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Funky Buddha Brewery

Funky Buddha launches new website

The Internet- Funky Buddha Brewery has introduced the craft beer world to many tastes that they said could not happen. For that Funky Buddha’s beers were labeled as cool, interesting, and must-try. Now, Funky Buddha has given the world a way to find said cool, interesting, and must-try beers.

The new Funky Buddha Brewery website went live today with loads of helpful digital bits for craft beer lovers. There are information and descriptions of Funky Buddha’s core beers, seasonal beers, and limited beers. The website includes information on booking tours, active tap lists, info on upcoming bottle releases, and an FAQ section that will answer most pressing questions, including the next appearance of the infamous Maple Bacon Coffee Porter.

The website also contains a link for any potential job openings with the brewery. Unfortunately, the brewery does not have any current openings, including master taster or anything to that effect, but many Floridians will have their eyes intently focused on that section.

Finally, the website contains a beer finder which will prove increasingly helpful as Funky Buddha extends their distribution footprint throughout Florida.

Funky Buddha Brewery

Funky Buddha Brewery announces new brewer

Oakland Park- The Funky Buddha Brewery, makers of such beloved beers as No Crusts, Bonita Applebaum, Nib Smuggler, and Maple Bacon Coffee Porter announced a new face in the captain’s chair.

Brewer Alex Postelnek will take the helm of Funky Buddha’s brewing operations at their new production facility in Oakland Park.

From the Funky Buddha press release: ” Mr. Postelnek is an accomplished brewer with extensive production experience at facilities throughout Asia and America, and a graduate of Seibel Institute in Chicago. His expertise will instantly bring an increased level of precision to Funky Buddha Brewery’s practices, ensuring that its celebrated craft beers continue to meet a high standard as it expands throughout the state of Florida.
“Alex’s combination of experience and technical knowhow make him the ideal fit for our growing team,” says Head Brewer and co-owner Ryan Sentz. ‘He’s really embraced our creative nature and we have no doubt that he will improve everything we do.'”

Mr. Postelnek comes from a strong brewing background, including graduation from the Siebel Institute. He is a Floridian who has traversed the brewing industry in various positions for six years. Alex began brewing in 2005 under Stone Brewing’s Lee Chase and since then has worked for breweries and importers in China, Singapore, and India.

Alex’s new position will allow previous head brewer Ryan Sentz the opportunity to explore creative ideas like the recent Sriracha-Pineapple Hop Gun IPA.

Funky Buddha sits at number 34 on Ratebeer.com’s list of best breweries in the world of 2013. Their Last Snow Porter currently holds the number 87 spot of all the beers in the world on the beer rating site. Their new production brewery in Oakland Park has now been open for two months.

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.