In a recent episode of the BeerWise podcast, host Mark DeNote sat down with Jack Hendler, the namesake and brewer behind Jack’s Abbey Craft Lagers in Framingham, Massachusetts. The conversation offers insights into the world of craft lager brewing and Hendler’s vision for the future of American lager beer. As…
Florida Beer News is proud to announce a collaboration with Speak Out Shirts for two new conversation-starters related to the beer styles we love and the ubiquitous anti-hero the Sunshine State has spawned. How did this collaboration come about? Well, it really came from John LoScalzo and the cool shirts…
There is so much to celebrate when a craft beverage business completes two years, and Orlando’s Zymarium Meadery will be setting a new bar with their 2nd “Bee-Day” lineup happening on Saturday, August 16th, starting at 1pm. From Zymarium Meadery: Can you believe it’s been two years already?!? Join us…
If you love Tampa Bay Beer Week and Florida craft beer, you won’t want to miss the Halfway There Beer Festival. This annual mid-year celebration returns to The St. Petersburg Coliseum, bringing together breweries, beer lovers, and the vibrant Tampa Bay beer community for an afternoon of hops, malt, and…
Orlando Beer Week 2026 – “A week made to embrace, advance and advocate our Orlando breweries and the surrounding community” – has posted a Save-The-Date for next year and some preliminary information on Faded Kingdom Beer Festival – the event that bookends the week of celebration. From Orlando Beer Week:…
In a year rife with brewery closings, brewery changes, and brewery moves, it is an uplifting sign to see a brewery grand open in any part of Florida, let alone in Pinellas County – an area home to many of the state’s historic and innovative brewers. From Clearwater Brewing Company:…
2025 continues to provide rough headwinds for many small businesses, but for craft breweries especially. St. Petersburg’s Dissent Brewing Company announced on August 6th that the brewery will be closing its doors soon. From Dissent Brewing: What started out as a passion project, turned into a business and then moved…
The Tampa Bay beer scene continues to evolve in exciting ways, as evidenced by the latest developments from the Tampa Bay Brewers Alliance. In a recent interview on the BeerWise Podcast, Sean Nordquist shared insights on two major upcoming beer festivals that showcase the region’s vibrant craft beer culture. (Read…
Hourglass Brewing of Longwood is celebrating 13 years of craft beer in the Longwood area of Seminole County very soon. In this tumultuous climate for craft beer, as more and more breweries are facing difficulties and having to find new locations or hitting pause, every anniversary is a but more…
As 2025 continues to hammer its theme of tough sledding for craft breweries throughout the United States, as well as the State of Florida, another craft brewery has decided to ‘hit pause’ on their current space. Just as was the headline with Bootleggers Brewing of Brandon, the Panhandle’s Emerald Republic…
Live Oak Brewing Company stands as a beacon of traditional brewing in an industry often chasing the next trend. Founded in 1997 by Chip McElroy and Brian Peters, this Austin-based brewery has dedicated itself to perfecting European beer styles with an unwavering commitment to authenticity that’s increasingly rare in today’s…
Brandon’s Bootleggers Brewing announces that they are searching for a new location for their brewery, and while they do, they have made a tough decision on their current space at 10256 Causeway Boulevard. From Bootleggers Brewing: Hey Bootleggers- There’s really no easy way to say this, so here it is:…
Lakeland’s largest brewery posted an announcement to their social media channels, indicating that they will soon be changing things up a bit in their business and their facility. From Brew Hub: BIG NEWS! We’ve got a new name: Great Southern Beverages Same crew. Same great beer. We just have a…
Tampa Bay Brewing Company (TBBC) is proud to promote conservation. With their most popular beers named for the Floridian outdoors and the fish that inhabit it, it seems only fitting that the brewery should collaborate with The Florida Aquarium to raise awareness to aquatic issues and work to start a…
Orlando’s Ten10 Brewing Company is celebrating ten years as a mainstay in the City Beautiful’s craft beer scene, and the party is going to last for an entire week. The festivities are set to begin on Monday, July 21st, and each day will be marked with music, food, or an…
Riverview’s Leaven Brewing has announced that a new location is joining the Leaven Brewing family, and the brewery team took to social media this week to say that it will be located in Plant City. From Leaven Brewing: Day 2925: Announcing that we are opening a “new” brewery in Plant…
The 2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship, a premier event celebrating brewing excellence, saw over 8,000 beers submitted from breweries across the nation, from Big Island Brewing in Hawaii to Bissell Brothers Brewing Company in Portland, Maine. Representing more than 170 diverse categories and subcategories, these entries showcased the creativity and…
There was a time about half a century ago where a rural part of Hernando County, Florida was known as the UFO Capital of the World. During that time, a man named John Reeves made headlines for an encounter he had with unearthly residents in the area that Marker 48…
Ever since Cycle Brewing closed its doors on Memorial Day, the buzz has been spreading about Green Turtle Brewing (or Green Turtle Brewery & Public House, as its website states), the English-themed brewery set to open at 534 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. While the new brewery could not be…
One of the seminal craft beer events in the Tampa Bay Craft Beer Community, Halfway There is back for 2025 with a limited-time special for early bird tickets (see article below). From Tampa Bay Brewers Alliance: Halfway There: A Celebration of Beer marks the midpoint to Tampa Bay Beer Week….