Beer Daze: Florida Key West

I'm a native Floridian, I was born right in the middle of the biggest tourist trap ever created. I'm sure you've heard lots of crazy stories about "Florida Man", Disney World, and alligators; but there are more, less insane, things to come out of Florida. Florida Beer Southernmost Wheat is honestly a great regional beer, and Florida has quite a lot of those. It's a light beer that isn't hoppy at all so it doesn't give you beer bloat, which means you can drink a lot of it and not feel sick.

How it Tastes
This beer is light and malty, a lot like Landshark or Bud Light. But this has hints of orange and spices to keep it from being bland. It also has the added twist of Key Lime with is a Florida classic.

What it Goes With
I'm going to call this an everything beer. It's good with the greasy fried foods, but it's light and citrus-y enough that it can be paired well with meat and sweets. This is the perfect dinner beer or hanging out on the beach day drinking beer.

Beer Daze: Abita Purple Haze

World of Beer has yet to steer me wrong. I had the Abita Purple Haze on draught a few weeks ago and it was amazing. I almost screamed when I saw it at public, I also almost screamed when I found out it was the last six pack!!! i've been checking every beer aisle since trying to find another case. 

How it Tastes
The beer is a lager brew with raspberries mixed in afterwards. It has a very wheatey flavor, but the fruity-ness of the raspberries keeps it from being overly bitter and hard to swallow. 

What to Drink it With
Drink this beer with lighter offerings. Non fried appetizers and salads would be perfectly balanced with the fruity flavor. Fruit, dessert, chocolates, and even sandwiches are a great combination with this beer.

Beer Daze: Kona Castaway

Last night my roommate and I went out to our favorite local dive bar; we order a massive amount of food and two drinks and roll our stuffed bellies home. This time we each tried to be a bit more adventurous with our beer (we typically just drink bud light lime), my roommate got the Blue Moon and I tried the Kona Castaway. I've had the Kona Longboard but found I didn't mix well with other beers, it's very citrus-y and has a strong flavor. The Castaway I'm would assume was similar. The beer has a fruity smell, kind of like apple juice, and it's not heavy in the slightest, which is good because beer bloat is the absolute fastest way to spoil not only a night out but my self esteem too. 

I was able to eat a plate of fries and hot wings without the apple-y taste of the beer masking the taste of the food, and vise versa. The odd thing about the flavor of the beer though is that even though it smells of apples its flavor isn't that of a cider. It's not an apple juice beer, it just smells entirely like it. 

I'm excited to get to try more of the Kona beers and addition to others. I have a World of Beer loyalty card, which I recommend absolutely everyone get, so I'm hopping to get to go back there sometime soon.