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Proof Brewing celebrates Almost Summer with a Tap-Takeover

Proof Brewing Company of Tallahassee is giving away their tap lines. Well, temporarily. The craft brewery is celebrating the oncoming summer with an event that will see the brewery’s taps share with the likes of Founder’s Brewing, Cigar City Brewing, and 7venth Sun Brewing to bring some very unique beers into Florida’s capitol city.

From Proof Brewing newsletter:

Ladies and gentleman, we’re bringing you a special treat to get you ready for summer. THIS Saturday (5/30) at the brewery (RRSQ) we’re hosting a Tap Takeover featuring Cigar City Brewing Founders Brewing Company 7venth Sun Brewing and of course, us!

All our draft lines, (and a few extra) will be flowing with amazing and rare beers just for you. Canadian Breakfast Stout and Sherry Barrel Aged Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout are a few names you’ll be learning, and loving.

This is a very special event and we are just as excited to try out some of these brews as you are, so clear that calendar!

Here’s a look at all the amazing beers waiting for you!:

Founders
CBS : Canadian Breakfast Stout (Imperial Stout)
KBS : Kentucky Breakfast Stout (Imperial Stout)
Devil Dancer (Imperial IPA)
Blushing Monk (Fruit Beer)
Dark Penance (Imperial Black IPA)
Mosaic Promise (American IPA)

Cigar City
Nitro Vanilla Maduro (Brown Ale)
Jollie Ollie (American IPA)
Probable Cause (Session IPA)
Sherry Barrel Aged Marshall Zhukov (Imperial Stout)
Caffe Americano (Imperial Stout)
Cubano-Style Espresso Brown Ale
Guayabera Citra Pale Ale
Ligero (Black Lager)

7venth Sun
Graffiti Orange (American Pale Wheat Ale)
Time Bomb (American IPA)
You’re Doing It All Wrong (American IPA)

Proof Brewing Co.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Creatures in the Dark (Stout)
Lime Sherbet Kissing Giants (Gose)
Raspberry Kissing Giants (Gose)
Thai Mango Wit (Witbier)
Boston Cream Pie Mango Wit (Witbier)
Citra White Oak Eightfive-0 (Pale Ale)

Proof Brewing’s production facility is located at 644 McDonnel Drive in Tallahassee. The trouble starts at 3pm on Saturday, May 30th.

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Playalinda Brewing to take over Redlight Redlight

Ron Raike to return to Orlando to take over the taps at Redlight Redlight with beers from Playalinda Brewing Company.

Press Release from Playalinda Brewing:

What:

Beloved Orlando cicerone Ron Raike, now partner and brewmaster at Playalinda Brewing Company, will unveil an array of his newest beers during a one-night-only homecoming tap takeover at famed craft beer bar Redlight Redlight. Beer fans can purchase samples of Raike’s newest Playalinda Brewing Company beers as well as first-ever releases of side projects he has been working on, including the very limited-edition barrel-aged Mill Room Project.

When:

Starting at 5pm on February 12, 2105

Where:

Redlight Redlight
2810 Corrine Dr
Orlando, FL 32803

Angry Chair Brewing to host 2nd tap takeover at Cigar City

One of the highlights of Tampa Bay Beer Week 2013 was a sneak preview of Angry Chair Brewing Company’s crazy berliner weisses and dessert beers tapped at Cigar City.

This year, as luck would have it, Angry Chair is taking over Cigar City’s taps again, this time showcasing even more of their recipes than last year.

Wednesday March 5th we will be taking over the taps at Cigar City Brewing. Event will start at 6PM, and end at 11PM.

We will be pouring the following:
3 Little Birds (Florida Weisse)
Raspberry Berliner Weisse
Flambé (Bananas Foster Ale)
German Chocolate Cupcake
German Chocolate Coffee Cake
Mangria Sour Ale
Brett’s Fret Saison (Fermented with Brett C on Peaches, Mangoes, and Oak)
Armadillo IPA (Brett C IPA)
Phantom Sour Blackberry Ale

Angry Chair Brewing is an up-and-coming brewery in the Seminole Heights area of Tampa. They hope to open their brewery and tasting room by Summer 2014.

Coney Island Drive Inn pouring craft beer in Hernando County

Coney Island Drive Inn owner Blair Hensley is excited about craft beer. He is so excited about craft beer that when Intuition Ale Works of Jacksonville was looking for a business in Hernando County to host a tap takeover to celebrate the brewery’s expanded distribution, Hensley offered his restaurant, Coney Island Drive Inn. Intuition accepted and brought People’s Pale Ale, John Boat Kolsch, I-10 IPA, and King Street Stout. The turnout was so great that Hensley has decided to host a tap takeover each month and feature a different craft brewery.

The next brewery that Coney Island will feature is Swamp Head Brewery of Gainesville. The Gainesville gang will be bringing Stumpknocker Pale Ale, Wild Night Honey Cream Ale, Gainesville Green Fresh Hop IPA, and Midnight Oil Coffee Stout. The Swamp Head tap takeover will take place on February 27th and will feature a keep-the-pint night also.

While several other establishments serve intermittent craft beer and host sporadic events throughout the year, Coney Island Drive Inn has several craft beers on draft at all times and has committed to hosting craft beer events monthly. Hensley says that he has expressed interest and will hopefully bring tap takeovers from Bell’s Brewing, Lazy Magnolia Brewery, and Cigar City Brewing in the coming months.

