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Tickets for Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp Tampa now on sale

Press release: Tickets for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Beer Camp Across America (BCAA) six-city festival tour, presented by the Florida Brewers Guild, are now available for purchase at: www.sierranevada.com/beercamp. Join the nation’s largest celebration of locally brewed craft beer, so far with more than 300 craft brewers signed up to pour alongside Sierra Nevada. The Tampa festival lineup includes the six original BCAA collaboration beers (available in stores in May) and an incredibly diverse selection of beers from South East brew-masters and beyond. Tickets include a collector’s edition sampling glass, tastings and live entertainment. Festival-goers can also enjoy local Tampa eats. Come raise a glass with the most innovative brewers in American craft beer.

WHEN: Sat., June 4, 2016 from 6 – 10 p.m. EST

WHERE: Curtis Hixon Park – 600 N Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL 33602

MORE BCAA FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
· Tickets on-sale online only, at www.sierranevada.com/beercamp:
o Advance General Admission: $50
o Advance Early Access: $70 (get in an hour early!)
o Designated Driver Ticket: $35

ABOUT BEER CAMP ACROSS AMERICA 2016:
Presented by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Beer Camp Across America (BCAA) is the largest craft beer celebration, bringing together brewers from every corner of the country to create one-time-only collaboration beers and to stage huge beer festivals in craft-centric cities. BCAA showcases the creativity and camaraderie that make American craft beer extraordinary, and everyone’s invited—brewers and beer fans alike. Six beers created by 31 visionary breweries, it’s an experience craft beer fans won’t want to miss.

Tampa’s Beer Camp Across America festival is presented by the Florida Brewers Guild. All proceeds from the ticket sales of this festival will benefit this organization, find more information at: http://floridabrewersguild.org/.

More information and updates available at www.sierranevada.com/beercamp and on Twitter and Instagram at @SierraNevada.

Two Henrys cans two beers and hosts Biertoberfest

Two Henrys Brewing Company, the sister operation to the Keel and Curley Winery, has brought Plant City a new milestone: the first hometown canned beer.

Starting this week, Two Henrys is canning 7 Mile IPA and Gilded Age Lager.

From Two Henrys:

Yesterday 7 Mile IPA… Today Gilded Age Golden Lager. Ask for them starting next week at your local retailer or get them at our Biertober Festival on 10/25!

Two Henrys will also celebrate Biertoberfest on October 25th to celebrate one of the most wonderful times of the year in Florida. This year’s festivities will feature “15 beers, 5 ciders, and 20 wines for just $25. Guests will receive a 5oz. take-home beer glass to sample as much as you like.”

The festival will also feature rarities like:

Whiskey Barrel Stout
Blueberry Jalapeno Porter
Coconut Brown Ale
Pumkin Spice Snowbird
Blueberry Vanilla Ale
and many more
Look for these rare ciders in addition to our normal offerings:

Strawberry Fields Cider
Oak Aged Cider
and many more

Biertoberfest will take place at Two Henrys Brewery, located at 5210 Thonotosassa Road in Plant City. The event will run from noon until 4pm on Saturday, October 25th. For more information, see Two Henrys events page.

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Creative Loafing to host a day of crafts, beer, and food

Press Release:

Mark Your Calendars for a Day of Local Crafts, Beer, and Food Trucks at Creative Loafing’s Crafts & Drafts

Enjoy handmade Tampa Bay at Creative Loafing’s Crafts & Drafts on Saturday, November 15th, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club at 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N. in St. Petersburg.

The family and pet-friendly Crafts & Drafts market is slated to feature 50 local craft vendors showcasing their best artisan and homemade goods—a perfect place to start holiday shopping for eclectic, one-of-a-kind gifts.

Attendees can peruse the best of the best when it comes to Tampa Bay crafts, enjoy local and national craft beer from New Belgium Brewing and St. Pete Brewing Company, nibble on food truck bites, get creative at a DIY tie-dye station, keep the little ones entertained at the kids zone, try their hand at shuffleboard, relax in a beautiful and historic setting, and much more. For a list of confirmed craft vendors, see below.
Admission to Crafts & Drafts is $5; children 12 and under are free. A portion of all proceeds go to SPCA Tampa Bay and each attendee who pays the $5 admission will receive one commemorative Crafts & Drafts tote bag.

