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Canopy Roads Brewing Company signs lease, looks forward

Tallahassee is well on its way to becoming the next in a line of strong brewing scenes in the state of Florida. To that end, future brewery Canopy Roads Brewing signed a lease and will get a location in the capitol city, coming soon.

From Canopy Roads Brewing:

Canopy Roads Brewing announces its lease signing with the Centre of Tallahassee (formerly the Tallahassee Mall). CRB will set up shop in a 5500’ space in the heart of the Centre’s Music Alley and will be flanked by The Pavilion (the Centre’s arena), Dreamland BBQ and the Urban Food Market (an Italian food experience). An early August opening is anticipated for The Taproom at CRB.

CRB will initially open as a craft beer bar while awaiting various permits. The Taproom at CRB will feature great craft beers from across the state of Florida (and beyond) and generate an awareness of the CRB brand and location. The Taproom at CRB will be an inviting spot for a pint and, once the brew house is functional, will offer a complete sensory brew experience.

The CRB brew house should be operational between late 2016 and early 2017 (depending upon our friends in federal government). CRB will operate a 2.5 barrel pilot system initially and eventually brew on a 15 barrel system. The brew house will be open air…no walls. Patrons will see, smell, hear, feel and, of course, taste the total beer experience.

Congrats to Canopy Roads on this first step into a wide world.

Fermentation Lounge to release Canopy Roads collaboration

Fermentation Lounge (known to locals as “The Ferm”) has bragging rights as Tallahassee’s first craft brewery since the rough waters of the late 1990s. They are not resting on their laurels, though. The folks at The Ferm are using their reputation and brewing system to help local up-and-coming breweries leave the locals with a lingering taste of their liquids.

After a successful collaboration with Grasslands Brewing Company, now the Ferm Folks have collaborated with Canopy Roads Brewing Company to bring a preview of their beers and their team. From The Ferm’s Facebook page:

We [had] a ton of fun hanging out with the folks from Canopy Roads Brewing. All of you will be able to enjoy what all of that fun produced. This baby is an American wheat ale (think Blue Moon, without the corporate attachments) with a healthy, yet not overpowering, addition of citra hops to accentuate the citrus notes and highlight the tang of the tea used in creating a perfect summer ale. We will have two versions on tap for your swigging pleasure.

We gave them a barrel (30 gallons) to highlight their recipe – an orange blossom tea wheat. Using locally sourced and produced ingredients; wildflower honey from T’s of Tallahassee and local orange blossom tea from Tomato Cafe and Tea Room in Havana as well as Florida oranges.

We took the remaining 10 gallons and tweaked as only we could..and came up with a rather tasty sidekick. Instead of wildflower honey and oranges, our additions of lemon and gallberry honey really showcase how subtle changes of ingredients can really change a beer (or wine or bourbon or, well, you get the idea).

Come by and meet the Canopy Roads Brewing gang and enjoy both varieties of an amazing beer this Thursday when we open our doors.

Fermentation Lounge is located at 113 All Saints Street in Tallahassee.