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Cajun Cafe on the Bayou Cider & Mead Festival is pouring soon

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou is well-known for world-class beer festivals. Festivals at the Cajun Cafe boast short lines for a pour and great company and conversation in addition to outstanding food on the day of the event and beyond. In 2015, Cajun Cafe began a new festival during the fleeting winter weeks of the new year: a cider and mead festival. In typical Cajun Cafe style, owner Paul Unwin has been busy stocking up for festival day and he has racked up an attendance list as well.

In some recent posts, Cajun Cafe has confirmed:

* Perennial Florida resident Brad Dahlofer, owner of B. Nektar Meadery and Cidery, will be present, pouring for his company.
* Frank Retell, the mazer at Kuhnhenn Winery & Brewery, will be pouring Kuhnhenn meads (native to Michigan, no distribution in Florida).
* Garagiste Meadery in Apollo Beach, Florida will attend and pour their meads.
* Kent Waldeck, owner of Crafted Meadery in Ohio, will be present and pouring meads.
* Timo Krjukoff, owner of Sahtipaja Brewing in Gothenburg, Sweden, has sent along two meads for festivalgoers to try.

These folks and their fine meaderies join along with a collection of other cideries and meaderies being represented from around the world.

The Cajun Cafe Cider & Mead Festival will take place on 6 February, 2016 from 2-6pm at Cajun Cafe on the Bayou, 8101 Park Boulevard North in Pinellas Park.

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou’s Cider and Mead Fest is coming soon

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou of Pinellas Park is known for some incredible beer and food. The Pinellas is renowned for its beer and food, preferring the friendly confines of an airy patio over a few pints paired with great food. The respected restaurant is also known for putting on some of the best beer festivals that Florida has to offer. Well, in 2015, Cajun Cafe is trying something new: a Cider and Mead Festival.

The Inaugural Cajun Cafe Cider and Mead Festival will take place this weekend at 8101 Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park from 2-6pm. Local cider and mead producers will be on hand as well.

From the Cider and Mead Festival Page:

For all you Cider and Mead fans and for those of you who are just curious–tickets are on sale now at ETIX.COM!

Close to 100 Ciders & Meads to taste!
Beautiful setting on Cross Bayou, with a beer-garden atmosphere, 90% Under Cover
Cajun Plate and lots of other food included
Souvenir Tasting Glass
Dunedin Doggie Rescue Fundraiser will be hosted at the event! Fun raffles and prizes!

Pre-Sale TICKETS available at ETIX.com for $55. Admission at the gate: $70
Designated Drivers — $15 at the gate

Please drink responsibly. No one under 21 admitted.

Total Ticket Sales limited to 400

Terms and conditions subject to change without notice.

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou has a new festival

Pinellas Park’s Cajun Cafe on the Bayou has built an upstanding reputation for the care and quality of their food and beer. Cajun Cafe built two annual beer festivals from small gatherings to some of the top beer events in Florida. Now, Paul Unwin, the owner of Cajun Cafe, has announced a new festival coming to the Pinellas Park patio on the water: a cider and mead festival.

The Cajun Cafe on the Bayou Mead and Cider Festival will take place on January 31st from 2-6pm. A plate of Cajun food will be provided with the admission price of $55 in advance or $70 at the gate. Designated driver tickets will also be available for $15. Ticket sales will be limited to 400 people in order to minimize wait times for a mead or cider. Advance tickets are available on Etix.com.

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou is located at 8101 Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park.

Cajun Cafe Cider&Mead

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou presents a world class sour beer festival

It seems like every beer festival that Cajun Cafe on the Bayou in Pinellas Park throws gets bigger and better. In this spirit of constant bar-raising comes the 2014 Cajun Cafe Sour Festival. How can one raise the bar on a sour beer festival? Check the highlight reel:

* Cajun Cafe owner Paul Unwin prides himself on finding and presenting beers unavailable in the Florida Market during his festivals. This sour festival will see beers from Sahtipaja of Sweden, Trinity of Fort Collins, and several others.

* Aside from out-of-market beers, Unwin works to get some of the best beers from Florida’s indigenous breweries like Cigar City, Tequesta, 7venth Sun, Rapp, Green Bench, Six Ten, and many more.

