In a significant loss for Florida craft beer, the Pensacola community, and as the second sad announcement in a week’s time, Pensacola Bay Brewery announced on Tuesday, September 16th, that their owner and brewer, Mark Robertson, has passed away. From Pensacola Bay Brewery: We are deeply saddened to share the…
It is no secret that Tallahassee’s Deep Brewing Company has opened a new facility in Florida’s capital, but this weekend, the public was allowed in for the first time, and judging from the posts on social media, a large number stopped by to enjoy. From Deep Brewing Company: WE. ARE….
Tampa’s Sky Puppy Brewing is celebrating their first anniversary on Saturday, September 13th, and they are making it a community affair by releasing two beers, as well as having an art group exhibition and animal adoption. From Sky Puppy Brewing: A Year in Making. A Four Pack Worth The Wait….
Tampa’s Coppertail Brewing is introducing the craft beer community to a new type of beverage – this one is a THC-infused seltzer with 10 MG of THC and 2 MG of CBD in each 12-oz can. While the brewery continues to produce their award-winning lineup of year-round and seasonal beers,…
Pensacola’s Coastal County Brewing Company is leaning into the world’s love of all things pumpkin at the right time of year, and they are celebrating with limited beer releases and an “I Heart Pumpkin Party” that will last an entire weekend. From Coastal County Brewing Company: ‘I Heart Pumpkin’ Party…
Tampa Bay Brewers Alliance is bringing back their popular Poker Run fundraiser to benefit the TBBA General Fund and keep providing beneficial services to students in USF Brewing Arts Program and the Tampa Bay brewing community. From Tampa Bay Brewers Alliance: The Poker Ride… rides again! The Poker Ride comes…
Tom Moench was a seventh-generation Floridian and a pioneer in Florida’s craft beer scene. The beauty of Tom’s contributions to Florida beer is that they helped everyone, whether you knew Tom personally or had just enjoyed a pint of his Orange Blossom Pilsner. Tom’s distributorship, Unique Beers, was the first…
Doral (Miami)’s Tripping Animals Brewing Company has released details for their 5th annual culinary extravaganza coming in October – Skip The Line. From Tripping Animals Brewing: All taste, no waiting. SKIP THE LINE brings Miami’s top culinary talent to Doral for an unlimited food and drink experience. No lines. No…
This weekend, Tampa’s Woven Water Brewing Company is celebrating five years of craft beer with releases and food pop-ups on Saturday and Sunday. From Woven Water Brewing: …….we genuinely cannot understand how time has passed so quickly. Wasn’t it just yesterday we opened during COVID with a drive thru line…
Drinkers’ votes bring three off-centered ales out of the archives and back to shelves Dogfish Head invites drinkers to rediscover some of its first brews with the debut of its new, crowd-sourced Rewind Variety Pack. Offering a blast from the past, Dogfish Head’s Rewind Variety Pack is a limited-time-only 12pk/12oz can assortment of…
Tampa’s Angry Chair Brewing is doing their best to maintain their reputation as Florida’s most dessert-centered brewery with a new event to celebrate all things brunch and all things Wilfred Brimley. From Angry Chair Brewing: Cancel your boring breakfast plans and come get brunch-wasted with us. On Saturday, August 30th…
Florida’s summer provides many things from hurricanes to heat waves, but the one thing there is plenty of is reasons to drink crisp lagers and crushable beers. On Sunday, August 31st, Fort Myers’ Point Ybel Brewing Company is celebrating all manner of beers with their Cool & Crispy Fest with…
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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…