Beer is a universal language, but at LA Cart, where craft beer is a showcase alongside multiple local food providers, it is seriously fluent. And it seems like they’ll have a sweet event this year that matches International Beer Day (August 1)
Kicked off at a location in the Milk District on Friday, Sourfest presents this wonderfully diverse and unique style that brewers all over the world are craving.
“It really talks to you on the holidays,” says Dustin Williams of A LA Kurt. “From a truly sour beer that tastes like a cup cake, you’ll be tasting that range into a cup. We’ll cover that range for a month.”
Kick-off, collaboration with local favorite tactical brewing. It releases several new products in both carts and its own Baldwin Park taproom (see below).
The carnival atmosphere features games and prizes as the weekend celebrations focus on different sour specialty breweries.
A LA Cart (Milk District): 609 Irvington Avenue, Orlando, Alacartorlando.com
There are a few more celebrations. Read the choices before deciding where to get mad.
Bowigens Beer Company
On this International Beer Day, Bowgens Beer Company is excited to showcase the real footage of a new Belgian-style witbeer brewed with fresh orange rinds and coriander. With its crisp, refreshing taste and charming citrus kick, it is the perfect beer to fight the heat of summer and cool you down on a hot Florida day. To make the celebration even sweeter, they’re taking 20% off all investment beers all day long, making it an ideal stock holiday in both places. If you’re going: 1014 State Road 436 Casselberry or Inside Avalon Park Marketplace 3801 Avalon Park E Blvd. Orlando; bowigens.com
Packer up! Orlando’s brewery is sweet with sour beer
Hourglass brewing company
To celebrate International Beer Day, Hourglass Brewing offers 25% off tickets each year for all Odds Beef Festivals, celebrating 13 years at the brewery’s Longwood location on August 23rd. It’s over 40 beers and an unlimited 4 hours of pouring into the hourglass taproom. For more information or for regular price tickets, please visit eventbrite.com/e/against-all-odds-hourglass-hourgling-anversary-beer-festival-tickets-1424727591579. For discounts, use the promo code Beerday25 on August 1st. If you’re going: 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd. Longwood, 407-262-0056 or 2500 Curryford Road, 407-730-5249. hourglassbrewing.com
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company
One is a bar and four towards the roads on the holidays. Grab a pint and a 4 pack for $15 all day. If you’re going: 1300 Alden Road, 407-270-6749 in Orlando; ivanhoeparkbrewing.com
Tactical Brewing Company
They are dropping some seriously tasty new releases at their Baldwin Park Beer House for International Beer Day. These include Mo Muggles, Mo’s Issues, and a butterbeer inspired sourness made with caramel for thirsty Harry Potter fans. A dark, Czech-style lager brewed with a sour ale with Czech pyrsenmalts and Eastern European hops and Caribbean-inspired banana smuggler, bananas, coconut cream and Caribbean lamb soaked lime zest. If you’re going: 4882 New Broad Street, Orlando, 407-203-2033; Tacticalbeer.com
Toll Road Brewing Company
This is a special release date to celebrate Toll Road. Goods include 70s-centric Apri-Yacht wheat, apricot wheat ale, rain-tangled and pina colada cream ale. They also have $1 for $1 from all toll road pints from 3pm to 6pm. This leaves plenty of time left to fall in love in the midnight at the Cape dunes. Point to the person to which you want to refer. If you go: 101 W. McKey St. in Ocoee, 407-395-2742; TollroadBrewing.com
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