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In Part  2  of our interview at  Bonita Springs' Chubby Mermaid Brewing , we sp eak  to founders Gary Fortin and Josh Hoover about  becoming a part of the SWFL beer scene, the incredible local reaction to their October opening, brewing a truly gluten-free beer, and more .   Listen in... Host:   David Butler  of the  Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer:   Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusias...

Since opening in October of 2024, Chubby Mermaid has quickly cemented itself as an integral part of the growing SWFL craft beer scene. In Part 1 of our interview, we spoke to founders Gary Fortin and Josh Hoover about live brewing on YouTube, getting into craft beer, and exactly why they chose Bonita Springs as their new home.  Listen in... Host:   David Butler  of the  Florida Beer Blog Executive...

In the second part of our interview with David BuShea and Brian Tonnessen from Sailfish Brewing, we talk about expanding the brand well beyond the Treasure Coast, what it's like being in other areas of the state, and using the power of Sailfish to help support their community. Listen in... Host:   David Butler  of the  Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer:   Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthus...

Happy New Year! Let's start 2025 off BIG. Sailfish Brewing is easily the largest brewery in St. Lucie County, possibly the entire Treasure Coast. There are a few others that may hold claim to that, but Sailfish has been doing quite well for themselves in their downtown Ft. Pierce home. We sat down with President and Co-Founder of Sailfish Brewing, David BuShea, and longtime friend of the podcast a...

For the Florida Beer Podcast, North Miami Brewfest is the gift that keeps on giving with amazing breweries celebrating beer and the south Florida beer scene every year. Our gracious hosts once again are the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University, as they put this festival on every year. We start this episode with Chef John Noble Massey, head chef o...

I do enjoy a good beer fest. Happily, I was able to enjoy a good beer fest and one that I had not been to before! And while Champions Beerfest has been on the Florida Beer Podcast before, that was pre-COVID and, unfortunately, I never got the chance to attend. But, it was back--in a new home at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach. I spoke with organizer Jim Hammett and host Virginia Sinicki of 9...

Welcome to Part 2 of our joint interview episode with Ft. Myers Brewing and Wicked Dolphin Distillery! We are back  with Jen Whyte and TJ Jewell from Ft. Myers Brewing and Joseph Termini from Wicked Dolphin  to talk about Ft. Myers Brewing's Spyk'd hard seltzer, new flavors of Wicked Dolphin rum and their new tiki bar, and everything they were able to do in the community supporting and handling th...

On today's episode, we are doing two interviews at once! Wicked Dolphin has, in the past, made special collaboration series with breweries around the state of Florida. Their current partnership is with Ft. Myers Brewing, who is currently aging a beer in a Wicked Dolphin barrel. But that's not really where the partnership ends, as they both have had similar starts, hiccups, and factors in play in t...

Here is our final episode from Gulf Stream Distilling! Located next door to Gulf Stream Brewing, they are currently in the market with gin and vodka with a number of spirits on the way. We are back with  Gulf Stream Brewery co-founder Ty Eriks along with Gulf Stream Distillery Co-Founder Noah Aguilar and Head Distiller Daniel Kastner  to chat about  Ft. Lauderdale's background in spirits (legal an...

Today's episode is really Part 2 of a larger 3 part story arc featuring Gulf Stream Brewing in Ft. Lauderdale! Opening in 2018, Gulf Stream has been serving a steady (and award-winning) line of fantastic beers throughout Broward Co. and beyond. To hear the full story, we spoke to Gulf Stream Brewery co-founder Ty Eriks along with Gulf Stream Distillery Co-Founder Noah Aguilar and Head Distiller Da...

Today's episode starts in the echoes of ages past from Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is home to the Greenwood District, also known as Black Wall Street, one of the first and most prosperous concentrations of black-owned businesses in turn of the century United States. It is also the inspiration for Greenwood Whiskey, now available through special order in the state of Florida. We spoke to co-founder Kweil...

It's time for our big, final episode of Mezcal Lauderdale, the Grand Tasting! Held at Sistrunk Marketplace this year, the Grand Tasting brings together fantastic expressions of Mezcal, Bacanora, Sotol, and more. Some of our past friends, like Xicaru, were there, while there were a good number of new brands represented this year as well. On today's podcast we are going to meet some of those brands....

We continue our annual celebration of all things Mezcal with William Scanlan, founder of Heavy Metl Premium Imports. Heavy Metl is the exclusive importer of several top Mezcal brands such as Real Minero, rey Campero, and Caballito Cerrero. They had what was easily the biggest lineup at this year's Grand Tasting, and we spoke to William about what to expect out of some of the incredible expressions...

