beer weekend

I do believe my weekends keep flying by even more and more quickly as each one passes. And, it's almost Halloween! How the hell did that happen!

On Friday, a group of my friends and I celebrated our last bar party in our friends' basement. They are moving a short distance away to a new house, so we had one last throwdown in the bar.

Cleveland Beer Week officially came to a close and the BF and I headed to Brewzilla to close out the week with a bunch of other beer lovers. Last year, the BF and I went to a few events but this year we only attended Brewzilla.

Crowd below

with my friend Katie drinking Bumbleberry from FatHead's

view from below

Something to know about me is that I always carry a few digital products on me at all times. I have my iPhone, a digital camera and Flip camera or sometimes two. However, the only thing I seem to use at all times is my phone. Are you surprised? So. I've been on the quest to start taking more pictures, especially with the BF because we really don't take that many pictures together. I always rely on other friends to send me pictures. So, after being at the event for a few hours, I decided it was time to get a couple shot.

Well, below is what was captured.

Take 1 with the BF

Take 2

One of these days, we will get a frame-worthy photo!

Cleveland Beer Week - Brewzilla giveaway

Cleveland - it's giveaway time!

Who doesn't love a giveaway to a sought after event? Especially when it's to Brewzilla. If you follow some of the bloggers in my blogroll, you know you have had a few chances to win already.

Well, here's another chance for you because I have two tickets to giveaway for the October 23rd event. It's the official closing of the Beer Week where you can drank your heart away from over 80 breweries. Because you will need something absorb all the craft beer, Heinen's and Winking Lizard are providing different pairings for the beers to support the Malone Scholarship Fund (managed by Cleveland Scholarship Programs ).Tickets are either $75 or $50 and if you are a designated driver, tickets are $40 or $20.

Sandwiches and more:

• Gourmet Angus hot dogs and "build your own" dog bar with tasty toppings including Heinen's own chili.
• Slow roasted beef brisket with peppers and onions, stuffed in warm garlic hoagie roll with melted questo cheese sauce.
• Slow roasted vegetables, hummus, black bean corn salsa and queso sauce on a warm hoagie bun.

Cheeses galore:

• Goat cheese samples courtesy of Mackenzie Creamery and available in the Ohio Brewery area.
• Cheese station 1 (great with dark Belgian-styles and stouts): Roth Kase Surchoix Gruyere, Moody Blue, Crave les Frere.
• Cheese station 2 (great with pilsners and wheats): Widmer Colby, Carr Valley Smoked Garlic Chedder, Carr Valley Menage.
• Cheese station 3 (great with IPAs, brown ales and porters): Widmer 4-year Cheddar, Sartori Bellavitano, Sartori Raspberry Bellavitano.

Sweets you adore:

• A special chocolate creation (while supplies last!) made just for CBW to pair with a local brewery's beer, by Lilly's Handmade Chocolates.  Oh, how I love her truffles! 

 With all that said, all you have to do is share one of your favorite or worst beer you've ever tasted. It's that simple! Can you guess what kinds of beers I like? My favorites are fruity or Belgian ales and my least favorite are hoppy beers. Blah! Order me a Magic Hat #9, Blue Moon, Thirsty Dog Raspberry Ale and only one Lambic at a time. It's so sweet, I can't handle more than that.


You have two ways to enter and can enter as many times as you want:
Share your favorite beer in a comment on this post.
Tweet: I entered to win 2 tix to Brewzilla on @allisonpeltz blog (insert link to contest) @clevelandbeerwk #clebeerweek #happyincle

I will randomly draw my winner on Tuesday, October 12. Note to contestants: if your email isn't linked to your comment name, leave it in the comment section so I contact you.

If you purchase on your own tickets, make sure to enter "Confessions of a Cohabitant sent me" on the thank you page in the name area. I'm eligible to win a happy hour for my friends and I at the Barley House in Cleveland.

UPDATE: Winner chosen was @kimhenderson! Thanks all who entered!

Beer me

What started out as an uneventful and lazy Sunday of watching the Browns game, somehow quickly turned into a search for beer tastings on the east side in honor of Cleveland Beer Week.

By the looks of my friend Michelle, we were just going to stay in and watch the Browns. Please note the scarf she is using as a belt for that damn Snuggie.


Me supporting my team in my new C.L.E Clothing Co. t-shirt


In the 4th quarter, somehow Brewzilla came up which then made everyone start asking about beer week events. Courtesy of my sweet iPhone (comes in handy in lots of cases), we found a tasting at Whole Foods and jumped in the car to go.

Patrice pouring our Thirsty Dog samples for only 25 cents!


Mike's beer drinking face


Boys admiring all the microbrews


Samples of Thirsty Dog Siberian Night (Way too dark for me)


Out of all the Thirsty Dog brews, my favorites were the Pumpkin Ale, and a tie between Raspberry Ale and Labrador Lager. I'm more of a pale ale kind of girl when it comes to my beer drinking. Plus, I like to sample beers in season and I can't get enough of the pumpkin ales right now.

Be sure to check out Cleveland Beer Week's events page for a listing of events all over, including Brewzilla which is the closing event and this Saturday at the Arcade, starting at 6 p.m. My friends and I all have a Halloween party but are seriously debating going to Brewzilla first and then to the party. Who doesn't love a beer event, anyway?