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Beer Festival Fever, Florida style

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Gerard Walen

Along with heavy traffic, too many obnoxious visitors and packed restaurants, tourist season in the Sunshine State brings some measures of happiness to those of us who live here – besides the weather. Beer festival season is upon us, and … Continue reading →

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‘Best of’ lists by RateBeer include Florida craft beers, breweries and brewpubs

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Gerard Walen

RateBeer.com has released its annual “Best” lists, and Florida craft beer makes a respectable showing. I picked through the lists and pulled out the honors for the Sunshine State. Keep in mind that most of the lists include international beers … Continue reading →

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List of best craft beer bars includes three Florida bars – one of them closed (updated)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Gerard Walen

Scroll down for update Draft Magazine has just released its list of “America’s 100 Best Beer Bars: 2012.” As usual with subjective lists such as this, plenty of room for debate exists, but the good news is that there are … Continue reading →

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Florida Craft Beer Fills the Calendar This Week

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Gerard Walen

There are plenty of special events happening across Florida during the next seven days to keep any Florida craft beer geek happy. These are all listed in our Statewide Events Calendar, to which you can add your own events by … Continue reading →

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