While people are rushing to Sam’s Club, Wal Mart, and Publix to prepare for hurricane Dorian, Florida’s craft breweries are offering an alternative to the large retail stores – they will fill water jugs from their brewing equipment for free.
Many breweries have to prepare their brewing schedules week, if not months in advance and when a hurricane approaches with potential loss of power, brewers would rather play it safe than sorry. If the brewery were to lose power without a backup generator, then the beer in the tanks would not ferment at optimum temperature resulting in potential off-flavors or spoiled beer. In order to avert this problem, brewers often forgo brewing a batch of beer until after the storm has passed. That open time in the brewing schedule can leave water in the brewing tanks, which the brewery can use for the good of the community by filling water containers for those preparing to hunker down for the storm.
“We are first and foremost a community-centric brewery,” Grove Roots Brewing owner Joe Dunham says in an interview with CNN. “We believe in our small town and will do all we can to help people. If the need arises, we will have plenty of water to share. It’s the least we can do for the community we love.”
We recommend calling the brewery or checking social media for exact times of filling before traveling to the brewery.
As of Thursday, August 29th, the following breweries have been offering free water fills for those preparing for Hurricane Dorian:
3 Sons Brewing
236 N Federal Hwy in Dania Beach
81Bay Brewing Company
4465 W. Gandy Blvd. Ste 600 in Tampa
American Craft Aleworks
200 Clematis Street in West Palm Beach
Backyard Barn Winery & Brewery
1945 E County Road 462 in Wildwood
Bangin’ Banjo Brewing
3200 NW 23rd Ave #500 in Pompano Beach
Barrel of Monks Brewing
1141 S Rogers Circle #5 in Boca Raton
Beat Culture Brewery
7250 NW 11 Street in Miami
Big Hammock Brewery & Bites
103 SE 1st Ave in Ocala
Bowigen’s Beer Company
1014 State Road 436 in Casselberry
Brew Hub Brewing
3900 Frontage Rd S in Lakeland
Dead Lizard Brewing
4507 36th St in Orlando
De Bine Brewing
993 Florida Ave in Palm Harbor
Deviant Wolfe Brewing
121 W 1st St in Sanford
Dissent Craft Brewing Company
5518 Haines Rd in St. Petersburg
Due South Brewing
2900 High Ridge Rd, Suite 3 in Boynton Beach
Ellipsis Brewing
7500 TPC Blvd Suite #8 in Orlando
First Magnitude Brewing
1220 SE Veitch St in Gainesville
Fish Hawk Spirits
16350 SW 20th Lane in Ocala
Fishweir Brewing
1183 Edgewood Ave in Jacksonville
The Florida Brewery Company
02 Gandy Rd in Auburndale
Flying Boat Brewing Company
1776 11th Ave N in St. Petersburg
Garagiste Meadery
1506 N Florida Ave in Tampa
Green Room Brewing
228 3rd St N in Jacksonville Beach
Grove Roots Brewing
302 3rd Street SW in Winter Haven
Hourglass Brewing
480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd in Longwood
Infinite Ale Works
304 S Magnolia Ave in Ocala
Intuition Ale Works
929 E Bay in Jacksonville
J. Wakefield Brewing
120 NW 24th St in Miami
Legacy Ale Works
14965 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste 129 in Jacksonville
Marker 48 Brewing
12147 Cortez Blvd in Brooksville
Motorworks Brewing
1014 9th Street West in Bradenton
NOBO Brewing Company
2901 Commerce Park Dr in Boynton Beach
Odd Breed Wild Ales
50 NE 1st St in Pompano Beach
Orlando Brewing
1301 Atlanta Ave in Orlando
Overflow Brewing Company
770 1st Ave N in St. Petersburg
Oviedo Brewing Company
1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd in Oviedo
Pair O Dice Brewing
4400 118th Ave N, Ste 208 in Clearwater
Persimmon Hollow Brewing Company
111 W Georgia Ave in DeLand
Proof Brewing Company
1320 S. Monroe St in Tallahassee
Prosperity Brewers
4160 NW 1st Ave #21 in Boca Raton
Rapp Brewing Company
10930 Endeavor Way, Ste C in Seminole
Redlight Redlight
2810 Corrine Dr in Orlando
RockPit Brewing
10 W Illiana St in Orlando
Sailfish Brewing Company
130 N 2nd St in Fort Pierce
Saltwater Brewery
1701 W Atlantic Ave in Delray Beach
Sanford Brewing Company
400 S Sanford Ave in Sanford
SJ Brewing Company
463646 SR 200, Unit 13 in Yulee
Suncreek Brewery
790 West Minneola in Clermont
Sideward Brewing
210 N Bumby in Orlando
St. Pete Brewing
544 1st Ave N in St. Petersburg
Sugar Works Distillery
1714 FL-44 in New Smyrna Beach
Swan Brewing
115 W. Pine St in Lakeland
Tabula Rasa Brewing
2385 Corbett Street in Jacksonville
Tactical Brewing
4882 New Broad St in Orlando
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
1600 East 8th Ave in Tampa (Ybor City)
13937 Monroes Business Park (Westchase)
The Tank Brewing Company
5100 NW 72 ave, Bay A-1 in Miami
Tarpon River Brewing
280 SW 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale
Tequesta Brewing Company
287 N US Highway 1 in Tequesta
Toll Road Brewing
101 W McKey St in Ocoee
Troubled Waters Brewing
670 Main Street in Safety Harbor
Walking Tree Brewery
3209 Dodger Road in Vero Beach
The Weed Reaper Experiment
3260 NW 23rd Avenue Suite 400E in Pompano Beach
West Palm Beach Brewery and Wine Vault
332 Evernia Street in West Palm Beach
Wicked Barley Brewing Company
4100 Baymeadows Rd in Jacksonville
If any other breweries are planning to offer water fills, please email mark@floridabeernews.com or message Florida Beer News on Facebook or Twitter and we will update this post.
Now is the time to put growlers to use! For those beer enthusiasts who collect growlers or have a number of them in reserve, waiting to be called upon at the next beer release or rare beer tapping, hurricane prep is a great use for these vessels. Growlers can hold water, too, and can save the stress of a trip to the grocery store before a hurricane. Fill them up at a local brewery or from the tap at home while the water is still flowing.
