Pair O Dice Brewing to close their doors December 29th

December 27, 2019

2019 continues as the unfortunate year that many Florida craft breweries have announced their closure.

Pair O Dice Brewing, Clearwater’s first craft brewery posted a letter dated December 27th announcing the brewery’s closure and the reasons for it.

From Pair O Dice Brewing:

Dear Pair O’ Dice Family, Friends, and Fans,

After 6 years of business Ken and I have made the painful decision to close Pair O’ Dice Brewing. We will keep the taproom open through Sunday, December 29th and welcome you all to share one last beer with us this weekend. For our High Rollers Club members please be sure to come by to pick up your mug.

What we built nearly 7 years ago now was a dream based on the breweries we fell in love with in California. It was perfect for distribution, which was our focus, and served well as a tap room for the first few years. In 2016 all that changed. Breweries became bars and the rate of brewery openings in Tampa Bay became greater than the rate of consumer adoption of craft beer. Our location became a huge hindrance at that point and, as agile as we tried to be, that was the one thing we could not change. The construction on 118th Ave N has naturally made it worse. We have always been a bootstrapped brewery and we believed that if we were resourceful enough, efficient enough, smart enough we would overcome that. Today we must admit that we have run out of resources and it’s time to move on.

We put everything we had into this business and, while we must rebuild, we are looking forward to a less stressful life. This business has made us who we are today and we would not change that for the world. We are wiser, more resilient, and Ken and I’s relationship has never been stronger, something we are especially grateful for.

Thank you to our friends and family for believing in us as well as our amazing staff. We have one of the best teams in the industry and any brewery would be lucky to have them. We cannot recommend Kyle, Bryan, Justin, and Andy enough. Their hard work and dedication kept us going on many difficult days.

Lastly, thank you for your love and support all these years. We will miss sitting down on a Friday night and sharing a beer with so many of you. Our greatest sadness comes from knowing so many of you met, built friendships, and even got married at Pair O’ Dice Brewing. We enjoyed being a part of your lives and we hope to be able to continue that on the other side of the bar.

Here’s to 6 years of Pair O’ Dice beer.

Cheers,

Julia and Ken Rosenthal

About Pair O Dice Brewing
Pair O’ Dice Brewing was founded in 2013 as Clearwater’s first production microbrewery. In that time, husband and wife team, Ken and Julia Rosenthal, have won six Best Florida Beer Championship medals. The key to their success — outside of meticulous brewing practices — is taking advantage of Florida’s native flora. Their Lucky Lucy Strawberry Blonde, is brewed with Plant City strawberries and the Clearwater Honey Cream is brewed with Florida orange blossom honey and orange peel. Their love of hops has led them to craft several award winning IPAs as well. You’ll find a little bit of everything at Pair O’ Dice so come out and #GetAPair.

Persimmon Hollow Brewing offers free water during hurricane

Florida craft breweries filling water for hurricane preparation

August 29, 2019

While people are rushing to Sam’s Club, Wal Mart, and Publix to prepare for hurricane Dorian, Florida’s craft breweries are offering an alternative to the large retail stores – they will fill water jugs from their brewing equipment for free.

Many breweries have to prepare their brewing schedules week, if not months in advance and when a hurricane approaches with potential loss of power, brewers would rather play it safe than sorry. If the brewery were to lose power without a backup generator, then the beer in the tanks would not ferment at optimum temperature resulting in potential off-flavors or spoiled beer. In order to avert this problem, brewers often forgo brewing a batch of beer until after the storm has passed. That open time in the brewing schedule can leave water in the brewing tanks, which the brewery can use for the good of the community by filling water containers for those preparing to hunker down for the storm.

“We are first and foremost a community-centric brewery,” Grove Roots Brewing owner Joe Dunham says in an interview with CNN. “We believe in our small town and will do all we can to help people. If the need arises, we will have plenty of water to share. It’s the least we can do for the community we love.”

We recommend calling the brewery or checking social media for exact times of filling before traveling to the brewery.

