I really wanted to share with you my favorite brewery from my trip to Savannah last month, Moon River Brewing. 

You guys all know I love visiting breweries and trying different local beers so when my friend told me about Moon River and that it's supposed to be haunted, I knew it had to be a stop on my quick weekend to Savannah. While Moon River hasn't been open very long, the building they are located in was built in 1821 and was actually the first hotel in Savannah. In 1979 Hurricane David blew the roof off the structure (which was being used as an office supply store at the time) and it remained abandoned until 1995 when it was renovated to a brewpub. 

In 1999 Moon River Brewing officially opened to the public and they've since earned numerous awards for the beers they've brewed. The inside features a full restaurant and bar (for all my non beer drinking friends, Moon River has wine and a full liquor bar) as well as the brewing facility and the outside patio is a beer garden perfect for relaxing under the warm Savannah sun. 

We ended up stopping by to watch the UCF Conference Championship game against Memphis so we sat at the bar and enjoyed a few of their local beers and some wings. Apparently they have amazing fried green tomatoes but since I'm not a tomato fan, I passed on those but if you are a fan, I highly recommend trying them. 

One of the main things Moon River Brewing is known for is it being one of the most haunted locations in Savannah. As a regular stop on many of the ghost tours of Savannah, Moon River has been featured on The Travel Channel, Ghost Hunters and many more so if you're looking for a paranormal experience, Moon River should definitely be a stop on your list. I can honestly say, we didn't experience any ghosts while we were there but you can hear plenty of spooky stories from the staff there! 

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Happy Monday and October friends! One of the things I love about living in Orlando is there is no shortage of things to do. Of course most of these things can be extremely touristy or expensive but we do have a lot of "local" festivals that we love to check out as well and this weekend happened to be one of them, the Deland Bacon & Brew Fest. A few months ago you might remember that my friend who own's a brewery in Melbourne put on his own bacon and beer fest so if say bacon and beer there's a 90% chance I'll be there even on a rainy, gross day like it was on Saturday. 

Not being biased or anything but my friends bacon and beer bash was executed MUCH better than this festival. In fact, with the exception of the band and the bacon (and especially the deep fried bacon), this festival was actually incredibly disappointing. We purchased the sampling pass which allowed us to get 10 samples from the 125 different craft beer and winery vendors at the event. Sounds like a lot, right? Wrong. The festival started at 1 pm, we got there around 2-2:30 pm and by the time we got there more than half the vendors we're already out of beer. We were only actually able to get samples from 4 different vendors and the lines for those vendors were incredibly long. Luckily Goose Island came prepared and they had plenty of beer to sample so just to use up our tickets since they were not offering refunds (and actually threatened to arrest people for complaining or asking for a refund) we went back to the Goose Island tent 3 times. All in all, it was fun getting to hang out with friends and walk around but I won't be going back. But hey, not everything can be executed great, right? You live and learn! Hope everyone has a fantastic week! 

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Happy Monday babes! So thanks to Hurricane Irma and Labor Day some of my posts are a little delayed, this being one of them. Obviously I wasn't in Cincinnati again over the weekend (I wish!) but I did want to share another brewery from Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine Brewery District, this time being Christian Moerlein Brewing Company. Moerlein Lager House is one of my favorite restaurant spots in Cincinnati so while I have had Moerlein beer before, this year was my first time to the brewery.

It's been awhile but if you remember my first Cincinnati brewery post, you'll remember I talked about Rhinegeist, which is now located in the old Christian Moerlein Brewing Company location. Started in 1853 and the first to certifiable pass the strict Reinheitsgebot Bavarian Purity Law of 1516, Moerlein brews some of my favorite beers in Cincy. The current brewery is located in the old Husman Potato Chip Factory which honestly, doesn't look like much, especially not compared to the Rhingeist location, but I mean... beer, right? If you're ever in Cincy and want to check out Moerlein, I'd suggest to skip the brewery and go to Moerlein Lager House which has AMAZING views of the Ohio River, my favorite bridge, The John Roebling Suspension Bridge, and it's located where the old Reds Stadium was so when you walk in, you can still see the spot of the former home plate. Oh and if you're there, get the Seven Hefeweizen. You can thank me later. 

