Press Release: Cigar City Brewing is proud to announce Florida Man Double IPA is the official craft beer sponsor of the 2023 USA Mullet Championship – the ultimate showdown for the most epic mullet in the nation. As the official craft beer of the USA Mullet Championship, Florida Man will sponsor the mane event: the Men’s…
Tampa’s Hidden Springs Ale Works is teasing the details of the impending release of their Darkness in the Light Cookies and Cream Imperial Stout – this time with a new variant for 2023. From Hidden Springs Ale Works: Move over marshmallow, there’s a new cool kid in town. Get ready…
Barrel of Monks Brewing, Boca Raton’s brewery dedicated to the exploration and flavors of Belgian-inspired beers announces the release of Owen, a Belgian Tripel aged in Tequila Barrels. Owen follows in Barrel of Monks Brewing’s path of exploring the rich history of Belgian ales. Owen is the barrel-aged version of…
“The family-owned brewery gets back to its roots to focus on brewing deliciously unique craft beer.” The founders of Funky Buddha Brewery—Ryan and KC Sentz—are reacquiring their Oakland Park, Florida-based business from Constellation Brands. Both the Sentzs and Constellation agreed that now is the ideal time for the original owners to reclaim…
Press Release: Fort Myers Brewing Company has earned international acclaim with a silver medal at the 2023 World Beer Cup, a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers. The brewery was awarded silver in the Chocolate Beer category…
Zymarium Meadery has announced that the meadery has passed inspections and is on their way to opening Orlando’s first meadery. From Zymarium Meadery: It’s been a very long road to get to this point, and passing all of the final inspections was the culmination of all the individual hurdles along…
In this episode of the BeerWise Podcast, Mark is joined by Nile Zacherle, the President and Master Brewer of Mad Fritz Brewing Company in Saint Helena, California. I was introduced to Nile via one of his beers sent by a friend. The beer was so close to the line between…
Each year, it seems like the Sunshine State’s craft breweries seem to earn more and more accolades despite the increase in the number of breweries in the U.S. 2023 is no exception as Florida’s breweries have brought home the hardware once again. Press Release: The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group…
Tampa-founded Florida Avenue Brewing swore that they would return to Seminole Heights ever since their sister-business Brew Bus Brewing departed their Seminole Heights home on Florida Avenue for their new home in Wesley Chapel. (Angry Chair Brewing has since moved into the old facility and made it their own.) Founded…
Reve Brewing Company’s Eric Luman joins the BeerWise Podcast in the latest episode In this episode, I am joined by Reve Brewing Company owner and brewer Eric Luman. Eric is a veteran brewer of the Jacksonville craft beer scene. He began his career in the 1990s and has been brewing…
Floridian in Flagstaff – Part 2 Recently, Florida Beer News editor Mark DeNote was invited to tour the beer and breweries of Flagstaff, Arizona. You can read the first part of his adventure here, or you can listen to the podcast episodes Mother Road Brewing and with Beaver Street Brewery…
Floridian in Flagstaff – Arizona Travels Part 1 Recently, Florida Beer News was invited to visit the city of Flagstaff, Arizona to learn more about the city’s vibrant beer scene and everything there is to do in Northern Arizona. Our editor, Mark, had been through Arizona previously, stopping through Flagstaff…
The newest episode of the BeerWise Podcast is up – another episode from our recent trip to Flagstaff, Arizona. This episode I am joined by Kelly Hanseth of Lumberyard Brewing Company and Beaver Street Brewery in Flagstaff, Arizona. Kelly’s parents, Winnie and Evan Hanseth opened Beaver Street Brewery, Flagstaff’s first…
Press Release: Spring has officially sprung, and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is celebrating the season with three new beer options, Utopias Barrel-Aged 120 Minute IPA, Mandarin & Mango Crush and the Off-Centered Variety Pack. Each of these off-centered packages is now making its way from coast-to-coast. Folks can track them down using Dogfish Head Fish…
Jacksonville’s Veterans United Craft Brewery has released their WatchStander IPA for 2023. Just like previous years’ release, WatchStander IPA has a mission to draw attention to and prevent veterans suicide. From Veterans United Craft Brewery: WatchStander IPA! “WatchStander – a person who is on watch on a ship; the act…
This episode, I am joined by Michael Marquess, the founder and president of Mother Road Brewing Company in Flagstaff, Arizona. Mother Road Brewing was the first stop on a tour of Flagstaff breweries that I recently took courtesy of Visit Flagstaff. Michael was nice enough to sit down with me…
This past weekend launched Tampa Bay Beer Week 2023 with Sunday’s anchor event: Best Florida Beer’s Brewers Ball 2o23. Brewers Ball is festival put on by the Best Florida Beer organization who presents awards for the results of their professional beer competition, judged previously. The awards presented included 839 beers…
This episode, I am joined by Aardwolf Brewing Company owner Preben Olsen and head brewer Michael Payne. Aardwolf Brewing has been a mainstay in the Jacksonville, Florida beer scene since 2013 when they opened as a beer bar and progressed to brewing their own beer. Preben and Michael discuss Aardwolf’s…
Kickbacks Gastropub and Goozlepipe & Guttyworks are more than meets the eye. King Street in Jacksonville looks like an unassuming row of restaurants, shops, and nightlife. With a few bars and breweries in the area, the street looks like any other line of places that might have a good beer…
Palmetto’s craft brewery – Corporate Ladder Brewing Company – is going all-out for Pi(e) Day 2023. The brewery announced earlier today that their Pie(e) Day releases will be coming out on Sunday, March 12th. From Corporate Ladder Brewing Company: Look fast! Pi(e) Day is coming in hot. In addition to…