Monthly Archives: May 2012

Beer pairing dinners proliferate throughout Florida

When I started Beer in Florida in December 2010, a beer-pairing dinner was so rare that when I heard about one, it merited a separate post highlighting it. Times have changed. So many notices of these pairings of craft beer … Continue reading

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Cigar City Brewing opens brewpub at Tampa International Airport

Just last December, Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing announced it would open a brewpub at Tampa International Airport. It’s open. Cigar City announced the official opening today on its Facebook page, along with a link to a local news report about … Continue reading

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No BeerCity USA for Florida, but still plenty to celebrate

Wouldn’t it have been sweet if we could begin American Craft Beer Week with Tampa holding the title of BeerCity USA? Alas, the campaign fell 17,268 votes short of the (tied) winners:  Asheville, N.C., and Grand Rapids, Mich. But there … Continue reading

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