Southwest Florida used to be a true beer wasteland. From Marco Island to Naples to Fort Myers, locals were lucky if they could get beer from a Florida brewery like Cigar City or Florida Beer Company. Then in June of 2012, Naples Beach Brewing opened their doors and began to put Southwest Florida on the craft beer map. The brewery began to grow slowly and over time they would move to keg distribution through Southwest Florida.
Fast forward one year to August of 2013: How much has craft beer grown in Southwest Florida? Naples Beach posted this curious little item on Saturday:
A new record. We packaged a keg of our Pale Ale 8 days ago and have already gotten the keg back! Cheers to you for enjoying fresh locally brewed beer. As always thanks for supporting your local brewery and local retailers.
Drinking local is becoming more than an idea: people throughout Florida are clamoring for beer made by local breweries.