Florida’s last keg of Bell’s Barrel-Aged 9000

Beware the Ides of March! That is the absolute last day to get a pour of Bell’s Brewing Company’s Barrel-Aged Batch 9000.

Bell’s Brewing Company is working with The Wooly in Gainesville to showcase some of the Kalamazoo, Michigan brewery’s finest offerings.

From the event site:

Not your typical tap takeover.

Featuring the rare Bell’s Hopslam Ale, Black Note Stout, Red Nose ESB, Florida’s very last keg of Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9,000 and many more Bell’s beers!

VIP Tickets $60
Limited Access Pairing 6pm-8pm
(General admission starts at 8pm see details below,does not include VIP perks)

RARE BELL’S BREWS & THE TOP’S DELICIOUS EATS

VIP perks: Included in the price you are guaranteed a 5oz pour of Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9,000, Black Note Stout, Hopslam Ale, Red Nose ESB, and Oberon in a commemorative glass you can take home with you. Also included are 5 delicious foods from The Top paired carefully with each one of the VIP beers.

Get Your Taste Buds Ready!

– BOURBON BARREL AGED BATCH 9,000 w/Caramel Miso Glazed Pork Belly with Charred Scallion
– RED NOSE ESB w/ Spicy Lamb Sausage with Herbed Hummus and Tomato Chutney
– HOPSLAM ALE w/ Serrano, Tomato and Goat Cheese Bruschetta
– OBERON w/ Oyster with Ginger Mignonette
– BLACK NOTE STOUT w/ a Dark Chocolate Eclair

Some of these beers are very limited so a VIP ticket is the only way to insure that you will definitely get some. During VIP enjoy An inside look into Bell’s Brewery projected onto The Wooly’s theater sized screen. Enjoy some pints while interacting with different Bell’s Beer themed stations for a chance to win some sweet gift baskets. This will be the night to talk beer with friends, make new friends, hang out, enjoy yourself, and let Bell’s Brewery turn your Saturday night into a memorable one!

GENERAL ADMISSION $7 starts at 8:00pm (live music @10pm)
Includes access to a full line up of Bell’s Brewery beers as well as games, raffles, and snacks.

Two Hearted

Amber

Oarsman

Expedition Stout

Smitten Golden Rye

Special Double Cream Stout

Midwestern Pale Ale

Third Coast Old Ale

Christmas Ale

Jave Stout

Live music starts at 10pm with:

The Ones To Blame
Michael Claytor and Friends
..and more.

The Wooly is located at 20 North Main Street in Gainesville.

For tickets, click the above link.

Wakefield, Cigar City Cider, and Cigar City Brewing host tap takeover

Fresh off the heels of raising over $55,000 in just over a day for his new brewery project in Miami, brewer Johnathan Wakefield is not content to rest on his laurels.

Wakefield has proven himself to be the Where’s Waldo of Florida craft beer, showing up at various locations in the Tampa Bay area with brews and collaborations on his mind, most recently sojourning over in Brewer’s Tasting Room in Saint Petersburg. While brewing with owner Rick Wolfe, J. Wakefield and Cigar City Cider and Mead guru Todd Strauss worked out details for the mother of Tampa events: an opportunity to showcase Wakefield’s beers alongside Cigar City Cider and Cigar City Brewing in the Tampa Bay area.

From these creative minds, The Panic Attack Tap Takeover was born.

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This event will feature some of the beers that Wakefield has brewed with Rick Wolfe at Brewers’ Tasting Room, including a hefeweizen, a berliner weisse, and a porter (no word yet if these will be similar to any of Wakefield’s future core beers).

Cigar City Cider and Mead and Cigar City Brewing will also have brewed with Brewers’ Tasting Room and their beers will be released on the same night.

The Panic Attack Tap Takeover will happen Friday, October 4th at Brewers’ Tasting Room, located 11270 4th Street North in Saint Petersburg, 33716. Their phone number is (727)873-3900. Look for exclusive beers, witty banter, and sparkling conversation from all three breweries at this event.

Proof Brewing to host all Florida tap takeover

Proof Brewing Company of Tallahassee has announced details for their 2013 all-Florida Tap Invitational, a day when all of Proof’s 50+ taps will flow with beer from the Southernmost State.

Today, Saturday, September 7th, 20 Florida breweries will be sending beer to Tallahassee for this event.

From the Proof Brewing Facebook Page:

PROOF BREWING PRESENTS FLORIDA TAP INVITATIONAL 2013

We’ll be featuring the Best Brews from around the state including beer from breweries not available in Tallahassee! For only $15 score a one of a kind commemorative snifter and 5 tasting tokens to get you started on your journey through Florida beer! Beer will also be available by the glass and as samples!

We’ll be raffling awesome schwag all day including 3 brewery experiences for you and a guest to be the FIRST to tour our new brewing facility in Railroad Square upon completion – including a private tour and tasting with our brewer and owner!

Let’s recap… 50 Plus Taps from over 20 Florida Breweries… Giveaways… MoBi Food Truck… Music from Wayback Whensday… One of a kind Glassware…

See the link for more details.