Keel & Curley Winery, where Two Henrys is located there’s a blueberry farm on site, and Keel & Curley owns another blueberry farm and a peach farm just down the road. And he’s working with several other local breweries and …

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Background Three friends – Michael, Shawn and Jon opened Bugnutty Brewing Company in 2013. All three are involved in the brewing. Michael works at nearby NASA; Shawn is retired from the Air Force, where he worked on jets and rockets; …

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Background Clay Yarn and Mike Bishop opened Big Storm Brewing Co. in 2012. The two met while students at the University of South Florida. After college, Bishop worked as a financial adviser and Yarn in commercial insurance sales. Both lost their …

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Barley Mow Brewing – Unfortunately this Largo Brewery has closed. We visited the Barley Mow Brewing tavern in Largo. It has a dark, cozy tavern feel inside and a patio area where one can find occasional live music. They were …

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Background – Mastry’s Brewing Co. Matthew Dahm, an entrepreneur, engineer and a Florida native had the idea of a brew pub in 2014. He eventually paired up with Micheil Mcelvey, to open the first craft brewery and tasting room on St. Pete …

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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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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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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 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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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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