We are still celebrating  Mezcal Lauderdale 2024! This year the Grand Tasting  took  place on June 22nd at Sistrunk Marketplace in Ft. Lauderdale.  W e  spoke with  Phil Reis, Miami Market Manager for importer Global Beverage Team. They import Xicala, a series of three Espadin expressions that will be featured at this year's event. We spoke to Phil about Xicala, the differences between each expres...

It's time for Mezcal Lauderdale 2024! This year the Grand Tasting will take place on June 22nd at Sistrunk Marketplace in Ft. Lauderdale. But it's not the only Mezcal festival out there. We are chatting with Isra Bistrain, co-founder of MezcalFest in Mexico City. We sat with him to discuss Mezcal's ancient beginnings, the growth and importance of Mezcal in modern-day Mexico, and how MezcalFest is...

Men In The Making is a Pinellas County-based program that pairs minority boys in and around St. Petersburg with community leaders and mentors. Their purpose is to provide the strong role models needed to shape the future and life choices of their mentees "from cradle to college." They recently premiered their own drink--a fruit punch-flavored sparkling water--with their friends at 3 Daughters Brew...

2014 saw the reintroduction of distilling in north Florida with the opening of St. Augustine Distillery. Housed in a previously unused ice plant set a stone's throw away from the San Sebastian River, St. Augustine Distillery's lineup of gin, vodka, rum, bourbon, and more are available across the state and to their satisfied throngs of visitors from across Florida and around the world. We spoke to ...

This is Part 2 of our interview at MIA Bruhaus! If you haven't, I'd recommend you go back and listen to episode 172, first.  MIA Bruhaus has been around almost as long as Florida Beer Blog. Starting life as MIA Beer Co., they've been releasing a wide variety of delicious beers from their Doral home since 2014. I sat down with  F ounder, Eddie Leon, to talk about getting into the craft beer industr...

MIA Bruhaus has been around almost as long as Florida Beer Blog. Starting life as MIA Beer Co., they've been releasing a wide variety of delicious beers from their Doral home since 2014. I sat down with founder, Eddie Leon, to talk about getting into the craft beer industry in south Florida, getting into (and out of... and, finally back into) distribution, their new line of spirits, and exactly wh...

Hot off the heels of Irie Jungle last week, we are featuring the rest of our recent interview with Tripping Animals  Co-Founder, Ignacio Montenegro, and Sales Manager, Alejandro Masferrer . We spoke about the formation of Tripping Animals, finding a home in Florida and Doral, their wide selection of beers, the collaborations they engage in, and so much more. Listen in... Host:   David Butler  of t...

This Saturday, April 20th, 2024 (and yes, the date is intentional), Tripping Animals is holding their much-loved Irie Jungle Craft Beer Festival. As a sneak preview of the event and our interview at Tripping Animals, we spoke to Co-Founder Ignacio Montenegro and Sales Manager Alejandro Masferrer to get more details! Listen in to this bonus sneak peek... Host:   David Butler  of the  Florida Beer B...

Brewsaki is a south Florida-based rice lager starting to gain significant traction in both the restaurant scene and package sales around the state. It is the brainchild of Dr. Rob Streisfeld--part of a larger vision to bring the fun of the sake bomb out of sushi bars and to the masses. I spoke to Rob about his sake bomb invention, the recipe for Brewsaki, and next steps for growing the brand. List...

We are back for Part 2 of our interview with St. Augustine's Ancient City Brewing. We are sitting down with Founder, Greg Tuttle, and VP/General Manager, Britta Messler, in their downtown tap room--located in what used to be the lobby for the Matanzas Theatre. We talk about business post-COVID, the rising cost of business, and what is coming next for Ancient City. Listen in... Host:   David Butler...

Ancient City Brewing is the only dual-location brewery in the Nation's Oldest City, St. Augustine. With a production facility by Interstate 95 and a satellite tap room downtown, Ancient City also brings their unique style of beers throughout the north Florida region. I sat down with the founder of Ancient City Brewing, Greg Tuttle, along with VP and General Manager, Britta Messler, to talk about S...

For this week's episode, we are in the nation's oldest city, St Augustine. It has no shortage of tours to take, from the near ubiquitous trams to an overwhelming plethora of ghost tours each evening. Very few take a look at both the history of the city and the amazing things that are going on right now. St. Augustine Experiences is different. Their founder, Alex Drywa, has crafted a number of fant...