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We are starting to see signs of life coming back, but South Florida isn't ready to reopen just yet. On today's episode, we reach out to Carlos Padron, lawyer and owner of The Tank Brewing in Doral to see what they are doing to get ready for a potential reopening. We also want to understand a little about how this is affecting their on-premise cigar store La Familia, and the release of their new be...

You'll hear some frank post-recording conversation of our candid thoughts between my Finding Florida co-host, Glenn, and I caught on our mics about how we are feeling with everything going on. Then, Glenn joins me officially as a guest to circle back around to how we plan for now and for the future. Glenn took charge of his business goals and processes VERY early, not only pivoting how they approa...

Pensacola is starting to dig its claws in as another exploding hotspot of Florida craft beer. One reason is Perfect Plain, the craft brewery nestled deep in Pensacola's downtown. Their owner, D.C. Reeves, sat down to speak to us about how they are changing their business model to suit the quarantine, plus take out options and their relationship with other breweries in the City of Five Flags. We al...

Miami Brewing Co. and their sister winery, Schnebly Redland's Winery, are located in the Redlands area of Homestead. We chat with owner Pete Schnebly about how they're doing right now, renovations to their incredible brewery/winery/restaurant operation, and how they came to their decision not to be open at this time. I'm continuing my coverage of COVID-19 on the Florida Beer Podcast, powered by Fl...

It is no secret that my family and I are big fans of St. Augustine, and watching their rebirth as a neat little craft beer hub in Florida has been amazing. Leading that charge is the largest brewery in our nation's oldest city, Ancient City Brewing. We sat with co-owner Greg Tuttle to understand the fate of their distribution networks, two taprooms, and how this tourism-dependent community is fari...

Glenn covers updates on key openings and closings in our State. Plus, Kermit himself from Kermit's Key Lime Shoppe joins us to talk about how the community has rallied support around their special Key West shop. Then, for our Community Clipboard, we bring you tips from a local judge on Zoom calls, and the latest links and resources shared by fellow listeners. Finally, we'll have three fun audio cl...

She is a 22-year-old college student who figured out a way for her family farm business to thrive during the coronavirus shutdown. Palm Beach County's East Coast Farms & Vegetables had to do something fast. Within a week of the pandemic hitting south Florida, the Lantana distributor's sales went to zero. East Coast Farms and Vegetables partners with farmers to sell fruits and vegetables to compani...

Former two-time boxing heavyweight champion of the world, Shannon Briggs, joins the show today. He's had 60 wins, 6 draws, and just 1 loss over his career with 53 KOs. After moving to Florida about 20 years ago, Mr. Briggs lives near Miami in Pembroke Pines and will be debuting (as soon as all of this is over) in his first bare-knuckle fight. We chat about why he is shifting toward tackling a new...

We welcome JoAnn Elardo, owner of Cape Coral's award-winning Wicked Dolphin rum distillery, to today's show. She and her team have been hard at work producing as much hand sanitizer as they can to keep Lee County safe. We chat with her today to understand what it takes to make the hand sanitizer at the distillery and at their brewpub Big Blue Brewing, how much COVID-19 has affected their community...

We chat about what surprising activity Governor DeSantis has deemed an essential business. Then, Justine Griffin from the Tampa Bay Times joins us to talk about coronavirus' impact on Florida--in particular, one of its BIGGEST industries, restaurants like her dad's in New Port Richey. Then, to help us all through this quarantine craziness, she'll share a Florida-inspired drink from a clip from HER...

I'll introduce you to my friend, Andrew Carey, who will share his firsthand account of struggling through and then surviving coronavirus. After spending a few days in the hospital, Andrew took to Facebook Live to tell his story and then graciously agreed to share it here as well. He discusses his varying stages of symptoms, barely making it to the hospital, and his road to recovery. Think the firs...

Glenn catches us up with the latest from some of Florida's biggest attractions. Vicky Sosa from Buddy the Traveling Monkey joins us to share the virtues of the virtual vacation at this time and her ideas for some of the BEST Florida vacations from your living room. Plus, we have brand new segments for Community Clipboard, Flori-DUH, and Florida-or-Not. AND, we also will be sharing a bit of Found F...