As of Thursday, August 29th, the following breweries have been offering free water fills for those preparing for Hurricane Dorian:

3 Sons Brewing
236 N Federal Hwy in Dania Beach

Persimmon Hollow Brewing offers free water for those preparing for the hurricane.

81Bay Brewing Company
4465 W. Gandy Blvd. Ste 600 in Tampa

American Craft Aleworks
200 Clematis Street in West Palm Beach

Backyard Barn Winery & Brewery
1945 E County Road 462 in Wildwood

Bangin’ Banjo Brewing
3200 NW 23rd Ave #500 in Pompano Beach

Barrel of Monks Brewing
1141 S Rogers Circle #5 in Boca Raton

Beat Culture Brewery
7250 NW 11 Street in Miami

Big Hammock Brewery & Bites
103 SE 1st Ave in Ocala

Bowigen’s Beer Company
1014 State Road 436 in Casselberry

Brew Hub Brewing
3900 Frontage Rd S in Lakeland

Dead Lizard Brewing
4507 36th St in Orlando

De Bine Brewing
993 Florida Ave in Palm Harbor

Deviant Wolfe Brewing
121 W 1st St in Sanford

Dissent Craft Brewing Company
5518 Haines Rd in St. Petersburg

Due South Brewing
2900 High Ridge Rd, Suite 3 in Boynton Beach

Ellipsis Brewing
7500 TPC Blvd Suite #8 in Orlando

First Magnitude Brewing
1220 SE Veitch St in Gainesville

Fish Hawk Spirits
16350 SW 20th Lane in Ocala

Fishweir Brewing
1183 Edgewood Ave in Jacksonville

Water station at Walking Tree Brewery

The Florida Brewery Company
02 Gandy Rd in Auburndale

Flying Boat Brewing Company
1776 11th Ave N in St. Petersburg

Garagiste Meadery
1506 N Florida Ave in Tampa

Green Room Brewing
228 3rd St N in Jacksonville Beach

Grove Roots Brewing
302 3rd Street SW in Winter Haven

Hourglass Brewing
480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd in Longwood

Infinite Ale Works
304 S Magnolia Ave in Ocala

Intuition Ale Works
929 E Bay in Jacksonville

J. Wakefield Brewing
120 NW 24th St in Miami

Legacy Ale Works
14965 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste 129 in Jacksonville

Proof Brewing Company growler filled with water

Marker 48 Brewing
12147 Cortez Blvd in Brooksville

Motorworks Brewing
1014 9th Street West in Bradenton

NOBO Brewing Company
2901 Commerce Park Dr in Boynton Beach

Odd Breed Wild Ales
50 NE 1st St in Pompano Beach

Orlando Brewing
1301 Atlanta Ave in Orlando

Overflow Brewing Company
770 1st Ave N in St. Petersburg

Oviedo Brewing Company
1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd in Oviedo

Pair O Dice Brewing
4400 118th Ave N, Ste 208 in Clearwater

Persimmon Hollow Brewing Company
111 W Georgia Ave in DeLand

Proof Brewing Company
1320 S. Monroe St in Tallahassee

Prosperity Brewers
4160 NW 1st Ave #21 in Boca Raton

Rapp Brewing Company
10930 Endeavor Way, Ste C in Seminole

Redlight Redlight
2810 Corrine Dr in Orlando

RockPit Brewing
10 W Illiana St in Orlando

Sailfish Brewing Company
130 N 2nd St in Fort Pierce

Saltwater Brewery
1701 W Atlantic Ave in Delray Beach

Sanford Brewing Company
400 S Sanford Ave in Sanford

SJ Brewing Company
463646 SR 200, Unit 13 in Yulee

Suncreek Brewery
790 West Minneola in Clermont

Sideward Brewing
210 N Bumby in Orlando

St. Pete Brewing
544 1st Ave N in St. Petersburg

Sugar Works Distillery
1714 FL-44 in New Smyrna Beach

Swan Brewing
115 W. Pine St in Lakeland

Tabula Rasa Brewing
2385 Corbett Street in Jacksonville

Tactical Brewing
4882 New Broad St in Orlando

Tampa Bay Brewing Company
1600 East 8th Ave in Tampa (Ybor City)
13937 Monroes Business Park (Westchase)

