Pompano Beach’s Odd Breed Wild Ales is known for their sour ales and wild ales and their eye for experimentation. The next release is a wild take on a classic German style: the doppelbock. From Odd Breed: For this years’ Oktoberfest celebration, we are releasing a big boy beer. You…
Jacksonville’s Veterans United Craft Brewery is releasing POW/MIA IPA – a hazy IPA with “copious amounts of hops.” The 2023 release of this beer has a mission: to raise awareness for The National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in their hometown. The beer itself was first brewed in honor of National…
Tampa’s Garagiste Meadery has announced that they have a little under a year left in business, but that does not mean that they will stop their releases, including barrel-aged meads and crowd favorites. From Garagiste Meadery: Meads also nearing extinction include the final bottles of BA Reboog Vitis, CYPM and…
The Halfway There: A Celebration of Beer festival, which marks the midpoint to Tampa Bay Beer Week, returns this Saturday! Location: St. Petersburg at The Coliseum Date: Saturday, August 26th Time: 1-4 pm INDOOR event space that is air-conditioned 60+ breweries (listed below), featuring over 150 beers Support Tampa Bay Beer Week a 501(c)(6)…
Jacksonville Beach’s Southern Swells Brewing is taking a day to celebrate all things New England IPA with Karate Day. Karate Day has become an annual tradition and a sure-fire way of finding some of the most limited offerings from Southern Swells outside of their anniversary party. KARATE DAY 8/19 @…
Tampa’s Hidden Springs Ale Works announces three new canned offerings and a special bottled double-oaked imperial stout. From Hidden Springs Ale Works: New Release – coming Tea’s in the Trap: You don’t need a good golf swing to appreciate our homage to a classic Southern beverage – lemonade and…
Orlando’s Zymarium Meadery is grand opening on Saturday, August 19th. Here are the details from Zymarium: 18+ different meads on tap, special one-off kegs, limited bottles for sale, amazing food trucks! Free entry, no RSVP needed! *IMPORTANT DETAILS* In order to allow more people to enjoy the grand opening throughout the…
Cycle Brewing, St.Petersburg’s first craft brewery, is celebrating 10 years this weekend, and they have the bottle release to prove it. While Cycle’s owner and head brewer Doug Dozark is an evangelist for barrel-aged beer, he is letting that passion shine for Cycle’s 10th Anniversary. From Cycle Brewing: We’re not…
St. Petersburg’s Green Bench Brewing is working a new version of their Bench Life American Lager into their seasonal lineup – this new edition called Lime Life includes the addition of lime to the classic core lager. From Green Bench Brewing: Green Bench recently added a citrusy, zesty summer seasonal…
On the heels of Dissent Brewing announcing the impending closure of their Lakeland location, Jacksonville’s Tabula Rasa Brewing Company posted a status update that includes their brewery’s upcoming closure. Tabula Rasa’s final day being open is August 13th, 2023. From Tabula Rasa Brewing It’s with a heavy heart we are…
At a time when many of Florida’s craft breweries are sharing unfortunate news, Lakeland’s Dissent Brewing announces that their Lakeland location will be closing its doors. From Dissent Brewing Lakeland It’s with a heavy heart that we have to announce that we will be closing dissent’s Lakeland location. This decision…
Florida’s newest Meadery – Zymarium Meadery – has announced their grand opening date in Orlando’s Mills 50 District. The meadery first began funding in June 2021 and has been advancing towards opening day with momentum, and the announcement came via Zymarium’s social media. From Zymarium Meadery: Zymarium Meadery is finally…
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…