The photo above was taken at Wood Foot Brewing in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Yes, that’s a pickleball court with a fabulous mural in the background. On the lawn in front of the brewery patio a local Trad Jazz helps celebrate Mardi Grass a few days early. This is what works in 2025, at least when the beer is good.
Full disclosure. Last week, Vinepair posted a story about 20 Breweries to Watch in 2025, and I suggested Wood Foot. When Evan Rail asked me to contribute, I gave him a few choices and I mentioned I planned to visit here. I didn’t know it would turn out to be only a few days after the story posted.
Anyway, excellent band and beer. I don’t know how to rate pickleball courts, but I like the mural.
Today I’m off to to view the Gulf of Mexico from more angles, leaving behind a few links (and, for the most part, only the links).
– The Session #144 recap (Another excellent turnout)
– New Scientific Study Shows that Rats Can Effectively Blind Taste Wine (My favorite headline of the year to date)
– Saying Farewell to Massachusetts’ Cambridge Brewing Company
– I’m set to write a book about beer, or so this impending contract suggests (Buckle up)
– The Joys of European Beer Travel
– Small
– How a 150-year-old brand became the fastest growing beer for legal drinking-age Gen-Z (I have no words)