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Darwin Brewing Company expands distribution into Tampa

Press Release:

Award-winning Bradenton-based brewery, Darwin Brewing Co, will release their signature beers to the Tampa area in partnership with Pepin Distributing with a series of launch events in October and November at local bars:

7 p.m., Fri., Oct. 17: Mermaid Tavern, 6719 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa
6 p.m., Tues., Oct. 21: World of Beer Westchase, 9524 W Linebaugh Ave., Tampa
7 p.m., Fri., Oct. 24: Datz, 2616 S MacDill Ave., Tampa
7 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 30: Citrus Park House of Beer, 8552 Gunn Hwy, Odessa
6 p.m., Wed., Nov. 5: The Independent, 5016 N Florida Ave., Tampa

Darwin Brewing Co. produces lagers and ales with ingredients inspired by the flavor profiles of South America’s Amazonian and Andean regions. Born out of Darwin’s on 4th gastropub in Sarasota, Fla., Darwin Brewing Co. opened in May 2014. Year-round beers include San Juan Tropical Lager, Summadayze IPA (2013 Best Florida Beer Championship – gold medal winner), Circa 1926 Tangerine Wheat, and Pirata Pilsner.

Darwin’s Brewing announces new brewery

The Darwin Brewing Company has made award-winning beers in Sarasota’s Darwin’s on 4th brewpub. Today, Darwin’s Brewing Company announced some big news for Sarasota-Bradenton:

A seed becomes a tree; a dream becomes a brewery!

Darwin Brewing Company is happy to announce that Chef Darwin Santa Maria and partner Bill Cornelius closed on the former Bradenton Press building at 803 17th Ave. W. in Bradenton as the new home of Darwin Brewing Company!

Darwin’s on 4th recently welcomed head brewer Jorge Rosabal to take over the brewing operations, and presumably to head operations at the new production brewery in Bradenton. Darwin’s brewery will join the likes of JDub’s Brewing, Motorworks Brewing, and Big Top Brewing in working to open a production brewery in the Sarasota-Bradenton area.

Florida’s 2013 Great American Beer Festival Breweries

The Brewers’ Association has posted a list of all the confirmed participants of 2013’s Great American Beer Festival.

Florida’s brewing community will be represented by (alphabetically):

*7venth Sun Brewery of Dunedin
*Cigar City Brewing of Tampa
*Darwin’s Brewing Company of Sarasota
*Due South Brewing of Boynton Beach
*Florida Beer Company of Melbourne +
*Funky Buddha Brewery of Oakland Park
*Swamp Head Brewery of Gainesville

+ (FBC is a sponsor, and is not listed on the GABF site, according to FBC rep. Tom Barris)

Last year’s participants not going back this year include:

*Engine 15 Brewing Company of Jacksonville
*Pensacola Bay Brewing of Pensacola

Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival will go on sale today, 31 July 2013 at 10am MST, or 12pm EST. Tickets last year sold out in record time, and if the brewers’ interest is any indication (brewery slots sold out in almost two hours), they will go quickly. Tickets are $75 per session, and the festival hosts four sessions on the festival weekend of October 10th-12th, 2013.

About the Festival:

The Great American Beer Festival is the premier U.S. beer festival and competition. Each year, GABF represents the largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, in the format of a public tasting event plus a private competition. GABF brings together the brewers and beers that make the U.S. the world’s greatest brewing nation. This event showcases the diverse beers that make craft brewing one of the fastest-growing segments of the beer, wine and spirits industry. GABF was founded in 1982, and has been growing and evolving along with the American craft brewing industry ever since.