Ron Raike and Madison Roane are the latest guests on the BeerWise Podcast

It was a fortunate coincidence that I had my recorder handy during August’s Florida Brewers Guild Conference, as both men were in attendance and had some time to sit down and talk about their journeys as brewers and record some of the names of brewers who have come and gone from Florida breweries. Ron and Madison talk about what it was like sharing information between breweries before email and the internet and other differences between their start in brewing and their current state of affairs.

Shipyard Brew Pub to close its doors

Winter Park- After years of operation, several of them as Winter Park’s only craft brewery, the Shipyard Brew Pub of Winter Park announced suddenly yesterday:

After many years of operating the Shipyard Brew Pub in Winter Park, we have made the difficult decision to close the pub. Tomorrow (Thurs, Aug 15) will be our last day of business. Please join us for the Shipyard Pumpkinhead party tomorrow night to celebrate the many good years we’ve all had together in the Winter Park community.

The Shipyard Winter Park Pub is located adjacent to the Rollins College Campus in Winter Park at 200 West Fairbanks Ave. For mug club members, the Sea Dog Brew Pubs will accept the benefits of membership, according to a post by the Shipyard Pub.