Background – J Dubs Brewing
J Dubs Brewing beginnings : in 2003, a Soldier stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, along with one of his buddies and armed with Charlie Papazian’s “The Joy of Home Brewing”, brewed his first (horrible) batch of home brew. Jeremy “JDub” Joerger fell in love with brewing immediately. Over the next 10 years, Jeremy traveled the world and entered the civilian ranks of government, where he eventually landed in Washington D.C. All this time Jeremy dreamed of getting out of what he believed was a mundane career and into a lifestyle true to Jeremy’s own values and soul, working in the craft beer industry.
In 2011, Raul “Papo”, Jeremy’s father-in-law, suggested Jeremy ought to look into starting a brewery in Sarasota. Jeremy followed his father-in-law’s advice and quickly realized that if he were to ever take that leap, Sarasota was the place to do it and now was the time. J. Dubs Brewing was founded in February 2014.
After nearly “maxing” the production at the J. Dubs Brewing facility in Sarasota in 2015, they began brewing at “The Brew Hub” in Lakeland, FL.
The brewery’s name J Dubs Brewing is from the Owner and Founder, Jeremy Joerger. He was given the nickname while playing rugby and it never left him.
Experience
When we visited J Dubs Brewing it was a fairly new brewpub in Sarasota. Plenty of room inside and a large outdoor area with games. No food, but sampled great food from food truck. Everything we sampled we liked. Especially Uptop IPA, their double IPA, and the Ein Berliner. Beverly & Taylor were excellent hosts. Didn’t find a hotel close enough to walk. Don’t miss this one.
When in Sarasota check out Big Top Brewing.
