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Pinglehead Phobia Fest is coming to Jacksonville

Pinglehead Brewing Company from the Orange Park area of Jacksonville has recently announced that their Halloween party this year will be called Phobia Fest. Phobia Fest, as it sounds, will not be for the faint of heart (although some family activities will be included) and will bring together artists, paranormal experts, and beer geeks for a day out of the ordinary. With all that will be happening, Pinglehead is planning to make Phobia Fest an annual tradition.

From Brewers Pizza:

Pinglehead Phobia Phest is our First annual Brewery Halloween Party therefore, Brewer’s and Pinglehead will be decked out in season appropriate decor and displays. Everyone in attendance is encouraged to dress up in your scariest costume. There will be contests with prizes. You can also look forward to a special Phobia Phest menu designed by Brewer’s Kitchen and limited tappings of Pinglehead Brews that have never been seen before and we aren’t talking just Pinglehead Red treated with Candy Apples.. Although that does sound amazing…

Brewer’s is a family friendly establishment, We will have family friendly activities as well. Costume Contests, Pumpkin Painting and a Pumpkin Carving competition hosted by our resident artist Kyle Willis. Kyle will also be showcasing horror themed art and will be hanging around to sign his works.

John Harris, an Orange Park Native, Brewer, Paranormal expert and the President of the Orange Park Bottle Share Group will be present as our guest host and sound/audio guru. He has put together a display of Halloween themed movie clips, music and audio for your listening and viewing pleasure throughout the day. In the evening, There will be some live music outside and a dinner time movie screening inside.

Pumpkin carving and painting will be available outside. You must purchase a ticket. We will release the details soon.

Outside seating will be available throughout the day to avoid overflow.

Lighting, effects, and Live Music are provided by our friends at Guitar Center Orange Park.

Warning: Flashing Lights, Lasers, Strobes will be part of the decorations and displays. Please be informed should you have any medical concerns or conditions this may interfere with.. You are attending at your own risk.

Pinglehead Phobia Phest 2014 Agenda

11:00am – 4:00pm
Pinglehead Pilot Batch tappings (stay tuned for list)
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Pumpkin Painting for the kids

3:00pm – 4:00pm
Costume Contest Voting ( Family friendly)
1st prize -$50 gift card
2nd prize – $25 gift card
3rd prize – $10 gift card
Contest winners announced at 4:00pm

5:00pm
Winners will be announced for Pumpkin Carving Comp.
1st prize -$50 gift card
2nd prize – $25 gift card
3rd prize – $10 gift card

6:00pm -10:00 pm
Movie Screenings (inside)
Live Music (outside)
Evening Costume Contest Voting

10:00pm
Grand Prize Costume Contest
1st prize -$100 gift card
2nd prize – $75 gift card
3rd prize – $50 gift card

Pinglehead Brewing is located inside Brewers Pizza at 14B Blanding Boulevard in the Orange Park area of Jacksonville.

Bold City Brewing celebrates six years

The Bold City Brewery family will be celebrating six years of Jax beers at their Roselle Street facility this October.

From Bold City Brewery newsletter:

Bold City Brewery’s Sixth Anniversary Celebration

$2 pints all day, including Barrel-aged Duke’s and 1901.

5 different live bands throughout the day.
Raffles for free beer for a year, free growlers for a year, swag, and more.

For more information on the celebration, see the Bold City event page.

Bold City Brewery is located at 2670-7 Roselle Street in Jacksonville. Their sixth anniversary party will take place on Saturday, October 18th. The trouble starts at 1pm.

Engine 15 beers now available at Jaguars games

Sports teams everywhere seem to be getting into the spirit of craft beer and its increasing popularity. According to the latest Engine 15 newsletter, the Jacksonville Jaguars will now have some Engine 15 beer available in the stadium.

