Florida’s Brew Scene

Blogs

• Brew Review – Solstice by Ft. Myers Brewing May 19, 2025
  It is a sad rarity that Lemon Drop hops are not as widely used as they should be. I think they are one of the best hops available, mostly because they are absolutely delicious. They’re kind of delicate, though, and you can’t really pair them with a lot of other hops or adjuncts as they […]
  floridabeerblog
• Brewery Visit – The Cove May 8, 2025
  Florida has the inenviable position of having breweries that evoke the beach with a sort of a beachy feel, but are actually close to the beach. I’m not saying like a couple of hours drive. I’m saying you can smell the salt water sitting in the tap room. So, it’s not on the beach itself, […]
  floridabeerblog
• Brew Review – The Red by Leaven Brewing May 6, 2025
  It’s funny, it’s been a very, very long time since I have had anything from The Leaven in Riverview, near Tampa. Interestingly enough, one of the beers that I had at that time was today’s beer. ‘ Since it’s been enough time, I feel like maybe it’s a good opportunity to revisit a beer that […]
  floridabeerblog
• Brew Review – Finhead Lager by Big Top Brewing and Mote Marine Laboratory May 5, 2025
  Sarasota is really known for three things: circus history, marine life, and the Amish. Since the Amish are not going to be reading this blog at all for several reasons, let’s focus on the first two. The marine life comes from the Sarasota home of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, a fantastic not-for-profit research institution, […]
  floridabeerblog
• Brew Review – Gail Force Schwarzbier by Lincoln’s Beard Brewing May 1, 2025
  Far be it for me to not do any research, but for the life of me I could not figure out who Gail is. Or was. Could be one of the two, I’m not totally sure. Oh, I know Gail just got their own beer, Gail Force (Schwarzbier, 4.8% ABV) And when released, there were […]
  floridabeerblog
• Brew Review – Neapolitan Severance by Kaleidoscope Brewing April 29, 2025
  I am excited to get Kaleidoscope Brewing on the podcast because it’s an interesting amalgamation of previous forces joining to create something new. The location is in Naples, in the facility formerly known as the home of both the early and current iterations of Riptide Brewing. The owner and brewmaster is Bill Vaughn, himself a […]
  floridabeerblog
• Brew Review – Take Me To The River by Tarpon River Brewing April 28, 2025
  I know that this song is relatively popular and has been around for many a decade. But if I ever hear the 1974 song ‘Take Me to the River,’ the only thing I am ever able to think of are the Big Mouth Billy Bass toys that were insanely popular for 10 minutes in the […]
  floridabeerblog
• Brew Review – The Rowdy Stout by Point Ybel Brewing and The Rowdy Bards April 24, 2025
  I know that as this post is going to be released, St Patrick’s Day is behind us. And for some reason that makes me sad because it feels like everybody sort of forgets the happiness of a good pint and some Irish Trad Music. There’s something oddly comforting about it for some reason. Beyond the […]
  floridabeerblog