Around 70 people showed up this past Saturday for the spring-break-themed homebrew competition at Riverside Market in Fort Lauderdale, where local amateur brewers (in the noncommercial sense) tapped more than a dozen kegs to compete for cash and bragging rights. Myself, Lauren Bowen of Harpoon Brewery, Adam Fine of Native…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. It was only five short years ago that Joey Redner put together a project on a small road called Spruce Street. Little did anyone…
Nestled between New Port Richey and Land O’ Lakes in Pasco County lies a small town called Odessa. With slightly more than 7,000 residents, it’s the quintessential “sleepy suburban town.” Unlike most small towns, though, this one has a brewery: Big Storm Brewery. Big Storm is the product of Mike…
Prepare for more dogs in yellow raincoats: Sea Dog Brewing Co. will celebrate the grand opening of its new brewery in Clearwater next week. It’s been in soft-open mode for about a month now. The Maine-based craft beer producer is adding to its Florida holdings, with this newest location joining…
Game of Thrones fans, prepare yourselves. Brewery Ommegang’s third installment in its series of licensed Game of Thrones beers is set to be released today, Monday, March 31. Fire and Blood, as the beer is called, is a red ale complete with some interesting ingredients like licorice root and ancho…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. We’ve covered it for ‘Maple Bacon Coffee Day’ in January. It’s been hailed in various national publications, including Draft magazine. It is a monumental…
The beer landscape in Florida is once again under pressure from state legislators. This time, the pressure comes from the Senate side of our bicameral state government. Though House bill 1329 was defeated this week with a ‘strike all’ amendment, Senate bill 7120 aims to cover some controversial ground. Passed…
Looking for a music event to ring in spring that also happens to feature only beers brewed in Florida? If so, your search is over this weekend, when Ales for Anglers hits the music/fishing/craft beer trifecta. Organized by the Snook & Gamefish Foundation (a group that seeks to aid in…
The 11th annual Extreme Beer Fest was held this past weekend in the beer hub of the universe; Boston. Hosted by BeerAdvocate and sponsored by Delaware’s Dogfish Head Brewery, the festival aims to bring together breweries whose beers push the boundaries of brewing. In that vein, two of our favorite…
It’s been a busy month in Tallahassee, and we’ve got some updates to the ongoing sausage making political debates happening that will have an effect on the Florida beer industry. With the release of Brewers Association data regarding the state of the craft brewing industry, the interest group who serves…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. Welcome back beer fans. We’re heading out to the store and picking up a can from the latest South Florida brewery to begin full…
When it comes to national recognition of Florida, the conversation inevitably turns to Bugs Bunny memes or Florida Man. For the beer world, though, the spotlight was just turned on us in a major way — a good way! The March/April issue of Draft Magazine, a 7-year-old bimonthly tome of…
Head brewer Justin Miles is at it again over at the Mack House in Davie. After coming onboard with Holy Mackerel’s nano brewery last year, Miles has been busy crafting recipe after recipe of “off-centered” beers on a two-barrel system for the small tap room. Most beer drinkers will be…
Want proof that craft beer is super popular? (Besides the nifty articles on this blog?) The Brewers Association released its preliminary data on craft beer for 2013, and the numbers are staggering. With all of its diversity and thousands of producers, craft beer (defined as any small, independent brewery that…
Saint Patrick’s Day is fast approaching, and if you’ve paid attention since you reached legal drinking age, you’ll know that it is one of the dreaded ‘amateur hours’ of beer drinkers. The holiday, which occurs on the 17th of March, is a Christian feast day celebrating the patron saint of…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. This week we’re popping up north to one of the area’s long standing microbreweries, Tequesta Brewing Company, all the way up in Tequesta, naturally…
UPDATE: It appears that this will be the last Hunahpu’s Day. Cigar City’s founder Joey Redner told the Full Pint, “I am acknowledging defeat. That was the last Hunahpu Day. The beer will go into distribution next year and hopefully spread out among many accounts; it will get to consumers…
Head brewer Justin Miles is at it again over at The Mack House in Davie. After coming on board with Holy Mackerel’s nano brewery last year, Miles has been busy crafting recipe after recipe of ‘off-centered’ beers (pardon the usage Dogfish Head!) on a 2 barrel system for the small…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. This week we’re going to take a look at the gold medal winning double IPA from Due South Brewing, Category 5 IPA. As we…
Excited for all of the breweries under construction in Florida? Don’t get too excited too fast. If one Florida state representative has his way, the idea of a small-batch and hyperlocal brewery could be a thing of the past. House Bill 1329, a law sponsored by Southwest Florida Republican state…
It’s been a busy weekend for brewers in Florida: the start of Tampa Bay Beer Week with the Florida Brewers Guild Festival and the judged awards of the Best Florida Beer’s Brewer’s Ball. This past Sunday, March 2, brewers from all over the state descended on Tampa to find out…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. If there were ever a beer to blur the lines between what the modern American pale ale is, and the IPA, it could very…
