Florida Breweries
The craft brew revolution has spread south. This all-new guidebook profiles the Sunshine State's 66 breweries and brewpubs.
  • Entries include each brewery's story, styles of beer brewed, tours, food served, and special features
  • Author's "Pick" on the best beer to try at each site
  • Special features on beer chains, beer in theme parks, container sizes, and beerfests and beerwebs

    "Gerard is the authority on Florida breweries. Immersed in the craft beer culture, he's traveled far and wide to put together a definitive text chronicling the craft movement in the Sunshine State. Grab the book, drop the top, and hit the road to great beer in Florida!"
    —Mike Halker, founder of Due South Brewing Co. and president of Florida Brewers Guild
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    Florida Breweries
    The craft brew revolution has spread south. This all-new guidebook profiles the Sunshine State's 66 breweries and brewpubs.
  • Entries include each brewery's story, styles of beer brewed, tours, food served, and special features
  • Author's "Pick" on the best beer to try at each site
  • Special features on beer chains, beer in theme parks, container sizes, and beerfests and beerwebs

    "Gerard is the authority on Florida breweries. Immersed in the craft beer culture, he's traveled far and wide to put together a definitive text chronicling the craft movement in the Sunshine State. Grab the book, drop the top, and hit the road to great beer in Florida!"
    —Mike Halker, founder of Due South Brewing Co. and president of Florida Brewers Guild
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    Florida Breweries

    Florida Breweries

    by Gerard Walen
    Florida Breweries

    Florida Breweries

    by Gerard Walen

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    Overview

    The craft brew revolution has spread south. This all-new guidebook profiles the Sunshine State's 66 breweries and brewpubs.
  • Entries include each brewery's story, styles of beer brewed, tours, food served, and special features
  • Author's "Pick" on the best beer to try at each site
  • Special features on beer chains, beer in theme parks, container sizes, and beerfests and beerwebs

    "Gerard is the authority on Florida breweries. Immersed in the craft beer culture, he's traveled far and wide to put together a definitive text chronicling the craft movement in the Sunshine State. Grab the book, drop the top, and hit the road to great beer in Florida!"
    —Mike Halker, founder of Due South Brewing Co. and president of Florida Brewers Guild

  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9780811712149
    Publisher: Stackpole Books
    Publication date: 04/01/2014
    Series: Breweries Series
    Pages: 208
    Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

    About the Author

    Gerard Walen is a Tampa native who currently lives in Crystal River, Florida, where he homebrews and edits the online travel magazine Road Trips for Beer and the website BeerInFlorida.com. He formerly wrote and edited for the Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and is now a contributing writer for Beer Advocate and All About Beer.

    Table of Contents

    Foreword vii

    Acknowledgments ix

    Introduction 1

    The Big Boys 9

    Anheuser-Busch InBev 11

    D. G. Yuengling & Son 14

    A Word About… Container Laws 16

    North Florida 18

    Aardwolf Pub and Brewery 23

    A1A Ale Works 26

    Bold City Brewery 28

    Engine 15 Brewing Co. 30

    Green Room Brewing 33

    Intuition Ale Works 35

    McGuire's Irish Pub, Destin 38

    McGuire's Irish Pub, Pensacola 40

    Mile Marker Brewing 42

    Momo's Pizza Market Street Brew Pub 44

    Pensacola Bay Brewery 46

    Pinglehead Brewing Company 48

    Proof Brewing Company 50

    Props Brewery & Grill 52

    Ragtime Tavern & Seafood Grill 54

    River City Brewing Company 56

    Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery 58

    A Word About… Beer Chains 60

    Central Florida 62

    Alligator Brewing Co. 65

    Big River Grille & Brewing Works 67

    Cask & Larder Southern Brewery & Kitchen 69

    Charlie & Jake's Brewery Grille 71

    Cocoa Beach Brewing Company 73

    Copp Winery & Brewery 75

    Florida Beer Company 77

    The Hourglass Brewery 79

    Lagniappe Brewing Company 81

    Mount Dora Brewing and the Rocking Rabbit Brewery 83

    Orlando Brewing 86

    Sailfish Brewing Company 89

    Swamp Head Brewery 91

    A Word About… Beer in Theme Parks 93

    Tampa Bay Area 96

    Barley Mow Brewing Co. 99

    Big Storm Brewing Co. 101

    Cigar City Brewing 103

    Cigar City Brewpub 107

    Cigar City Brewpub, Tampa Airport 109

    Cycle Brewing at Peg's Cantina 111

    Dunedin Brewery 113

    Florida Avenue Brewing Company 116

    Lagerhaus Brewery & Grill 118

    R Bar 120

    Rapp Brewing Company 122

    Saint Somewhere Brewing Company 124

    Sea Dog Brewing Co. 127

    7venth Sun Brewery 129

    Southern Brewing & Winemaking 131

    Tampa Bay Brewing Company 133

    Three Palms Brewing 136

    A Word About… Other Beer Producers 138

    South Florida 141

    Big Bear Brewing Company 144

    Brewzzi Boca Raton 146

    Brewzzi CityPlace 148

    Darwin Brewing Company 150

    Due South Brewing Co. 152

    Fort Myers Brewing Co. 154

    Funky Buddha Brewery 156

    The funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery 158

    Kelly's Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery 160

    The Mack House 162

    Miami Brewing Co. 164

    Naples Beach Brewery 166

    Organic Brewery 168

    Sarasota Brewing Company 170

    Tampa Bay Brewing Company Coral Springs Tap House 172

    Tequesta Brewing Co. 174

    Titanic Brewing Company 176

    A Word About… Beerfests, Beer Weeks, and Beerwebs 178

    Breweries to Come 183

    Glossary 186

    Index 193

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