04/24/2026
🍻 History, Beer, and Great Company! 🍻
We had such a fun and educational evening at the History Class 101 Beer Tasting on Wednesday, April 22, 2026! Huge shout‑out to Fontella, who was absolutely hilarious, incredibly knowledgeable, and we learned she’s Cicerone Certified👏 — who knew?!
During the class, we sampled four different beer styles:
Blonde Ale
Irish Red Ale
NE IPA
Imperial Nitro Stout
We learned how to really taste beer by understanding both qualitative and quantitative properties.
➡️ Qualitative = your personal opinion (unique to you!)
➡️ Quantitative = characteristics created by the grains, hops, and adjuncts
We also dove into the four components of beer:
💧 Water | 🌾 Malt | 🌿 Hops | 🧫 Yeast
During the tasting, we explored:
Color (using the SRM Scale)
Clarity
Aromas & Flavors
Bitterness (IBUs — and fun fact: History Class doesn’t list IBUs because they aren’t always an accurate indicator of perceived bitterness for certain styles!)
Mouth Feel
And we even got a little history lesson behind some of the beer names:
🍺 Belle Booth – named after Panama City’s first postmaster
🍺 No Troubles – a euphemism for “no problems” during Ireland’s 30‑year conflict
🍺 Val Valentine – the creative force behind many attractions along Florida’s “Miracle Strip”
🍺 Sir Loin – once a Viking statue, later King Neptune, and at one time the largest statue in Florida
On top of all that, we met a great couple and even ran into Ray, one of the best (and OG!) bartenders at History Class 🍻
Great beer, great stories, and even better company!
