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.”
Fort Pierce’s first brewery is opening a second location on Ocean Drive in Vero Beach.
Vero Beach’s Orchid Island Brewery made the announcement that they would be closing their Vero Beach taproom. In a bit of good news, the brewery also announced that they would still be brewing and would also be making investments into the brewery.
From Orchid Island Brewery:
Dear Friends & Family,
On February 1st of this year, our understanding of CoVid-19 was that the US had only 11 confirmed cases and the East Coast had its first.
Wow, what a difference six months can make! No question, we are living in unprecedented and unimaginable times. One day we will look back on what was the worst of times relative to the virus. We don’t know how different they will be any more than we knew back in February how different they would be now.
Every day since has presented the question of what pathway we (OIB) should walk, how sustainable will it be, and what will be the outcome? To that end in light of the current circumstances, we’ve made the very difficult decision to let our beloved taproom go. If your reading this you’ve most likely shared in very exciting and warm memories in our pub cultivated together over the last 6 years.
We will hold on to the original brew house room (remember when?) and carry forward our pursuit of crafting world-class citrus-infused beers. We are infinitely grateful to the countless number of people who have supported us along the way. It has been a very challenging decision to put it lightly.
In the same breath, we’re also very excited to share that we’ve invested in a Wild Goose canning line! We anticipate its completion in late November. It is our hope that we can continue to be a part of great memories albeit in a different way. Please look for us to continue reaching out more & more about getting you freshly canned OIB beer.
In the end, we will all have unique perspectives and memories of what happened in the last 6 months. Some of those memories will be of tragedies witnessed or experienced, but some will also be of magical moments spent secluded with loved ones that would otherwise not have presented themselves. Seize the moment to create the memories that when you look back, you will cherish remembering. Hoping this weekend becomes a part of that for you. Make it a safe one!
What Orchid Island is going through is similar to so many other craft breweries in Florida and beyond. While many are adjusting to the new reality of COVID, many more will be making tough decisions on the road ahead. The good news that we see here is Orchid Island Brewery continuing their standard of world-class beer and bringing Florida’s citrus history to many through Star Ruby and the rest of the OIB lineup.
Walking Tree Brewery is turning two years old and they are having a party to celebrate with festivities, live music, and a seven-bottle release!
From Walking Tree Brewery:
Walking Tree Brewery is turning 2!!! We are releasing bottles of “2018 Bourbon Barrel Aged Duke Snider’s Imperial Stout” to celebrate!
Join us for 4 awesome live bands, 5 food trucks, 2 water slides, and plenty of kids activities. Free admission, come party with us!We’re stoked to announce our band and beer lineups!
Bands:
Slip & The Spinouts – 2pm
The Leftovers – 4pm
TBD – 6pm
Brown Bag Brass Band – 8pmBeer lineup. We’re releasing a few new beers, and pulling some aged specialties out of the cellar!
Draft $5 each:
Straw Hat Blonde Ale
Sandy Feet American Wheat
Prop Root English Pale Ale
White Walking Tree IPA
Oaked White Walking Tree IPA
Red Walking Tree IPA
Black Walking Tree IPA
Buttonwood Double IPA
Angle Juice Apricot Sour
Beach Buddies Guava Sour
Beach Buddies Pineapple Sour
Sassy Flamingo Cherry Sour
Hempel’s Hefeweizen
Mr. D’s Dortmunder Export Lager
River Rat Rye Red Ale
Sporran Scottish Ale on nitro
Malone’s Dry Stout on nitro
Babycakes Oatmeal Stout
Sundarbans Wheat Wine
Barnacled Manatee Barleywine 2016
Barnacled Manatee Barleywine 2017
Barnacled Manatee Barleywine 2018
Duke Snider’s Imperial Stout 2017
Duke Snider’s Imperial Stout 2018
Breconshire Imperial Porter 2017
Red Wine Barrel Aged Breconshire Imperial Porter
Red Wine Barrel Aged Breconshire Imperial Porter w/ Coffee
Candyman Belgian Tripel 2018Bottles $15 each:
Duke Snider’s Imperial Stout – Bourbon Barrel Aged 2018
Candyman Belgian Tripel – Red Wine Barrel Aged 2018
Candyman Belgian Tripel – White Wine BA w/ Peaches 2018
Le Frog French Saison – Red Wine Barrel Aged 2018
Barnacled Manatee – Red Wine Barrel Aged 2017
Barnacled Manatee – Bourbon Barrel Aged 2017
Breconshire Imperial Porter – Bourbon Barrel Aged 2017Hope you’re ready!
Walking Tree Brewery is located at 3209 Dodger Road in Vero Beach and their second anniversary party will take place on Saturday, July 14th. The trouble starts at noon.
