Florida Weekend Craft Beer Compass for January 10th 2025

Navigating Florida's Weekend Craft Brewery Events

Florida Weekend Craft Beer Compass for January 10th 2025

Navigating Florida's Weekend Craft Brewery Events


Interesting Facts

George Washington’s Recipe: George Washington had his own beer recipe, which he brewed at Mount Vernon.

Upcoming Events

Angry Motor Society presents: Pints & Pistons at Bootleggers Brewing Co. Come out and see fast cars, great beers, a live DJ, raffles, giveaways, and more! You won’t want to miss this fun night!

Faded Kingdom Beer Fest returns on February 1st, 2025 to cap off Orlando Beer Week! It is located at beautiful Lake Baldwin in front of Tactical Brewing. Benefiting @btnwildlife. We’re stoked to run it back for year 3!!!

ELEVENth Annual - 2025 Riverside Craft Beer Festival. This is a charity event hosted by the Riverside Rotary Club of Jacksonville and presented by The Neviaser Charitable Foundation. This event takes place on Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 1-4 p.m. (VIP admission at 12 p.m.)

CLICK HERE to Visit the Florida Brews Travelers Upcoming Events Calendar


Beer Quiz

Question: What is the primary difference between ale yeast and lager yeast?

The answer is at the bottom of this email


Cycle Brewing’s first 2025 release: CTC Weller Barleywine Debuts January 10th

St. Petersburg’s first craft brewery, Cycle Brewing, is wasting no time in getting their first barrel-aged beer out into their drinkers’ hands. Right on the heels of their last release, CTC Blanton’s – a barleywine aged for three years in Blanton’s bourbon barrels, now comes a new barleywine aged in different barrels. This new sounds like a battle of the barrels will ensue any minute now – music to a barleywine lover’s ears.



Running ‘on love and fumes,’ there’s now a GoFundMe to help Tampa brewery Deviant Libation

Tampa needs more independent places for music, art, and, well, beer. Deviant Libation has unwaveringly fostered all of that and then some since it opened in Ybor Heights in 2023—but now it needs some help.


Visit the Florida Brews Travelers Directory

Discover the vibrant world of craft beer in Florida with the Florida Brews Travelers Directory! Featuring over 350 unique craft breweries, this is your ultimate guide to finding the perfect local brew. Don’t miss out—explore the directory today and uncover hidden gems near you: https://directory.floridabrewstravelers.com/

We'd love to hear from you if you know of any breweries we might have missed! Reach out at [email protected]. Cheers to new adventures!


Quote Of The Day

Life is too short to drink cheap beer.

– Anon 


Beer Quiz Answer

Answer: Ale yeast ferments at warmer temperatures and top ferments, while lager yeast ferments at cooler temperatures and bottom ferments.