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Swamp Head New Brewery Grand Opening

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Swamp Head built a New Brewery! Come celebrate with them on Saturday, February 21st. Here are the details, straight from Swamp Head:

***DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OUT OF OUR CONTROL, WE ARE STILL NOT ALLOWED TO LET ANYONE DRINK BEER OUTSIDE. IT MAY GET PRETTY CROWDED INSIDE DURING THE GRAND OPENING, AND FROM TIME TO TIME WE MAY HAVE TO HOLD PEOPLE OUTSIDE DUE TO CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS. WE HOPE THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN, BUT WANT YOU ALL TO BE IN THE LOOP. SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR ANY “WAITING PATIENTLY” THAT YOU HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN ON SATURDAY*** NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT BEHIND US…

Cut ribbon, drink beer.

Many of you have been seen around our new tasting room for the few weeks of soft openings, but how many of you will be here when we make it official?!

We’re hosting a Grand Opening Celebration this Saturday from 1pm to 9pm, complete with a ribbon cutting, a tree planting, brewery tours, food trucks, and, you guessed it… BEER.

Here is the general schedule for the event.  See you Saturday!

Event Schedule:

12:45pm – Ribbon Cutting
1:45pm – Tree Planting
2:30pm – Tours Start
ALL DAY: Our tasting room will be open for normal hours of hoperation. Hang out, drink beer, smile.

Food Trucks

Humble Pie Wood Fired Pizza
Off the Griddle

Important Beer Information

Timed Tappings: Info coming soon

Bottle Releases: Info coming soon

Recent Releases You’ll Find:

Chocolate Orange Udderly Calm – Draft Only
Batch 800 (Peanut Butter & Jelly Ale) – Draft Only
20yr Pappy Barrel Aged 10-10-10 – Draft and Bottle (If the bottles haven’t sold out)

Tour Schedule
The grand opening will be the first time we embark on brewery tours at our new brewery. We will host 5 tours throughout the day, and you can register at The Wetlands for a tour. We will not charge for tours at the Grand Opening Celebration, and therefore will not be giving out beers or brewery tour pint glasses. Be ready with a beer in hand at time of tour if you would like to sip on one while you check out the new digs.

2:30pm
3:15pm
4:00pm
4:45pm
5:15pm

Please email info@swamphead.com with any questions you may have about this event. Cheers!

Swamp Head Brewery Breaks Ground on New Brewery

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Gainesville, FL • July 11th, 2014 — Swamp Head has broken ground on their new 13,000 sq. ft. facility that will be located at 3650 SW 42nd Ave, Gainesville, FL. Scherer Construction of Gainesville is managing the ground up design/build project.

The new brewery and tasting room will feature an increased production area and an expansion of the brewery’s tasting room, “The Wetlands.”

With the expansion, Swamp Head will be able to more than triple its beer production, allowing for more packaged product, including cans. A new four-vessel 30-barrel (930 gallons) brew system and all associated tanks are currently being constructed in Oregon and will be installed at the new location. The new equipment will triple the size of each of Swamp Head’s brews on their current two-vessel 10-barrel (310 gallon) brew system. All of Swamp Head’s tanks and brew system will be sourced in the U.S.A.

The new tasting room, “The Wetlands,” will grow in size and have significant improvements from the current location, featuring a larger bar, more taps, more bathrooms, outside seating and a growler filling station separate from the main bar.

Swamp Head will continue operation at its current location at 3140 SW 42nd Way until the new facility is complete; announcements will be made when the new location is open for business.

Earlier this year, Swamp Head was awarded a gold at the World Beer Cup in the Smoke Beer style category for Smoke Signal, a robust smoked porter that uses alder wood smoked malt to obtain a soft, smoky flavor. The World Beer Cup is considered “The Olympics of Beer” and is a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers.

