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The Florida Beer Podcast is the official podcast of Florida Beer Blog, a blog covering everything beer and brewery-based in the Sunshine State. Host David Butler will be interviewing key players and cultural leaders in Florida's brewing scene, reviewing their latest brews, and sharing industry news and events.
Episodes
- Episode 207: Green Turtle Brewery and Public House, St. Petersburg
There is nothing more cozy, warm, and inviting than a British pub. With deep colors, understated pub signs, and tons of Premier League scarves covering every potential space, the new Green Turtle Brewery and Public House on Central in St.…
- Episode 206: Retro Chill at 3 Daughters Brewing
The RTD, or Ready To Drink craft cocktail, has taken the craft beverage world by storm recently. These ready mixed cocktails are a perfect compliment to any occasion and give consumers that aren't necessarily interested in beer a different…
- Episode 205: Ulele, Part 2
We are back with Part 2 of our interview at Ulele. Join us as we speak to Tim Shackton, Head Brewer and Jeff Houck, VP of Marketing for 1905 Family of Restaurants as we discuss the massive hit Ulele has been for the Riverwalk and Tampa in…
- Episode 204: Ulele, Part 1
In 1903, a water pumping station was opened along the banks of the Hillsborough River in Tampa to supply fresh water to the growing Ybor City and residents beyond. After falling into disrepair for many years, it was purchased and heavily r…
- Episode 203: Frazier Creek Brewing and Distilling Part 2
In Part 2 of our interview we sit down with Dan Rogers at Frazier Creek to chat about beer styles and how popularity comes and goes with different styles, how supply chains and supplies are changing in the industry, and the continued popul…
- Episode 202: Frazier Creek Brewing and Distilling Part 1
In 2025, USA Today released its newest list of Top 10s in the nation. These top 10 lists are voted on by a readers poll, based on a variety of different businesses, locales, and factors. Firmly in the Top 10 for New Breweries is Frazier Cr…
- Episode 201: Brewing in Orlando with Ivanhoe Park Brewing
Since May 2017, Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. has been making beers in the city they readily and openly celebrate--Orlando. In that time, they've grown their regional footprint and their brewing space with the opening of the Ivanhoe Park Lager…
- Episode 200: Celebrating at Celebration Brewing
We made it to Episode 200! And to celebrate, we will be in Celebration, FL. at Celebration Brewing! This full service brewery and restaurant concept is situated cleanly in the center of Celebration Pointe, a massive new shopping and dining…
- Episode 199: Leaven Brewing Part 2
We are back with Part 2 of our interview with Jillian Lynch, co-owner and co-founder at Leaven Brewing in Riverview, FL. On today's episode, we chat about Jillian's inventive Social Media channel, their incredibly far-reaching and active M…
- Episode 198: Leaven Brewing Part 1
Deep in the wilds of Riverview is Leaven Brewing. This stalwart of the Tampa Bay craft beer scene has been serving up an amazing array of craft beers and a sense of community that goes far beyond the taps. We spoke to Leaven Brewing co-fou…
- Episode 197: An Investment Opportunity, Plus Meet Our New Sponsor!
On today's show, we start in Tallahassee, where much lauded brewery (and distillery and coffee roaster) Ology Brewing has just launched a way for fans and business-savvy individuals to invest in the future growth of this business. We spoke…
- Episode 196: John Santaniello, Bootleggers Brewing Co.
Starting its life as a local homebrew store, Bootleggers has become a destination brewery and a fixture of the East Tampa beer scene. In their warm and inviting tap room and attached kitchen, they are pouring a wide variety of beers, meads…
- Episode 195: Clay Keel of Keel Farms
Florida's wine industry has been around for generations, but still has not quite gotten the respect and attention it deserves. To chat about this, we went to one of Florida's largest wineries, Keel Farms, located in Plant City. The busines…
- Episode 194: Jonathan Mogor, Soulmate Brewing
While Soulmate Brewing's home is in Morrisville, VT., the story begins years earlier in Boca Raton, the home of Soulmate's co-founder Jonathan Mogor; and, now, that Soulmate is distributing, the natural first stop was south Florida. During…
- Episode 193: Cove Brewery, Part 2
This is part 2 of our experience at Cove Brewing in Deerfield Beach. In this episode, we continue our chat with Cove Head Brewer Manny Jannes and brewer Tyler Immell about growing the local footprint and enthusiasm for their beers, their r…
- Episode 192: Cove Brewery
I finally made it! After much reminding by head brewer and friend of the podcast Manny Jannes, I have finally made it to Deerfield Beach's first brewery--Cove Brewery! Nestled in The Cove shopping plaza, they have a fantastic lineup of bee…
- Episode 191: Bonita Brew Fest 2025
Bonita Springs isn't quite as sleepy as it used to be. It's also cultivating a small but mighty beer scene, helped out by yearly events like the Bonita Brew Fest. This year's event took place at Riverside Park, right in downtown Bonita Spr…
- Episode 190: Chubby Mermaid Brewing, Part 2
In Part 2 of our interview at Bonita Springs' Chubby Mermaid Brewing, we speak 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 gl…
- Episode 189: Chubby Mermaid Brewing, Part 1
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 YouTu…
- Episode 188: Sailfish Brewing, Part 2
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 Sai…
- Episode 187: Sailfish Brewing, Part 1
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 fo…
- Episode 186: North Miami Brewfest 2024
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 an…
- Episode 185: Champions Beerfest 2024
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…
- Episode 184: Ft. Myers Brewing and Wicked Dolphin, Part 2
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…
- Episode 183: Ft. Myers Brewing and Wicked Dolphin, Part 1
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 a…
- Episode 182: Gulf Stream Distilling (Gulf Stream, Part 3)
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 Er…
- Episode 181: Gulf Stream Brewing (Gulf Stream, Part 2)
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 be…
- Episode 180: Greenwood Whiskey and Pizzeria Magaddino
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 c…
- Episode 179: Live at Mezcal Lauderdale!
