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Free Offers, Trivia, Tastings and More This Week
Music, Massages Also Part of the Events Planned
Recent Nightlife Stories
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Bartender Sarah Eblin Also Loves Taking Photographs
She is happy at her job at Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille in Lakeland
Bartender Spotlight
99 Bottles
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Boont ESB is an Extra Special Bitter with Plenty of Bite
Boont ESB is an exceptional spin on a British style that can be quite thin and watery, especially on tap. In this case, the California brewer, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, makes an extra special bitter with plenty of body, and bite.
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Lakeland Brewz Crewz Festival Continues to Grow
Brewz Crewz, the annual craft beer festival and fundraiser to be held Saturday in downtown Lakeland's Munn Park, promises variety enough to impress beer lovers of all stripes.
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Vermont Spruce Tip Ale is as Fragrant as a Christmas Tree
Harpoon Brewery went foraging in Vermont's Downer State Forest for fresh spruce tips to make a specialty ale that's as bracing and fragrant as a Christmas tree.
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Tastings Events Include One for Fat Tuesday
There Are Also Wine Downs, Massages and Merlot, and One Plate Wonders Planned
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Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti is Bittersweet
Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti employs cocoa nibs for a kick of flavor that hints of a mellow, roasted coffee laced with milk chocolate and vanilla, the latter provided by oak aging.
BLOG: A Nightcap with Katie
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Elderpoint Ministries and Downtown Lakeland Partnership to host Brewz Crewz
In Munn Park on Saturday, Feb. 18, the Downtown Lakeland Partnership and Elderpoint Ministries will be hosting the 2012 Brewz Crewz, an annual craft beer festival that features over 75 beers from different breweries.… Read More »…
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Singles Celebrate 'Anti-Valentine's Day' at DC's
On Tuesday, Feb. 14, many couples went out for a romantic dinner and exchanged flowers, chocolates and oversized teddy bears to celebrate their love. … Read More »
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Live Entertainment Shakedown: Feb. 16-19
Here's a look at what's up this weekend in Polk County.… Read More »
Wine Events
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Event: Lakeland Wine Tasting at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits (88), Thu, Feb 23 6:00p
Welcome to Wine Country ... the perfect place to meet other wine lovers, test your wine knowledge, locate that perfect wine for a weekend gathering. Join us for a wine tasting event that features more than a dozen wine selections and chat with our wine experts. Each guest receives a souvenir wine…
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Event: Winter Haven Wine Tasting. at ABC Fine Wine & Spirits (130), Thu, Mar 1 6:00p
Welcome to Wine Country ... the perfect place to meet other wine lovers, test your wine knowledge, locate that perfect wine for a weekend gathering. Join us for a wine tasting event that features more than 50 wine selections; enjoy gourmet hors d'oeuvres to complement the wine, and chat with our…
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Event: Wine'd Down Wednesday at La Porta Rossa, Wed, Feb 22 5:00p
Join us for our weekly WINE'D DOWN WEDNESDAY!!! Come UN-WINE'D with us every Wednesday over some killer wine and beer and more wine and more beer and our amazing appetizer buffet!!! So for $20 you get to enjoy a Wine, Beer, and Appetizer buffet from 5pm to 7pm. Live music, too. So come out with…