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Motorworks Brewing kicks off Halloween weekend with bottle release

Motorworks Brewing Company of Bradenton, like many Tampa area craft breweries, is celebrating Halloween by giving people a reason to come out and show off their costumes and festive spirit.  But there is more than just a Halloween party here, as the brewery is also having a bottle release for two of their beers.

From the Motorworks Newsletter:

Kick off your Halloween weekend with two taproom-exclusive bottle releases:

Chocolate Datil Pepper Imperial Porter | Morita Tequila Imperial Amber Ale

Get in the Halloween / Dia de los Muertos spirit with this dark and dastardly Imperial Porter & wickedly spicy Imperial Amber.
Bottles are 22oz. and will be $15 per bottle. Check our Facebook event over the next week as we reveal the full label artwork piece by piece.

About these beers:

Motorworks Brewing Bottle Art

Datil Pepper Chocolate Imperial Porter:
This unique brew has huge chocolate notes on the nose, with a subtle fruity sweet heat present from fresh Datil Peppers used in the brew. It features a dark brownish black color. Cacao powder gives this brew full bittersweet chocolate flavor, with a mouth coating medium-full body. Intense heat from the Datil Peppers builds with each sip. Fiery and not for the faint of heart. (2016 U.S. Open Beer Championships Gold Medalist)

Morita Tequila Imperial Amber Ale:
Auburn in color, with a full body, aromas of dried chili peppers and fruity dried cherry esters, with a mild malty sweetness. The Morita Pepper imparts a noticeable, yet not overpowering spiciness and smokiness to the brew. The tequila soaked Mesquite wood chips add a subtle sweetness in the finish.

The picture to the left is a preview of the bottle artwork, shared by the brewery.  For full label art and/or more details, please click the links on this page.

Motorworks Brewing is located at 1014 9th Street West in Bradenton.  The release of these two bottles will take place Friday, October 28th, 2016.  The trouble starts at 5pm.

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Pinglehead Phobia Fest is coming to Jacksonville

Pinglehead Brewing Company from the Orange Park area of Jacksonville has recently announced that their Halloween party this year will be called Phobia Fest. Phobia Fest, as it sounds, will not be for the faint of heart (although some family activities will be included) and will bring together artists, paranormal experts, and beer geeks for a day out of the ordinary. With all that will be happening, Pinglehead is planning to make Phobia Fest an annual tradition.

From Brewers Pizza:

Pinglehead Phobia Phest is our First annual Brewery Halloween Party therefore, Brewer’s and Pinglehead will be decked out in season appropriate decor and displays. Everyone in attendance is encouraged to dress up in your scariest costume. There will be contests with prizes. You can also look forward to a special Phobia Phest menu designed by Brewer’s Kitchen and limited tappings of Pinglehead Brews that have never been seen before and we aren’t talking just Pinglehead Red treated with Candy Apples.. Although that does sound amazing…

Brewer’s is a family friendly establishment, We will have family friendly activities as well. Costume Contests, Pumpkin Painting and a Pumpkin Carving competition hosted by our resident artist Kyle Willis. Kyle will also be showcasing horror themed art and will be hanging around to sign his works.

John Harris, an Orange Park Native, Brewer, Paranormal expert and the President of the Orange Park Bottle Share Group will be present as our guest host and sound/audio guru. He has put together a display of Halloween themed movie clips, music and audio for your listening and viewing pleasure throughout the day. In the evening, There will be some live music outside and a dinner time movie screening inside.

Pumpkin carving and painting will be available outside. You must purchase a ticket. We will release the details soon.

Outside seating will be available throughout the day to avoid overflow.

Lighting, effects, and Live Music are provided by our friends at Guitar Center Orange Park.

Warning: Flashing Lights, Lasers, Strobes will be part of the decorations and displays. Please be informed should you have any medical concerns or conditions this may interfere with.. You are attending at your own risk.