The Tank Brewing Company
5100 NW 72 ave, Bay A-1 in Miami

Tarpon River Brewing
280 SW 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale

Tequesta Brewing Company
287 N US Highway 1 in Tequesta

Toll Road Brewing
101 W McKey St in Ocoee

Troubled Waters Brewing
670 Main Street in Safety Harbor

Walking Tree Brewery
3209 Dodger Road in Vero Beach

The Weed Reaper Experiment
3260 NW 23rd Avenue Suite 400E in Pompano Beach

West Palm Beach Brewery and Wine Vault
332 Evernia Street in West Palm Beach

Wicked Barley Brewing Company
4100 Baymeadows Rd in Jacksonville

If any other breweries are planning to offer water fills, please email mark@floridabeernews.com or message Florida Beer News on Facebook or Twitter and we will update this post.

Now is the time to put growlers to use! For those beer enthusiasts who collect growlers or have a number of them in reserve, waiting to be called upon at the next beer release or rare beer tapping, hurricane prep is a great use for these vessels. Growlers can hold water, too, and can save the stress of a trip to the grocery store before a hurricane. Fill them up at a local brewery or from the tap at home while the water is still flowing.

Growlers can be repurposed into water-holders during a hurricane

Pair O’ Dice Brewing announces the return of The Pit Boss Triple IPA

December 1, 2016

Press Release: Pair O’ Dice Brewing is excited to announce the return of The Pit Boss Triple IPA. This very limited imperial IPA will be released at the brewery on Friday, December 2nd on draft and this time in cans.

The Pit Boss Triple IPA is a big, juicy imperial IPA. Brewed with a blend of Amarillo, Apollo, Chinook, Mosaic and Simcoe hops, this 11.5% ABV IPA uses more than 4 pounds of hops per barrel. It pours a hazy straw color from the copious amount of hops and delivers an enormous amount of citrus and tropical fruit aromas and flavors followed by some resinous, dank goodness.

“I love IPAs and The Pit Boss Triple IPA is my masterpiece.” says Pair O’ Dice’s Head Brewer, Ken Rosenthal. “When I opened Pair O’ Dice Brewing 3 years ago I was inspired to bring fresh, hoppy, west coast style IPAs to Florida. As new hops varieties become available and the IPA market changes I’ve taken inspiration from the northeast as well. The Pit Boss Triple IPA blends the clean, hoppy, light bodied west coast imperial IPA with the juicy and fruity IPAs of New England. There is a distinct citrus and tropical fruit profile that I love about this beer. It tastes like hop candy and it’s a delicious damn imperial IPA.”

The product specs are:

Style: Imperial IPA

ABV: 11.5%

IBU: 125

Hops: Amarillo, Apollo, Chinook, Mosaic, Simcoe

Malts: 2-Row, Munich

Suggested Glassware: Snifter or IPA Glass

The Pit Boss Triple IPA will be released on Friday, December 2nd at 4 p.m. at Pair O’ Dice Brewing’s Clearwater tap room. 4-packs cans will be available for purchase at the brewery only. Draft will be available to select craft beer retailers in Florida starting Monday, December 5th.

About Pair O’ Dice Brewing
Pair O’ Dice Brewing is known for its award-winning, balanced IPAs and ales brewed with Florida’s finest, naturally grown ingredients. Their beers are currently distributed in Broward, Citrus, Collier, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Pasco, and Sarasota counties.

Follow Pair O’ Dice Brewing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay in-the-know or visit their website www.PairODiceBrewing.com for more company details.

Pair O Dice Brewing expands distribution to South Florida

November 4, 2016

Pair O’ Dice Brewing Company has partnered with Crafty Connoisseurs Distributing to expand its distribution to four counties in the Southeast corner of Florida. Pair O’ Dice’s award-winning beers are now available in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties.

Pair O’ Dice Brewing Company is distributing their lineup of Core, Seasonal, and limited release Hop Streak Series beers. The initial roll out includes their Clearwater Honey Cream, Hop Bet Red IPA, Little Joe Stout, Shooter Brown, and Monster Roll IPA.

