In the recent months, we at the Florida Beer Company have been going through a rebirth of sorts. This change is part of our ever-growing mentality to become one of the leading breweries in Florida and in the Southeast. With our state-of-the-art brew house coming online here in a few short months, our fresh new image and most importantly our desire to create some of the cleanest, innovative and delicious brews, we at FBC have gone back to the drawing board. In 2013 we will be rolling out a few new core brands, limited releases, and one offs that are Florida inspired and themed.
Our first brew to debut this new direction and character of our brewery is a boldly redesigned robust porter that keeps with our brewing heritage and also ties in with Florida history and lore. It’s the return of Gaspar’s Porter.
The porter is named after the famed pirate Jose Gaspar, the last pirate of the Caribbean. Legend has it that while surrounded by the British, rather than be captured alive, Gaspar wrapped himself with the ship’s anchor and dove into the dark seas below. This brew was originally brewed by us when we were the Ybor Brewing Company. We decided the name was just to good to let fall into the annals of Florida brewing history, so we reformulated the recipe and brewed it bigger, better and stronger, just in time for the 2013 Gasparilla season!
This 6.1% medium bodied, robust porter combines flavors from 8 malts including 4 distinct specialty chocolate malts (Victory, chocolate, rye and midnight wheat). These malts, combined with nugget and cascade hops, work together to provide a unique harmonious balance of aroma and flavor. Imparting a dry roasted malt character with subtle hints of cocoa, licorice and toffee, this brew possesses a balanced hop spice and malty finish.
You can find this our newest edition to the FBC family at Publix, Total Wine, ABC and on draft at your favorite local bar! Stay tuned for Gaspar events, Porter Pairings and recipes!
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