Background The Outer Banks Brewing began as a concept in 1992 while the founders, Eric Reece and Aubrey Davis were Peace Corps volunteers alongside Tina Mackenzie in Thailand. Aubrey had grown up spending summers at his grandparents’ place on the…
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Big Storm Brewing Co. , Clearwater, FL
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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Brew Hub, Lakeland, FL
Background What options exist if you are a smaller brewery and have maximized your current output? You can find the money to start an expensive expansion, you can utilize contract brewing where you find another brewing facility with some capacity available…
Tagged with: Beer blog, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Hub, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Lakeland, travel
Barley Mow Brewing, Largo, FL
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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Mad Beach Craft Brewing, Madeira Beach, FL
Background – Mad Beach Craft Brewing Brewers Matthew Powers and Alex Garcia opened Mad Beach Craft Brewing in October 2014. Matthews background began with wine making. Experience Mad Beach is a large brewpub on the second floor of a shopping area. A…
Mastry’s Brewing Co., St. Pete’s Beach, FL
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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Wooden Robot, Charlotte, NC
Background Wooden Robot is the brainchild of Dan Wade and Josh Patton. Dan is a seasoned brewmaster with a Master of Science in brewing from a Scotland University. While there, he toured Europe where he grew to love farmhouse ales. Josh…
Birdsong Brewing, Charlotte, NC
Background In 2010 Chris & Tara Goulet grew tired of the corporate grind and started formulating an idea of a brewpub. Conor Robinson was identified as the head brew master. Birdsong Brewing started in 2011 with just two full-time employees. After…
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Legion Brewing, Charlotte, NC
Background Phil Buchy and Newton Carver opened Legion Brewing in December 2015 in the former Brodt Music building. Brodt Music produced sheet music. Some good history here. Much of the interior has design elements repurposed from materials used in the factory. It is a cozy tavern…
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Heist Brewing, Charlotte, NC
Background Heist Brewing founder Kurt Hogan opened the doors in 2012 in a historic Highland Park Mill No. 3 building, once home to the largest textile mill in Charlotte. The story goes that the Heist name was inspired by notorious 1930s…
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