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Cigar City Brewpub taps new and favorite flavors for Tampa Bay Beer Week

The Cigar City Brewpub brewer Tim Ogen took home three medals this weekend in the Best Florida Beer Competition. As busy as he has been both creatively and laboriously, it is no surprise that Ogden won medals, as he has been kicking out the liquid jams since the CCB Brewpub brought its system online. With added tanks in the pub, Ogden will be able to showcase more of his beer, but for now, Tampa Bay Beer Week is providing Ogden with quite a creative canvas.

Here is the CCB Brewpub‘s contribution to Tampa Bay Beer Week:

March 3rd- Jameson Barrel Aged Mud Hill Stout release, available in 16oz. Growlers

March 4th- 5 Beers for 5 Years – Cigar City Brewing’s 5th Anniversary Dinner.

Cigar City Brewing is 5 years old this year. Let’s celebrate that milestone at the Brewpub with an epic 5 course meal that includes all bottles of the 5 Beers for 5 Years Series beers. Each attendee will be guaranteed a bottle of each beer.

1. Tangerine Florida Weisse accompanied by braised pork belly with compressed watermelon, candied kumquats and a balsamic glaze topped with Beer pearls.
2. New Zealand-Style Double IPA served with IPA snapper Ceviche with jalapenos, shallots, bell peppers and served with a Double IPA Aji Amarillo sauce.
3. American-style Barley Wine served with foie gras and taleggio cheese ravioli with a hazelnut brown butter sauce topped with seared foie gras.
4. Imperial Oatmeal Cream Porter served with Oatmeal porter BBQ Lamb lollipops alongside beer-braised collard greens and confit rosemary potatoes.
5. Margarita Gose served with Key lime cream pie ice cream sandwiches.

March 5th- Dunder Bock Release, a collaboration with JB from Mr. Dunderbaks, available in 32oz. growlers. This release will be accompanied by a 7pm discussion of bock beer history and mythology. We will also be serving the last keg of Beer Myth this evening.

March 6th- Cigar City Brewpub Back of the House Collaboration: Date, Fig and Sweet Potato Stout brewed with Star Anise, Fennel Seeds and Ancho Peppers available in 32oz. growlers.

March 7th- Cigar City Brewpub Front of the House Collaboration: Peanut Butter and Banana Chocolate Malted Milk Ball Stout, available in 32oz. Growlers.

We will also be converting the Peanut Butter and Banana Chocolate Malted Milk Ball Stout into ice cream which we will be serving atop a pint of the Date, Fig and Sweet Potato Stout

Cigar City, Orange Blossom Brewing sign with The Brew Hub

Press Release:

Brew Hub, a company led by a team of beer industry executives and craft brewing experts, has announced partnerships with three award-winning craft brewers: Cigar City Brewing; Orange Blossom Pilsner; and BJ’s Restaurants.

Brew Hub will partner brew beer for all three companies at its new, state-of-the-art craft brewery in Lakeland, Fla. beginning May 2014. Brew Hub will brew a variety of beer brands for each company and distribute the beer throughout Florida and eventually other southeastern states.

Partner brewing is a process that allows craft brewers not only to brew their beer to exact specifications under the supervision of their own brewmaster, but also to package and distribute from the Brew Hub brewery and make their beer available for export to international markets. Partner brewing allows craft breweries to expand their distribution without the overhead costs of building a new brewery or transporting beer across the country. Brew Hub also offers services including sales, marketing, logistics, compliance and government affairs.

“These guys know what they are doing, and I am excited for the opportunity to be able to grow Cigar City Brewing without sacrificing quality or compromising the brewing process,” said Joey Redner, Cigar City Brewing founder and CEO. “When you combine Brew Hub’s experience with a new state-of-the-art craft brewery in our home state of Florida, we knew this partnership could help us get more Cigar City beer into the hands of people who love it.”

“The partnerships we’ve formed with Cigar City, Orange Blossom Pilsner and BJ’s Restaurants are exactly why we formed our company,” said Tim Schoen, founder and CEO of Brew Hub. “All three brew amazing craft beer, but they simply can’t meet the overwhelming consumer demand. Partnering with Brew Hub will allow these award-winning craft brewers to brew more beer and increase their distribution which will allow them to grow much more quickly.”

Brew Hub will brew approximately 40,000 barrels of beer for the three partners combined. The Lakeland brewery will have an annual capacity of 75,000 barrels, or one million cases. The Florida brewery will be the first of five breweries Brew Hub plans to open across the country. All will allow craft brewers the opportunity to partner brew their beers on site.

“With these three agreements in place we are sold out for 2014, and we couldn’t be happier,” said Schoen. “Our focus will now be on expanding our brewing capacity at our Lakeland brewery, and announcing the next two breweries we plan to open.”

The Lakeland brewery is located in Interstate Commerce Park off the I-4 Corridor. The brewery will also feature a 3,000-square-foot tasting room where consumers can enjoy the beers being brewed by any of Brew Hub’s partners. The site’s central location will allow the company to efficiently distribute beer to wholesalers throughout Florida and the Southeast.

Brew Hub brewing operations will be led by Chief Brewmaster, Dr. Paul Farnsworth, who is overseeing all aspects of design, layout, construction and day-to-day operation of the new brewing, production and warehouse facility in Lakeland, Florida. Farnsworth earned a bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of London and has been instrumental in the startup or operation of over 100 breweries in 10 countries.

