The Official FBC TBBW Event Calender! Drink It In FL!

Craft beer lovers united! The Official Florida Beer Company Tampa Bay Beer Week Events Calender has arrived! We have painstakingly planned tantalizing events for you and your taste buds! Rejoice in the coming of this years TBBW! Drink it in fl and plan responsibly!

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• FBC TBBW ’14 OFFICIAL EVENT CALENDER:

• FBC and The Florida Dark Water Society Present: Florida Brew Battle Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 6:30pm

  Oxford Exchange Tampa, Florida

• TBBW Devil’s Triangle Sampling at Total Wine and More St. Pete Friday, February 28, 2014 at 12:00pm

  Total Wine & More (St. Petersburg, FL) Saint Petersburg, Florida

• TBBW Kickoff Tap Takeover @ The Pour House Tampa Friday, February 28, 2014 at 7:00pm

  Pour House Tampa Tampa, Florida

• FBC Pairings Pizza Party @ Pizza Fusion at Skypoint Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 12:00pm

  Pizza Fusion Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida

• Florida Brewer’s Guild Beerfest Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 2:00pm

  Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park Tampa, Florida

• FBC Sweet Stout Release at Kuba Cigars Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 8:00pm

  Kuba Cigars – Craft Beer & Cigar Bar Tampa, Florida

• FBC Brews and Boards @ The Getaway Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 12:00pm

  The Getaway Saint Petersburg, Florida

• TBBW Gaspar’s Porter Sampling at Total Wine & More in Clearwater Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 12:00pm

  Total Wine & More (Clearwater, FL) Clearwater, Florida

• FBC Beer Dinner at The Epicurean Hotel Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 6:30pm

  Epicurean Hotel Tampa, Florida

• All About Beer Magazine & Florida Beer Company Collaboration Brew and Beer 201 at Brewer’s Tasting Room Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 6:00pm

  Brewers Tasting Room Saint Petersburg, Florida

• FBC Cheese & Beer Pairings at Mazzaro’s Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 1:00pm

  Mazzaro’s Italian Market Saint Petersburg, Florida

We will be featuring two new brews, 321 White IPA and Florida Sweet Stout, throughout the week! for more information on these brands click here: http://floridabeernews.com/2014/02/19/florida-beer-company-to-release-florida-sweet-stout-during-tampa-bay-beer-week/

Follow our Instagram  (Floridabeercompany) and post your favorite FBC brews at our events during Tampa Bay Beer Week! Who knows you may even win some FBC swag! #LiveFLDrinkFL #TBBW

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FBC Autumn Ales and Florida Tales

The crisp cool air swoops in this time of year, rustles the dead leaves, sparks up amazing aromas from the kitchens and grills, and puts one in the mood for more satisfying beers and deeper flavors. All these aromas and smells and  help bring a little of the true Autumn feel down to the sunshine state. At FBC we are all for a little chill in the air and have a few different brews that will put a warm smile across your wind chilled face.

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Our classic American Amber Ale, Key West Sunset Ale is what started it all for us. Weighing in at 5% ABV, this medium bodied malty brew is a perfect way to enjoy the nice cool breeze during the fall in Florida. Subtle nutty notes, some slight citrus and a nice crisp clean finish makes for a wonderful addition to any beach bonfire or cookout. You can find our flagship brew at any Publix, Total Wine, ABC and Whole Foods. (Also in local area markets)

Pairs well with Fresh From Florida roasted chicken and root vegetables, Florida Pinkies and for an added zest add a slice of some fresh Fall Tangerines.

Another brewery Favorite is our newly redesigned Robust Porter, Gaspar’s Porter. This dark and roasted dream of a porter weighs in at 6.1%ABV and contain 8 malts, including 6 specialty chocolate malts. This porter is our “Florida Porter”, a nice light to medium bodied porter with aromas of toffee and chocolate. To only then have your palate pillaged, by deep flavors of finely roasted espresso, velvety chocolate and finish with rich dark malt character. This beer also ages well for a few months adding more plum and licorice flavors to this already complex brew.

Pairs well with braised pork and sweet potato, seared swordfish with a squash and zucchini salad with navel orange vinaigrette. Also makes an amazing beer float when mixed with French Vanilla Ice Cream and Graham cracker crumble. You can find this pirating porter at Total Wine, ABC and Publix.

Also still available at Total Wine and More is our Oktoberfest seasonal, Conchtoberfest!

We hope this helps you get your Florida fall off to a great start! Remember to follow us on Twitter @floridabeer, LIKE US on Facebook and follow us on instagram (floridabeercompany)

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FBC & BMBC Present: Return of The Freaky Firkins!

