Featured Breweries: Florida Beer Company

Florida Beer Company is Florida’s #1 craft brewer. In 2005, Indian River Beverage Corporation, a Brevard County brewer since 1997, completed the acquisition of Ybor City Brewing Company. The acquisition included the Miami Brewing and Key West Brewery Companies. With the three former companies combined, business commenced as the Florida Beer Company.

This company manufactures and markets a whopping 17 different beers, and 2 apple-based hard ciders – drawing the best from each of the former individual brew companies. Perhaps you’ll recognize some of these “Best of the Best” – Beachside Beer, Hurricane Reef, Key West, Ybor Gold, Indian River, La Tropical, and John J. Kelly’s.

Marketing such a wide variety of products is quite a challenge. Their success lies in their network of wholesaler distributors who then sell to bars, restaurants, grocery and package stores, and other specialty retailers. While Florida Beer Company sells roughly 80% of its product in its home state of Florida, it also markets in some other states and in the Caribbean. They maintain two facilities, including their 12,000 square foot brew site, where head brewmasters Jose Ayala and Jack Owen perform their magic.

Your Beer of the Month Club and Florida Beer invite you to enjoy a Key West treasure, Key West Southernmost Wheat Ale, a refreshing Belgian-style white wheat brewed with only the best ingredients and natural flavors of coriander, orange and key lime.

Gourmet-like Hurricane Reef Pale Ale, a World Beer Championship silver medalist, is alive with Cascade hops and two-row malts.

Featured Beer from Florida Beer Company:
Key West Southernmost Wheat (Belgian Style) Ale and Hurricane Reef Pale Ale
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BELGIAN-STYLE WHEAT ALE – Florida Beer Company’s Key West Southernmost Wheat Ale – Best served at cellar temps, it pours light liquid white with a light, full head. This top-fermented ale goes great with heartier foods like beef tenderloin and smoked sausage, wild game and Mexican cuisine.

PALE ALE – Florida Beer Company’s Hurricane Reef Pale Ale – A truly noteworthy ale, this PA is a crisp, assertive beverage with a floral finish, Great Britain’s classic beer style. By definition, top-fermented pale ales are medium-bodied with a complex, medium-dry palate. Serve cool, not cold, with veggie salads and a cheeseburger off the grill

Featured Breweries: Florida Beer Company

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