Excellent Florida Draft Beer at a Great Price in Cocoa Beach

It is such a joy to be able to find Florida draft beer in bars and restaurants around the state. It is even nicer to find those draft beers at a great price in a very nice location. This was the situation this afternoon.  Pelicans Bar on Cocoa Beach Pier sold a large plastic glass of Florida Beer Company (www.floridabeer.com) Lager for the princely sum of $2.50.  Then just to add a sweetener to the deal, the beer acted as the entry fee to the observation and fishing section of the Cocoa Beach pier, an entry fee that without the beer in hand would have cost $2.00.

Florida Beer Company Lager on Cocoa Beach Pier

Florida Beer Company on draft at Pelicans Bar

The beer was a lovely light brown color with only a slight head when poured through the tap.  The plastic cup didn't add anything to the presentation but then what else could I ask for when I was going to take the beer onto the pier over the Atlantic Ocean so we could sit and watch the surfers (some of whom were quite good) tackle the waves rolling onto the beach from the Atlantic.

The weather was perfect.  A slight breeze kept us cooler than the 80 deg F temperature and the only clouds in the sky were vapor trails from planes on approach to Orlando airport.  The pier was not very busy so we were able to find seats in a couple of the wooden rocking chairs someone in the Cocoa Beach community has thoughtfully provided for visitors to the pier.

What a great way to spend a couple of hours before heading home. The beer added to the occasion.  It was a very pleasant drink.  The hops and malt were very well balanced, there was a slight citrus taste to a nice beer that had body and flavor.  A lager worth drinking.  It provided sustenance and quenched the thirst and I'll search it out again.