Brew Hub was founded by a team of beer industry executives led by Tim Schoen, CEO, and Jerry Mullane, president. Brew Hub’s financial sponsor is a private investment firm, The Yucaipa Companies

Brew Hub plans to open four additional breweries over the next five years. Specific markets will be determined based on demand, but the company is considering strategic locations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Texas and West Coast. This network of Brew Hub facilities will allow craft brewers from across the country to enter new markets.

About Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Brewing was founded with two goals in mind: first, to make the world’s best beer; second, to share with people near and far the fascinating culture and heritage of the Cigar City of Tampa. From its past as the world’s largest cigar producer to its Latin roots and the many other diverse cultures that call it home, Tampa draws on many sources to develop its unique culture. We use the highest quality ingredients we can lay our hands on, and that is not just marketing jargon. If it makes better beer, we use it. We also strive to use local ingredients when and where we can. Not only do fresh, local ingredients help us make better beer, it helps us make beer that reflects the culture and heritage of Tampa. Learn more at www.cigarcitybrewing.com.

About Orange Blossom Pilsner

Orange Blossom Pilsner was first brewed in 2001 as one of Florida’s first craft beers, and the company has been brewing award-winning beer ever since. Orange Blossom Pilsner, made with orange blossom honey, is the company’s flagship brand, was awarded a bronze medal at the 2003 Great American Beer Festival. Today the company brews Orange Blossom Pilsner, Orange Blossom Squared and Toasted Coconut Porter and will begin releasing more fun, new beers in 2014.

About BJ’s

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 144 casual dining restaurants under the BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, BJ’s Pizza & Grill brand names BJ’s Restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented with generously portioned salads, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrees and desserts, including the Pizookie dessert. Quality, flavor, value, moderate prices and sincere service remain distinct attributes to the BJ’s experience. The company operates several microbreweries in addition to using independent third-party brewers to produce and distribute BJ’s critically acclaimed proprietary craft beers throughout the chain. The company’s restaurants are located in California (63), Texas (29), Florida (15), Arizona (6), Colorado (5), Nevada (5), Washington (4), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Kentucky (2), Indiana (1), Kansas (1), Louisiana (1), New Mexico (1) and Virginia (1). Visit BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. on the web at www.bjsrestaurants.com.

About Brew Hub

Brew Hub was founded in 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri by a team of beer industry executives and craft brewing experts led by Tim Schoen. “Where Craft Brewers Go to Grow,” Brew Hub provides full brewing, packaging, distribution and selling services for craft brands that are capacity, geographical, or capital constrained. The company plans to have five breweries located throughout the country that will cater to craft breweries. Each facility will allow craft brewers to partner brew their beers on site.

Learn more about Brew Hub at:

www.brewhub.com

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Cigar City Brewpub to release Alexander and the Grapes

The Cigar City Brewpub has announced their next release: Alexander and the Grapes Double IPA.

Like their Samiam collaboration, Mud Hill Stout, this beer is named in honor of a local band, Alexander and the Grapes, which collaborated on the beer that shares their name.

Alexander and the Grapes will be released at the Cigar City Brewpub on Friday December 13th at 7pm. The Cigar City Brewpub is located at 15491 North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.

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Wakefield, Cigar City Cider, and Cigar City Brewing host tap takeover

Fresh off the heels of raising over $55,000 in just over a day for his new brewery project in Miami, brewer Johnathan Wakefield is not content to rest on his laurels.

Wakefield has proven himself to be the Where’s Waldo of Florida craft beer, showing up at various locations in the Tampa Bay area with brews and collaborations on his mind, most recently sojourning over in Brewer’s Tasting Room in Saint Petersburg. While brewing with owner Rick Wolfe, J. Wakefield and Cigar City Cider and Mead guru Todd Strauss worked out details for the mother of Tampa events: an opportunity to showcase Wakefield’s beers alongside Cigar City Cider and Cigar City Brewing in the Tampa Bay area.

From these creative minds, The Panic Attack Tap Takeover was born.

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This event will feature some of the beers that Wakefield has brewed with Rick Wolfe at Brewers’ Tasting Room, including a hefeweizen, a berliner weisse, and a porter (no word yet if these will be similar to any of Wakefield’s future core beers).

Cigar City Cider and Mead and Cigar City Brewing will also have brewed with Brewers’ Tasting Room and their beers will be released on the same night.

The Panic Attack Tap Takeover will happen Friday, October 4th at Brewers’ Tasting Room, located 11270 4th Street North in Saint Petersburg, 33716. Their phone number is (727)873-3900. Look for exclusive beers, witty banter, and sparkling conversation from all three breweries at this event.

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Cigar City Brewpub will release Angry Chair collaboration at all-dessert dinner

When the Cigar City Brewpub collaborated with up-and-coming Seminole Heights brewery, Angry Chair Brewing Company and their head brewer Ben Romano, they made a beer called banana cream pie. Then they had a revelation: what better way to release a dessert beer, than with an all-dessert beer dinner?

That dinner will take place Wednesday, September 25th at the CCB Brewpub, and costs $50.

Angry Chair Brewing has been making waves pouring at local festivals, including the recent Tampa Bay Beer Week’s Halfway There Festival. Angry Chair is currently under construction an looking to open in late 2013/ early 2014 in the Seminole Heights area of Tampa. Their head brewer, Ben Romano, made a name for himself as a distinguished homebrewer, then as the pilot brewer at Cigar City Brewing. Ben brews low-gravity Berliner Weisses, high-gravity IPA’s and barleywines, and dessert beers with the same abilities and brings a long record of great beers to Angry Chair, including the other collaboration with Cigar City Brewpub: Coconut Banana Cream Pie Aged in Bourbon Barrels.