While Gainesville’s beer and breweries have been growing slowly but surely, recently Gainesville’s cidery has taken a major step forward by opening a tasting room. This according to an article from The Gainesville Sun: The Dry Wrought Tasting Room opened November 20th, 2023 and features four ciders on tap (with…

Press Release: 3 Daughters Brewing unveils its annual North Pole Christmas Village, a celebrated winter wonderland. One of St. Petersburg’s largest and most beloved holiday spectacles is coming to town. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —3 Daughters Brewing is officially unveiling its annual Christmas Village this Friday, December 1, a stunning display…

One of Florida’s most unique breweries, Pompano Beach’s Odd Breed Wild Ales focuses on wild ales aged in wood. The award-winning brewery continues to release 750mL bottles of beer for their fellow wild ale enthusiasts and now they have announced the release of their holiday wild ale called Coniferous Christmas….

Florida Beer News has a new logo now showing on the website and all social media channels. This change was not random or part of a rebranding, but instead part of a collaboration with an artist and friend of the website. What’s with the new Fl0rida Beer News logo?  We…

Orlando’s Zymarium Meadery has new draft and bottled meads starting Saturday, November 18th. From Zymarium Meadery: We have a special bottle release happening Saturday, Nov 18 at Noon! The original mead has been described as Thanksgiving in a glass, and this barrel-aged version is even better! Tart cranberries balanced by…

Orange Park’s Pinglehead Brewing, the brewery located inside Brewer’s Pizza,  has announced that the brewery and restaurant are closing this week. From Brewer’s Pizza: With an extremely heavy heart, we are announcing we will be shutting the doors of Brewers Pizza/Pinglehead Brewing Company. We will be closed Monday and Tuesday,…

Boca Raton’s Barrel of Monks Brewing announces the release and the pre-sale dates for their beloved Father Christmas Holiday Ale. The Father Christmas Pre-Sale will be love on Wednesday, November 15th. From Barrel of Monks Brewing: Join us in embracing the spirit of the holiday season with the Father Christmas…

Press Release: The Cicerone® Certification Program today announced Selling with Cicerone, an online course designed for brewery and wholesaler sales teams. Developed with Tamarron Consulting and Sullivan Sales & Marketing Solutions, Selling with Cicerone is a companion to the globally recognized Certified Beer Server credential. With it, sales teams will…

Orlando’s Zymarium Meadery grand opened in August 2023, and the team is waisting no time in hosting a mead-centric event this Halloween. From Zymarium Meadery: Special meads this weekend! Zombee Grove Florida Black Mangrove Honey, fresh lime and grapefruit juice, pomegranate, almonds, cinnamon, anise, clove, fennel, ginger. Our very first…

Here are a few snippets of news happening around Florida in recent headlines: Universal Studios Orlando added two new beers to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter according to InsideUniversal. The beers, Daisyroot Draught and Dark Forest Ale, are served in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade areas of the park. The…

Gainesville’s First Magnitude Brewing Company is celebrating Tom Petty’s birthday by releasing three Petty-themed beers on Friday, October 13th. Petty, one of Gainesville’s native sons, was born on October October 20th, 1950. From First Magnitude Brewing Company We’re not Bock-ing down from releasing heartbreakers of beers, especially if we can…

Magnanimous Brewing has accomplished quite a bit in three years of life. Since opening their brewery in Tampa Heights, the brewery has collaborated with brewers from around the world, they have been to festivals all over the world, they have won state and national awards, including this year’s Great American…

Trinity’s Escape Brewing Company is celebrating nine years in their Trinity home, but with the party announcement comes news of groundbreaking of The Collective at Escape Brewing Company. From Escape Brewing Company: Save the date for our 9TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND! We’ve dedicated an entire weekend to celebrating this milestone, and…

Every year in October, Orlando’s Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company celebrates another year in the beer business with a celebration of beer. This year, the festival is moving offsite from the brewery and growing larger than ever. From Ivanhoe Park Brewing: Calling all beer enthusiasts and fans of Ivanhoe Park Brewing…

Press Release – The Brewing Funds the Cure initiative allows the passion and creativity of the brewing industry to help fund critical research in collaboration with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The signature program for Brewing Funds the Cure is the annual release of Rising Hope. Now in its 5th…

It is a season of celebration in St. Petersburg! After the Sunshine City’s first brewery, Cycle Brewing, celebrated their 10th Anniversary, right behind them is Green Bench Brewing celebrating 10 years in craft beer. From Green Bench Brewing: 10 YEARS OF GREEN BENCH It’s party time, y’all. This month Green…

Boca Raton’s Barrel of Monks Brewing has announced the upcoming release of Wizard in Pink Belgian White Ale, Autumn Embers Marzen, and Endless Enigma IPA coming Saturday, September 23rd. From Barrel of Monks: Join us for an outdoor Charity Kickoff Party and Can Release on Saturday, September 23rd from 4 PM to…

Press Release: Introducing DryFall, our Tampa I.P.V. O. (India Pale Vienna Oktoberfest) – A Brand-New Fusion of Flavor and Tradition! DryFall, the Tampa-Style Fusion of Flavors Ulele Spring Brewery, housed inside Ulele restaurant and the only brewery on the Tampa Riverwalk, is introducing a groundbreaking addition to the world of…

One of Tampa’s hometown brewers, Tim Ogden has brought many recipes to the Bay Area breweries and worked on so many more. Tim began his brewing career at HOPS Brewery and Restaurants and was one of the first brewers hired at Cigar City Brewing. He has worked for the Cigar…

Dania Beach’s 3 Sons Brewing Company is giving preliminary details of their fan-favorite Lumberjack Day beer festival celebrating the release of their lauded Lumberjack Morning Break. From 3 Sons Brewing Company: LUMBERJACK DAY 2023 Hosted INDOORS at Mad Arts, 481 S Federal Hwy Dania Beach, FL 33004 (just one mile…