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Florida Beer Company to be acquired by Caribe Brewery UPDATE

Update: 2:15pm 22 July: Florida Beer Company President and CEO James Webb has reached out to Florida Beer News promising “a proper release soon.” No other information was offered. It is worth noting however, that Webb’s email signature read “Florida Beer Comapny ANSA MCAL Group.” ANSA MCAL Group is the parent company of Carib Brewery.

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Florida Beer Company, one of the oldest craft beer brands in the state of Florida, has seen its fair share of rumors. Recently, rumors have surfaced on an online forum from sources close to the brewery that the brewery has been acquired by Caribe Brewery. Normally Florida Beer News does not report rumors, but many sources have stepped forward and this one seems almost definite. Caribe Brewery has three locations and is the manufacturer of Caribe Lager, Caribe Light, and many other brands.

Florida Beer News has reached out to both breweries in an attempt to confirm the rumor and expand on any details. More on this story as it becomes available.

About Florida Beer Company
Florida Beer Company began as Indian River Brewing Company in a historical district of the City of Melbourne, FL. A true pioneer in the craft beer industry, Florida Beer Company has been continuously operating in Brevard County Florida since 1997. In 2005 the company acquired the assests of Ybor City Brewing of Tampa, FL, Key West Brewery of Key West and Miami Brewing of Miami FL. The merger of these first craft breweries of Florida with Indian River Brewery of Melbourne, FL, would become what what is now Florida Beer Company. In 2013 Florida Beer Company opened our operations in Cape Canaveral at an old Chrysler Space Operations plant. Now relocated to historical Cape Canaveral Florida, Florida Beer Company is Florida’s leading regional craft brewery.

About Caribe Brewery
Carib Brewery is an industry leader and has dominated the regional market in the production of go-to beverages for locals and visitors. Since its inception in 1950, when it introduced Carib Lager beer at TT16 cents a bottle, the demand for international brands has steadily decreased. Today, Carib Brewery brands are internationally recognized and the Carib Beer insignia is known around the world as a symbol of the Caribbean’s blue waters and year-round sunshine.
Something for everyone – Carib Brewery has a growing portfolio of over twelve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages that deliver satisfaction and refreshment to multiple segments of the market.

Florida Beer Company to release Gourd Shorts and a mystery beer

Press Release:

New Seasonal Pumpkin Ale on Limited Release this Weekend Only

WHO: Florida Beer Company (FBC)

WHAT: Gourd Shorts Release Party

WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2014

LOCATION: 200 Imperial Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL

INFORMATION: Florida Beer Company is holding a release party for its new, seasonal brew, Gourd Shorts. The pumpkin ale is on limited release, so get to the taproom this weekend to experience it! A mystery brew will also be served up. The Slow & Low Bar-B-Que Bar & Grill food truck will be at FBC starting at 5:30 p.m. The Florida Beer Company taproom will be open on Saturday from 1-10 p.m.

ABOUT FBC: Founded in 2003, Florida Beer Company is located at 200 Imperial Blvd. in Cape Canaveral. The 55,000-plus square-foot manufacturing building brews 18 varieties year-round and 26 seasonally, ranging from hard cider to a sweet stout. The building houses a 5,000 square-foot taproom where 16 different brews can be tasted daily. Florida Beer Company is one of the largest craft brewers in the southeast United States. For more information visit www.floridabeer.com or follow on Facebook (facebook.com/FloridaBeerCompany), Twitter
(@FLORIDABEER, #LiveFLDrinkFL, #FBC) and Instagram
(@floridabeercompany).

What is Florida Beer Company bringing to GABF?

Going out to Denver to support local Florida beer at the Great American Beer Festival?

Florida Beer Company, one of the state’s largest craft brewers, has recently announced the list of beers that the Port Canaveral brewery will send westward.

Sent to judging:

*Florida Lager
*Sunshine State PILS
*Conchtoberfest
*Key West Sunset Ale
*Gaspar’s Porter

Sent to festival pouring:

*Florida Lager
*Sunshine State PILS
*Smoked Swamp Ape DIPA
*Conchtoberfest
*Devil’s Triangle IPA
*Key West Sunset Ale
*Key West Southernmost Wheat
*Gaspar’s Porter

Look for Florida Beer Company on an endcap this year.

