Boca Raton’s Barrel of Monks Brewing is raising money for breast cancer charities with the upcoming Wizard in Pink Can Release. This twist on their traditional Belgian-inspired witbier, The Wizard, will be available for a limited time.
Barrel of Monks Brewing has been bringing their bottled magic out a little at a time, and May will see more releases.
From the Barrel of Monks Brewing newsletter:
April showers bring May Wizard Wit 6 Packs. We are pleased to announce that we spent most of April playing with our amazing new bottling machine, and pumping out cases of The Wizard Wit. You can now find these in your local retailers starting this week and in the coming weeks, but if you don’t see it out on the shelves be sure to ask for it!
Look for Wizard Wit from Barrel of Monks Brewing throughout their distribution footprint. For more information, click here.
About Barrel of Monks Brewing
Barrel of Monks was founded by good friends who came together to create something that has seldom been done in the United States…a brewery making exclusively Belgian-style beer. The focus is on quality – combining traditional techniques with modern technology.
Barrel of Monks Brewing in Boca Raton is on the eve of releasing two bottles of big beers in the next few weeks. Brewery staff teases these releases in the most recent newsletter.
From Barrel of Monks:
June 16th- Grand Cru Draft & Bottle Release
Barrel of Monks Brewery
4:00pm
The Details: We will be releasing limited quantities of our first ever Grand Cru on draft and in bottles. What is a Grand Cru, you ask? The term Grand Cru denotes a very special beer – and this is one we have been working on for months. Grand also means “large” in French, and this beer is big, full of rich toasty and caramel malt flavors, with just enough hops to balance the sweetness. It is also big in alcohol content at 11% ABV. This beer should age well, much like our faithful Brewmaster and our wonderful brewery. Don’t miss out on this limited release!
June 25th- HALFWAY TO CHRISTMAS PARTY!
2:00pm-6:00pm
Barrel of Monks Brewery
The Details: Okay folks, pay attention here because this is a party you are not going to want to miss. We know how hard it is to go a full year without Father Christmas (our delicious spiced holiday ale) so we are giving you a chance to enjoy some in June. We will be releasing not one but three versions of Father Christmas – including two barrel aged versions in special wax dipped bottles. One of these (green wax) was aged in bourbon barrels, the other (red wax) was aged in cabernet barrels. They are both amazing! There are only 120 bottles of each of those – so don’t miss out. This will be a fun party which will include a visit by Santa – who will be giving away some gifts to all the good girls and boys!
Admission to this event is free (you can buy drink tickets as you go) but consider getting an advance unlimited tiicket. This gets you unlimited pours and early entry to get first right to the bottles! More information on the event and unlimited drink tickets are available here.
Barrel of Monks is located at 1141 South Rogers Circle in Boca Raton.
Barrel of Monks Brewing is primed to take Boca Raton by storm, and much will start with the brewery’s grand opening.
More details have emerged regarding the Barrel of Monks Grand Opening Celebration.
From the Barrel of Monks event page:
Barrel of Monks Grand Opening Tapstravaganza!
Join the Barrel of Monks Brewery team while we tap, pour and cheers to the debut of our new beers!
Come celebrate with us as we open the Barrel of Monks Brewery! It’s open to the public, and we’re partying with live music all day, food trucks, beer trucks, guest taps and more! Plus, we will be unveiling new beers throughout the day!
Our Food Truck Line up is getting pretty competitive with our Guest Tap Line Up!
Funky Buddah, Twisted Trunk, Saltwater Brewery, Due South Brewing, Coppertop, and Tequesta Brewing will all be on tap at our event to help us celebrate!
Gourmet Truck Expo will be rolling in with Palate Party, BC Tacos, Sweet Daddy BBQ and Wholesome Rollers.And don’t meditate on it – Advanced tickets can be purchased for unlimited beer for $30 per person
Barrel of Monks is located at 1141 South Rogers Circle in Boca Raton. The Grand Opening Tapstravaganza will take place on Saturday, March 28th. The trouble starts at 11am.
Press Release:
For the fourth consecutive year, South Florida Beer Week is back. This weeklong event begins Saturday, January 17th, and features local breweries from all over Florida. Including special edition and hard to find beers as well as guest brewers who normally are not featured in the southern part of the state, this seven day celebration is all about craft brewing and the greatness Florida breweries has to offer.
Examples of festivities range from samplings, scavenger hunts, miniature golf outing, pub-crawls and culminating with the Jupiter Craft Brewer Festival on January 24th. Craft beer fanatics will be rewarded with a long list of exciting beer events and special product offerings such as tap takeovers, food pairings, tastings, parties and other special events all centered on the Florida craft brew industry.
For a complete list of events ??? as well as a regularly updated blog with interviews, news, photos and more ??? please visit the official website.
