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Green Bench New Mead & Cider Line

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Green Bench is very excited to announce that they are finalizing licensing for a new Mead and Cider line! Soon, you’ll be able to get these on draft in the tasting room.

Over the weekend of January 31st, they will be showcasing their product for the first time at the Cajun Cafe on the Bayou (8101 Park Boulevard North, Pinellas Park, FL 33781) for their Cider and Mead Festival.

Come try their:

  • Kumquat Cider
  • Raspberry/Blackberry/Cherry Melomel
  • Amarillo-hopped Peach Cider
  • Cherry Cyser
  • Winesap Farmhouse Cider
  • Hibiscus, Pineapple, Mango Mead
  • Farmhouse 4-Pear Cider
  • French Oak barrel-aged Brett Cider

Special acknowledgment should be given to Brian Wing, who has been working hard to bring this to fruition. He will be making all of the mead and cider at Green Bench and they are thrilled to have him as a part of their team.

The Original Fat Cats Officially Joins the DLAL Movement

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The Original Fat Cats, one of Fort Lauderdale’s classic beer bars, has been a long supporter of craft beers and Florida’s beer scene. They officially join the Drink Like A Local Movement with a Local Tap Takeover this Friday.

Fat Cat’s released the following statement, “Clear your schedules for the “Florida Honor Roll” event this Friday and come have great beers from brewers around the state. Green Bench Brewing Co. Funky Buddha Brewery, Cigar City, Engine 15 Brewing Company, Wynwood Brewing Company, Due South Brewing, and many more will be here to serve some of their amazing brews. We hope to see you at our house for nice cold beers and intellectual exchanges amongst friends, at least for the first cpl beers…This event also kicks off our inauguration into the Drink Like a Local community of bars, brewers, distributors, and drinkers though we have always been 100% Locally focused on our clientele. ”

So far they have released the following tap list for the event:

  • Funky Buddha Snowed In
  • Funky Buddha Small Axe Big IPA
  • Funky Buddha Hop Gun
  • Funky Buddha Floridian
  • Wynwood Hazelnut Blonde
  • Native Lager
  • Green Bench Irish Stout
  • Engine 15 Doolittle Saison
  • Cigar City Blueberry White Oak
  • Cigar City Horchata
  • Cigar City Jai Alai IPA
  • Due South Calling All Cars
  • Due South Caramel Cream Ale
  • Florida Beer Sunshine State Pils

The event starts at 5pm and will go early into the morning. It’s going to be a delicious night as we raise a glass to Fat Cats and Florida’s breweries.

Seven Tampa Bay Breweries Team Up for Collaboration

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TAMPA, FL — Recently Southern Brewing & Winemaking (Southern) hosted a collaboration brew day in honor of the Bad A** Beerfest put on by Tampa Bay Brewing Company.

Tampa Bay Brewing Company (TBBC) teamed up with Southern, Cigar City Brewpub, Barley Mow, Coppertail, Green Bench, and Big Storm to brew six recipes that will be released at the Bad A** Beerfest on June 28th. All six brews will be on tap together under one tent at the festival.

The actual brewing took place at Southern on Friday, June 6th. Craft beer fans were invited to come hang out in the Southern biergarten and watch the brewing process. Southern was chosen as the brewday location due to the brewery’s unique small batch set-up that allows for six batches to be brewed at the same time.

The six collaborations brewed for the festival include:

TBBC and Cigar City Brewpub: Weizenbock
TBBC and Barley Mow: Big IPA
TBBC and Coppertail: Saison
TBBC and Green Bench: Belgian Dubbel
TBBC and Big Storm: Smoked Scotch Ale

For the final brew, TBBC, CCB Brewpub, Barley Mow, Coppertail, Greenbench, Big Storm, and Southern all independently chose some malt and hops and threw them together for a unique and surprising amalgam brew.

Southern was involved with all of brews that day, so one keg of each of the beers brewed for the festival will also be available on tap in the Southern taproom later this month.

About Bad A** Beerfest
Tampa Bay Brewing Company (TBBC) of Ybor City will hold the first annual Bad A** Beerfest on June 28, 2014, on the site of their new brewery and restaurant in the Westchase area of Tampa, FL at 13937 Monroe’s Business Park. The craft beer festival is a celebration of the groundbreaking of the TBBC Westchase location and will showcase at least 20 local breweries, TBBC food, live music, and other entertainment. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Wounded Warriors of Tampa and South Florida.

About Southern Brewing & Winemaking
Located in Seminole Heights, Southern Brewing & Winemaking is a small, local craft brewery that makes and serves beers, ciders, meads, and sodas on site. The taproom has 24 taps and is located inside the conjoined homebrewing and winemaking supply shop.

Southern Brewing & Winemaking brings in weekly food trucks and musicians, offers monthly classes on home brewing, and hosts events throughout the year in their newly redesigned biergarten.

Southern Brewing & Winemaking
4500 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33603
813-238-7800