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The craft beer business is booming. This headline can be found on almost every newspaper, internet news site, and even on the national and local TV news. It is hard to ignore. 15 years ago hardly a bar owner or bar patron in Florida knew what a craft beer was. Everyone referred to them as "microbrews"...as in "Those microbrews don't sell!" and "That is way too expensive for a beer". It took years and years of introducing the retailers in Florida to these unusual tasting beers that were all the rage in other parts of the U.S. National brands like Dogfish and Stone were on fire in their backyards but here in Florida...they were just a drop in the bucket compared to the large imports and domestic powerhouses. Funny thing...they still are a drop in the bucket compared to these major brands even with all the growth in the craft beer business that we have had for the past 5 years. But you can sense that the tide is turning now.
The biggest and most important part of this change in the near future is going to be the growth and success of all the local Florida breweries that are now operating or are getting ready to open up. If you look at the successful brands that are now national powerhouses, they all started by developing a strong local following in their own backyards. No matter how many states they are selling beer in today, most will tell you that it is their local area that is the most important business to their success. So as we move in to South Florida Beer Week, a beer week where we are focused on our local Florida partners, it is our time to shine a light on what amazing and delicious beers that these breweries are producing. These are the breweries that are going to take craft beer to the next level in Florida for both themselves and the rest of the national brands. And if you have a friend who still thinks of these beers as "microbrews", be sure to invite him or her to one of these events so they can experience what a real fresh craft beer is all about.
Adam Fine
Director of Hoperations
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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NEW AND RETURNING PRODUCTS
VISIT OUR BEERFINDER TO FIND THESE PRODUCTS
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Wells Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale
This is very much a beer first and a dessert second, it is brewed with Well's trusted pale ale malt and a secret blend of complex sugars. The initial sweetness of Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale is tempered by a gentle bitterness from two of England's most traditional hop varieties- Fuggles and Goldings. This delivers the sweet taste of caramel and toffee along with a smooth and robust aftertaste. 5.0% ABV
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Cigar City Hopped on the High Seas Carribbean Style IPA: Citra
Brewed and fermented in Puerto Rico, dry-hopped exclusively with Citra hops in the shipping container back to Tampa where it was canned at Cigar City Brewing. The voyage truly makes this a Caribbean-style India Pale Ale. 7.0% ABV
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Humboldt Brewing Black Xantus
Humbolt Brewing's Imperial Stout is infused with fair-trade, organic coffee from a local roaster, Jobella, and aged for 6 months in a combination of Bourbon, retired Firestone Union and wine barrels. Black Xantus packs a powerful punch.
11.0% ABV
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Left Hand NITRO Sawtooth Bottles
Similar to the classic CO2 originals, Sawtooth Nitro portrays nutty malt flavors balanced by herbal hops. Pouring hard out of a bottle, this Nitro beer begins with a beautiful cascade and finish with a thick creamy head, crafting a super smooth experience. 5.3% ABV
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Twisted Pine Big Shot Espresso Stout
As Twisted Pine's most award-winning beer, Big Shot Espresso Stout certainly lives up to its name and, above all, its reputation. With its mocha head and stallion-black body, this powerful pint is sure to enliven your senses with intense flavors of chocolate, roasted malts, and, of course, espresso. 6.1% ABV
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Twisted Pine West Bound Braggot
Braggot is a mead-ale hybrid that was popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. At Twisted Pine we're not afraid to put our own spin on history, thus we combined a light grain bill with orange blossom honey, pungent Citra hops, Tasmanian pepper berries, and Buddha's Hand, a fragrant citrus fruit, and then fermented this unique ale with a Belgian saison yeast. This beer is so complex yet so drinkable. Limited time only.
8.1% ABV
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Other returning favorites:
Look out for returning hits such as: Highland Devil's Britches IPA, CANS of Cigar City Invasion Pale Ale and Breckenridge Agave Wheat Ale.
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*Check with your Brown sales representative for availability or products not available in certain areas
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Brown Distributing is proud to announce a statewide partnership with Uinta Brewing Company
By: Brown Distributing
Slated for late January 2014, Brown Distributing will be the sole distributor of Uinta Brewing Company's beers in the state of Florida.
Uinta is named after the only major east-west running mountain range located in the continental U.S. Since 1993, Uinta Brewing has created world class, full-flavored, craft-brewed beer ranging from 4.0% to over 13% alcohol by volume. The Uinta team comprised of outdoor and beer enthusiasts, brews a variety of beer organized in to three distinct lines; the Classic Line, Organic Line, and the Crooked Line.
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American Beer Fans, Praise The Heavens: A Trappist Brewery In U.S.
By: Katherine Perry
The town of Spencer, in central Massachusetts, isn't well known for ... well, anything, really. But it's about to become internationally famous - at least in beer-drinking circles.
Spencer is home to St. Joseph's Abbey, where robed monks are busy brewing the first American Trappist beer. If all goes as planned, Spencer Trappist Ale will be available in Massachusetts retail stores by the middle of next week.
The monastery became one of only 10 official Trappist breweries in the world - and the first one outside Europe - in December.
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Brewpubs offer great beer, good food and local flavor
By: Gary Stoller
Peter Krein heads to local brewpubs during his free time on business trips, and "there are literally hundreds of places" he can recommend.
Among his favorites are The Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh, Omaha's Upstream Brewing Company and Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus in Columbus, Ohio.
Brewpubs often have "outstanding food, so, when I arrive in a new town, I seek them for food and a great, new beer," says Krein of Carlsbad, Calif., who works in the medical device industry and spent about 175 nights away from home on business trips last year. "Every city has great beer makers, and, if their brewpubs are suitable, I sometimes entertain clients there."
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Featured Beer
Cocktail
Svenska Cup
- 2 strawberries (quartered)
- 4 cubes cucumber
- 8 mint leaves
- 10ml fresh lime juice
- 10ml elderflower cordial
- 30ml Absolut vodka
- 100ml Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime
- Glass: large wine glass
- Garnish: mint sprig
Add cubed ice into a large wine glass. Add strawberry, cucumber and mint. Pour in vodka, elderflower, lime and Rekorderlig. Stir gently and garnish with a mint sprig.
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Featured Recipe
All Day IPA Hummus
By: Brooklyn Brew Shop
Ingredients:
2 cans of chickpeas, drained and well rinsed
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup tahini
1 lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Founders All Day IPA
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients (except for the beer) in a food processor or super-strength blender. Blend.
Stream in beer slowly and push down sides until desired
consistency is reached.
Chill for two hours to let flavors meld. Add additional salt to taste.
Enjoy!
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