Daily Loaf

June 8th — Southampton glassware giveaway at Dunedin House of Beer. This new addition to the local beer scene features 40 taps and another 50 or so bottles. Taste samples of Southampton Altbier, Double White, and India Pale Ale and take home a free glass with purchase while supplies last. Starts at 7pm.

June 10th — Unibroue night at the Brew Garden. Try a variety of Belgian-inspired products from French Canadian brewery Unibroue — pronounced Uni-Brew — with brewery representatives on hand sharing information and giving away shirts, hats, and glassware.

June 11th — Oldsmar Tap House will be tapping a 2 month old firkin of Cigar City Big Sound Scotch Ale, the one and only of its kind this year. Gino, the punk rock bagpiper who inspired the Big Sound name will be on hand playing bagpipes. You may be asking yourself, what the hell is a firkin and why should I care? Basically, it’s a cask that holds 9 gallons of beer that has been refermented inside the container from which it’s served and uses gravity or a hand pump as a draw system instead of additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide. It’s thoroughly impossible to call yourself a beer geek if you haven’t experienced cask ale.

Here’s a video of Steve from Boundary Bay Brewery giving the lowdown on firkin joy, along with a few more events:

Fast forward a week for more Cigar City goodness.
June 18th — Wayne Wambles, the award winning head brewer from Cigar City Brewing, will be at Whole Foods signing bottles of limited release 110K +OT. Just in time for Father’s Day, give dad the gift that keeps on giving – signed bottles of braggadocios beer. There are only 2 cases available, so get there early. Event runs from 3-5 pm.

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