GOLD COAST, FLORIDA
25 miles northwest of Miami, Coral Springs' upscale BIG BEAR BREWING is situated inside Stonegate mall on University Drive (visited January ’08). Left side green-maroon awning, right side red brick section, and front deck mark exterior while oblong center bar (with conveniently placed TV’s), large dining area, and entranceway brew tanks garnish brick-sided interior.
Brewer Matthew Cox crafted basic soft-hopped regulars such as mildly bitter lemony lightweight Polar Light Golden Ale, salty hop-sharp grapefruit-peeled apple-candied pear-ripened IPA-styled Hibernation Pale Ale and honey-dipped caramel-malted red-fruited Irish-styled Grizzly Red Ale.
Fruitier choices were banana-cherry-bruised honey-suckled Belgian Blonde and tart peach-lacquered wheat-cracked Peach Ale.
Better still were creamy plantain-fig-date-dried vanilla-backed Kodiac Belgian Dubbel, buttery tobacco-dried vanilla-malted fig-prune-pecan-hoisted Brown Bear Ale and veritable chocolate-spiced dessert treat, Bourbon Barrel Stout (a citric-peeled prune-pureed Kahlua-tinged bourbon whiskey-finishing elixir).
www.bigbearbrewingco.com BIG BEAR BREWING
GOLD COAST, FLORIDA
25 miles northwest of Miami, Coral Springs' upscale BIG BEAR BREWING is situated inside Stonegate mall on University Drive (visited January ’08). Left side green-maroon awning, right side red brick section, and front deck mark exterior while oblong center bar (with conveniently placed TV’s), large dining area, and entranceway brew tanks garnish brick-sided interior.
Brewer Matthew Cox crafted basic soft-hopped regulars such as mildly bitter lemony lightweight Polar Light Golden Ale, salty hop-sharp grapefruit-peeled apple-candied pear-ripened IPA-styled Hibernation Pale Ale and honey-dipped caramel-malted red-fruited Irish-styled Grizzly Red Ale.
Fruitier choices were banana-cherry-bruised honey-suckled Belgian Blonde and tart peach-lacquered wheat-cracked Peach Ale.
Better still were creamy plantain-fig-date-dried vanilla-backed Kodiac Belgian Dubbel, buttery tobacco-dried vanilla-malted fig-prune-pecan-hoisted Brown Bear Ale and veritable chocolate-spiced dessert treat, Bourbon Barrel Stout (a citric-peeled prune-pureed Kahlua-tinged bourbon whiskey-finishing elixir).
www.bigbearbrewingco.com