Craft beers are brewed at more than 300 Florida breweries. Most are small mom-and-pop operations, and they want you to visit their tap rooms.
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Discovering 100-year-old Vero Beach, Driftwood Inn
This laid-back beach town isn’t famous, but it charms visitors with its funky Florida history, gorgeous beaches and a cute downtown with interesting restaurants and shops. In 2019, it celebrates its 100th birthday.
A brewery tour of the Florida Keys
The craft beer breweries in the Florida Keys are great places to experience Keys style and ambiance. The beer’s not bad, either.
Florida 2021 Oktoberfest Calendar
The 2020 Schedule of Beer and Wine Festivals throughout Florida, including a comprehensive rundown of Oktoberfest celebrations.
2020 Florida Beer Festival Calendar
Beer is not just for Oktoberfest anymore! A guide to Florida’s year-around craft beer festivals. Includes statewide 2019 Oktoberfest dates. (Updated and revised.)
St. Pete Brewpubs Part II: The gathering
St. Petersburg has emerged as a Florida hot spot for craft brewers, artisans who are setting the pace with exciting new variations of malt beverages. We visit three trendsetters: The Cage, Pinellas Ale Works and 3Daughters Brewery.
Trio of St. Petersburg breweries put hops in your self-guided art walk
Travel writer Vicki McCash Brennan has a passion for craft beer, museums and art galleries, and they all come together in this brewpub walking tour of St. Petersburg’s historic Edge and Central Arts districts.