Background – Oyster House Brewing Head brewer and owner of Oyster House Brewing, Billy Klingel began brewing his Moonstone Oyster Stout in 2009 when he worked for The Lobster Trap restaurant. After he perfected that beer he decided it was time…
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Oyster City Brewing Company, Apalachicola, FL
Background – Oyster City Brewing Company There’s not a whole lot in Apalachicola. When visitors to this small coastal town asked for a local beer, the best they could do was from a brewery a couple of hours away. The owners…
Tagged with: Apalachicola, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Florida, Oyster City Brewing Company, travel
French Broad Brewery, Asheville, NC
Background French Broad Brewery is undergoing ownership change after a Chapel Hill-based couple agreed to purchase French Broad Brewing Co. Sarah and Paul Casey of Chapel Hill were named the new owners of the brewery after finalizing the purchase in…
Tagged with: Asheville, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, French Broad Brewery, North Carolina, Paul Casey, Sarah Casey, travel
Burial Beer Company, Asheville, NC
,Background Jess Reiser, her husband Doug Reiser, and their good friend and brewing partner, Tim Gormley opened Burial Beer Company in 2013. It was a decidedly small-scale operation that’s often referred to as a nano-brewery. As a result of excellent…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Burial Beer Company, Craft Beer, craft brew, Doug Reiser, Jess Reiser, Tim Gormley, travel
Brewers Tasting Room, St. Petersburg, FL
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,…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Brewers Tasting Room, Craft Beer, craft brew, Florida, St. Petersburg, travel
Catawba Brewing Company, Asheville, NC
Background – Catawba Brewing Company Catawba Brewing Company, opened in 1999, but its roots are found in a home-brew kit given as a Christmas gift to Billy Pyatt in 1994. He and his brother Scott fell in love with the hobby…
Tagged with: Asheville, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Billy Pyatt, Brew Pub, Catawba Brewing Company, Craft Beer, craft brew, North Carolina, travel
Swamp Head Brewery, Gainesville, FL
Background Luke Kemper started Swamp Head Brewery in 2008. It was the first microbrewery in Gainesville. Luke was able to get together a little money and hired Craig Birkmaier as a brewer. They found a little warehouse space in Gainesville…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Craig Birkmaier, Florida, Gainesville, Luke Kemper, swamp head brewery, travel
Wedge Brewing, Asheville, NC
Background – Wedge Brewing Founded in 2008, Wedge Brewing anchors the dock level of a 100 year old building with a 10BBL brewery/tasting room and an expansive outdoor seating area. Located in the heart of Asheville’s River Arts District, Wedge Studios…
Tagged with: Asheville, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, John Payne, North Carolina, travel, Wedge Brewing Company
Proof Brewing, Tallahassee, FL
Background Proof Brewing was founded by Byron & Angela Burroughs in 2012. Byron & Angela Burroughs originally moved to Tallahassee in 2005 to develop a piece of property with partners on Gaines St. as a restaurant / bar mixed use space.…
Tagged with: Angela Burroughs, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Byron Burroughs, Craft Beer, craft brew, IPA, Proof Brewing Company, Tallahassee, travel
Grasslands Brewing Company, Tallahassee, FL
Update We are saddened to hear Grasslands Brewing closed its doors in July 2019. Background Gabe and Saralyn Grass opened Grasslands Brewing Company in 2015. Before having a brick-and-mortar brewery, there were many years of brewing, fundraising, testing, and planning.…
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