Ever since they announced closing their taproom and investments in brewery equipment back in August of 2020, Orchid Island Brewery of Vero Beach has been somewhat silent, despite teasing new can design in December of 2020. Now Vero Beach’s first craft brewery has announced that they have found a new home for their “Grove to Glass Beer Project.”
The beauty of having so many nascent craft breweries in the state of Florida is that many of them will be celebrating milestone anniversaries at the same time. Orchid Island Brewery has experienced growth and expansion in their first year, and tomorrow (September 5th) this will be cause for great celebration.
From Orchid Island Brewery:
We’ll have around six of our own beers on tap, including:
*Spectrum Triple IPA (zested with locally grown Meyer lemons)
*Star Ruby IIPA (zested with locally grown Ruby Red grapefruit)
*Jungle Trail Imperial Black IPA (zested with locally grown white grapefruit)
*Indian River Citrus IPA (zested with with locally grown Ruby Red grapefruit)
*Citron – our wild yeast Cabernet barrel-aged Saison (zested with locally grown oranges and Meyer lemons)
*Hopscotch 10,000 Wee Heavy Scotch Ale (zested with a whole lotta love)Orchid Island’s 1 Year Anniversary Party & First Annual Spectrum Day (Triple IPA Release) is tomorrow:
– Saturday, September 5th –
– Live music starts at noon.
– Cornhole Tournament with prizes.
– 6 OIB craft beers on tap.
– Craft food all day.
Orchid Island Brewery is located at 2855 Ocean Drive in Vero Beach.
Orchid Island Brewery of Vero Beach is known for their citrus-forward beers. Ruby Red DIPA, Citron Farmhouse Ale, and Jungle Trail Black IPA all have elements of citrus as well as a relatively high alcohol content. These citrus beers are what has built the brewhouse at Orchid Island, but starting last week, Orchid Island has begun barrel aging their beers, beginning with an imperial stout.
From Orchid Island:
Orchid Island Brewery Imperial Stout + three 50 gallon Angel’s Envy finishing barrels (former ruby Port barrels) + 150 Ugandan, Madagascar or Mexican vanilla beans = Ambrosia… We’ll revisit them in two or three months to see how things are going.
Orchid Island Brewery is located at 2855 Ocean Drive in Vero Beach.
About Orchid Island Brewery
Orchid Island Brewery is a three barrel micro-brewery from Vero Beach, Florida. Great care is put into our recipes to provide a unique twist on trendy styles using local Indian River citrus. We look towards the history of Vero Beach in creating beer recipes. This town was built around the citrus industry and we pay homage to where we come from. Indian River County, and the town Orchid Island more specifically, is widely recognized as a region that grows the world’s finest citrus; similar to Sonoma or Napa Valley being synonymous with high quality grapes.
What makes Orchid Island unique is its proximity to the ocean and the Indian River lagoon. During the worst winter cold fronts, the ocean and river have a warming effect over the island that keeps the fruit just above freezing. The end result is great tasting citrus which contributes to the unique OIB beers.
Orchid Island Brewing of Vero Beach has been working to open their small craft brewery on the Space Coast of Florida for over a year. After issues and delays, the small brewery has posted pictures of brewing vessels and new and improved logos.
Orchid Island Brewing, which poured at the Vero Beach Craft Brew and Wing Fest and the more recent Hunahpu Day, plans “to create a line up that covers the whole citrus spectrum; grapefruit, orange, lemon, and lime. Using local high end citrus as a benchmark for our styles, we hope to enhance our towns incredible history.”
Hopefully these developments are harbingers of an opening day coming soon.