The chapter has closed on another Tampa Bay Beer Week, and after attending some classic events and some new events, there are a few common threads that seemed to ring true for all time and some that are changing rapidly.
Press Release: The accolades keep pouring in for Fort Myers Brewing Co. as they proudly announce their latest achievements in the world of craft brewing. The esteemed brewery has been named Florida’s Best Large Brewery, further solidifying its status as a leader in the industry. Adding to the celebration, Fort Myers Brewing has clinched an impressive array of medals, including golds and silvers, at the 2024 Best Florida Beer Brewer’s Ball.
This past weekend launched Tampa Bay Beer Week 2023 with Sunday’s anchor event: Best Florida Beer’s Brewers Ball 2o23.
Brewers Ball is festival put on by the Best Florida Beer organization who presents awards for the results of their professional beer competition, judged previously.
Each year, Florida’s craft breweries send in their best beers to the Best Florida Beer Competition. Those beers are then judged by a panel of peer brewers and Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) certified judges and the beers that are awarded the most points by the judges are awarded medals. Then the points tallied are added up and the Best Beer in Florida is awarded.
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A Floridian specialty brewer’s World Cup, the Best Florida Beer Championship (BFBC) showcased thousands of craft beers and microbreweries from all parts of Florida this past weekend. Judges graded beers in two separate categories (Professional and Homebrew), with the homebrew competition broken into 28 sub-categories.