A taste of what Mellow Mushroom has at the bar

With pages and pages of beer Mellow Mushroom is a great place to enjoy speciality beers as well as your daily average beers. 

What sets Mellow Mushroom apart from any other microbrewery, is for one, the delicious pizza they serve and two the bar list they have. Many restaurants are limited in there drinking selection but Mellow Mushroom is far from limited. 

Abita Turbo Dog, Bells' Oberon, Kingfisher, Kalik and Chimay Ale Red are just a few of the speciality bottle beers which are served at Mellow Mushroom. But what is so special about these beers?


Abita Turbo Dog- A dark beer that combines pale, crystal and chocolate malts together which gives it that rich dark look. A 6.5% alcohol level beer that goes great with spicy foods and chocolate.
Bell's Oberon Ale- This beer is a 5.8% alcohol volume beer that has a mix of spicy hops and fruity aromas. This beer has a nice crisp taste and is a great beer to drink in the hot summer months. Bell's is a great pick for a beer. 

Kingfisher is next on the list. This beer is enjoyed all over the country. Kingfisher is full of excitement and youth. Kingfisher beers are low in calories and are light beers that have  a great taste to them.

Kalik beer is a Bahamas delight. Kalik is a light beer that is refreshing and great for sitting on the beach. According to Beeradvocate.com  this particular beer has a rating of a C- so it does not score really high in the views eyes. 



Chimay Ale Red is a beer from 1862 developed by the Cistercian Trappist Monks. In addition to beer, Chimay also makes cheese. Chimay beer scores an A- and is an excellent choice for beer at a 7% alcohol level. 

Mellow Mushroom.. Not just for pizza

Many people of heard of Mellow Mushroom... if you haven't then you need to check it out. Mellow Mushroom is known for their mouth watering pizza and the wonderful atmosphere. But, when most people go to Mellow Mushroom they do not realize it is also a microbrewery. 

Whatever the occasion might be, a birthday celebration, night our with your friends, or just a night out for dinner. Mellow Mushroom has all those delicious speciality beers. 

Their beer menu over 20 bottled beers and over 30 beers on draft. They range from the standard everyone loves beers such as Bud Light and go to beers I have never heard of such as Abita Turbo Dog. 

 Mellow Mushrooms Bar has lots to offer and event has a featured beer. This months featured beer is Bogart Pale Ale. A Mellow Mushroom specialty beer brewed in Georgia is something you must try. " This beer, literally, designed from scratch to be the perfect suds to wash down the fare of at Mellow Mushroom" as stated on their Delray Beach webpage. 

Mellow Mushrooms own specialty Beer: Bogart Pale Ale 

Is specialty beer what you enjoy? If so, Total wine has cases to choice from. All with a unique flavor

If specialty beer is just not for you... then Total Wines offers a two pages of import beers. The import beers they offer come from various locations such as but not limited to:

• Belgium
• Japan & Far east
• Scotland

Some of the many import beers that Total Wine sells include but are not limited to:


Green Gluten Free Discovery is a beer that is from Belgium and quite a unique beer at that. This beer is all natural and is not made from any wheat. * That would be an extremely interesting beer to try.. Gluten Free...hmm an interesting concept. 

Then we have the Japanese beers. While the culture of Japan is so interesting, im sure the beer is too. They have amazing food in their culture and there is so much to learn. Including their beer choices. At Total Wines they have several Japan beers including Hitachino Nest Classic Ale. This particular beer have a sweet honey taste to them and are great for enjoying a specialty beer. 


If the Japanese culture is not quite for you, then have a taste of what Scotland has to offer. A unique beer with an interesting name...orkney's skullsplitter beer. This beer is a strong Ale beer with a fruity spicy hop taste. It is fresh and has sweet toasted malt. It is rick with molasses and the taste of dry fruits. This beer as so many aspects to it. 

So, Total Wine and More... has a great selection of more. With probably a few hundred beers. This is a great place to go and grab a cold one as well as mixing up the batch. At Total Wine you can mix and match a six pack and get six different beers if that is something you would like.

With eight pages of beer on their online menu, Total Wine is a great place to shop.

Total Wine has eight pages of beer. Eight, now that is a lot of beer in one location. The list can go on for days about the variety they have and the amount of beers which are unique and not sold in your average grocery store. 

In addition to the beers I have already discussed at Total Wine, They have list of more beers that I have never heard of before yet they are so good. 

• Rogue Dead Guy is certainly an interesting name. With a hops flavor beer, and only eight ingredients the taste is a deep honey and a rich hearty flavor. The dead guy ale goes great with pork that has a hot and spicy flavor. 

Rogue brewing company brews a wide range of beers and Total Wine sells 17 beers. They range in different size bottles and in quantities of a single beer, a 6 pack or an eighteen pack. 