Halloween is the time of year where many adorn horrific, funny or sexy personas, and get together to party the night away. The heat is gone, the weather is cooling and many people act a little bit out of the ordinary. So many different spices, smells and tastes come around at this of time of year, which is a change from light and zesty flavors of the hot summer months. When one thinks of  the type of beers brewed for Halloween, the line “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble” from Macbeth comes to mind.

We decided what better way then to celebrate this unearthly of holidays, then to team up with our friends at Barley Mow Brewing Company, out of Largo, FL, and bring you an event full of ghoulish grog, sinfully delicious food and of course, devilish fun! The return of Freaky Firkins is upon us! This Thursday join us and BMBC in Largo, FL from 7-Midnight! We will be pouring 7 “deadly” Halloween inspired firkins and one-off beers, along with amazing eats from Maggie on the Move food truck!

Here is a list of the 7 “Deadly” Firkin’s :

Barley Mow Brewing Company Hefeweizen – aged on fresh oranges, cranberries, coconut and vanilla beans

Barley Mow Brewing Company – Chocolate Peanut Butter Maven Milk Stout!

Barley Mow Brewing Company Lord of the Gourd Pumpkin Porter – aged on oak that was soaked in Fireball Whiskey!

Big Storm Brewery Arcus IPA – An IPA with Orange Blossom and Brazilian Pepper Honey, dry hopped with 2 pounds of cascade hops!!

Cigar City Brewing Swordfight IPA – aged on white oak and Spanish Cedar

Florida Beer Company Horizon Harvest – Spiced Hard Cider

Florida Beer Company 3 Wishes –  Hard Cider Dry Hopped with Glacier Hops and aged on White Oak

TICKETS ARE $35! This donation gets you unlimited access to all firkins and rare beers available outside. You will also recieve a $5 food voucher to Maggie on the Move’s Food Truck! Tickets are available now!

Colleen and Andy Music will be performing in costume from 8 – 11!

*COSTUME CONTEST*
Be sure to dress in your best costume! We’re having a costume contest with some pretty awesome prizes this year…1st place gets a $50 gift certificate and will brew with our head brewer Jay Dingman! 2nd place will receive a FBC gift basket and 3rd place wins a growler plus beer swag!

All proceeds from the event are going to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children.

This amazing organization has helped children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment. They also pride themselves with helping physicians and researchers with up to date education and also conduct research on improving quality of life.

Fore more information about the event go to: THE RETURN OF FREAKY FIRKINS

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FBC Oddities: Recap of Dark Arts Creep St. Pete Local

Often looked upon as a sinister or a fringe aspect of human culture, the Dark Arts celebrate the occult, the obscure and the forbidden. This past weekend we celebrated the dark corners of the human mind in a very extraordinary way while supporting an amazing local organization.

The Dark Arts: Creep St Pete Local event, a charity fundraiser for the Keep Saint Pete Local Non-Profit organization, celebrated local artists, culture and businesses. With over 1000 people in attendance at Station Numberthree, Dark Arts brought together a group of people who all support the local cause and the amazing oddities of life.  Supporting local business has become a strong point of unity across America in small cities and towns.

In fact Every dollar spent with locally owned, independent businesses generates over three times the local impact as compared to spending with national chains. This fact alone should be everyone’s call to action in supporting local, independently owned businesses throughout the country.

Being an Independent  Florida based business we jumped at the chance to be apart of such a unique and “local centric” event. The event organizers Casey Paquet, Olga Bof and Joanna Coblentz created an experience that we just can’t really put into words. Thank goodness the event was well covered with photographers capturing the amazing artwork, costumes and the great people throughout the night.

Here is are some of the photo’s and a link to Photographer’s Tim Simmons photos from the event: http://www.timsimmonsphotography.com/#!/index/G0000qGdEGGlK28E/1

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For more information about the artists or if you would like to purchase any of the art from the exhibit contact info@bluelucy.net #creep

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FBC Imbibes at the Epicurean Hotel Preview

Last night in south Tampa, FBC got to witness culinary arts transcend from the mundane into a meaningful experience for your senses. The new Epicurean luxury Hotel boasts 137 rooms, a beautiful roof top bar, house grown vegetables, 32 person kitchen/class room dubbed  the “Epicurean Theater”, and of course the best brunch in Florida. Elevage, the newest restaurant to the Bern’s group, will offer decadent meals during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bringing back the slow food mentality at a decent price.

