Hello, and welcome to the BeerWise podcast, this episode I am joined by Brad Dahlhofer of B Nektar Meadery. In 2008, Brad and his wife Kerri had both been laid off from their jobs and were enjoying Brad’s homemade mead when they decide to go all in on the idea…
Press Release: Fat Point Brewing, the renowned craft brewery originally founded in Punta Gorda, is celebrating its expansion along the Suncoast with the grand opening of its new location at University Town Center (UTC) in Sarasota. The 2,500-square-foot venue is nestled in the vibrant West District at UTC along Cattleman…
Press Release: Fort Myers Brewing Company has earned a gold medal at the 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship, a national brewing competition that judges more beer styles than any other competition in the world. The brewery was awarded gold in the Chocolate/Cocoa Beer category for its popular Chocolate Stout, an…
Continuing on their path of flavor exploration, Boca Raton’s Barrel of Monks Brewing Company is releasing details of their 2023 Grand Cru Bottling and Release. From Barrel of Monks Brewing: Our Grand Cru is a special beer with a brand new recipe every year. The goal is to use quality…
St. Petersburg’s 3 Daughters Brewing announced the return of a fan-favorite beer for the month of June, as well as a new “Craft IPA Variety Pack” coming to the brewery’s lineup. From 3 Daughters Brewing: CRAFT IPA COOLER BOX VARIETY PACK IS HERE! Attention IPA lovers everywhere! Are you looking…
From their acclaimed Double IPA, Florida Man, Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing announces the birth of a new kind of IPA: Florida Man on the Moon. Florida Man on the Moon IPA will be coming to the next Cigar City Brewing variety pack at the brewery and in stores now. From…
This episode, Ryan Sentz of Oakland Park’s Funky Buddha Brewery joins the BeerWise podcast to talk about a few tidbits of news he has regarding buying back the brewery from Constellation Brands. Before we get to our guest for this episode, I wanted to take a minute and thank those…
Odessa’s Pye Road Meadworks announces a new distribution agreement and more availability of their award-winning meads. Press Release: Pye Road Meadworks, a family-owned meadery renowned for its hand-crafted top-quality craft meads, is thrilled to announce a partnership with Altered Craft Distribution to launch limited keg distribution of their highly acclaimed…
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…