Swamp Head Brewery was founded in 2008 in Gainesville, FL and has been striving to follow their mission of brewing world-class beer and establishing themselves as Florida’s Brewery. In 2009, Swamp Head started selling Wild Night Honey Cream Ale, Cottonmouth Belgian Witbier, Stump Knocker Pale Ale, Midnight Oil Oatmeal Coffee Stout and Big Nose IPA. These five beers remain as their year round portfolio today.

Please direct any questions or media inquiries to Brandon Nappy at Brandon@swamphead.com.

Tampa Brewing Company Announces Site for New Brewery

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Expanded facility expected to create up to 60 new jobs and $5 million in capital investment 

Tampa, FL – May 14, 2014 – Tampa Bay Brewing Company (TBBC) of Ybor City announced today plans to open a second brewery restaurant in northwest Hillsborough County. In a significant leap from the existing, smaller-scale operation in a Centro Ybor suite, the new location will feature a standalone building with a production brewery and packaging facility. The expansion will provide TBBC with more than four times the current brewing capacity, allowing for increased packaged beer distribution across the state.  The project is expected to create up to 60 new jobs and more than $5 million in capital investment upon completion in 2015.

“We are all very excited about creating new jobs in Hillsborough County and the wonderful City of Tampa that has been our home for so many years,” said John Doble, patriarch of the family business.  “Hillsborough County has been amazingly supportive of this endeavor.”

Hillsborough County will assist the company with an expedited permitting process designed to save businesses time and money.

“This is a great success story for our community, and reflects our growing presence in the craft brewing industry,” said the Hon. Mark Sharpe, Chairman of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. “We’re creating an environment that not only attracts investment to Hillsborough County, but allows a local, family-operated business like the Tampa Bay Brewing Company to grow and prosper.”

A 2.1-acre site, located near the intersection of Race Track Road and Hillsborough Avenue abutting the Hillsborough/Pinellas County line, will accommodate the new 17,400 sq. ft. facility.

“After many years of steady growth in historic Ybor City, we’re very excited to find a location that will more readily expose TBBC to an expanded market and demographic,” said Vicki Doble, general manager and co-founder of TBBC. “Our fine beers, quality food, and family friendly atmosphere will be far more accessible to our customers in Town-n-Country, Westchase and Oldsmar.”

The brewery will feature a 30-barrel brewing system, a taphouse and restaurant. Tours will be available to the public.

“I’m very excited about finding a suitable location in our home county with the land needed to build a production brewery,” said David Doble, brewmaster.  “The massive additional brewing capacity and the ability to have direct truck access to the brewery are fantastic.  In addition, we’ll continue the awesome restaurant service and outside seating that our current customer base has come to enjoy.”

“The expansion of the Tampa Bay Brewing Company adds great flavor to our community story, and emphasizes the competitive strength of our connectivity for manufacturing and distribution,” said Allen Brinkman, Chair of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation and Chairman, President and CEO of SunTrust Bank Tampa Bay. “We congratulate the Doble family on this exciting news, and look forward to their continued success in the years to come.”

The addition of this brewery to the Tampa Bay area not only confirms the craft beer industry’s popularity but is another driver to put Tampa on the map for increased tourism and hospitality.  Construction is expected to begin in June 2014 with beer rolling off the line in early 2015.

“In a short time, the Tampa Bay Brewing Company has become a homegrown Tampa brand operating in historic Ybor City. Their expansion highlights the enormous growth of the craft beer industry in our area,” said Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. “Let’s raise a glass to their success and may the craft beer industry continue to find a home in Tampa.”

Additional information can be found here in our press kit: http://tinyurl.com/TBBC-Presskit

About Tampa Bay Brewing Company

The Doble family founded the Tampa Bay Brewing Company in 1995 to satisfy Tampa Bay’s thirst for better beer and great food at a reasonable price. It’s still a family affair, with mother and son serving as general manager and brewmaster respectively.  The original TBBC location was a historic two-story brick building that previously housed horses on 15th Street in the Ybor City district of Tampa.  Needing more space for an ever-growing fan base, in 2006 TBBC moved to a larger location on the plaza level of Centro Ybor with both indoor and open-air patio seating.