Florida Beer

Today in 1845, Florida became the 27th state.

Florida Breweries

• A1A Ale Works
• Aardwolf Pub & Brewery
• Abbey Brewing Company
• Anheuser-Busch InBev Jacksonville
• Bare Bones Grill & Brewery
• The Blind Tiki Brewing
• Beautiful Brews, Inc.
• Big Bear Brewing
• Big River Grille and Brewing Works
• Bold City Brewery
• Brewer’s Pizza
• Brewzzi Brewing
• Brooksville Brewing
• Charlie and Jake’s Brewery & BBQ
• Cigar City Brewing
• Clevelander Brewery
• Cocoa Beach Brewing
• Cold Storage Craft Brewery
• Corner Cafe & Brewery
• Dunedin Brewery & Public House
• Engine 15 Brewing Company
• Fantasy Brewmasters
• Florida Beer Company
• The Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery
• Gordash Brewing
• Gordon Biersch Brewing
• Green Room Brewing
• Hops Grillhouse & Brewery
• Inlet Brewing
• Intuition Ale Works
• Karibrew Brew Pub & Grill
• Kelly’s Caribbean Bar & Grill
• Lagerhaus Brewery & Grill
• Lagniappe Brewing Co.
• Liquid Bakery Craft Brewery
• Little Giant Brewery
• Mad Crow Brewing and Grill
• Marco Island Brewery
• Market Street Pub
• McGuire’s Irish Pub & Brewery
• Mount Dora Brewing
• Native Brewing
• Orange Blossom Pilsner
• Orlando Brewing Partners
• Peg’s Cantina & Brew Pub
• Pensacola Bay Brewing
• Ragtime Tavern Seafood and Grill
• River City Brewing
• Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
• Sarasota Brewing
• Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery
• Shipyard Emporium
• Swamp Head Brewery
• Tampa Bay Brewing Company
• Titanic Brewery & Restaurant
• Unique Brewers
• Yuengling Brewing Company of Tampa

Florida Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: Florida Brewers Guild

State Agency: Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

• Capital: Tallahassee
• Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah
• Population: 15,982,378; 4th
• Area: 65758 sq.mi., 22th
• Nickname: Sunshine State
• Statehood: 27th, March 3, 1845

• Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 47
• Rank: 11th
• Beer Production: 13,892,233
• Production Rank: 3rd
• Beer Per Capita: 23.4 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 46%
• Cans: 42.9%
• Kegs: 10.6%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $0.64
• Per Case: $1.44
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $19.80
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $14.88

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $2,122,566,036
• Direct Impact: $5,467,349,123
• Supplier Impact: $3,776,962,846
• Induced Economic Impact: $3,052,520,250
• Total Impact: $12,296,832,219

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: State law prohibits selling of alcohol between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., unless the county chooses to change the operating hours later; such as for Sunday morning; Ormond Beach stays open until 7pm on Sundays. Miami-Dade County liquor stores may operate 24 hours a day.
• Grocery Store Sales: Yes
• Notes: Sale, processing, or consumption of any liquor or spirit of greater than 153 proof is illegal. (FSS 565.07)

  Supermarkets and other licensed business establishments may sell beer, low-alcohol liquors, and wine. Liquor must be sold in dedicated liquor stores which may be in a separate part of a grocery or a drug store. Beer must be sold in quantities of 32 or fewer ounces or greater than 1 gallon. Forty- and 64-ounce beverages are illegal.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.