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Point Ybel Brewing Company announces opening day

Point Ybel Brewing Company, one of Southwest Florida’s most anticipated breweries, has announced opening day.

From Point Ybel’s Facebook page:

YAY! The announcement you have thankfully been patiently waiting for! Please join us at Point Ybel Brewing Company, 16120 San Carlos Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33908, for our grand opening on December 14, 2013 at Noon. Live music, fun and our craft brews:

Opening day lineup:

Sanibel Red
Endless Summer Pale Ale
Snook Bite IPA
YAY! Beach House Saison
No See Um Extra Pale Ale

Mangrove Series:

Black Mangrove IPA
White Mangrove IPA
Red Mangrove IPA

We will pick a random person who likes and shares this post to win a Point Ybel hat, choice of shirt and pint glass! Winner will be chosen at random on December 13, 2013, 12pm.

See you there!

http://www.pointybelbrew.com/

Naples Beach Brewing shows South Florida beer is growing

Southwest Florida used to be a true beer wasteland. From Marco Island to Naples to Fort Myers, locals were lucky if they could get beer from a Florida brewery like Cigar City or Florida Beer Company. Then in June of 2012, Naples Beach Brewing opened their doors and began to put Southwest Florida on the craft beer map. The brewery began to grow slowly and over time they would move to keg distribution through Southwest Florida.

Fast forward one year to August of 2013: How much has craft beer grown in Southwest Florida? Naples Beach posted this curious little item on Saturday:

A new record. We packaged a keg of our Pale Ale 8 days ago and have already gotten the keg back! Cheers to you for enjoying fresh locally brewed beer. As always thanks for supporting your local brewery and local retailers.

Drinking local is becoming more than an idea: people throughout Florida are clamoring for beer made by local breweries.