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About South Florida Beer Week: South Florida Beer Week was started in 2012 with the goal of spreading the word about Florida’s Craft Brewers and educating retailers and consumers about craft beer produced right here in The Sunshine State.
Press Release:
Florida, it’s time to Get Funky! That’s right: Funky Buddha is proud to announce that bottles of its acclaimed beers will be hitting distribution for the first time on Wednesday, December 10. This anticipated launch will see six-pack, 12-ounce bottles arriving on the shelves of major retailers throughout South Florida just in time for the holiday season.
“The launch of package is a huge leap in our growth as a company and a dramatic step forward for the evolution of craft beer in South Florida,” says KC Sentz, General Manager and Co-Owner of Funky Buddha Brewery. “Our customers have been demanding this for a long time, so the fact that they will finally be able to walk into a store and purchase a six-pack of our beer is an extremely proud moment.”
This launch truly has been a long time in the making. In February, Funky Buddha set out on a three-million dollar expansion to its Oakland Park facility that included taking on an additional 21,000 square/feet production space, technical upgrades to the infrastructure of the facility, and a host of new equipment – including a bottling line from industry leaders CFT and a centrifugal separator from Westfalia Group. This state-of-the-art equipment will ensure the highest level of quality and freshness for Funky Buddha’s beers, all while preserving the bold flavors the brewery has become known for. Simply put: this expansion has cemented the framework for Funky Buddha to create and distribute over 600,000 cases of beer throughout Florida by the end of 2016.
“Florida is thirsty for our beer, and we’re excited to say that we’re ready to deliver,” says Head Brewer and Co-Owner Ryan Sentz. “We’re humbled by the response we’ve received to our beers in the past two years, which just makes the future that much more exciting.”
That future begins on December 10, when Funky Buddha will launch six-packs of its best-selling flagships Floridian Hefeweizen and Hop Gun India Pale Ale at major retailers throughout Broward, Dade, Palm Beach, and Monroe counties. Now, a little more on these launch beers:
Floridian Hefeweizen (92 rating on RateBeer.com) is a perennial favorite on draught throughout Florida and the best-selling beer in Funky Buddha’s acclaimed line up. This German-style wheat ale is full on flavor yet light on the palate, with the compelling notes of banana, citrus and clove. Available year-round, Floridian Hefeweizen will be packaged in cases of four six-packs.
Hop Gun IPA (95 rating on RateBeer.com) is Funky Buddha’s East Coast-style India Pale Ale, delivering a payload of good ol’ American hops that burst forth with the flavors of grapefruit and pineapple. Smooth caramel and honey malts balance out the complex hop finish – just like any good wingman should. Also available year-round, Hop Gun IPA will be packaged in cases of four six-packs.
Funky Buddha isn’t stopping there. In January, the brewery plans to launch Zen Session IPA (formerly known as Crusher IPA), a light-bodied, 4.5% ABV ale brewed with Citra hops for lush citrus aroma and flavor. That month will also see the release of the brewery’s first limited, 12-ounce four-pack, Last Snow Porter. Ranked as the #2 porter in the world by the 2014 Rate Beer Best awards, Last Snow is an ode to Florida “winter” brewed with real coffee, white chocolate, and coconut.
Moving forward in 2015, seasonal four-pack releases will include favorites Nib Smuggler Chocolate Milk Porter, More Moro Blood Orange IPA, Blueberry Cobbler Ale, and Sweet Potato Casserole. Limited 22-ounce “bombers” will also hit distribution in 2015 and include the brewery’s sought-after specialty release and barrel-aged brews, the first of which will be Maple Bacon Coffee Porter, scheduled for release at the brewery on January 10. Package product will be distributed by Brown Distributing of West Palm Beach, with distribution throughout the Orlando, Tampa, and Northern Florida markets by the end of 2015.
ABOUT FUNKY BUDDHA BREWERY: Founded in 2010 in Boca Raton, Florida, Funky Buddha Brewery is committed to producing bold craft beers that marry culinary-inspired ingredients with time-honored technique. Its lineup includes year-round brews Floridian Hefeweizen and Hop Gun IPA, along with specialty releases such as No Crusts Peanut Butter and Jelly Brown Ale and the highly sought after Maple Bacon Coffee Porter. Its Oakland Park production brewery opened in June 2013 and distributes draught beer to over 650 retail outlets from Key West to Central Florida.
When Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery releases beers, there is no half way, there is only full throttle. In keeping with that tradition, the Funky Bunch of Boca is releasing spring’s beers on Thursday, April 17th at 7pm.
The lineup is:
*Don’t Tell Reese Chocolate Peanut Butter Brown Ale
*Blueberry Cobbler Wheat
*Carrot Cake Wheat
*Whiskey Barrel Muy Bonita Apple Pie Brown Ale
*Rice Crispies Blonde Ale
Music will be provided by The Loopholes.
For more information, see Funky Buddha’s event page.
