Category Archives: Beer news

Florida Brewers Guild Beer Fest moving to more spacious venue in 2014

The Florida Brewers Guild quietly leaked the information on its website that the annual Florida Brewers Guild Beer Fest, the official kickoff for Tampa Bay Beer Week, will move from Ybor City this year to Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park on … Continue reading

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Win a Beer in Florida bottle opener

This giveaway has closed, and the winner chosen. Check your email if you commented. I teased to this on the Beer in Florida Facebook page, and now it’s time for one of you to win a custom Beer in Florida … Continue reading

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Updates from Cigar City Brewpub on releases and events

I was fortunate to have a lunch meeting the other day at Cigar City Brewpub in Tampa. Head brewer Tim Ogden and I chatted a bit when I first arrived, and he offered a few tidbits about upcoming events and … Continue reading

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New Florida breweries: 3 Daughters Brewing and Point Ybel Brewing Company

St. Petersburg, sometimes jokingly referred to as “God’s Waiting Room” for its large population of elderly retirees, might want to adopt the moniker “God’s Tasting Room” as another player in the ‘Burg’s burgeoning craft brewery scene opens its doors to … Continue reading

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