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Craft beer can frenzy keeps growing in Florida

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Gerard Walen

In 2012, Intuition Ale Works in Jacksonville became the first Florida craft brewery to put its product into cans. Tampa Bay Brewing Company, which had been in a friendly race with Intuition to be the first, placed second just a … Continue reading →

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Upward and onward: Florida brewery numbers continue to grow

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Gerard Walen

The Brewers Association announced during the recent Craft Brewers Conference in Portland, Oregon, that Florida came in fifth in the number of new breweries opened in a state during 2014, with 42 (Washington state led the pack with 83). According … Continue reading →

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Enjoy some great craft beer, win prizes, help some good folks

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Gerard Walen

Craft breweries make good partners for charitable groups. For the most part, the craft beer community is a smart and generous bunch, and any time good brews are in the mix, a fundraiser becomes a party. Nearly every beer festival … Continue reading →

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Sarasota’s JDub’s will distribute some beers in Indiana

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Gerard Walen

Florida craft beer’s plan for national domination continues with the announcement that Sarasota’s JDub’s Brewing Company will start distributing some of its portfolio in Indiana. The move was announced by the Indianapolis arm of Cavalier Distributing. The distributor, one of … Continue reading →

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