Background Ken and Julia Rosenthal opened their Pair O’ Dice Brewing Company in October 2013.  Both of them had experience working at Anheuser-Busch, Julia in operations and Ken supervising a brewhouse. Ken had to learn to scale down when they opened as …

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Background Cigar City Brewing is one of the oldest brewers in the Tampa area opening their doors in 2007. Tampa native Joey Redner founded Cigar City Brewing after holding positions with Dunedin Brewing. He hired Wayne Wambles as his brewmaster in …

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Background In 2014 Coppertail Brewing Company opened their doors. Owner Kent Bailey once spent his days toiling as an attorney and his nights producing home craft brew. He started in his kitchen, shifted to his garage and then expanded to his …

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Update Three Palms Brewing has closed its doors Background Started by homebrewer-turned-pro Randy Reaver in May 2012, long before the Florida craft beer craze reached a fevered pitch. Experience We were excited to discover Three Palms Brewing in the Tampa …

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After a long cross country flight and a late night arrival we needed food and beer.  Brewers Tasting Room, aka BTR, is located in a strip mall, was on the way to our hotel. Plenty of people occupied tables inside, …

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Background Co-founders Ryan Dowdle and Shane Mozur opened Tampa, Florida’s Angry Chair Brewing in late 2014. They are known for their stouts and sours. Head brewer, Ben Romano started home brewing in 2006. In 2009, he started brewing professionally for …

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Background Mike Bisaha started Big Top Brewing in 2013. Their brewmaster, Josh Wilson of Parrish, had been homebrewing for 25 years and was encouraged by a distributor to go pro. Bisaha’s 6,000-square-foot facility started with a 30-barrel system with a goal …

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Background Darwin Brewing Company traces its roots back to January 2012. Brewing started on a modest brewing system within the brewpub Darwin’s on 4th in Sarasota. They brew artisan ales and lagers influenced by the flavors and spices of South …

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Background Frank and Denise Tschida opened Motorworks Brewing in 2014, becoming Bradenton’s first craft brewery. As soon as they laid their eyes on the Bradenton property, they knew they had found something Special. The facility was built in 1923 and …

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