Jacksonville- Bold City Brewery announced last week that they had a “a special surprise tapping of our Summer Seasonal.” They put off the tapping until June 13th and then finally they unveiled this brew to the world.
From the Bold City Brewery Newsletter, as written by Brian Miller, Bold City’s Director of Operations:
My Dad, Big John Miller as we like to call him, has been requesting, on the verge of begging, for us to brew an Apricot Wheat ale. We have been trying to fit it in the brew schedule for the last year or so but have been unable to. With Father’s day coming up on Sunday, we had to get it done. So we brewed, packaged, got a sweet label made all without him knowing. Last night, we unveiled the new brew with the whole family here and he was super stoked. It was a fantastic moment and one myself and I’m sure my Dad, will not soon forget. The new ale is called Big John’s Apricot wheat and it has a picture of the one and only Big John Miller on it.
Apparently the Millers kept the beer secret in order to surprise their patriarch, and now it will be distributed in Jacksonville. No word yet on if this beer will become a permanent addition to the Bold City lineup.
For more information see Bold City’s Facebook Page or website.
About Bold City Brewery
Bold City Brewery is locally owned and operated by Brian and Susan Miller (no relation to the Miller Brewing Company, although the money would be nice). They are supported by the rest of the Miller family who all have a hand in the operations whether it be marketing, distributing, ordering supplies, cleaning tanks or doing what’s most important, brewing beer. Brian, the Brewmaster started with home brewing in 2002. Brian was a member of the Local Home Brewers Club in Jacksonville prior to opening the brewery. His mother, Susan, left her job in management at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida to join the beer biz. She is primarily responsible for managing the on-site Tavern.