Next Beer Breakfast is Saturday, March 1, 2025!

It wouldn’t be Beer Breakfast without sharing this song as we prepare to gather 9 days from now! See you the morning of Sat., March 24th at Mandarin Hide…..

Counting down the days to the 11th annual Beer Breakfast and Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg we wanted to share the race weekend schedule so you can be sure to catch all the action after stopping by for some Revelry~Fellowship~Sanctuary.

The March 23-25 racing event weekend on Tampa Bay is billed as the “World’s Fastest Spring Break Party.” And the annual Beer Breakfast kicks it off the morning of Sat., March 24th. If you aren’t there, you are seriously missing out!

It certainly offers spectators a lot for the price of admission, including this year a record 10 races.

“Race fans in St. Petersburg expect the best and so we’ve been hard at work securing the most entertaining lineup in racing,” said Tim Ramsberger, vice president and general manager of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. “This year, our event will deliver the perfect mix of superstar drivers, fierce competitors and promising young talent.”

The event weekend features the IZOD IndyCar Series’ season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Dario Franchitti won the 2011 opener on the scenic 1.8-mile street circuit on the way to the series championship. READ MORE…..

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The corner of Bayshore Drive and Albert Whitted Park — aka Turn 10 of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg — is an appropriate spot to pay tribute to Dan Wheldon.

It was Turn 10 where Wheldon overtook Ryan Briscoe and went on to win the inaugural IZOD IndyCar Series street race on April 3, 2005, leading a sweep of the top four positions for then-Andretti Green Racing.

A few hours later, Wheldon jumped into Tampa Bay to celebrate. Seven weeks later, he won the first of his two Indianapolis 500 titles and doused himself in milk and champagne.

Wheldon, the 2005 series champion who moved to St. Petersburg in 2005, died from injuries suffered in a race crash in October. His wife Susie and two young sons still call the community home……. FULL STORY

IRL fans, if you needed any further proof that our beloved racing series was respected the world over, look no further than former F1 great, Rubens Barrichello, being named to the KV Racing Technology team with his first race set for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Rubens is one bad ass dude and can drive the wheels off a car; he’s been doing it since I was in diapers too!

We’ll see you the Saturday morning of race weekend at Beer Breakfast 2012!

Though most restaurants might not have cicerones (for us non-germans: sommeliers for beer) working the dining room floor quite yet, American craft breweries are creating an exciting collection of artisanal, local and limited edition brews that could elevate humble beer from a drink to swill to something to savor. Get out of the bar and behind the scenes with Forbes Travel Guide’s list of 10 top American microbreweries worth a visit—and a taste.

Dang, even such an august group like Forbes is getting into the act! Come meet us at Beer Breakfast 2012 on Sat., March 24th at The Mandarin Hide.

A new study suggests that a couple of swigs of the clear spirit can make a man think quicker on his feet. Time to break out the Belvedere? Too much vodka will make anyone slur his sentences, but groundbreaking new research suggests that just the right amount could make a guy wittier with his words. Thanks, science? Here’s what you know should you choose to imbibe… for creativity’s sake, of course:
How much vodka are we talking?
Not a lot. Researchers tested 20 men using a “moderate” amount of vodka mixed with cranberry juice, cutting the volunteers off when their blood alcohol level reached 0.075 percent (or just below the legal limit in the United States). Read More Here…..

I told you Mom!! And I know we’ll be seeing you all at Beer Breakfast 2012 on Sat., March 24th….. this year we “go to eleven!!”