Pinglehead Phobia Phest 2014 Agenda

11:00am – 4:00pm
Pinglehead Pilot Batch tappings (stay tuned for list)
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Pumpkin Painting for the kids

3:00pm – 4:00pm
Costume Contest Voting ( Family friendly)
1st prize -$50 gift card
2nd prize – $25 gift card
3rd prize – $10 gift card
Contest winners announced at 4:00pm

5:00pm
Winners will be announced for Pumpkin Carving Comp.
1st prize -$50 gift card
2nd prize – $25 gift card
3rd prize – $10 gift card

6:00pm -10:00 pm
Movie Screenings (inside)
Live Music (outside)
Evening Costume Contest Voting

10:00pm
Grand Prize Costume Contest
1st prize -$100 gift card
2nd prize – $75 gift card
3rd prize – $50 gift card

Pinglehead Brewing is located inside Brewers Pizza at 14B Blanding Boulevard in the Orange Park area of Jacksonville.

Barley Mow Brewing and Florida Beer Company host Freaky Firkins

Barley Mow Brewing Company and Florida Beer Company are teaming up to present Freaky Firkins at Barley Mow this evening, October 31st from 7pm until midnight:

Our Second annual Freaky Firkins & Food Trucks event presented by BMBC & FBC!
$35 donation gets you unlimited access to all firkins and rare beers available outside. You will also recieve a $5 food voucher to the truck of your choice (of those in attendance)! Tickets are available now!
Colleen and Andy Music will be performing in costume from 8 – 11!
Be sure to dress in your best costume! We’re having a costume contest with some pretty awesome prizes this year…1st place gets a $50 gift certificate and will brew with our head brewer Jay Dingman! 2nd place will recieve a gift basket and 3rd wins a growler and beer swag!

From the Florida Beer Company Blog:

Here is a list of the 7 “Deadly” Firkin’s :

Barley Mow Brewing Company Hefeweizen – aged on fresh oranges, cranberries, coconut and vanilla beans

Barley Mow Brewing Company – Chocolate Peanut Butter Maven Milk Stout!

Barley Mow Brewing Company Lord of the Gourd Pumpkin Porter – aged on oak that was soaked in Fireball Whiskey!

Big Storm Brewery Arcus IPA – An IPA with Orange Blossom and Brazilian Pepper Honey, dry hopped with 2 pounds of cascade hops!!

Cigar City Brewing Swordfight IPA – aged on white oak and Spanish Cedar

Florida Beer Company Horizon Harvest – Spiced Hard Cider

Florida Beer Company Wishes – Hard Cider Dry Hopped with Glacier Hops and aged on White Oak

Barley Mow Brewing Company is located at 518 West Bay Drive in Largo.

Orlando Brewery gets haunted for Halloween

Press Release:
Orlando, FL – October 26th 2013 – Orlando’s only local, organic microbrewery is throwing a free community Monster Mash Brewery Bash at its location on 1301 Atlanta Ave, just south of downtown.
The event will run from 5pm to midnight and the evening will hold a Pumpkin Showdown, a free Booery Haunted House, a costume contest, Hoppy Hour for those in costume, four live bands, cask-conditioned Grateful Pumpkin Ale and 18 other organic, handcrafted brews.
The brewery’s Pumpkin Showdown – a pumpkin baked goods contest — will kick off the evening. Entries will be due by 4pm with a $10 entry fee. Judging begins at 5pm and 1st & 2nd place victors will take the pot. Patrons are encouraged to sample treats while sipping a glass from the brewery’s pumpkin aged cask[et] of Grateful Pumpkin, an organic spice ale.
The brewery’s free haunted house will begin at 8pm and will continue til midnight and from 8pm-12am all patrons in costume will receive Hoppy Hour pricing. The costume contest will commence at 9pm with various prizes and, shortly after the contest, live music will begin on the company’s covered, outdoor stage. Sip organic brews, cider, or wine on a cool October night while listening local artists Flows Like Wine, Marshawn Jackson, Northe and On Guard, and the occasional scream of a spooked guest.

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Orlando Brewing is the only USDA certified organic brewery south of Vermont and east of Colorado and was the first brewery to be declared “Fresh From Florida” by the Florida State Department of Agriculture. They have been proudly providing their community with fresh, organic handcrafted microbrew since 2006. Free brewery tours are available six days a week at 6pm, and free original live music starts at 9pm every Friday and Saturday night. Orlando Brewing’s taproom sports over 20 taps and is family (and dog) friendly. For more information about Orlando Brewing, please visit: www.orlandobrewing.com.