Jose Herrera is our interview for today, co-owner and co-founder of Islamorada Beer Co. Their original tap room and pilot brewery is located in Islamorada, with the main production facility in Ft. Pierce. With so much distance between them and the current blockade of tourists coming into the Keys, we speak to Jose about everything he and his team are doing to get by. And pre-made cocktails. Listen...

Past POPB guests, Gary Miller and Andi Vallely recently joined me for my Facebook Live Coronavirus Check-in. Gary Miller ("The Insurance Wizard") of USHealth Advisors shared his personal concerns about his daughter, who is a nurse on the front lines in New York City. Then, Andi Vallely of Spread Happy gives some helpful advice on how we can all not only cope, but also be creative, while cooped up....

We head to our state capitol of Tallahassee today, speaking to Proof Brewing co-owner, Byron Burroughs. Byron gives us the lowdown in what's going on in Tally and how he and his team at Proof are adjusting to this temporary new normal. Listen in... Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired:   Click Here Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm O...

We are starting with some quick coverage from Glenn on the impact of Coronavirus on Florida's #1 industry--travel and tourism--for a Travel Tips segment. Then, we chat with Ari Glassman from MyFortLauderdaleBeach.com about how their community built on everything BUT social distancing is coping while cooped up and also reconfiguring access to their local restaurants and farmers market during this q...

We're in Riverview today, going to social media heavyweights, Leaven Brewing. Owners KJ & Jillian Lynch called us from the road, as they headed back to the brewery with a fresh batch of empty crowler cans to help satiate the beer consumers of Tampa. We talk to them about some of the recent challenges they've been facing and how they've tackled them, all while documenting everything on Instagram (w...

Today we go to Coral Springs and Big Bear Brewing, the recent winner of the 2020 Best Florida Beer competition. Our conversation is with Head Brewer Jeff Evans and his assistant, Shane Davis, as we chat about how their restaurant operations have changed and filling growlers for the first time in the restaurant's 20+ year history. Jeff is also a Coral Springs firefighter; so, we also spoke at lengt...

Michelle Y. Talbert of Her Power Moves and Her Power Space chats with me today about how she is coping as a small business owner in this time of social distancing. She VERY recently ventured out as an entrepreneur--opening her coworking space in Broward. So, how is she shifting and responding to social distancing? How has Coronavirus' level of spread affecting her clients' businesses and their rel...

As we are now in our first week of our Coronavirus-induced quarantine, breweries around the state have felt a significant impact on their current and future business. To get an understanding as to what is going on, we called Mike Harting, current President of the Florida Brewers Guild. In this conversation, we check in to see how Florida's breweries and brewpubs are doing with the current economic...

We'll be discussing podcasting in the time of Coronavirus and social distancing. We'll answer the four main questions on every podcaster's mind, provide insights on how WE are responding, and share some advice on what steps you can take to keep moving forward. Then, we will reflect WAAAY back two weeks ago to when life seemed a bit more normal and give you all a recap of our Podfest Multimedia Exp...

She was looking for a charity that didn't require much of her time. Tandy Robinson was a working mom, but still wanted to impact her community. She joined a non-profit in Indian River County that allowed her to pool her money with other women and show up once a year to vote on where their money would be spent. It was called Impact 100. And they had nothing like it in Palm Beach County, so Robinson...

With social distancing being our call-to-arms against the Coronavirus, what will the impact be for Florida's top industry--travel and tourism? Glenn and Jaime discuss closed venues, cancelled events, how Jaime is coping with the school closings (eek!), stocking up, and staying safe and healthy. Listen in, and then keep socially connected with your Florida friends through our Facebook group, FPN In...

Welcome to another episode of the Florida Beer Podcast, as we prepare for another festival! This time it's the renown FemAle Brew Fest on March 21st. This one is notable as it only allows breweries with female ownership or female staff on the brewing team. Much to my delight, this festival has been growing in size for the past few years, and is now going to be held at the brand new Dania Point. We...

She was born in Jamaica and moved to Palm Beach County with her single mom when she was 9. She was painfully shy and had a hard time learning. She found track and field in high school and immediately loved the sport and her coach. Antoinette Wilks qualified for the Olympic trials twice, but a devastating injury after college ended her Olympic hopes. She says it's the best thing that ever happened...