Tag Archives: beer in florida

Beer bloggers and writers coming to Tampa

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Gerard Walen

The 2016 Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference is coming to Tampa! The announcement was made just minutes ago at the conclusion of this year’s conference in Asheville, North Carolina. The Tampa conference will be July 8-10, 2016, at the Tampa … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Bloggers Conference Tampa 2016, Beer news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cigar City Brewing partners in homebrewing competition

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Gerard Walen

If you’ve ever wanted to brew a batch of beer with Wayne Wambles, Cigar City Brewing brewmaster, now’s your chance – kind of. Wambles has partnered with VetterBrew HomeBrew Supply in Clearwater for the inaugural Pilot This! homebrew kit and … Continue reading →

Posted in homebrewing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Florida breweries collect medals at U.S. Open Beer Championship

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Gerard Walen

The winners in the 2015 United States Open Beer Championship have been announced, and Florida breweries did well, bringing home a dozen medals between them. Cigar City Brewing placed fifth in the Top 10 breweries, based on the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Half-gallon beer growlers are now legal in Florida

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Gerard Walen

Many Florida craft beer consumers have looked forward to this day for years – the 64 oz. growler is now legal for a brewery to fill in this state. This happened because of the efforts of the Florida Brewers Guild’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment