Event Announcements, Part 2

A Cigar City beer dinner at El Jefe Luchador is just one
of the events added to South Florida Beer Week.

Happy New Year, everyone! 2013 is upon us and that means South Florida Beer Week is just a few short weeks away. Today we're announcing a few more events - as always, keep your eyes on this page for ticketing information and further updates. Until then, here's what's happening in South Florida:

January 21
Cigar City Brewing Night at the Blind Monk in West Palm Beach. Check out the limited and one-off bottles of Cigar City available at the Blind Monk from 6pm on.  

Going Native - An Interview with The Native Brewing Co.'s Adam Fine

The craft beer scene in Florida has grown dramatically over the past decade and a half. Craft beer sales are up and the number of bars and restaurants serving it is through the roof. The state is also home to over 30 breweries, with more on the way in just the next few months. 

But look back ten years ago, and the landscape was completely different. Craft beers were hard to find and restaurants, bars, and retailers weren't sold on the stuff. A few breweries were turning out some great beer, but distributors hadn't yet figured out how to sell their product (nor did they care to).

That was the climate in Florida when Adam Fine decided to found The Native Brewing Company.

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round - SOLD OUT

We are pleased to announce that Kicking off South Florida Beer Week, The South Florida Beer Bus, will be taking craft beer lovers safely from Brewery to Brewery. The bus will start-off meeting at Funky Buddha Lounge and brewery where everyone will join up, hop on and hit the road at 1pm. 


Here's the schedule:


            

1. 1st Stop 2:00/2:15pm: Tequesta Brewing Company (287 S. US Highway 1, Tequesta, Florida) 

2. 2nd Stop 3:30pm: Due South Brewing (2900 High Ridge Rd. #3, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426)

3. 3rd Stop 5:00pm: Brewzzi (2222 Glades Road  Boca Raton, FL 33431)

4. 6:00pm - Drop back off at Funky Buddha Lounge (2621 North Federal Highway Boca Raton, FL 33431).... Giving us about an hour at each location and finishing off with an evening at the Funky Buddha lounge.




Each location will be serving up some special deals (and maybe some special tappings) for the bus riders brave enough to join us (More details TBA). There will also be some special guests on the Beer Bus to (you've guessed it) talk beer.


If folks would like to come out and meet the bus at a single stop, all locations are also open to the public. For more information and to book your spot visit: http://soflabeerbus.eventbrite.com

TICKETS WILL GO ON-SALE THIS FRIDAY 12/21 at 8:00am (As long as the world doesn't come to an end). We are limited to only 48 seats, so we recommend you book early...first come, first serve

Announcement: Green Room Brewing Back in for Round 2

We are pleased to announce that Green Room Brewing Company, out of Jax Beach, will be returning for South Florida Beer Week's second year. Last year we enjoyed their Helles Yeah, Head High IPA and Undertow Barleywine. We are excited that they have decided again, to send some goodies down for a week... maybe some of the same, maybe some new brews. We shall see. In the meantime, check out this interview with Founder and Brewer, Eric Luman, to learn a little bit about who they are and get ready!

Check back soon for some new announcements, details and tap listings.

Event Announcements, Part 1

Can you feel that little tinge of excitement brewing? The Second Annual South Florida Beer Week is just under 6 weeks away, and we've already got a great line up of events headed your way.

We plan to announce more events as all the I's are dotted and T's are crossed... so stay tuned. For now, check out this list below of what's on the docket:

January 19
"Pigs & Pitchers" Beer Week Kick Off Party at Front Porch Cafe. This nifty little spot inside the Z Hotel was recently voted "Best Value on South Beach" by the Miami New Times. For SFBW, executive chef Todd Webster is firing up La Caja China for a Cuban-style pig roast! $30 gets you all the pig you can stuff your snout with, plus a pitcher of local brew on tap.

South Florida Beer Week 2013

That's right - we're back!

The Second Annual South Florida Beer Week is coming this January 19 through 26, bringing with it a plethora of local beer events from Jupiter to Miami!

This week of festivities will kick off on the third Saturday in January and will culminate at the Jupiter Craft Brewer's Festival on Saturday, January 26.

The inaugural SFBW was a huge hit, but this year we plan to hold an even more exciting lineup of beer-centric tap takeovers, dinners, tastings, classes, pub crawls, and even brewery tours. Each of these events will be themed around one thing: promoting great local beer from the State of Florida.

We're going to be releasing more information soon on the upcoming beer week schedule. Keep your browsers and phones bookmarked to the blog for up to date info on that, plus exclusive interviews with Florida brewers and industry personalities.

We hope to see you out during SBFW 2013!

Official Tap List!

Oh Yeah! It's here. We hope you are geared up for a week of awesome beer in SoFla. Check out what we have in store... our official tap lineup

UPDATE: NOTE THIS IS THE 2012 LINE UP, 2013 COMING SOON.

January 23 at Lou's Beer Garden
Tequesta Der Chancellor
Cigar City Vanilla Maduro
Cigar City Ligero
Cocoa Beach Pale Ale
Native Lager
Tequesta Terminally Ale
Cigar City Hotter Than Helles
Swamp Head's Midnight Oil
Green Room Head High IPA
Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale
Green Room Under Toe Barleywine
Holy Mackerel Mack in Black

January 24 at World of Beer
Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale
Holy Mackerel Mack in Black
Holy Mackerel Panic Attack
Holy Mackerel Holy Wit
Native The Eleven Brown
Native Lager
Native Glades Pale Ale
Cigar City Ligero
Cigar City El Lector
Cigar City Jose Marti
Monk in the Trunk
Swamp Ape IPA
Florida Lager
...and of course featuring a handful of local bottles!

January 24 at The Funky Buddha
Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter
Funky Buddha Bonita Applebum (apple pie)
Funky Buddha No Crusts (PB&J)
Funky Buddha Pina Colada Wheat
Funky Buddha Ordinary Madness (Barleywine)
Funky Buddha Last Snow (coffee porter with white chocolate and coconut)
Funky Buddha Ginger IPA
Funky Buddha Key Lime Berliner
Green Room Under Toe Barleywine
Swamp Head Smoke Signal Chipotle Porter
Cigar City Oatmeal Raison Cookie
Cigar City Humidor Tocobaga
Monk IPA
Holy Mackerel Holy Wit
Native Glades Pale Ale
Cocoa Beach Pale Ale
Saint Somewhere Pays Du Soleil
Tequesta Australian Amber Ale

January 25 at Cervezas South Miami
Cigar City Jose Marti
Cigar City Maduro
Green Room Head High IPA
Tequesta Australian Amber
Cigar Humidor IPA (bottles)

January 25 at Tap 42
Cigar City Hotter Than Helles
Cigar City Maduro Brown
Monk in the Trunk
Cigar City Florida Cracker
Native The Eleven Brown Ale
Tequesta Der Chancellor
Tequesta Gnarley Barley Pale Ale
Cigar City Table Saison
Green Room Helles Yeah
Green Room Head High IPA
Native Glades Pale Ale
Cigar City Mineret
Monk IPA
Cocoa Beach Pale Ale
Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale
Holy Mackerel Panic Attack

January 26 at Titanic Brewery
Captain Smith's Rye Ale
Brittanic Best Bitter
Boiler Room Brown Ale
White Star India Pale Ale
Shipbuilders Oatmeal Stout
Big Ol' Belgian Blonde
Double IPA
Native Thunderhead Red Ale
Cigar City Florida Cracker

January 26 at Laser Wolf
Cigar City Jose Marti
Cigar City Humidor Tocobaga
Cigar City Maduro Brown
Cocoa Beach Pale Ale
Swamphead Cottonmouth
Native Glades Pale Ale
Tequesta California Common
Green Room Helles Yeah
Green Room Head High IPA
Holy Mackerel Special Golden

The Filling Station
Featuring a handful of different local beers throughout the week:
Native Lager
Tequesta Der Chancellor
Cocoa Beach Pale Ale
Cigar City Maduro Brown
Green Room Head High IPA
Green Room Helles Yeah
Native Glades Pale Ale
And in bottles:
Cocoa Beach Oatmeal Stout
Cigar City Jai Alai IPA
Monk in the Trunk
Holy Mackerel Panic Attack
Saint Somewhere Pays Du Soleil

Not to mention the beers that will be poured at Field of Beers on Friday and Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival on Saturday. Hope to see some folks out this week supporting local beers!

*Some offered beers may vary slightly from this list at these events but fret not, they're all good!

More Florida Brewers: Green Room Brewing On-Board

We are happy to announce that we have another great Florida Brewer on-board, showing their support for South Florida Beer Week. We are excited to be featuring Green Room Brewing out of Jacksonville, FL during next week's festivities.

We know you may not have had a chance to explore what this Florida Brewer has to offer so we took a moment to Talk with Eric Luman, Founder and Brewmaster to give a quick synopsis of what's in store.

SFBW: What do you want South Florida to know about your brewery?


Eric Luman: We are located in Jax Beach, 2 blocks off the beach. We're a small family owned operation. We have really gone for that laid back beach vibe with our beers and our tap room mimics this, without being tacky. This will be the first time our beers will be available outside of the Jacksonville area (aside from beer festivals).

Anything you want to let people know about the beers that will be offered during that week?


Our Head High IPA is our flagship, our most prominent seller in our tap room and will be seen most around Jacksonville. It has a bunch of those citrusy, orange and grapefruit flavors and aromas that reference the citrus in Florida.

Helles Yeah is an approachable American take on the Munich Helles Lager. It's brewed with American grown German hops, American grown pilsner malt and a German lager yeast.

Under Toe Barleywine is a Florida version of an American barleywine. It's brewed with 30% orange blossom honey, locally sourced. It's light and more citrusy than a normal barleywine but still with a 9% [ABV] kick.

Why do you think drinking local is important?


It's been a big movement in food so why not with beer? By supporting local you are bettering the environment  and cutting costs with less fuel and you have fresh product. Of course, it also helps to create jobs and supports the local economy.

To learn more about Green Room visit their website and/or facebook. We can't wait to get some of these Jax Beach Beers down for everybody to try. Make sure to stop in at the Jupiter Craft Brewers Fest to meet Eric and talk to him about this up and coming Florida Brewery. 

Announcement: Swamp Head Brewery to Join South Florida Beer Week

Well, the week is creeping up and we are drinking a lot of water, meditating, and getting our minds and bodies ready for some great beers which will be flowing throughout South Florida. As we are sure you've noticed, we keep referencing these "special beers" brought to you by Florida Brewers... well we are happy to announce that Swamp Head Brewery out of Gainesville, Florida has allowed us to feature a few of their beers at some South Florida Beer Week events. This is the first time that Swamp Head beers will be available in South Florida publicly, and we're damn proud that the brewery will be making this debut during Beer Week (and for now, this week only).

The following events will have Swamp Head beers on tap:

A Talk About The Week With United We Drink

We were fortunate enough to sit down (or should we say call in) with our friends at United We Drink and talk about South Florida Beer Week. From how it started to what events are going on...they cover a whole mess of different topics. Take a listen and enjoy!

United We Drink - Episode 37

We've also got some big announcements about to be made... so stay tuned.

Brew Insight: Q&A With Justin Clark of Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City's Justin Clark.

Happy New Year, everyone! South Florida Beer Week is fast approaching, and we've got some exciting beers that will be on tap from local brewers. Stay tuned for more on that, as we'll be announcing some tap lists at the end of this week. Needless to say, we're super excited to be featuring a slew of local beer during Beer Week, including a few breweries that have yet to be tapped in the South Florida market.

But of course, you can't talk local beer without mentioning Cigar City Brewing out of Tampa, FL. Perhaps the most buzzed about craft brewery in Florida, Cigar City has made a name for itself nationally thanks to innovative new beers aimed squarely at the beer geek in all of us. That's to say nothing for it's flagship beers -- Maduro and Jai Alai chief among them -- that are quickly becoming go-to favorites for folks across the state. Add to that a slew of recent announcement from the brewery, and Cigar City is quickly becoming one of the most talked about breweries in the southeastern United States.

In preparation for Cigar City's big splash during Beer Week, we spoke to Vice President Justin Clark, who told us a little bit about the brewery's upcoming plans.