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J. Wakefield Brewing set to begin construction

Miami- After announcing his pop-up event, brewer Johnathan Wakefield has spoken with the Miami New Times about construction and timetables for opening.

The highlights:
*Wakefield signed with Gold Coast distributing.
*Wakefield “has been promised to start construction the second week of December.”
*Buildout will take “a month or two.”
*Brewing equipment will arrive the third week of January.
*”Opening might be pushed to the first week of April due to a busy Florida beer schedule in March: Tampa Beer Week and Hunahpu Day.”

J. Wakefield Brewing breaks fundraising record

Miami- Brewer Johnathan Wakefield just finished one of the most successful online fundraising campaigns for a brewery, closing his Crowdbrewed.com campaign this week.

In the end, Mr. Wakefield raised $111,990 to start J. Wakefield Brewing.

Thanks to the help from some industry friends like Cigar City Brewing, Evil Twin Brewing, along with several Miami chefs, and a promised reserve society, Wakefield broke his initial fundraising goal of $55,000 just 26 hours after beginning his push for funds.

Congratulations to Johnathan Wakefield, the Where’s Waldo of Florida craft beer.

via Beerpulse.com

Gordon Biersch to close Miami location

According to the Miami New Times, in a statement released by the Gordon Biersch Company, the Miami location on Brickell Avenue will close on November 1st.

Official Statement:

Gordon Biersch is closing its Brickell Avenue location in Miami as of November 1st due to adverse economic conditions at that location. Gordon Biersch will continue its focus on well-crafted beer and food at its remaining 34 locations across the US. Gordon Biersch has offered some of the team members of Gordon Biersch Miami opportunities with our other restaurants across the country and the remainder of our team members will receive company support through severance and our employee assistance program.

New Miami brewery coming from Alchemy & Science

Press Release:

(Miami, FL) – Alchemy and Science is set to launch a project in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami. Construction of the new Concrete Beach Brewery began in early October, with plans to open for business in early 2014.

The brewery will produce a number of different styles of craft beer on draft for local distribution and will follow up 90-120 days later with bottled beer.

The brewery will be housed in an old warehouse building in the heart of the Arts District. Construction is scheduled to be complete by the end of December. Concrete Beach not only plans to brew at its Wynwood location, but it will also house a meeting hall to serve and sample its beers, provide brewery tours, and become an active supporter of the Wynwood Arts District by hosting cultural arts events.

“Miami is a world class city and deserves to have world class beers. We hope to add to the growing enthusiasm for great local craft beers with the opening of Concrete Beach Brewery,” said Alan Newman, president of Alchemy and Science. “We’re excited to join the growing craft beer movement in Miami, and think it’s the perfect place for Alchemy and Science to continue to fulfill to its mission of expanding the craft beer community. I’ve visited Miami regularly throughout my life and have always been in love with the city. When we started seeking opportunities for A&S, we were instantly drawn to Wynwood’s revitalization, and it all came together.”

The Concrete Beach Brewery is the fifth craft beer project for Alchemy and Science, whose mission is to expand the craft beer community. Other projects include Angel City Brewery, Coney Island Brewing Company, Traveler Beer Company and The Just Beer Project.

About Alchemy and Science:

Alchemy & Science is an independently operating, craft beer incubator collaboration supported by The Boston Beer Company. Its mission is to increase awareness of craft brewed beers by exploring and managing a broad range of opportunities from creating new breweries and beers to providing legacy solutions to craft brewery founders. Alchemy & Science is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. For further information, go to AlchemyandScience.com.

About Wynwood:

Wynwood currently has Wynwood Brewing Company that opened its doors in September and is slated to be the home of the J. Wakefield Brewing Company, which plans to open around January of 2014. Apparently, Miami will no longer be hurting for fresh, local craft beer.

Courtesy of Beerpulse.com

Wynwood Brewing announces launch details

Miami- Wynwood Brewing Company has now announced details for their opening launch. While their tasting room off of the brewery is not complete yet, the brewery has decided to launch their beer via bars and restaurants in the Miami area.

From Wynwood’s website:

We have set an official launch date of Monday, September 23rd with a few events prior. We will have events that entire week, starting that Monday and finishing off on Saturday, September 28. We’ll have events throughout the city to allow folks to pick and choose the days that work best for them. So here’s the official list!

Saturday, Sept 14th Soft Launch at Wood Tavern. Starting from Open until Late.

Friday, Sept 20th. First official Tap Take Over @ WOB Midtown Starting at 6PM. We will have free pints, t-shirts and stickers to give away; we’ll be present to answer any questions.

Monday, Sept. 23rd. Launch Party at Gramps Bar in collaboration with Miami Beer Tour. All Wynwood Beers will be on Draft for $5. We’ll have an outdoor area as well to serve the beers. This will be a party you will not want to miss.

Tuesday, Sept 24th. Party @ Wood Tavern. We’ll have our beers on tap and Naga will be doing his rounds talking with any of our locals that have questions about the beer.

Wednesday, Sept 24th 6pm – WOB Kendall Tap Take Over. Join us as we head to Kendall with some pints to give away, shirts and more.

Thursday, Sept 25th. Flights @ LoKal. Want to try all of our beer offerings, well then come to the LoKal for some flights. Event will take place all day long!

Friday, Sept 26th. Grill out @ The Butcher Shop. We’ll have beers on tap with on the grill specials from The Butcher Shop.

Saturday, Sept 27th. Tap Take Over at The Abbey Brewing. Join us as we invade South Beach and our friends at The Abbey and share pints, give out some swag and talk beer.

Sunday, Sept 28th. Join our closing out of our launch week as we head to one of our favorites Abraxas on South Beach. More details on the event to come.