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, l…
- Episode 178: Mezcal Lauderdale 2024 with William Scanlan of Heavy Metl Premium Imports
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.…
- Episode 177: Mezcal Lauderdale 2024 - Xicala Mezcal
We are still celebrating Mezcal Lauderdale 2024! This year the Grand Tasting took place on June 22nd at Sistrunk Marketplace in Ft. Lauderdale. We spoke with Phil Reis, Miami Market Manager for importer Global Beverage Team. They import Xi…
- Episode 176: Mezcal Lauderdale 2024 - MezcalFest and an Intro to Mezcal
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 Me…
- Episode 175: Men in the Making Collaboration with 3 Daughters
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 o…
- Episode 174: St. Augustine Distillery
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 gi…
- Episode 173: MIA Bruhaus, Part 2
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 releas…
- Episode 172: MIA Bruhaus, Part 1
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 g…
- Episode 171: Tripping Animals Brewing
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, f…
- Episode 170: Irie Jungle at Tripping Animals This Saturday!
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…
- Episode 169: Dr. Rob Streisfeld, Brewsaki
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…
- Episode 168: Ancient City Brewing Part 2
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…
- Episode 167: Ancient City Brewing Part 1
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 througho…
- Episode 166: St. Augustine Experiences, the Craft Beer Tour
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 histor…
- Episode 165: Dunes Brewing, Part 2
In part two of our episode with Dunes Brewing, we are back with Michael Benedict and Sasha Staton to talk about their growth, the Volusia County brewing community at large, and that Luchador wrestling event that they have become very well…
- Episode 164: Dunes Brewing, Part 1
While the city of Port Orange is not Daytona Beach, they are close enough to where the uninitiated could easily be confused by the two. Even though Dunes Brewing is in Port Orange, it is just over the Dunlawton Bridge in a tiny little port…
- Episode 163: 4 Hands Brewing, St. Louis, MO
Founded in 2011, Four Hands Brewing has become one of the largest craft breweries in all of eastern Missouri. Their flagship beer, City Wide, is just that--available pretty much everywhere in St. Louis proper and beyond. They've been the i…
- Episode 162: Halpatter Brewing, Part 2
In Part Two of our interview with Halpatter Brewing co-founders, Chris Candler and Jeremy Gable, we will go into the future of Halpatter Brewing, and also a nod to the past--especially the importance of the name "Halpatter" to both of them…
- Episode 161: Halpatter Brewing, Part 1
Situated in north Florida, just south of the intersection between Interstates 10 and 75, is the town of Lake City. Formerly known as Alligator Village by the Seminoles, it became a major railroad hub in the early 20th century. Its influenc…
- Episode 160: 2023 Stormhouse Brewing Holiday Cheers & Beers Brewfest
We are back at Stormhouse Brewing with another beerfest and another episode! This time, Stormhouse Brewing was celebrating their 2023 Holiday Cheers and Beers Brewfest--a celebration of beer, spirits, and shopping to get everybody in the h…
- Episode 159: 2023 North Miami Brewfest
A couple weeks ago was the latest iteration of the North Miami Brewfest, put on by and benefiting the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University. This year, the popular festival was at NoMI Vil…
- Episode 158: Swamphead Brewery, Gainesville, FL
Since being founded in 2008, Swamphead Brewery has grown well beyond its Gainesville home to become a major beacon of craft beer in Central and North Florida. With a combination of craft beer, environmental care and consideration, and a ki…