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Florida Craft Beer Summit Announced for August 2016

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Florida is one of the fastest growing craft beer markets in the country, and with that we are happy to announce that for the first time, there will be an annual summit tailored to craft beer professionals in this area from August 31st to September 2nd. The Florida Craft Beer Summit will be an opportunity for distributors, brewers, and retailers to network and learn about the craft beer culture here in Florida.

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“Classes, lead by industry professionals will give brewers additional tools to better their respective breweries. Beginning with a Southeast craft beer “State of the Union”, presented by Bart Watson, Chief Economist of the Brewer’s Association (BA), the summit goes on to share stories of some of the most well know breweries in the industry, told by the founders themselves. Moreover, panelists will lead classes providing insight that will assist the attendees in bettering their business.”

 

Here are the classes for the summit:

  • FL Craft Beer State of the Union (Bart Watson, Chief Economist, Brewer’s Association)
  • Preparing for brewery Expansions (Joey Redner, CCB, (TBD))
  • Retailer Panel: Jason Milburn, Kroger (TBD)
  • Working with your city officials (Courtney Mendez, Sarasota City Zoning Dept./ TBD)
  • Florida DBPR, what you need to know (Mona Hawes, Bureau of Auditing, DBPR)
  • Brew Hub (Tim Schoen, James Ottolini, Sarah Foresee, Brew Hub)
  • Lab Essentials”- Big or small, these are the things you need to start out with- what you can get right away (the essentials, as well as what you can get in the future) (Jim Leonard, USFSPN & 3 Daughters Brewery/White Labs)
  • Financial  planning for brewery build-outs & expansions (Mark Coffie, Brewery Financial Consulting/ Homebank | Janet Plummer, SBA Loan Specialist, Synovus Bank)
  • Introduction to the FBG – What it can do for you!  (Melissa White, FBG)
  • Promoting your brewery/ Working with Media (John Holl, All About Beer Mag/ TBD, Jeremy Cowen, Schmaltz Brewing)
  • Yeast Basics- what brewers need to know (White Labs)
  • Promoting your brewery over the internet (Scott Gonnello, Author “Common SEO Mistakes”)
  • The Latino Market – Promoting your brand to Florida’s thriving Latino population (Cesar Vasquez, Sixpoint South Florida Sales Manager, Luis G. Brignoni, President, Wynwood Brewing Company)
  • Brewery Specific Accounting- Profitable doesn’t always mean money in the bank!  Making sense of the brewery balance sheet (Ray Reher, Owner/ President, Innovative CFO solutions)
  • “Why you shouldn’t open a brewery”  (Jeremy Joerger, Founder/ CEO, JDub’s Brewery and Bob Sylvester, Founder/ Head Brewer, St. Somewhere Brewery)

 

The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, so make sure to register today!

For more info on the Florida Craft Beer Summit check out their website here.

Funky Buddha’s Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Goes on Tour!

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Funky Buddha’s Maple Bacon Coffee Porter is on tour around the Sunshine State. It will be avaliable on draft at select locations until April 3, so check out the list below to see where you can nab a pint for your own.

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South Florida

Broward County

Palm Beach County

Miami-Dade County

Florida Keys

Vero Beach & Treasure Coast

 

West Florida

Fort Myers and Southwest Florida

Tampa Bay Area

 

Central Florida

Orlando and Central Florida

 

North Florida

Jacksonville & St. Augustine

Gainesville & Ocala

Tallahassee & The Panhandle

Read more info on Funky Buddha’s Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Tour here.

 

Tampa Mayor Signs Florida Craft Beer Day Proclamation for February 15th

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We are celebrating Florida Craft Beer Day this Monday, Feb. 15th! On that day in 1897, the Florida Brewing Company opened its doors and began normal operations providing fresh Florida beer to the citizens of Ybor City.

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The old Florida Brewing Company building is now the home to the Swope/Rodante law firm, Florida Craft Beer fans themselves. They will be playing host to Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn as he signs an official proclamation making February 15th, 2016 Florida Craft Beer Day in the city.

“We are really looking forward to hosting the Florida Craft Beer Day Proclamation ceremony in our building. It will be a great evening in recognition of the booming industry” says Dale Swope, co-owner of the Florida Brewing Company and founding partner of Swope, Rodante P.A. “I look forward to offering attendees a glimpse at how our building played an integral part in Florida’s brewing history.”

Brewmasters Club founder Donnie Gallagher has worked tirelessly to bring this event to Tampa. “We support local beer, no matter how long ago this brewery was in use,” said Donnie. “Regardless of what the Florida Brewing Company sold or bottled, it stood long enough to influence millions of jobs, billions in revenue and even more in statewide economic growth.”

We hope to carry the presentation live on social media for everyone to see.

The big social event of the day occurs when all Florida Breweries, bars, and beer drinkers raise their pint glass and toast to Florida Craft Beer at 7 PM. Everyone is encouraged to participate, so post your pictures and videos to social media using the tag #floridacraftbeerday for everyone to see!

Events and parties will be going on across the state at breweries like Tomoka in Port Orange, SaltWater in Delray Beach, Bangin’ Banjo in Pompano Beach, and more.

Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park will be releasing their long-awaited yearly release of Last Snow on Feb 15th as well. If you’re in the Keys, Islamorada Beer Co. will be releasing two brand new beers, A Purple Island IPA and Oceanside Red Ale, on the 15th in their Islamorada tap room.

There’s a lot more coming. More details can be found on FLoridaCraftBeerDay.com. If you want to be included on the list to be sent out on Monday, Feb. 15th, please contact me directly at floridabeerblog@gmail.com.

There’s plenty of places to celebrate Florida Craft Beer Day, so make sure to come out and raise your glass to Florida beers!

Read more on Dave’s blog here.

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