Saturday was going to be a good day.  I could feel it.  First, I met fellow blogger Octohawk to drop off some fresh mullet filets for cooking.  We met at a McD’s around Disney.  I hated dragging her into that mayhem.  She made the astute observation that we were exchanging local produce in at tourist McD’s.  Ha!

Onto the even better event (no offense Octohawk).  A few months ago, I started getting into beer tasting.  I looked up local gastropubs (micro-brew restaurants) and found Fifty Brews.  Its quite a haul for me to get there, but in the name of a good beer, I’ll do it.

I found a beer festival in Tampa that I knew we needed to be at.  It was Wazoo put on by Lowry Park Zoo.  All the ticket proceeds go towards keeping the zoo open.  I get beer; they get to keep the zoo open.  A win-win if you ask me.  As a side note, I wonder if people would give more if they knew the fun they could have with it.  Sounds like a blog post.

We made our way over to Tampa a bit before the event began and nibbled on some grub at Bahama Breeze just before the Courtney Campbell.  Looking over the bay as we ate was a good reminder of why we are moving in that direction come the first of the year.

We had VIP passes for Wazoo which meant we got in a little earlier than the rest of the cattle.  There were 250 beers scattered around the zoo.  Music was jumping.  Tatoos were flowing as were Five Guys fries.

Just a great time.  So, the moral of the story is give a little and get beer in return.

What did you do with your weekend??