* Cajun Cafe Festivals also showcase Florida’s up-and-coming breweries from around the state like Coppertail, Gravity Brewlab, Angry Chair, and Wild Oak Artisan Ales.

* In addition to all of these fine ale advocates, Cajun Cafe will be hosting Eric and Lauren Salazar from New Belgium Brewing Company to talk about sour beer, blending beers, and pouring La Folie (Sour Brown Ale) and Loves Leopold (Sour Beer Aged in Blackberry Whiskey Barrels).

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou is located at 8101 Park Avenue in Pinellas Park. The Third Annual Sour, Berliner Weisse, and Lambic Festival will last from 2-6pm on Saturday, June 14th. Admission is $50 in advance on ETIX.com and $65 at the gate, if not sold out. The festival features 150 beers to taste, is mostly under cover, and provides a plate of food with the beers. For more information, visit Cajun Cafe Beer Festivals Facebook Page.

Cajun Cafe Spring Beer Festival looks to outdo previous festivals

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou owner Paul Unwin tries to put numerous amazing beers on tap and in bottles for Cajun Cafe’s beer festivals, but for the 2014 Spring Beer Festival, it looks like he is trying to outdo even himself.

This spring, Unwin has managed to round up:

With limited to no distribution in Florida:

Alpine Duet
7venth Sun Raisin the Dead
7venth Sun Rage and Conquer Brett Grapefruit Saison
Lost Abbey Devotion
Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi
Westbrook White Thai IPA
Westbrook Orange Bliss Stout
Westbrook Shane’s Big DIPA
Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Natale Pretty Please With a Cherry on Top
Founders KBS

As well as beers from:

Funky Buddha Brewery
7venth Sun Brewery
Cigar City Brewing
Six Ten Brewing
Pair O Dice Brewing
Rapp Brewing
Barley Mow Brewery
Coppertail Brewing

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou is located at 8101 Park Avenue in Pinellas Park. The Spring Beer Festival will take place from 2-6pm on May 3rd. The cost is $50 in advance and $65 at the gate, if there are tickets remaining. The best part of this festival is that tickets are limited as a courtesy to guests in order to limit the length of the lines.

Rapp Brewing to be featured at Crawfish Festival

Beer and crawfish may seem like an unlikely combination, but Seminole’s Rapp Brewing Company will be pouring six of their creations at the 17th Annual Cajun Cafe on the Bayou Crawfish Festival.

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou, long known as a hot spot for local Florida Craft Beer, has announced the lineup for their festival: crawfish, cajun food, live music, and craft beer on tap. Rapp Brewing will be making a special appearance on the Saturday of festival weekend, but 6 drafts and bottled craft beer will be available on other festival days.

The 17th Annual Cajun Cafe on the Bayou Crawfish Festival will take place April 4, 5, and 6 at the cafe, 8101 Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park.

For more information, see the festival announcement from Cajun Cafe.

Cigar City Brewing, Proof, and others claim spot on Ratebeer Best

Ratebeer.com, one of the top beer rating websites on the Internet, releases annual statistics regarding which breweries rate highest amongst their members. This set of rankings and statistics, the “Ratebeer Best” list, is stacked with names of brewers both up-and-coming and perennial favorites.

Ratebeer trickels out pieces of the Ratebeer Best over the course of several weeks, and so far they have released “Best New Brewers,” “Best Beer, Brewer, and New Brewer By Subregion,” and on Friday “Best Retailers by Subregion.”

While none of Florida’s Class of 2013 has made the “New Brewers” list, this year Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing has been cleaning up on awards, and the retailers list this year lists some places new and old.

The winners thus far:

*Cigar City Brewing’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout has won for Best Beer in Florida.
*Cigar City Brewing has won for best brewer in Florida.
*Proof Brewing of Tallahassee has won for best brewpub (in this case a brewpub is a place that sells their beer on premise).
*Pinellas Park’s Cajun Cafe on the Bayou has won for best craft beer restaurant.
*Orlando’s Knightly Spirits has won for best bottle shop.
*Jacksonville’s Grassroots Market has won for best grocery store.
*Orlando’s Redlight Redlight has won for best craft beer bar.

Congratulations to all of the winners. This year, the accolades have been distributed much more widely through the state than in years past.