Tampa Bay Brewing Company of Ybor City will be going out of their ordinary canning and draft releases to release, Apparition, a Belgian Tripel brewed in honor of Johnny Doble, the TBBC family’s son and brother, who passed away in 2003. This beer will be released in a special party on Black Friday, which this year falls on the same day as Johnny’s birthday.

From Tampa Bay Brewing Company’s newsletter:

Apparition Belgian Tripel Bottle Release. On April 16 this year, Brewmaster David Doble and his brewers produced a limited production batch of our Apparition. This delectable Belgian Tripel has been aging in anticipation of a bottle release on November 28th! David has made a limited number of bottles available (about 120) on our online store. Here is a link: Apparition Item at TBBC Store

The Apparition is sold in 750ml bottles, caged and corked much like many popular Belgian beers. The cost per bottle is $24. There is a limit of two bottles per person and they must be purchased in advance through our online store.

Then on November 28th (Black Friday of all days…), we will hold a small bottle release party that you may gain entry to with your paid receipt printed from our online store. Each bottle purchased will allow one person into the event; so purchase two bottles and bring a guest. During the event we will toast Johnny, drink some beers and offer some appetizers. You will be able to pick-up your bottles at this event. If you cannot make the event, your receipt can be redeemed for bottles during regular business hours after November 28th.

As a matter of background, this beer is a tribute to Johnny Doble who we lost on April 16, 2003; Johnny’s birthday is November 28th. Come help us celebrate a brewer that changed the landscape of Florida beer forever.

Cheers!

Tampa Bay Brewing Company is located at 1600 East 8th Avenue in the Ybor City area of Tampa.