I know many people that say EPCOT can be boring and very little every changes in the World Showcase. I think this could not be further from the truth. The landscape and gardens change with the seasons and World Showcase host one of the best events of the Disney year, the Epcot® International Food &
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Railhouse Brewery FCA IPA
Continuing on my Railhouse Brewery theme this week, today I report on their FCA IPA. This is an English style India Pale Ale. The FCA IPA is 7.5% alcohol by volume and has an International Bittering Units score of 73. The IPA has a deep hoppy flavor and builds a good head when poured. It
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Mastiff Oatmeal Stout
This is the second time I discovered one of our local beers in a local Super Market. This oatmeal stout is 6.5% ABV and an IBU of 32.5. It pours from the bottle with a good, dark, cola-brown color, but there is next to no foam. The aroma is subtly sweet and coffee smelling. The
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Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (E.P.C.O.T) was a concept developed by Walt Disney near the end of his lifetime that went as far as elaborate visions and plans and the purchase of property near Orlando, Florida that eventually became the Walt Disney World resort, including Epcot (formerly known as EPCOT Center), a related concept
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Highland Gaelic Ale
Gaelic Ale from the Highland Brewing company in Asheville, NC has a beer with a malty and toasty aroma , there is no citrus to it at all. The ale is a copper color (14-17 SRM), not cloudy. the carbonation produces a firm head with small bubbles that dissipates quickly. This is a medium body ale, not to heave in
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Red Banshee Ale
This is a dark brown (22-30 SRM) with a firm head of medium bubbles. the foam of the head is a rich tan color and last for a while. Red Banshee has a spicy and floral aroma, which leads to a slightly sweet taste with hints of malt. There is a clean after taste that
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Chocolate Stout
This is a black stout (SRM 43) with a dark tan foam head with medium bubbles that disappears quickly. There is just a hint of the chocolate in the aroma it is a very subtle but it is there. No hint of bitterness in the aroma at all. For taste, there is a subtle hoppy
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