Specialty craft beer events are something that Cajun Cafe on the Bayou and owner Paul Unwin are becoming known for in the Tampa Bay area. I attended my first Cajun Cafe beer event, the first annual Sour, Lambic and Berliner Wiesse festival on June 16, 2012. I happily discovered it was a well run and attendance-capped event. Beer flowed seemingly seamlessly, with ample samplings of innovative brew styles and flavors from near and far.
When I first read about the festival and considered the $40-something price tag, I wondered if it would be worth the price of admission (having endured long lines at tasting events run by community and other restauranteurs throughout the area.)
This article appears in Aug 9-15, 2012.