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Oh Monday. Not again. Didn't you get the memo I wasn't ready for you yet? Oh well. I guess that's the thing with time, it never really does ever work in your favor, does it? Speaking of how quickly time goes, I had a chance to spend a few very quick days in my former hometown two weeks ago and while I was there I got a chance to check out some of the local breweries. I know a lot of my readers aren't really beer drinkers but being in the industry I'm in I've definitely really learned to appreciate the art of craft beer so I love getting to check out different place's local breweries. Since I moved away from Cincinnati before I was able to drink, I never got to check them out then so it was fun going back and checking them out now.
The brewery district in Cincinnati is pretty unique in the fact it dates all the way back to 1895 in an area called Over-The-Rhine, or OTR to locals. No, I didn't have a dyslexic moment, there were actually 38 different breweries in the district at the turn of the 19th century. Unfortunately prohibition in the 1920's brought an end to many of these breweries but recently with the craft beer boom, many of these buildings are becoming operational again. I'm a huge architectural fan so I found the history of these buildings to be extremely interesting but I'm sure you all are bored with the history lesson so let's get into the good stuff, shall we?
The first brewery I visited on my trip was Rhinegeist Brewery (which translates to Ghost of the Rhine/River) which is actually located in what used to be another local brewery's bottling plant, Moerlein Brewing. Moerlein owned the building in the late 1800's until prohibition when the plant had to shut down. The taproom is located on the top floor of the building and also has a small rooftop bar area. The taproom area is huge with lots of things to do like indoor cornhole, ping pong tables as well as other games. I only tried one beer, the Cougar Blonde Ale, but I was extremely intrigued by the Bubbles Pale Ale which was a  Rosé Ale made with apple, peach and cranberry. I mean, how amazing does that sound? 


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Happy Monday friends! Recently I went and checked out The Bear and Peacock. Sounds like some crazy children's book right? At least that's what I thought when I first heard about it. Kinda like, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Well, it's actually just another stop on the Central Florida Ale Trail, this time in Winter Park. I'm not exactly sure why they call it The Bear and the Peacock but hey, who am I to judge? They have good beer and a good ambiance so I'll take it!
I'm all about a low-key, relaxing environment and I never complain when a place has a nice outdoor area since I love to be outside and this place checks off all my boxes. A lot of craft breweries don't have a ton of varieties of beer available but The Bear and the Peacock had a good variety of 10 different beers on tap as well as a few different wines for the non-beer drinker. Just because I like beer doesn't mean I always want to have one when I'm out so I like that they have the option just in case. Oh and did I mention they have trivia on Tuesday nights and are dog friendly? Yeah, now you know why I like this place. Out of all the places we've checked out on the Central Florida Ale Trail, The Bear and the Peacock ranks up there as one of my favorites so far.


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I mean seriously, is there anything better than beer and bacon? Well this weekend I got to combine the best of both worlds at the 4th Annual Bacon Beer Bash at Intracoastal Brewing Company in Melbourne, FL. Intracoastal Brewing is one of my favorite breweries in Central Florida, not just because I happen to be good friends with one of the owners, but because they have some of the best craft beers I've ever had. I love that Intracoastal isn't afraid to think outside the box and really go for it with their beers and the Bacon Beer Bash is a perfect example of that. 

From brews like the "Elvis Bacon Hefe" which combines peanut butter, bacon and banana in an easy to drink hefeweizen to the "Dad Made Breakfast", a slightly higher ABV Coffee Maple Bacon Blonde Stout, which tastes just as amazing as it sounds, they truly have fun with the beers they put out. This year for the Bacon Beer Bash they had 5 different brews made with real bacon; Maple Bacon, Chocolate Bacon, Elvis Bacon, Black Pepper Bacon and the Dad Made Breakfast Bacon Stout. In addition to the specialty brews they also had a food truck, Double D's BBQ and the Sugar Shack donut stand serving up delicious donuts made with bacon!  It couldn't have been a more perfect day for the bash, especially considering all the rain we've gotten recently but it was a bright and sunny... and hot! Recently Intracoastal Brewing expanded and now has two buildings, both which were able to serve beer and keep the lines nice and short. The expansion also means they're able to brew more and start bottling and canning their own stuff! I'm already looking forward to next year's Bacon Beer Bash but luckily Intracoastal has another event coming up in October to keep the beer lover in me satisfied. See you soon Rocky Water Brew Fest! 

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Happy Monday! I semi agree with the quote above. I do love what I do but Monday's are still a little tough. I just feel like the weekends aren't quite long enough. Who agrees? Ok, we are now back to our regularly scheduled Weekending post with B. Well... kinda. I didn't really do much this weekend and used it as a recovery time to get over my cold (finally feeling better!) so I'm recapping the brewery we went to last weekend. If you're ever in the Orlando area and want to check out some local things, more and more breweries are popping up all over so it's a great thing to do to kill some time for a few hours, especially on a rainy or crazy hot afternoon.


This week I'm talking about Ten 10 Brewing. Ten 10 has been open just over a year now (they had their one year anniversary on Saturday) and is located in Mills Park, just north of downtown Orlando. They recently started serving food so it's a great place to pop in for a beer or grab a bite to eat for lunch.


It's a pretty small building so if you come during peak hours be prepared to stand but if you're like me and you tend to be out when the sun is still out, there are plenty of tables and booths as well as a large bar to sit at, relax and enjoy the company and a cold one.


My personal favorite is their White Ryno which is a Witbier but they brew a large selection of different beers so you can find something for everyone! Not a fan of beer? No problem! They also have a selection of wines on tap by the local winery, Quantum Leap. That's another thing that I love about Ten 10; they support other local businesses. So if you're looking for something to do to cool off or avoid the crazy summer showers we get here in Florida, stop in a local brewery and try something new!


Hope everyone has a fantastic week!