Cigar City founder Joey Redner and Beer in Florida’s Gerard Walen at the 2012 Hunahpu’s Day.
One of the most anticipated beer releases from a Florida brewery will happen March 9, 2013, when Tampa’s Cigar City Brewery releases its coveted Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout. The brewery has set up a bare-bones web page for the event; details will be added as the date nears.
Demand for this award-winning imperial stout aged on cacao nibs, Madagascar vanilla beans, Ancho chilis, Pasilla chilis and cinnamon grows each year. About 5,000 folks streamed through the gates during last year’s release, and the bottle limit had to be reduced from three to two per person to meet demand. (For reference, the limit in 2011 was four bottles).
Here are some posts from previous years that will tell you more about the event:
- Cigar City Brewing Hunahpu’s Day wraps up a successful Tampa Bay Beer Week debut (March 12, 2012).
- Last-minute tips for Hunahpu’s Day (March 9, 2012).
- Cigar City Brewing Hunahpu’s Day: Bad news, good news and better news (Updated) (March 8, 2012).
- Cigar City Hunhapu’s Day 2012 incorporates some changes from previous year (January 13, 2012).
- Cigar City Hunahpu Release Day Mid-Day Update (March 12, 2011).
- Beer Bites: Hunahpu and so much more (March 11, 2011).
