Riverview’s Leaven Brewing has announced that a new location is joining the Leaven Brewing family, and the brewery team took to social media this week to say that it will be located in Plant City. From Leaven Brewing: Day 2925: Announcing that we are opening a “new” brewery in Plant…
The 2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship, a premier event celebrating brewing excellence, saw over 8,000 beers submitted from breweries across the nation, from Big Island Brewing in Hawaii to Bissell Brothers Brewing Company in Portland, Maine. Representing more than 170 diverse categories and subcategories, these entries showcased the creativity and…
There was a time about half a century ago where a rural part of Hernando County, Florida was known as the UFO Capital of the World. During that time, a man named John Reeves made headlines for an encounter he had with unearthly residents in the area that Marker 48…
Ever since Cycle Brewing closed its doors on Memorial Day, the buzz has been spreading about Green Turtle Brewing (or Green Turtle Brewery & Public House, as its website states), the English-themed brewery set to open at 534 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. While the new brewery could not be…
One of the seminal craft beer events in the Tampa Bay Craft Beer Community, Halfway There is back for 2025 with a limited-time special for early bird tickets (see article below). From Tampa Bay Brewers Alliance: Halfway There: A Celebration of Beer marks the midpoint to Tampa Bay Beer Week….
Tallahassee’s Deep Brewing Company will be in their new home (a short walk away from their current home), based on their new update and a 4th of July tease from their InDEEPendence Day event. Here is Deep Brewing’s July update with pictures, courtesy of the brewery. From Deep Brewing Company:…
Safety Harbor’s Crooked Thumb Brewery is partnering with a Pinellas County family center to collect school supplies for local children through the Back to School Program. Crooked Thumb Brewery will be holding a fundraiser at the brewery on Saturday, July 12th from 7pm until 10pm. From Crooked Thumb Brewery: BEER…
Pinellas County’s St. Pete Brewing Company announces the brewery will now offer a mug club for dedicated St. Peteians who want a little bit more each time they visit the brewery’s First Avenue tap room. From St. Pete Brewing: Introducing the St. Pete Brewing Co. Mug Club! Join us and…
Press Release: In honor of Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery debuts a limited-edition, collectable 19.2oz can of its Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale, a year-round refresher crafted in collaboration with Grateful Dead. This special-edition Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale vessel contains the brewery’s same best-selling beer, but with an all-new, celebratory look centered…
Brad Clark is a name that resonates with reverence among craft beer enthusiasts who appreciate barrel-aged masterpieces. As founder of Private Press Brewing Company, Brad has created something truly unique in the modern beer landscape: a members-only brewery focused exclusively on high-gravity, barrel-aged beers. His journey through craft beer offers…
Jacksonville Beach’s Engine 15 Brewing is celebrating a decade and a half crafting beers in northeast Florida, and the brewery says they will be hosting a full week of festivities to make sure their 15th Anniversary is properly celebrated. Currently, the brewery team is posting pictures for a retrospective on…
Tallahassee’s Deep Brewing Company has shown pictures of how their new facility is coming along, and while there is no solid date yet, the brewery’s team is teasing this weekend as the last July 4th, or InDEEPendence Day, at the soon-to-be “Old Facility.” While Tallahassee’s beer scene continues to grow,…
Pye Road Meadworks made some of the best honey wine ever available in the Sunshine State. They won multiple awards across the local and national beer scenes, and then the meadery announced their closure in December 2024. Parties were hosted, meads were poured, and glasses were filled, but eventually the…
The Florida Brewers Conference is coming up, and the Florida Brewers Guild has announced the 2025 keynote speaker: Jack Hendler of Jack’s Abbey Brewing Company in Framingham, Massachusetts. From the Florida Brewers Guild: Extremely happy to have Jack Hendler be our Keynote Speaker for this year’s conference! Jack Hendler is…
In the bustling St. Petersburg craft beer scene, Grand Central Brew House has carved a unique identity by embracing tradition in an industry often chasing trends. Join host Mark DeNote as he sits down with Zach Collins, Eric Trinosky, and Travis Rebstock to uncover how this relatively new brewery is…
Tallahassee’s and Tampa’s Ology Brewing is celebrating eight years in craft beer this weekend, and with that anniversary, the brewery is offering the community a unique chance – the chance to invest in Ology Brewing and their growth. From Ology Brewing: Eight years ago, we brewed our first batch in…
“We’re gonna need a bigger boat” … er, beer! Dogfish Head joins forces with the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic shark film, JAWS. As the “Official Beer of JAWS 50th Anniversary Celebrations,” Dogfish Head and its products will be prominently featured at the Martha Vineyard Chamber of Commerce’s series of…
Dunedin Brewery – the oldest microbrewery in Florida – is celebrating 29 years of making craft beer in the community they serve. The Bryant family founded Dunedin Brewery as the first commercial brewery in the area, with the help of the homebrewing community of Dunedin and beyond. Dunedin Brewery became…
From late-night homebrew sessions to downtown Tampa’s newest craft beer destination, Jordan Copher’s journey with Late Start Brewing embodies the passion and persistence that defines Florida’s craft beer scene. The name “Late Start” began as a joke about how Jordan and his cousin Tyler Sankey would begin brewing after 9…
Sarasota’s Calusa Brewing is giving the details for their annual pirate-themed celebration of their core hazy IPA, Zote. Zote Day has been an annual tradition at Calusa Brewing, and it looks like this year will have something to share around: treasure! More specifically, a raffle that could lead to big…