Brewvival has become one of the premier craft beer festivals in the southeast. This is the third year in a row I have had the privilege in being able to attend. After a change of plans earlier in the week, we headed down to North Charleston for a weekend getaway. We checked into the hotel […]
Cigar City to enter Tennessee
Tampa, FL based Cigar City Brewing will expand its distribution footprint for the first time in four years when it enters Tennessee in the Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville markets next week. They will partner with Lipman Brothers Distributing to distribute cans of Jai Alai IPA, Maduro Brown Ale, Florida Cracker Belgian-style White Ale, Invasion Pale Ale and […]
Beer Camp…………….. Tampa
The next stop of festival season brings us to Tampa, FL for this years Sierra Nevada Beer Camp. I haven’t been to Tampa in years and Guy and I were met by nothing but southern hospitality from the moment we got into town. It is something that is lost in most big cities these days. […]
The Florida Trip…………………. and Georgia
So Catherine and I made plans to head down to Florida for a few days to enjoy some rest and relaxation. We were going to leave early Friday morning so we could beat the traffic. Well as I was at work on Wednesday, I received an email from Catherine about possibly leaving early and stay […]
Terrapin to collaborate with Cigar City
Athens, GA based Terrapin Beer Company is set to collaborate with Tampa, FL based Cigar City Brewing this July. It looks to be an apricot ginger IPA with no name yet. Terrapin will be releasing the collaboration this September in 12 oz. four packs. terrapinbeer.com cigarcitybrewing.com
Johnson City……………Thirsty Orange………….and a bonus!
We had made plans to attend the Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza in Johnson City, TN months in advance. My folks drove up on Friday so we could leave the next day. My step dad brought up some Cigar City brews for us to enjoy that night, and we are glad he did. We all really […]
Cigar City expanding
Cigar City has purchased an old distribution building across the street from their Spruce Street location. It will be used to advance their fermentation capacity. cigarcitybrewing.com
