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USBTC Grand Champions include two Florida breweries

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Gerard Walen

The United States Beer Tasting Championship has announced its Summer 2015 Grand Champions, and two Florida Breweries are on the list. In the Amber-Red Ale category, Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton won for its Rollcage Red Ale. Cigar City Brewing was … Continue reading →

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Conley leaves Hourglass Brewery; new brewers named

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Gerard Walen

Sky Conley, founding brewer at The Hourglass Brewery in Longwood, is leaving his position and being replaced by a pair of brewers promoted from assistants, according to a news release from the brewery. Conley co-founded the brewery in 2012 in … Continue reading →

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Florida brewery count breaks the 150 mark

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Gerard Walen

Florida craft breweries continue to open at a dizzying pace, according to the latest update of this site’s Florida Brewery Map and List. The previous update on April 30 revealed 139 operating breweries in the state, with 28 on their … Continue reading →

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Bad A** Beer Fest celebrates a Florida brewery pioneer, and Florida breweries

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Gerard Walen

Friday’s full moon will rise over a festival celebrating a craft beer community far removed from that of July 31, 1995, when Tampa Bay Brewing Company first established itself as a business. The nation’s beer lovers found themselves in a … Continue reading →

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