I FINALLY got some Flashback Brown on draft here in Florida and the first place I was able to try it was the newly opened Windy City in Daytona Beach. Opened by the same fellas who own the legendary McK's a few addresses down, their grand opening was this night and we were able to parlay a tap takeover to help celebrate. On draft this night, we had Boulder BRewing's Hazed & Infused, Kinda Blue, Sweaty Betty, and Flashback Brown. 
A little about Flashback. This is a heavily hopped brown that begins slightly sweet in much the way you would think a brown ale would, but finishes with a massive rush of citrusy hops that leaves the finish very dry. It rates a 94 on ratebeer.com and one can easily see why it gained such a rating. An extremely complex brew, I am very excited to get it further out in the market......
Windy City is located at 230 South Beach Street in Daytona. A perfect tie-in with the local minor league baseball team, the Daytona Cubs, this new restaurant offers a great menu of many indigenous Chicago foodstuffs and decor to match. The vibe is very comforting with authentic brick walls, dark wood, and televisions to watch your favorite game. With full liquor and a gorgeous bar to sit at, you really can't beat grabbing a stool and chatting with one of their friendly bartenders. In addition, there are a great number of tables and outside seating when the weather is nice. On this particular night, they offered $3.50 pints of Boulder Beer and handed out some goodies for the crowd. Also, a local radio station, 103.3 The VYB came out and did a live remote. I managed to drag Defran away from DeLand and brought his buddy Josh with us. Rip joined later and we commenced to partying. At $3.50 for a pint of Flashback (6.8% abv) I was a happy, happy boy and we downed our share of Hazed once we decided to drop our alcohol intake a bit (4.85% abv).
As it stood, I promised myself that I would be home at the latest of 10:00pm. As it turned out, we were at Krystal at 2:30 am watching Josh eat 5 chicken sandwiches. This is not only a nod to how great the beer was, but how much we all enjoyed the environment, each others' company, and the staff. Well, that and the 3 orders of fries that Defran imbibed in..........
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