Taproom - Caribbean Fusion Brewing Company — Attraction in South Caye Caulker

Caribbean Fusion Brewing Company

This is a pretty new establishment. I thought it would be fun to try something off the beaten path, physically and culinary wise.

This place is off the beaten path. Like at the end of a dirt road. Spoiler alert, all the roads here are dirt.

My server was a young man named Armando. Very polite. He outlined the beers available on tap. I chose the Pickle Lager. He brought a sample. It had this hint of salt and pickle flavor at the end.

I ordered a full glass.

After a couple of sips, I ordered 6 chicken wings as an appetizer. 3 mango habanero and 3 barbecue. I had them served wet.

Not 10 minutes later I had my wings. And somehow, got an extra barbecue wing.

I bit into one of the “spicy” ones. It was tasty but nary a hint of heat or spice. Tasty though. The mango was good.

The barbecue ones were equally good.

I ordered a 1/2 pound hamburger with all topping except mustard.

And another beer, this time a traditional lager.

The burger and my beer appeared shortly thereafter. The burger was cooked as I requested, medium rare. Toppings were perfect. Red onion, tomato, lettuce, and a sauce of some sort on the patty itself. The bun was a typical white burger bun and was delicious.

It was big, too big for me. This could easily feed two in my opinion.

Something else occurred to me that I hadn’t thought about until I noticed it. Most of the restaurants use tiny little napkins. Like the size of a bar napkin. I prefer a larger napkin as I like more area to wipe my mouth and face with. I was given a napkin holder with what we as Americans consider a regular table size napkin.

After having my leftover half pound burger boxed up, I asked for my bill.

This establishment accepts cash only.

$28 USD was the cost...

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