Florida Beer Company introduces new pumpkin ale

Press Release:

The Florida Beer Company (FBC) has announced a new seasonal beer hitting the markets this September. Gourd Shorts (ABV: 6.2%, IBU: 28) is the first seasonal pumpkin ale brewed by FBC. This full-bodied beer has a mild pumpkin flavor with subtle spice aromas rounded out by a variety of three English malts. A touch of vanilla makes this brew as balanced as a 1960’s longboard.

Gourd Shorts will also be served in the new Florida Beer Company Taproom. (A release party is being planned for August. More details to come soon.)

The company’s brews can currently be found throughout Florida, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Virginia, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

For more information about the Florida Beer Company, visit www.floridabeer.com.

About Florida Beer Company
Founded in 2003, Florida Beer Company houses a state-of-the-art brewery and taproom located at 200 Imperial Blvd. in Cape Canaveral. The 55,000-plus square-foot manufacturing building brews 18 varieties year-round and 27 seasonally, ranging from hard cider to a sweet stout. The building also houses a 5,000 square-foot taproom where 16 different brews can be tasted daily. For more information visit www.floridabeer.com or follow on Facebook (facebook.com/FloridaBeerCompany), Twitter (@FLORIDABEER) and Instagram (@floridabeercompany).

Florida Beer Company releases Sunshine State Pils

Press Release:

Florida Beer Company annouces the release of another lager in their line. According to FBC Brand Ambassador Tom Barris, “Since we are predominately a craft lager brewery we are brewing towards our strengths and have made an exceptional German-Style Pilsner.”

Description:

Florida Beer Company’s Sunshine State Pils is being brewed in the style of a Northern German Pils. These beers tend to have a higher more aggressive bitterness, slight mineral characteristic and very light body that can be described as clean, crisp and leaving a pleasant hop bitterness lingering on the palate.

Between the use of German noble hops and our extra pale pils malt one can expected a light, approachable craft pilsner that is perfect for the Florida spring and summer seasons.

ABV: 5.0%
IBU: 42-45

This beer a great compliment to FBC’s lager line. With this we will have three craft lagers available. (Florida Lager American Amber lager, Sunshine State Pils German-style Pilsner, and Conchtoberfest German-Style Marzen.) Available in bottle and on draft from April-June.

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Florida Beer Company’s second new release of 2014

Florida Beer Company sent out the details on their first release, Florida Sweet Stout, yesterday. Today they posted details of their next release: 321 White IPA.

What is 321 White IPA?

From Florida Beer Company Brand Ambassador Tom Barris:

A new Florida Beer Company release, this White IPA combines an
American-Style India Pale Ale with and American-Style Wheat Beer.
This bear features refreshing floral aromas, herbaceous hop notes,
delightful undertones of orange and grapefruit combined with mellow
malt body and a subtle smoothness imparted by the un-malted wheat.

ABV 6%
IBU 45 Units

Serving Temperature 40 to 45 ℉
Serving Glass Belgian Tulip, Goblet, Nonic, oversized wine glass

For now this is our spring seasonal. It will be on draft only on the introduction then in bottles in the spring time.

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Florida Beer Company brings Kelly’s Hard Cider to Tampa

Kelly’s Hard Cider, the first cidery in Florida, will be coming back to the Tampa market in January of 2014.

Kelly’s Hard Cider is a traditional cider combining imported apple juice, Champagne yeast, malic acid, cane sugar, and water to produce both a traditional and a raspberry hard cider. According to its label, Kelly’s is “crisp, refreshing dry beverage with a clean finish.”

Florida Beer Company representative Tom Barris had promised: “We will be updating the label and image of the brand along with a few cider events showcasing Cider Firkins and promoting our cider heritage here in FL.”

Kelly’s Cider has won numerous medals in its day, including a Gold Medal at the NABA (National American Brewers’ Association) in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and Silver in 2011.

Kelly’s info, events, and tappings will be featured as soon as they become available.