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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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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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 …

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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 …

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,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 …

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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 – 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 …

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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 …

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