From the Engine 15 newsletter:

As the football season is upon us (and those new big screens give you an extra reason to go to the games), please look for Engine 15 bombers (22oz bottles for you rookies) on the craft beer carts in section 117, 118. 125 & 128. They will be stocked with Nut Sack Double Brown & Old Battle Axe IPA. We are not on draft at the stadium…YET.

Please drink responsibly.

Engine 15 to end Brew Your Own program

From the beginning of the brewery, Engine 15 Brewing Company was committed to helping new and aspiring brewers perfect their recipes and learn how to brew beer on a bigger brewing system. Unfortunately, Engine 15 is going to have to stop that program in the name of progress, but that space will not be lost.

From the Engine 15 Newsletter:

For the past four years, we have loved having kettles for you guys to brew your own beer. We hope you have learned a lot and made some great beer. But change is coming and those kettles will soon be relocated downtown.

As we gear up in La Villa, we now have space to store grain and other brewing supplies that used to live at the Beach. The GREAT news is that we will have more room for YOU very soon. And we have some very cool ideas for the space so stay tuned.

If you have a gift certificate for Brew-Your-Own, don’t wait…call us TODAY and set up a brew date. You will get first priority until Friday, Sept 5th since that special someone was so wonderful to buy you that present. After that, we will open the schedule for any last appointments and the remaining spots will fill up fast.

If you don’t read this in time OR can’t get in to brew, we are happy to use the amount towards beer or food or tshirts. Of course the credit is not lost.

For those of you curious, we will still brew speciality beers and seasonals at the Beach. All flagship beers will be brewed downtown. And rumors of a biergarten downtown are still alive but there are permits to be approved and lots of beer to brew before that’s a reality. But that is the end goal.

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Veterans United Craft Brewery sets opening date

Veterans United Craft Brewery is in the brite tank and ready to pour forth into the ranks of Jacksonville’s craft brewers. Owners Ron & Cheryl Gamble have worked for months to put together a new craft brewery for thirsty Jacksonville patrons, and all of that work is about to come to fruition with the opening of the brewery’s doors.

From Veterans United Facebook Page:

We are thrilled to welcome you and your friends to the newest microbrewery in Jacksonville. We’ve been working hard to get everything in order and we are ready to toast a new beginning.

Try our fine craft beer, enjoy great live music, and meet all the wonderful folks that made this all happen. There will be a couple food trucks offering some delicious options each night.

Want a peek at where the magic happens? Tours of the production area will be available Saturday afternoon. Times will be announced soon.

Veterans United Craft Brewery is located at 8999 Western Way in Jacksonville. The opening event will be on Friday and Saturday, August 22nd (5-10pm) and 23rd (1-10pm).

Engine 15 to bottle Old Battle Axe IPA

Engine 15 has recently added to their selection of bottled house beers. Newest addition: Old Battle Axe IPA.

From Engine 15 Newsletter:

While these first two bottles were NOT for sale (one is for Luch and one for Sean), the rest can and should be in your fridge immediately! On sale now in the brewpub for $6.

You can also find them in the following retail stores:
Total Wine
Grape and Grain
Broudy’s Liquor
Beer: 30
Grassroots

And if that wasn’t enough, we just had OBA tshirts made. Mens L & XL are $15, Ladies sizes & XXLs are $20. You ask, we deliver.

You know you can get Nut Sack in bottles – it’s been out for a bit. Next up in bottles – Route 90 Rye, woo-hoo! Then comes seasonals but it’s too hot to talk about those now. You want cans, too – greedy! OBA will be first up in cans…stay tuned.

Engine 15 “is finally alive” on Myrtle Street

Engine 15 Brewing Company of Jacksonville Beach has been working diligently to build their new production brewery in the La Villa section of Jacksonville. Well, like Doctor Frankenstein amazed by his creation, co-owners and brewers Luciano Scremin and Sean Bielman posted a video of them standing next to the brewhouse of their Myrtle Street facility and simply saying, “It’s finally alive” as steam poured out of the brewkettle.

Congratulations to Engine 15 on this latest milestone. More information to come, as it is released.