“We’re proud to partner with such a craft-focused, family-owned distributor,” says Pair O’ Dice Brewing Company’s Co-founder and Head Brewer Ken Rosenthal. “I was born and raised in Broward County. Julia and I are excited to be able to offer our Florida-only brand to our family, friends, and fellow Floridians in South Florida.”

“We could not be more excited to partner up with such an outstanding local Florida brewery like Pair O’ Dice,” adds Jonathan Myer, Sales Manager of Crafty Connoisseurs Distributing. “Their attention to producing local, high quality beers mirrors our company’s philosophy of doing business. We pride ourselves on only carrying high quality, TRUE craft brands that we would drink ourselves and feel we have the obligation to bring South Florida that alone…”

Pair O’ Dice Brewing will be kicking off its partnership with Crafty Connoisseurs Distributing the week of November 8th with a “Meet the Brewer Tour” to several retail establishments throughout South Florida. Meet the owner and brewer at any one of the four scheduled stops below.

 Tuesday, November 8th at the World Of Beer – Kendall from 6 – 9 p.m.

 Wednesday, November 9th at The Brass Tap – Boynton Beach from 6 – 9 p.m.

 Thursday, November 10th at The Mack House – Davie from 6 – 9 p.m.

 Friday, November 11th at the Tipsy Boar – Hollywood from 6 – 9 p.m.

Later in the month south Floridians can also #GetAPair at Pair O’ Dice Brewing feature

events on November 22nd at the World of Beer – Dadeland from 4pm – Close and on

November 23rd at The Brewhouse Gallery from 6pm – Close.

About Pair O’ Dice Brewing
When the craft beer scene was just emerging husband and wife team, Ken and Julia Rosenthal, would scour the country in search of their favorite brews. These travels led them to their specialty: aromatic and flavorful hop-forward West Coast-style ales. In 2013, the pair opened Clearwater’s first local microbrewery after perfecting their own recipes — all of which are designed from scratch and use Florida’s finest, naturally grown ingredients when possible. The name, Pair O’ Dice, is a play on the word “paradise” and it‘s how these native Floridians pay homage to their home state of Florida. Follow Pair O’ Dice Brewing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay in-the-know or visit their website www.PairODiceBrewing.com for more company details. #GetAPair

Pair O Dice Brewing expands production with addition of canning line

August 4, 2016

Press Release: Pair O’ Dice Brewing has announced an expansion of their current facility, to include a new Wild Goose semi-automatic canning system that will allow them to produce 28-31 cans per minute. The system will be commissioned this week with fresh cans of Clearwater Honey Cream available to the public in the Tasting Room by Friday, August 5th.

“We had to earn our canning line,” said Pair O’ Dice Brewing Co-founder and Head Brewer Ken Rosenthal. “It’s just Julia and I. We don’t have big investors behind us telling us what to do, but that also means we don’t have access to a lot of extra cash flow for capital expenses. We’re excited to be able to expand our canning operations through the success of Pair O’ Dice. This investment will help us continue to produce the highest quality product we can.”

Pair O’ Dice Brewing began canning its award winning Clearwater Honey Cream and flagship Hop Bet Red IPA in 2015 to meet customer demand with the help of a mobile canner. Demand grew rapidly with can placements throughout Tampa Bay in major supermarkets and retailers such as Winn Dixie, Publix, Whole Foods, Total Wine, and ABC Fine Wine & Spirits.

The new canning system will allow Pair O’ Dice Brewing to improve its packaging process and quality. It will also give Pair O’ Dice the flexibility to can seasonal and limited release beers in the future.

Pair O’ Dice Brewing is known for its award-winning, balanced IPAs and ales brewed with local ingredients. These beers frequently rely on the use of difficult to source hops and fresh ingredients sourced exclusively in Florida, such as strawberries from Plant City and orange blossom honey from Haines City. Their beers are currently distributed in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, and Collier counties.

Follow Pair O’ Dice Brewing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay in-the-know or visit their website www.PairODiceBrewing.com for more company details.