• Smuttynose is another brand which is not common. Total Wine carries ten varieties of this brand. Smuttynose Big A IPA beer is a 2010 winner at the Great British Beer Festival. This beer is 9.7% alcohol volume. It has an orange and citrus fruit and a hint of honey. This beer is one to taste and sit back and enjoy. 

• Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot, another interesting name for a beer. This is one of the many Weyerbacher beers that Total Wine has to offer. This particular beer is 11.1% alcohol. That is a lot of alcohol for one beer. This beer is one of their year round beers that is warm and fruity. It is great with cheese appetizers or even after a nice cooked meal. 

 Total Wine has many more beers on their shelves to try and experience. I have just named a few of those beers. So, next time you see the Total Wine sign stop in and experience all that they have to offer. 

Shelves and Shelves of beer yet its called Total Wine?!

When you feel like having a nice relaxing night in the comfort of your own home but are still craving that delicious beer that cannot be found at your average grocery store. Then Total Wine is the place you should stop at for the drink of your choice. 


Total wine has many of different locations but for this blog I am going to focus on the Total Wine and more of Boca Raton. 



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So, what exactly does this venue have to offer? They have rows and rows of beer, wine and liquor. They even sell Kegs! So when that big party is coming around Total Wine is the place to go. 
With eight pages of to their beer list, Total Wine offers beers such as: 
Standard Domestic Beers:

• Bud Light        $7.99 per 12 pack
• Coors             $9.49 per 12 pack
• Michelob        $9.99 per 12 pack  

These are just a few of the 32 domestic beers that they sell in cans, and bottles. 
Also included on the eight pages of beer is four pages of Microbrewery beers. They sell anything from single bottles to 4 packs, 6 packs or a 18 pack of beer. This establishment sells:


American micro-brews- are those beers which were created in America and are beers such as:

• Dogfish head 60 minute IPA - Dogfish head is a Maine beer that is great for the summer. It has a refreshing taste and a hop character
• For a fun fact, Dogfish head produces over 15 beers.

• Left Hand fade to black volume 1 - is a foreign stout that has a medium body and is 8.5% alcohol volume. 

• Left Hand brewing company brews many styles of beer and in several volumes as well. 

Included in this blog is just a few of the microbrewery beers that Total Wine has. The list continues and for the next few blogs, I will give insight as to some new and interesting beers to quench your thirst. Total Wines is an amazing establishment with so much to offer. Check back for more about the microbrewery beers they have.

Which is you favorite Microbrewery?

Thus far this blog has included: 

• World Of Beers- an amazing location. One with lots of life to it, great entertainment, non-stop flowing of beer and at that over 500 beers to try. This venue is franchise is growing by the day and spreading all over Florida because it is such a hit. Unique beers at an amazing unique venue. 
• The Brick house was next. Another great place to hang out at. The Brick house In Fort Lauderdale. Brick House has a amazing mixes of drinks.. Orange Juice and Guinness. And, micro kegs to buy while watching the games with some friends.
• The lodge is another great place to check out. In the heart of Mizner park, the lodge is small yet has great beers on tap. This venue is a great place to hang out with friends after a long day of class or just a relaxed night out with friends. 

So, what is your pick? Which of these three venues is on the top of your list? Are you looking more for the Wold of Beer experience that is always going with live bands and drinks flowing...Or, are you in need of a night out with the boys or girls and a micro keg? Finally, are you and friends in search of a nice relaxed location and some great beers.

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• World Of Beers
• Brick House
• The Lodge

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Draft beer not your thing? Then check out the Lodge for all their delicious bottle beers.

If the draft beers just are not cutting if for you and you'd rather a bottle beer... well the Lodge has only a select few bottle beers but the few they have are full of flavor and taste and are great beers. Here are just a few: 

• Magic Hat Circus Boy  is a year round beer that an American style. There is amazing wheat flavor in the beer that is unfiltered and is so refreshing.
• Avery New World Porter is a traditional black porter with a twist. It has a taste of chocolate and caramel and is pretty strong at 6.7% alcohol volume. 
• Old Speckled Hen is a beer with taste and history. It is a smooth in flavor and each to drink. The flavors are toffee and malt combination with a touch of bitterness. It is the perfect beer for a night with friends.

If you're having a night where beer is just not your taste, then enjoy two of the nice wines that the Lodge carries. 

• Black Swan Cabernet Sauvignon is a dark berry wine that has taste of mint and chocolate, with a 13.59% alcohol volume this is a great wine to enjoy. 
• Black Swan Chardonnay is a great wine to sit back and enjoy. Black Swan has a fruit taste that is just so relaxing. A medium wine with peach, citrus, melon and compliments of vanilla to add to the flowing. This wine is strong in alcohol volume at 13.07%. But has such a great taste it leaves you wanting more. 

Whatever the taste might be that you're looking for, The Lodge is full of surprises. The selection might be limited yet, the variety that is available ranges in flavor, consistency, and alcohol percentage.