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Wynwood Brewing to Release Collaboration with Brew Dogs Tomorrow

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James and Martin from Esquire TV’s Brew Dogs have been on a whirlwind tour of South Florida this past week. Stops have included Funky Buddha, Due South, Saltwater, MIA, and J. Wakefield Brewing, but the main event is tomorrow at Wynwood Brewing Company.

They are debuting a collaboration beer that will be featured on an upcoming episode of the show. Filming runs from 5:00 to 8:00 so stop by for a chance to try the new beer and maybe even get your 15 seconds of fame. If you plan on going, be sure to get there early as there will be lots of happenings in the Wynwood neighborhood for Valentine’s Day and Second Saturday Art Walks.

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Wynwood Brewing Company was Miami’s first production brewery and recently made waves for taking home a GABF Gold Medal in the Robust Porter category with Pop’s Porter.

Brew Dog, the UK brewery, became famous for their part in the race to the worlds strongest beer. They are now in the process of filming their third season of Brew Dogs on Esquire TV.

Escape Brewing Company Launches Distribution

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Escape Brewing Company is located in Trinity, FL. Founded by John McGregor and Matt Thompson, their passion for craft beer and creativity drove their desire to share Escape Brewing Company hand crafted ales with the Tampa Bay community.

Both avid home brewers for years, John and Matt initially began brewing beer in their garage as a way to “Escape” from their daily jobs in ‘Corporate America’. This hobby quickly grew from a passion to an obsession.

After many months of planning, John and Matt decided to begin their adventure of opening their own brewery. The buildout commenced in January 2014. The tasting room opened in early October 2014. Escape Brewing Company is a nano-brewery producing hand crafted ales on a 3 barrel brew system with four 3 barrel fermenters.

In the tasting room you will find a few hoppy beers such as: Diversion IPA and Indiscretion Double IPA; High Fen, a robust porter fermented with a belgian yeast; a traditional brown ale, Brown Chicken Brown Cow; and an easy drinking wheat ale, Goofy Footed. Matt Thompson said, “There is a beer on tap for most palates”. Escape Brewing Company currently has 6 – 8 of their own beers on tap and a few guest taps from other local craft breweries.

The brewery and tasting room is 1,200 sq/ft. The industrial, urban decor coupled with open ceilings and dark stained wood makes you feel comfortable enough to hang out and have a few pints. Currently, the tasting room is open four nights a week offering full beers and growlers to go.

As business owners, they both knew picking the right distributor was very important to their business. John McGregor explained “We chose Brown Distributing not only for their focus on craft beer, but for their management and sales team passion and desire to support local craft breweries”.

Brass Tap in Trinity will be hosting the Escape Brewing Company launch party on Thursday February 5th from 7pm – 9pm. They will have several of their beers on tap for you enjoy.

For more information and updates please check out their Facebook page www.facebook.com/escapebrewing

South Florida Beer Week RETURNS: Jan 17-24th

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SOUTH FLORIDA BEER WEEK IS BACK ON TAP

For the fourth consecutive year, South Florida Beer Week is out for delivery.  This weeklong event begins Saturday, January 17th, and features local breweries from all over Florida.  Including special edition and hard to find beers as well as artisanal brewers who normally are not featured in the southern part of the state, this seven day celebration is all about craft brewing and the greatness Florida breweries has to offer.

Examples of festivities range from free samplings in Miami, a Putt’n Around Tap Takeover in Delray Beach and culminating with the Jupiter Craft Beer Festival on January 24th.  Craft beer fanatics will be rewarded with a long list of exciting beer events and special product offerings such as tap takeovers, food pairings, tastings, parties and other special events all centered on the Florida craft brew industry.

For a complete list of events — as well as a regularly updated blog with interviews, news, photos and more — please visit SouthFloridaBeerWeek.com.