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This entire hotel is a hedonistic retreat for your taste buds. Brain child of Bern’s Steakhouse owners and Marriot luxury hotels, this resort is a foodies retreat. Not only will there be amazing libations from the Bern’s wine cellar, small crafted cocktails and of course locally sourced beer, but the entire atmosphere will be modern approachable with a side of yesteryear decadence.

Two of our core brands were featured last night, lightly paired to an onslaught of delicious tapas and amazing desserts. Florida Lager a staple at Bern’s Steakhouse and Sidebern’s will be making its way to the new hotel, this is just the tip of the ice burg on how the Epicurean Hotel will embrace their Florida heritage, by using locally made products and goods. Not only was FBC on hand, but our friends at Cigar City Brewing in Tampa also had their Humidor IPA flowing  last night for the masses to enjoy.

The Epicurean Hotel will be completed  in December of 2013. For those ambitious few, one can make reservations online starting today! http://epicureanhotel.com/

For a more in depth look on the Epicurean Hotel go to TBT Writer Jeff Houck’s article on Bern’s Epicurean Hotel: http://tbo.com/dining/bernx2019s-epicurean-hotel-goes-eclectic-with-food-20130812/

 

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FBC Preps for TBBW’s Halfway There : A Rare Beer Festival

Being the oldest production craft brewery in Florida has its advantages. We started brewing in 1997 making delicious ales, lagers and ciders for the masses and have continued our tradition of excellence throughout the years. We have helped the FL craft industry grow by breaking down the walls early on to get craft beer into major grocery chains, restaurants and into you favorite theme parks!

Now many years later FBC is adapting and changing with the times, we are experimenting more and more, and always coming up with new styles and brews for our amazing patrons! As we finish our state of the art brewery in Cape Canaveral, we are filled with newly found vigor, and can’t wait to showcase what we have been working on for the past few months to our loyal FBC fans!

Since our tasting room is still under construction we thought what better way to present some of our new and exciting brews and one offs, then at the Tampa Bay Beer Week’s Half Way There : Rare Beer Festival ! This premiere festival will feature rare beer made by an amazing list of breweries from around the world. On Sept 7th at the historic Cuban Club in Ybor City, FL beer lovers will amass to taste a plethora of some of the most rare beers on the planet, ever collected in once space! For this reason we plan on wooing your tasting buds with some truly Florida inspired brews!

Tickets are $50 for GA 6PM entry and $75 for VIP 5PM entry. (VIP entry will be prior to 5 for pre-loading, kegs will start to pour at 5pm. All tickets include a commemorative tasting glass.) the event lasts til 9PM

for online tickets click here – https://tampabaybeerweek.eventbrite.com/

Here is the most up to date list of participating breweries from Tampa Bay Beer Week’s Facebook :

Participating Breweries (more TBA)

Cigar City Brewing
Cigar City Brewpub
7venth Sun Brewery
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Florida Beer Company
Coppertail Brewing Company
Rapp brewing Company
Southern Brewing & Winemaking
Cold Storage Craft Brewery
Barley Mow Brewing Company
Dunedin Brewery
Big Storm Brewing Co.
Angry Chair Brewing Company
Tampa Bay Brew Bus
Green Bench Brewing
Three Palms Brewing Co.
Lagerhaus Brewery
Gravity Brewlab (Miami, FL)
Funky Buddha (Boca Raton, FL)
Green Flash (San Diego, CA)
Lost Coast (Humboldt County, CA)
Vanberg & DeWulf
Smuttynose Brewery (Portsmouth, NH)
C2 Imports
Anderson Valley (Booneville, CA)
Engine 15 (Jacksonville, FL)
Weyerbacher Brewing Company (Easton, PA)

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Participating Home Brew Clubs

Special Hoperations
Brandon Bootleggers
PUB Guild
Central Florida Home Brewers
Suncoast Barley Mashers
Dunedin Brewers Guild

So many brews so little time! Make sure not to miss out on an amazing beer event right here in the sunshine state! We will be announcing what beers we are making and treating in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!  For more information click on the ticket and event links above!

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FBC Celebrates Its Roots: 4th Annual Key West Brewfest is Coming!

One of the most exciting events in the craft beer world, has to be the Key West Brewfest! This event has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years. From just being a Brewfest on the beach, to now hosting events all week-long. Some of the events include beer dinners, beer bunches, seminars,  beer releases and brand parties. Eventually they should just change the name to  Key West Beer Week 🙂

With our FBC heritage deeply rooted in Key West we always pull out the stops for this very “Uniquely Floridian” event, and this year is no exception!

