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J. Wakefield Brewing announces expanded distribution to Tampa and Orlando

Press Release: J. Wakefield Brewing has announced expanded distribution plans for Orlando and Tampa.

Beginning immediately, Cavalier Distribution will distribute draught versions of J. Wakefield’s flagship beers including El Jefe Hefeweizen, Hops 4 Teacher IPA, Amber Waves, 24th Street Brown Ale, and UJP Porter, as well as seasonal and limited releases as they are available.

“We are excited to partner with Cavalier to bring our beers to our fans and friends in Orlando and Tampa,” said Johnathan Wakefield, Owner/Brewmaster of J. Wakefield Brewing. “Cavalier has been entirely focused on distributing great beer for nearly 25 years, and has contributed greatly to the growth of craft beer in Florida, since starting their business here in 2012.”

Release Events – All beginning at 6 p.m.

Orlando
Thursday, January 5 at Tap & Grind
Friday, January 6 at Thirsty Topher
Saturday, January 7 at Redlight, Redlight

Tampa
Thursday, January 12 at Stein & Vine
Friday, January 13 at Ale and the Witch
Saturday, January 14 at Mermaid Tavern
About J. Wakefield Brewing
J. Wakefield Brewing has been an award-winning craft brewery since opening in Miami’s eclectic, art-driven Wynwood District in January 2015. What began as a hobby for Owner/Brewmaster Johnathan Wakefield in 2005, grew into a lifestyle, and Johnathan quickly became a principal in the craft beer community, winning multiple homebrewing competition awards and achieving other notable accolades, including a ratebeer.com Top 10 beers of the World ranking for his Dragon-Passion Fruit Berliner Weisse. After almost a decade of homebrewing and a stint at Cigar City Brewing, Johnathan crowd-funded a campaign to raise money to open J. Wakefield Brewing with the vision to make quality beers that don’t always fit the norm.

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J. Wakefield Brewing gives details of next bottle release

J. Wakefield Brewing made news in the local newspapers when their beer made it on tap at Hard Rock Stadium (formerly Joe Robbie Stadium – where the Miami Dolphins play), and now the Miami craft brewery has given some details of their upcoming bottle release.

From J. Wakefield Brewing:

We are excited to release our latest bottles and cans to the public this Saturday October 1st. The release will be held outside via our garage bay door starting at 12PM. All sales will be cash only.

Wild Card
-Northeast style India Pale Ale
-Citra & Columbus hops.
-6.5% ABV
-16oz 4-Packs
-1 Case limit per person (six 4-Packs)
-$16.00 (cash only)

Gourdita
-Imperial Pumpkin Ale
-12% ABV
-16oz 4-Packs
-1 Case limit per person (six 4-Packs)
-$20.00 (cash only)

Jamaican Me Swayze Collab w/ Against The Grain Brewery
-Smoked Berliner Weisse with fresh Plums & Apricots
-6%
-750ml Bottle
-4 Bottle limit per person
-$15.00 (cash only)

Let Them Eat Cake
-Sweet Stout with Chocolate & Cherries
-8%
-750ml Bottle
-4 Bottle limit per person
-$15.00 (cash only)

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J. Wakefield Brewing is located at 120 Northwest 24th Street in the Wynwood area of Miami.

J. Wakefield Brewing to soft open this weekend

It has been a long time in coming with several teases along the way, but after a successful CrowdBrewed campaign, several months of waiting, and a mural or two, J. Wakefield Brewery announced their soft opening.

Miami’s newest craft brewery will soft open this weekend, alongside another highly anticipated South Florida craft brewery.

From J. Wakefield Brewing’s Facebook page:

We are planning on doing a soft opening of the tasting room this Friday and Saturday. We will give you more information about the hours and such by no later than Wednesday. We will have our 4 flag ship beers on draft Hop for Teacher, UJP, Stush (Straight Berliner), and El Jefe on draft as well as a number of special treatment beers.

J. Wakefield Brewing is located at 120 Northwest 24th Street in the Wynwood area of Miami.

Wakefield Brewing is listed as a ‘Bucket-List Brewery’

When blog FirstWeFeast posted their list of twelve breweries to see before death, there were few surprises at the top: Ale Apothecary in Bend, Oregon; Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Belgium; Rodenbach in Roeselare, Belgium; but the only brewery mentioned in the southeastern United States is one that is not open yet in south Florida.

Miami’s up-and-coming craft brewery, J. Wakefield Brewing Company, has been gaining momentum to opening day. The lauded former homebrewer has been keeping the public posted along the way so they can both get the news and keep abreast of developments. Anticipation for Wakefield’s opening is reaching higher pitches all the time, especially after Wakefield beers were poured at the inaugural, nationally-attended What The Funk? Event in Denver, Colorado.

According to the blog, Wakefield’s beers “ran the gamut from juicy IPAs, to heavy-hitting barrel-aged stouts. Jonathan plans to feature fruit-flavored sours as well.” Apparently the same beers that put Wakefield on the map are continuing to garner him praise while anticipation continues to build for that time in the future when Wakefield’s tasting room is open.

J. Wakefield Brewing to begin brewing this week

Johnathan Wakefield, Miami’s lauded homebrewer and new brewery owner, recently got in touch with supporters of his CrowdBrewed campaign to update them on the progress of J. Wakefield Brewing Company, or JWB. The highlights of the newsletter are:

*JWB should begin brewing on their commercial system at the end of this week.
*South Florida is still in dragon fruit season, so DFPF should be brewable for opening day.
*Construction has taken more money and time than anticipated.
*Tentative soft opening date is anticipated in December.
*No solid grand opening date has been announced just yet.

This is great news, as Mr. Wakefield hopes to join the ranks of Miami’s craft brewing community before 2014 comes to a close.

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J. Wakefield Brewery to open in October

He has worked and poured, poured and worked, and now Miami’s own Jonathan Wakefield says that the brewery should open in October of 2014.

According to an article posted by the Miami New Times, Wakefield has told them that he will be open after enough time to gather enough beer:

“We are in our last leg of the completion process,” Wakefield says. “We’ll start brewing at the end of the month. We need about a month to stockpile some wares before I open the tasting room. We’ll have the grand opening in October.”

Wakefield Brewing is located in the Wynwood area of Miami and upon opening Wakefield will be the third brewery to begin production in Wynwood, behind Wynwood’s eponymous brewery and Concrete Beach Brewing Company.

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J Wakefield Brewing Company: “Brew house is in place”

Miami’s newest craft brewery, J. Wakefield Brewing Company, is telling the world that brew house is in place. No official announcement of the firing of the kettle or opening day yet, but this is one of the pivotal steps in the life of a brewery.

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Congratulations to Mr. Wakefield and company on this latest milestone.

J. Wakefield Brewing Company is located at 120 Northwest 24th Street and is not yet open to the public.