had a delicious georgia blackberry wild ale at Orpheus Brewery last weekend! Yum!!! from our instagram feed!

– ryan & gub

from our instagram feed!

– ryan & gub

from our instagram feed!

– ryan & gub

as part of intuition ale works 4th anniversary, they are pairing with moxie kitchen + cocktails for an evening of brunch for dinner! it’s actually a dual anniversary celebration, as moxie is turning one the same week. the evening will feature pairings of brunch-themed beers with brunch beers. sounds delicious!

to help promote the event, i created the above design. it’s sort of a connect 4 idea, with both companies connecting (or pairing) in the middle. check out our previous post for intuition ale works full list of anniversary activities!

– ryan

brunch for dinner at moxie kitchen + cocktails

friday, november 21st @ 10pm

menu:
– duuuvaaali pancakes + shotgun shack glazed bacon
– beer growler chicken saison
– an assortment of additional passed small plate brunch-themed items (TBD)

beers:
– duuuvaaal (1/2 bbl)
– shotgun shack (1/2 bbl)
– smoke ipa (1/2 bbl – if available)
– 3 brunch-themed beers (TBD)

moxie kitchen + cocktails

4972 big island drive
jacksonville, florida 32246
904.998.9744

intuition ale works

720 king street
jacksonville, florida 32204
904.683.7720

we designed the logo for intuition ale works 4th anniversary! to celebrate 4 years of brewing delicious beer, they are hosting various events around jacksonville, florida the week of november 17th. check out the full list of activities below.

intuition is printing koozies with the design and will also have shirts available at their anniversary block party on november 22nd. fretto prints will be on hand printing shirts per order, which is pretty cool! that means you get to pick the shirt color and they screen print the design right there on the spot. great idea!

– ryan & gub

intuition ale works

720 king street
jacksonville, florida 32204
904.683.7720

4 YEAR anniversary celebrations:
ALL WEEK: Beer passport + lots of special release brews
MON 11/17: Intuition tap takeover @ Pele’s Wood Fire
TUES 11/18: Intuition Belgian beer dinner @ Black Sheep Restaurant
WED 11/19: Cypress Grove cheese + beer pairing in brewery / Intuition Pint Night at Engine 15
THURS 11/20: Intuition tap takeover @ World of Beer
FRI 11/21: Brunch for Dinner joint anniversary bash @ Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails
SAT 11/22: Anniversary block party at the brewery!

i designed this shirt for my buddy willy’s brewery intuition ale works! it’s for their truck stop stout beer, which is quite tasty. it’s brewed with maple syrup, coffee and smoked grains!

– ryan

intuition ale works

720 king street
jacksonville, florida 32204
904.683.7720

tuesday to friday from 3:00pm to 11:00pm
saturday from 1:00pm to 11:00pm

my friend willy at intuition ale works let me know they just brewed their annual fresh hop beer! this years batch is called doobie. they do this once a year in the fall immediately after hops are harvested and usually only have one to two weeks notice when they will get their shipment. this means they have to be standing by ready to brew.

the hops are picked and overnighted from farms in washington state to their jacksonville, florida brewery. generally they get two varieties one week then another variety a week or two later. this year they received simcoe and centennial at first and then citra for dry hopping.

the freshly picked hops are brewed within a day of receiving them so they are still fresh off the vine. they brew a rather plain pale ale at 5% to let the hops show off their flavor and aroma. i hope i get a chance to try this years batch!!!

check out more information on fresh hop ales as well as intuition ale works! also check out the below photo of intuitions new 120 bbl tanks they just received. they look like NASA rockets!

– ryan

intuition ale works

720 king street
jacksonville, florida 32204
904.683.7720

tuesday to friday from 3:00pm to 11:00pm
saturday from 1:00pm to 11:00pm

on our way back from melbourne, florida, we were able to swing through jacksonville and go on a brewery tour of intuition ale works! my old buddy willy, who i used to homebrew with, is the brewmaster there.

it was a very nice brewery! it was way bigger than i expected and although it was super hot, it was really fun to check out. they had various wood casks up front with special beers fermenting and then a ton of stainless steel kettles with their rotating beers being brewed. we also saw the canning process, which was cool, and their room of empty cans, which i don’t think i had ever seen before.

next to the brewery was a tap room featuring about 15 intuition beers on draft. they had a huge variety on tap, including: ipa, double ipa, saison, stout, black ale, pale ale, black lager, belgian tripel, farmhouse ale and even a strong ale aged in a tequila barrel with blood orange puree! i was very impressed to say the least! i think my favorite was the ra saison, although they were all very tasty. the tap room had a very cozy atmosphere and a bunch of board games to play while you drink. they also offered a mug club for the locals.

if you are ever in the jacksonville area, be sure to visit intuition ale works! the tap room is open tuesday through friday from 3pm to 11pm and on saturday from 1pm until 11pm. they also have brewery tours by appointment tuesday through friday at 3pm. it is highly recommended!

intuition also released a cookbook featuring over 80 recipes made from their beer. it’s a nice hardback with some cool ideas of things to make with beer. you can order one here.

– ryan

intuition ale works

720 king street
jacksonville, florida 32204
904.683.7720

tuesday to friday from 3:00pm to 11:00pm
saturday from 1:00pm to 11:00pm

i really enjoyed the belgian-style white ale from cigar city brewing! it’s a great summer beer from ybor city, florida. so far i’ve had it in alabama and florida, but yet to find it in atlanta. i’m sure it’s around though.

florida cracker is tasty straight out of the can or poured in a glass. it’s cloudy with hints of coriander and citrus. at 5.5%, it’s not messing around either.

if you are ever in the tampa area, cigar city has a tasting room and does brewery tours as well. next time i’m down there i will have to check it out!

– ryan

cigar city brewing

3924 west spruce street
tampa, fl 33607
813.348.6363 x206

tasting room:
sunday – thursday: 11:00am – 11:00pm
friday – saturday: 11:00am – 1:00am

we are so excited that a great coffee shop opened up in downtown kirkwood! taproom coffee opened it’s doors a couple of weeks ago and is the perfect addition to our neighborhood. they serve specialty coffee, craft beer and snack foods (including charcuterie boards from spotted trotter, soft pretzels from holeman & finch and delicious pastries from mae’s bakery.)

the location is very spacious and comfortable. the vintage seating and lighting works well with the reclaimed wood and soft color palette. it was a definitely a relaxing environment for drinking coffee and/or beer.

taproom coffee started as a kickstarter project from the guy who ran the espresso bar at empire state south. we feel very fortunate they chose kirkwood to open up such a cool place. taproom is open from 7am to 10pm and serves counter culture coffee along with a rotating list of 12 craft beers on draft.

on a side note, i had never had a cortado until visiting taproom. i have to say it was one of the better coffee drinks i’ve had! it’s espresso cut with milk, so similar to a cappuccino but less milk. it was quite tasty and highly recommended!

– ryan

taproom coffee

1963 hosea l williams drive ne r106
atlanta, ga 30317
404-464-5435