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It’s a Swampy Mountain High

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We don’t collaborate often, but when we do it’s with great friends.

This time, it was with our friends from Twisted Pine Brewing Company in Boulder, Co. and we’ll be rocking a two part American Saison collaboration using malts and hops grown in Colorado.

The idea to get together on a beer came about while drinking Saison du Swamp at GABF out in Denver. The saisons were flowing so freely that the talk about brewing something similar just so happened to make its way into the conversation. A few months later, here we are with our two part Farmhouse IPA, Swampy Mountain High.

We always love to use unique, home field ingredients whenever we brew with a friend from far away. This time, Crystal and Nugget hops grown right in Twisted Pine’s home state of Colorado were used in the brew to provide the up front, in your face hop profile that we were looking for. For us to throw a little of Swamp Head’s Florida roots in the mix we used a pile of homegrown cane sugar to give Swampy Mountain High its clean, dry finish.

The outcome was a clean, hop forward Farmhouse IPA that we are proud to be a part of.

Just as exciting as the beer itself, is… THE RELEASE PARTIES! For this cross country collab, we’ll have a two state release that will build up to Colorado Craft Beer Week’s Collaboration Fest and the Craft Brewer’s Conference, both in Denver. We’ll start off with a tapping at The Wetlands on March 12th for the Florida Release, with the beer going out into distribution in Swamp Head’s Florida territory shortly after that.

The Colorado Release will begin with one of the biggest events of Colorado Beer Week, the Collaboration Fest, on March 22nd and culminate with a bunch of tappings surrounding the Craft Brewer’s Conference in Denver in April. More info on all of this to come.

It’s been a blast brewing this beer and will be surreal being a part of one of the nation’s biggest beer weeks… So, come into The Wetlands and celebrate with us next week!!!

RSVP to the Florida Release tapping at The Wetlands on Wednesday, March 12th, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/events/1446037565631869/

UF professor leaves honors advising to open downtown Gainesville brewery

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By: Erin Meisenzahl-Peace, Alligator Contributing Writer

John Denny quit his job for beer.

The former associate director of the UF honors program left his position Jan. 30 to launch First Magnitude Brewing Co., a new craft beer production brewery set to open on South Main Street in July.

Denny and his wife Christine will run the business with another couple, Meg and Wells The Losen. Denny will take on the role of head brewer.

“This is a dream that I’ve been kicking around with my wife and a couple other partners, and we’re finally going to execute it,” Denny said. “Here I have an opportunity to combine something that I really love with a way to make a living.”

Denny’s love for craft beer emerged 20 years ago, when he began homebrewing after taking a class at Santa Fe Community College.

For years, Denny has devoted his free time to distilling new drinks. He entered brewing competitions through the Hogtown Brewers and won various awards for his creative kitchen concoctions. Come July, he’ll be crafting those concoctions in a new microbrewery located in downtown near Innovation Square.

First Magnitude will host brewery tours and have a taproom where customers can try year-round and seasonal beers. There’s an increasing demand for it in Gainesville, said Brandon Nappy, marketing manager at Swamp Head

For full article visit: http://www.alligator.org/news/features/article_31345ea0-953f-11e3-93ce-0019bb2963f4.html

Swamp Head Brewery announces new location.

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GAINESVILLE, FL, November 25, 2013 – Scherer Construction of North Florida, a leading Design/Build, Construction Management, and General Contracting firm, announced today that they have been contracted to design and build a new brewery and tasting room for Swamp Head Brewery in southwest Gainesville.

The project involves new construction of a 13,300 S.F. building on a 5-acre site located off of SW 42 Ave. near the Alley Katz Lanes bowling alley. The new building will include a full brewery, canning, warehouse, offices, and tasting room with a large outdoor deck. The site also alleviates the parking issues of their previous location and has ample room for future growth. The expanded new location will increase and streamline their production capacity, including canning. The project is currently in the design phase with construction starting by April 2014 and a scheduled completion of September 2014.