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VOL. 40 NO. 1
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Ale Tales And Lager Lore By Diane Bothfeld Happy New Year! Did you make a resolution? How about resolving to try a new beer style every month? You may notice that my resolution would never be to stop drinking beer. But what about trying new beers – how will you know which beers to buy, which beer styles have which flavors and can you buy only one beer instead of a whole six/four pack? All good questions, let’s discuss each. An individual’s flavor preferences reflect their life experiences and as we age, flavor preferences can change over time. For me, I did not like bitter or very hot spicy foods when younger but now I like bitter foods (coffee, Brussels sprouts) and crave spicy foods. These types of preferences can direct you to beer styles. If you drink coffee, how you take that coffee can direct you to some beer styles – especially stouts and porters. If you take your coffee black and strong then Irish Stout, American Porter and IPAs may also taste good to you. If you like cream in your coffee, then try an oatmeal stout. The addition of oatmeal makes this beer velvety smooth and creamy. You may also like an English porter that has a light roast flavor with hints of caramel and toffee.
If you have both cream and sugar, then try a sweet stout, also called a milk stout. This is a sweet beer with flavors of coffee, chocolate and even chocolate milk. The beer contains lactose (milk sugar) which is not fermented by beer yeast and ends up in the finished beer giving it a sweet flavor. You may also like a tropical stout, traditional in the Caribbean, with flavors of molasses and rum. There are many, many styles of beer and craft brewers are making their own new recipes every day. The Beer Judge Certification Program is a training program for judges of beer competitions and has beer style guidelines that include 34 different styles of beer with multiple sub-styles. The style guidelines include extensive descriptions of aroma and flavor of beers and can be a good way to explore possible new beer choices. You can access this information at bjcp.org and then click on 2021 Style Guidelines. The descriptions also give commercial examples of all of the beers. When exploring beer styles it is helpful to be able to just purchase one beer, not a six pack or a four pack of beer. Many stores do have some single beers in the cooler, many being large
Feb. 25 – The Verona Quartet Chamber Music The symphony offers events in at least four different series, including Jazz at the MACC; Sunday Chamber Music; Musical Theater, and Symphony at the MACC. In addition to the serious music presentations offered, Gulf Coast Symphony has announced its Musical Comedy Season at the MACC, located at 13411 Shire Lane, just east of Cross Creek off Daniels. Selections for the 2023/24 season include the following: Jan. 17 through Feb. 3, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Grand Night for Singing Feb. 22 through March 9, Nunsense Part II April 10 through 28, Route 66 – Rock and Roll For details on show times and/or to order tickets please visit our website at www.gulfcoastsymphony.org or call (239) 277-1700.
Cross Creek Travelers Miami, Fort Lauderdale And Key West – Jan. 23 To 25 Three Days/Two Nights – $460 Per Person, Double Occupancy This trip will have a deluxe motor coach transportation equipped with video and Wi-Fi and will include three meals: two breakfasts and one dinner. We’ll enjoy a sightseeing cruise down the “Venice of America,” Fort Lauderdale, and enjoy the exciting island city of Key West. In Miami, we’ll see the famous South Beach and Lincoln Road restaurants and quaint shops. A stop at Little Havana will round out this fun two-day tour. We sold out last year so don’t miss this one. Charleston, S.C. – March 11 To 16 Six Days/Five Nights – $875 Per Person, Double Occupancy Your journey to charming Charleston where you’ll explore the historic Charleston city market with eclectic shops you won’t find elsewhere. Our guided tour will include a scenic harbor cruise taking in the beauty of the Charleston Harbor learning the rich history of the “Holy City.” You
Community TV Is Here By Mary Peabody The Cross Creek Community channel is live! You can tune in to Channel 901 on your television to see notices, items of interest and events happening across our community. You might even see someone you know! Updates happen daily. The channel will help to keep us up to date on all things Cross Creek and will work in partnership with this newspaper and the website to provide seamless communications to all of us. A community channel requires community input so please consider this a personal invitation to participate in this fun opportunity. Whether you have five minutes or two hours to offer there is an assignment for you. We are happy to add items of interest as we learn of them. Submit photos, events, important milestones, and items of interest to CCCTV@gmail.com.
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Arts Next Door Submitted by John William Hoppers In the November issue, I introduced the events produced by the Gulf Coast Symphony at the Music and Arts Community Center (MACC) located at 13411 Shire Lane. This season, the symphony is introducing a few Sunday afternoon matinees for those who no longer like to drive at night. The list of events keeps growing, and a few coming attractions in January and February are the following: Jan. 13 – Beethoven Symphony No. 4, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 – Beethoven Symphony No. 4, 3 p.m. matinee Jan. 17 – Rogers and Hammerstein Grand Night for Singing Jan. 28 – Beaux Arts Trio Feb. 15 – Jazz music of Duke Ellington Feb. 17 – Heydon’s Lord Nelson Mass
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will tour the impressive Middleton Place experiencing the garden, animal stables, the chapel, rice mill and so much more. We’ll visit the Charleston Tea Garden and tour a historic Charleston home. A highlight of your tour includes a trolley tour of the garden. Of course, we will have a guided tour of this beautiful city of Charleston. Washington, D.C. (Our Nation’s Capital) – March 20 To 28 Nine Days/Eight Nights – $1,330 Per Person, Double Occupancy This price includes 14 meals: Eight breakfasts and six dinners with our deluxe motor coach transportation for your comfort. We will have two guided tours of Washington, D.C., including the World War II Memorial, Capitol Hill, Embassy Row, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Smithsonian, the Martin Luther King Cross Creek Travelers on page 5
Veterans Day Lunch 2023 This year the Veterans Day lunch was held on Sunday, Nov. 12. Some 60 veterans attended representing all branches of the Armed Forces. The ceremonial cutting of the cake was done by Jim Moore, 96 years young. This was Cross Creek’s sixth year for hosting the lunch. Many thanks to our president Harvey LaPointe and the master board for continuing to honor Cross Creek veteran men, one women veteran, and one Canadian veteran.