Recently Southern Brewing & Winemaking (Southern) hosted a collaboration brew day in honor of the Bad A** Beerfest put on by Tampa Bay Brewing Company. Tampa Bay Brewing Company (TBBC) teamed up with Southern, Cigar City Brewpub, Barley Mow, Coppertail, Green Bench, and Big Storm to brew six recipes that will be released at the Bad A** Beerfest on June 28th. All six brews will be on tap together under one tent at the festival.

The actual brewing took place at Southern on Friday, June 6th. Craft beer fans were
invited to come hang out in the Southern biergarten and watch the brewing process. Southern was chosen as the brewday location due to the brewery’s unique small
batch set-up that allows for six batches to be brewed at the same time.

The six collaborations brewed for the festival include:

TBBC and Cigar City Brewpub: Weizenbock
TBBC and Barley Mow: Big IPA
TBBC and Coppertail: Saison
TBBC and Green Bench: Belgian Dubbel
TBBC and Big Storm: Smoked Scotch Ale

For the final brew, TBBC, CCB Brewpub, Barley Mow, Coppertail, Greenbench, Big
Storm, and Southern all independently chose some malt and hops and threw them
together for a unique and surprising amalgam brew.

Southern was involved with all of brews that day, so one keg of each of the beers
brewed for the festival will also be available on tap in the Southern taproom later
this month.

About Bad A** Beerfest
Tampa Bay Brewing Company (TBBC) of Ybor City will hold the first annual Bad
A** Beerfest on June 28, 2014, on the site of their new brewery and restaurant in
the Westchase area of Tampa, FL at 13937 Monroe’s Business Park. The craft beer
festival is a celebration of the groundbreaking of the TBBC Westchase location
and will showcase at least 20 local breweries, TBBC food, live music, and other
entertainment. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Wounded Warriors of Tampa
and South Florida.

About Southern Brewing & Winemaking
Located in Seminole Heights, Southern Brewing & Winemaking is a small, local craft
brewery that makes and serves beers, ciders, meads, and sodas on site. The taproom
has 24 taps and is located inside the conjoined homebrewing and winemaking
supply shop.

Southern Brewing & Winemaking brings in weekly food trucks and musicians, offers
monthly classes on home brewing, and hosts events throughout the year in their
newly redesigned biergarten.