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Here is a list of our scheduled events throughout the week:

Thursday Aug. 29th – 6:30pm: Florida Beer Company Brewery Dinner at Sun Sun at the Casa Marina.  $55 per person includes tax and gratuity. Call 305.293.6202 for reservations. CLICK HERE for the FBC beer dinner menu.

Friday Aug. 30th – 1pm – 4pm: Florida Beer Company’s Pool Party at the Southernmost Hotel in the USA Located at 1319 Duval Street – with special guest DJ, Games, prizes, and beer release!

Friday Aug. 30th- 8pm: Willy T’s Florida Beer Company Brewery Night, LIVE music, giveaways and delicious FBC brews!

Saturday Aug. 31st – VIP 3pm-4pm GA 4pm-8PM:  Key West BrewFest Signature Tasting Festival on South Beach (VIP $75 per person, tickets must be purchased in advance, limited number of tickets sold) GA $35 in advance, $40 at the door Located at 1405 Duval Street  –

We will be releasing our Seasonal Conchtoberfest at 6pm and tapping a one of a kind FBC Firkin at 6:30pm! Stay tuned for more details to come!

Saturday Aug. 31st – 9pm: FBC Brewfest After party at Sloppy Joe’s

For more information on the Brewfest and other events throughout the week/weekend go to http://www.keywestbrewfest.com/event-information

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How Do You FBC?

With the 2013 Beer Bloggers Conference ( #BBC13 ) approaching we at FBC, wanted to get to know you a little better, our amazing and loyal patrons, and for you to show us how you FBC! Whether it’s cooking with Sunset Ale or Aping Responsibly we want to see how you Live Florida, Drink Florida daily!

So “Share The Drink” with us and spread your FBC pride by posting and sharing videos, photos and tweeting your endless love and everlasting friendship! Who knows, we might even send our favorite posts a Florida Beer Company prize pack!

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FBC Brings Home Gold!

Last week during the 4th of July holiday the results came in for the winners of the 2013 U.S. Beer Open Championship. The Florida Beer Company walked away with a few medals in time to celebrate for the 4th! Here is some information on the U.S. Beer Open Championships :

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“Breweries from around the world sent in more than 2500 beers representing 68 different categories for the 2013 U.S. Open Beer Championship, the only brewery competition to include professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers. Judges from England, Canada and the United States announced the winners this week, noting that “The Dairy State” could earn a new moniker, “The Beer State,” based on how well Wisconsin beers fared in the national event. The oldest brewery in the United States and the oldest brewery in the world also medaled.” – U.S. Beer Open Championship 

FBC Earned:

• Gold – American Premium Lager – Florida Lager
• Silver – Bohemian Pilsner – Hurricane Reef Caribbean Pilsner

 

   The news comes at a great time for our company, with the new facility nearly completed,  It’s a great feeling to win two medals and bring some love back to Florida! This is not our first win at this competition we have won at the U.S. Beer Open Championship in the past – for previous medals go to http: //www.usopenbeer.com/

 

 

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FBC Gets Raw & Unfiltered

Recently at Florida Beer Company we have been working on new and exciting ales and lagers for our fellow Floridians to enjoy! From the amazing and innovative Swamp Ape DIPA to the recent release of Gaspar’s Porter, our robust style porter, we are starting to delve into more unique styles and have gotten our creative juices brewing!

Recently we introduced  Devil’s Triangle IPA, at the Epcot Food and Wine festival. Being the most popular brew at the festival,  we decided to launch it in select markets at the beginning of 2013!  Our creative staff of brewers came up the idea of releasing a very special version of this deliciously hopped, citrus fronted IPA on small-scale. So we decided, what better place to release it, then the grand opening of the new Total Wine in Viera!

This release is very limited and was only made for the Grand Opening on March 21st, 2012 of the new Total Wine, in our own backyard of Viera!  We are excited to be the local brewery showcased and hope this will continue our  “brewtiful” friendship.

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Now about the brew..

Devil’s Triangle Unfiltered will be a limited 22 ounce and draft release. This unfiltered brew has been generously hopped with cascade, centennial, columbus and warrior hops, backed by 3 specialty malts.This gives our IPA a bigger and fresher citrus hop aroma and flavor throughout.

To celebrate our release of  22 oz. Devil’s Triangle Unfiltered IPA,  limited draft will be available at :

World of Beer Viera –  March 21st

The Mansion in Melbourne –  March 26th

Broken Barrel Tavern Palm Bay- TBA

Don’t worry Florida, we will also release limited draft throughout the state, so stay posted to our Facebook, blog and twitter for more updates!

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