Pets are encouraged, but all animals must be leashed and cleaned up after.
For more information, visit cltampa.com/craftsanddrafts. Please use the following hashtag for any digital promotions: #CLCraftsandDrafts

Craft & Drafts’ Artisan Vendors:
Angela’s Organicas
Armillata Designs
bin52 by cindymadewhat
Birdhouse Designs
Citrus Blossom Brand Scented Soy Candles
Crafting Callie
Everything So Pretty
Fieldtrip Jewelry Design
Franny & Franky Designs
Gigi’s Gourmet
gypsy junQue
Gypsy Thread
Gypsy’s Weavings
Hopcloth
Inspired South
Jack Squire Jewels
KateKreates
Kelley Love Designs
Ladydecoupage
Lola’s Handcrafted
Lotus Leaf Creations
Maravillosa Designs
PhoenixFire Designs
Redheaded Stepchild Designs
Rockabilly Revolt
Smith Wicks Soy Candles
Strands of Sunshine
Sunshine Canning
svetak
Thistle & Poppy
Thrive Handcrafts
Upcycled Studio
Wildly Loved
And more!

*Programming subject to change.

Halfway There Festival is next week

TAMPA BAY BEER WEEK presents HALFWAY THERE, A Rare Beer Festival

Saturday, September 6th
5pm VIP admission, 6pm General Admission
The Coliseum
535 4th Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33701

HALFWAY THERE is Tampa Bay Beer Week’s mid-year event marking the “halfway” point to our week long celebration of beer that occurs in March. This beer festival features rare and one- off beers from your favorite local breweries and breweries around the globe. This year we are pouring beers from 6 distributors, 8 local home brew clubs and over 55 breweries. This is the largest number of breweries any Florida beer festival has ever seen.

Tickets can be purchased here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halfway-there-2014-a-rare-beer-festival-tickets-12437538011

VIP tickets ($75) include a commemorative tasting glass, 2015 TBBW shirt* and one hour early entry. GA tickets ($50) include a commemorative tasting glass. All admission includes unlimited samples during serving times. We encourage people to drink responsibly and stay hydrated.

TICKETS ARE LIMITED. We will NOT oversell this event. We aim to keep crowd level at a comfortable level with short as possible lines. Visit TampaBayBeerWeek.com for a complete list of breweries, distributors and homebrew clubs participating in the event.

The Wholetones (Naples, FL) will be providing musical entertainment with a live performance on the stage. A unique mix of bluegrass, folk, jazz, and metal, all translated through acoustic instruments will be a perfect pairing with whatever beer is in your glass.

There will a number of food trucks present to keep our guests well fed. Food trucks include** Renny’s Oki Doki, The Cheesesteak Truck and Holy Hog.

Tampa Bay Beer Week is organized and operated by Tampa Bay Beer Week Inc., a 501c6 Not- for-profit organization. Our board consists of brewers, brewery owners, distributors, home brewers and independent beer enthusiasts. Our mission is to Celebrate Tampa Bay beer culture and showcase the area as an emerging and vibrant craft and specialty beer destination.

The inaugural Tampa Bay Beer Week was established in 2012, and has since hosted more than 750 events. Ranging from large-scale festivals to beer tastings, beer dinners and more, the success of TBBW has been a major factor in the continuing growth of the Tampa Bay area craft beer community. Tampa Bay Beer Week begins on the first Saturday of March and ends 8 days later. Our annual mid-year festival, Halfway There, is our major fundraising event that occurs in September.

Halfway There list of brewers and participants

Tampa Bay Beer Week is pulling out all of the stops for the Halfway There Rare Beer Festival. The list of participants draws from all over Florida with guests from around the US, all coming together to pour a one-of-a-kind Florida festival.

From Tampa Bay Beer Week:

A beer festival featuring rare and one-off beers from your favorite local breweries and breweries around the globe.

Tickets on sale now:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halfway-there-2014-a-rare-beer-festival-tickets-12437538011

TICKETS ARE LIMITED. We will NOT oversell this event. We aim to keep crowd level at a comfortable level with short as possible lines.