Pair O Dice Brewing is now available in Sarasota

December 3, 2015

Press Release: Pair O’ Dice Brewing has announced a partnership with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, to distribute Pair O’ Dice beers throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties. The agreement brings Pair O’ Dice Brewing’s West Coast style IPAs and locally inspired ales south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge for the first time.

“We’ve been building our brand for two years in our home market of Pinellas and Hillsborough to ensure that we have the capacity to meet demand,” said Pair O’ Dice Brewing Co-founder Julia Rosenthal. “We’re excited to be able to expand south and bring Pair O’ Dice to Manatee and Sarasota residents with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing as our partner.”

Pair O’ Dice Brewing is known for its award-winning balanced IPAs and ales brewed with local ingredients. These beers frequently rely on the use of difficult to source hops and fresh ingredients grown exclusively in Florida, such as strawberries from Plant City and orange blossom honey from Haines City.

“At Pair O’ Dice Brewing, we make the beers that we like to drink. We don’t make beers that fit into a specific beer category,” explained Pair O’ Dice Brewing’s Head Brewer and Co-founder Ken Rosenthal II. “Our flagship IPA is the Hop Bet Red IPA. We’ve never been able to enter it into a competition because until this year there wasn’t a competitive beer category that it fit in. We just focus on making the beers that we enjoy consistently and with the highest quality possible.” Gold Coast Eagle Distributing is a Sarasota-based distributor of craft beer and AB/InBev.

Pair O’ Dice Brewing joins the distributor’s already strong lineup of local craft beers, including Big Top Brewing, Darwin Brewing, and Motorworks Brewing.

Pair O’ Dice Brewing will be distributing their lineup of Core, Seasonal, and limited quantities of their Hop Streak Series beers. The initial lineup will include their Clearwater Honey Cream, Hop Bet Red IPA, Little Joe Stout, Cascade Amber, and Monster Roll IPA.

Pair O Dice Brewing is turning two and is celebrating with the Brew House of Horrors

October 28, 2015

Clearwater’s first craft brewery, Pair O Dice Brewing is turning two years old this weekend, and they are celebrating Halloween with revelry to befit a double party: with a fiesta and a bottle release.

From Pair O Dice Brewing:

Our baby, Pair O’ Dice Brewing Co., is growing up so fast. And on Saturday, October 31, our lil’ bundle of joy turns two.

And what do two-year-olds love most? Terrifying Halloween parties and craft beer!

Join us for our two-year anniversary as we celebrate with our Halloween Brewhouse of Horror!

The beer
From 1 to 11 p.m., we will be serving the best of our tap list. You will be able to buy unlimited tokens at the entrance for $2.50 each. One token ($2.50) is good for a half-pour; full pours will cost 2 tokens.

In the Tasting Room:

Hibiscus Honey Cream
Banana Sundaze
Parlay Pale Ale
Lowball Session IPA
Rye’d the Line IPA
White Oak Monster Roll IPA
Jalapeño Fowler’s Bluff IPA
Cavisté Belgian Triple
Shooter’s Chocolate Pecan Pie
Wujkic’s White Stout
Disappearing Sun Baltic Porter
2014 Hobo’s Delight Winter Warmer
Hot Cocoa Imperial Stout
Morning Line Breakfast Stout
Oogie Boogie Pumpkin Stout
Up Hops the Devil Barley Wine
Nitro Pumpkin S’mores
Nitro Shooter Brown
3:00 PM Tapping: Lucky Lucy Strawberry Blonde (5 gallons only)
5:00 PM Tapping: Vintage 2014 Russian Roulette Imperial Stout (5 gallons only)
In the Brewery (Jockey Box):

Clearwater Honey Cream
Hop Bet Red IPA
Little Joe Oatmeal Stout
The food
Out of the Pot will be here serving scary selections of the edible sort.

The Bottle Release:

Limited bottle release
Beginning at 1 p.m., we will be selling bottles of our vintage 2014 Hobo’s Delight Winter Warmer. We only have 200 bottles, $15 each, 2 bottle limit. First come, first served.

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