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Sip the Sunshine Festival adds band and beers

Sponsored Post- Our friends over at Sip the Sunshine Festival have been very busy these last few weeks.  In addition to putting together a truly outstanding lineup of beers, the festival organizers have created a musical showcase for the ages.

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From Sip the Sunshine:

To top off the day, we will have a musical lineup unlike any other.  Jah Movement reggae band will kick off the day, followed by Have Gun, Will Travel and the Heavy Pets.  The evening will end with our event headliner, the one and only Grammy award-winning band Blues Traveler. If there is one thing we know for sure, this will be a day to remember!

And about the beers:

Halfway There Festivals gains traction

As the folks from Tampa Bay Beer Week get closer to the September 7th Halfway There festival, celebrating the halfway point to Tampa Bay Beer Week, more breweries have been added to the festival’s roster, more locations have been added to buy tickets, and a surprise addition to festival lineup:

From the Halfway There Event Page:

Halfway There tickets on sale today at the following locations in Tampa and Sarasota!

Wednesday August 7th
5-7 PM @ Cigar City Tasting Room (Spruce Street)
6-9 PM @ The Ale and the Witch
7-9 PM @ Cigar City Brewpub in Carrolwood
7-9 PM @ Funky Buddha (The new brewery in Oakland Park)

Thursday August 8th
4-6 PM @ Southern Brewing & Winemaking
6-8 PM @ The Independent
6-9 PM @ Tap Room at The Hollander
8-10 PM @ The Refinery

Friday August 9th
3:30-6:30 PM @ 7venth Sun Brewing
4-6 PM @ Cigar City Tasting Room (Spruce Street)
6-9 PM @ St Somewhere Brewing Company
7-9 PM @ Cold Storage Craft Brewery

Saturday August 10th
3-5 PM @ Cajun Cafe on the Bayou
6:30-8:30 PM @ The Stein & Vine (Brandon, FL)
Noon to Close @ Big Storm Brewing Co.

Also added a few new locations in St Pete, Tampa and Boca Raton. We are working on an Orlando location. Stay tuned for an up-to-date taplist.

A taste of what’s on tap at Halfway There!
Cigar City Brewing Brandy Barrel Aged Hunahpu’s: An Imperial Stout Aged On Cacao Nibs, Madagascar Vanilla Beans, Ancho Chilis, Pasilla Chilis and Cinnamon aged in California Brandy Barrels.

More brewery participants have also been added. Here is the updated list:

Participating Breweries (more TBA):

Cigar City Brewing
7venth Sun Brewery
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Florida Beer Co.
Coppertail Brewing Company
Rapp brewing Company
Cold Storage Craft Brewery
Barley Mow Brewing Company
Dunedin Brewery
Big Storm Brewing Co.
Angry Chair Brewing Company
Tampa Bay Brew Bus
Green Bench Brewing
Three Palms Brewing Co.
Lagerhaus Brewery
Gravity Brewlab (Miami, FL)
Funky Buddha (Boca Raton, FL)
Green Flash (San Diego, CA)
Lost Coast (Humboldt County, CA)
Vanberg & DeWulf
Smuttynose Brewery (Portsmouth, NH)
C2 Imports
Anderson Valley (Booneville, CA)
Engine 15 (Jacksonville, FL)
Weyerbacher Brewing Company (Easton, PA)

Many local homebrew clubs will be showcasing beer as well.