General Admission $50
– tasting glass
– general entry, 6pm

VIP Admission $75
– tasting glass
– early entry, 5pm
– 2015 TBBW shirt

Breweries:
3 Daughters Brewing
7venth Sun Brewery
Anderson Valley Brewing
Angry Chair Brewing
Avid Brewing
Bad Moon Brewery
Barley Mow Brewing Co.
Bastet Brewpub
Big Storm Brewing Co.
Big Top Brewing
Breckenridge Brewery
Brewers Tasting Room
Cigar City Brewing
Cigar City Brewpub
Cigar City Cider and Mead
Coppertail Brewing Co.
Crown Valley Brewing
Croxbone Brewing
Cycle Brewing
Darwin Brewing Co.
Dunedin Brewery
ESB Brewing
Escape Brewing Company
Florida Ave Brewing Co.
Florida Beer Company
Funky Buddha Brewery
Gravity Brewlab
Great Divide Brewing Company
Green Bench Brewing Co.
Hidden Springs Ale Works
Highland Brewery
Jdubs Brewing Company
Lagerhaus
Late Start Brewing
Lost Coast Brewery
Mad Beach Brewing Co
Motorworks Brewing
Pair O’ Dice Brewing Co.
Pinellas Ale Works
Rapp Brewing Co.
Rock Brother Brewing
Shipyard/Seadog
Six Ten Brewing
Smuttynose Brewing Co.
Southern Brewing and Winemaking
St Pete Brewing Company
St. Somewhere Brewing
Swamp Head Brewery
Sweetwater Brewing Company
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Tangent Brewing
Terrapin Beer Company
Three Palms Brewing Co.
Two Heneys Brewing Company
Weyerbacher Brewing Company
Wild Rover Brewing
Wynwood Brewing Company

Distributors:
Brown Distributing
C2 Imports
D&V Imports
Global Beer Network
JJ Taylor Distributing
Micro Man Distributors

Clubs:
Best Florida Beer
Brandon Bootleggers
PUB Guild
Special Hoperations
Suncoast Barley Mashers
St pete brew club
Tampa Bay B.E.E.R.S.
WTF Club

Cajun Cafe Spring Beer Festival looks to outdo previous festivals

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou owner Paul Unwin tries to put numerous amazing beers on tap and in bottles for Cajun Cafe’s beer festivals, but for the 2014 Spring Beer Festival, it looks like he is trying to outdo even himself.

This spring, Unwin has managed to round up:

With limited to no distribution in Florida:

Alpine Duet
7venth Sun Raisin the Dead
7venth Sun Rage and Conquer Brett Grapefruit Saison
Lost Abbey Devotion
Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi
Westbrook White Thai IPA
Westbrook Orange Bliss Stout
Westbrook Shane’s Big DIPA
Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Natale Pretty Please With a Cherry on Top
Founders KBS

As well as beers from:

Funky Buddha Brewery
7venth Sun Brewery
Cigar City Brewing
Six Ten Brewing
Pair O Dice Brewing
Rapp Brewing
Barley Mow Brewery
Coppertail Brewing

Cajun Cafe on the Bayou is located at 8101 Park Avenue in Pinellas Park. The Spring Beer Festival will take place from 2-6pm on May 3rd. The cost is $50 in advance and $65 at the gate, if there are tickets remaining. The best part of this festival is that tickets are limited as a courtesy to guests in order to limit the length of the lines.

Engine 15 goes to OneSpark

Engine 15 Brewing Company has recently announced that they will be at the OneSpark Festival in Jacksonville, their “Building a Biergarten” project will be featured.

For more information, here is the information from their recent newsletter:

Engine 15 is excited to be a part of this year’s One Spark Festival in downtown Jacksonville. Thousands of people come to see over 630 creator projects – and one of them is ours! We’ll be in the “grassy knoll” in the picture above – at the Jax Chamber.

We have designed a three phase water recovery system for the new production brewery. Phase One (or Phase Yellow) will allow us to use water from cooling the wort to water our biergarten and/or clean equipment. Phase Two (or Phase Blue) will allow us to capture rain water from the roof and incorporate it with the water from Phase One. Lastly, Phase Three (or Phase Green, because Yellow+Blue=Green) will incorporate a filtration system that lets us use all this water to actually make the beer. Now we are talking!!

We are still looking for volunteers for weekday and weekend help. For every 3 hour shift you work, we will give you 2 FREE E15 Pints. We are especially light during “normal” work hours so if you have a flexible job, work from home or are retired – we REALLY need your help! Please email Jodie at Jodielynncollins82@gmail.com to get on the schedule.

We hope all of you will go to the event as well. You will want to create an account so you can vote for all the projects you like. All the info is on the One Spark site. You can vote for us 3 ways: with our project name “Brewing Up A Biergarten”, with Engine 15 or with our project number 20651. We need all the votes we can get so thanks in advance!