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Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 190: Chubby Mermaid Brewing, Part 2 03/12/2025

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 189: Chubby Mermaid Brewing, Part 1 03/05/2025

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 188: Sailfish Brewing, Part 2 02/19/2025

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 187: Sailfish Brewing, Part 1 01/29/2025

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 186: North Miami Brewfest 2024 01/01/2025

Florida Beer Podcast - 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 and Tourism Management at Florida International University, as they put this festival on every year. We start this episode with Chef John Noble Massey, head chef of the ultra-exclusive and frankly amazing looking FIU Bistro on the FIU/Chaplin School's Biscayne Bay campus. From there we speak to Carrie from soon to open Scarab Brewing, who's Golden Stout was a particular hit of my entire team. Unseen Creatures has just announced a merger with Prison Pals, so we spoke once again to Prison Pals' Brewmaster Diego Setti, along with Joaquin Lozano and Nacho, the new owners of Unseen Creatures about what this partnership is going to look like. From there we touch base with Rudy and Ricardo from Rocketeer Beer, the winners of both last year and this year's Best Beer at the event, with an update on their soon-to-open Kendall brewery. We finish up with co-founders Michael and Carlos from Lemondade Hard Seltzer, an amazing seltzer that also won third place for the beer competition and their incredible seltzers. Listen in... Host: of the Executive Producer: Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Guest: Chef John Noble Massey, Guest: Kerrie Opprecht, Guest: Joaquin Lozano & Nacho and Diego Setti, / Guest: Rudy Delgago and Ricardo Abreu, Guest: Michael Rios and Carlos Aguerro, Equipment Sponsor: | Featured Product: | Interested in becoming FBP’s next Title Sponsor? Support the Show on Patreon: Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on , , and . Additional Support Provided by: and Join the FPN Facebook Group: Partner with FPN: From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the /episode/index/show/flpodcastnet/id/34670980

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 185: Champions Beerfest 2024 12/18/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - 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 the chance to attend. But, it was back--in a new home at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach. I spoke with organizer Jim Hammett and host Virginia Sinicki of 97.9 WRMF's KVJ show about the festival, brands represented, and their beneficiary Little Smiles (LittleSmilesFL.org). From there, I chatted a bit with Lorenzo Borghese, founder of South Beach Brewing, Chris Hall of Noxx and Dunn Florida Rum, and Amyad Amra of Two Drums Florida Rum Cocktail, all of which were happy to provide a little insight into their brands and how they are able to spread a little Florida sunshine through their products. Listen in... Host: of the Executive Producer: Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Guest: Jim Hammitt, Guest: Virginia Sinicki, Guest: Lorenzo Borghese, Founder of Guest: Chris Hall, co-founder of Guest: Amyad Amra, Director of Sales of Equipment Sponsor: | Featured Product: | Interested in becoming FBP’s next Title Sponsor? Support the Show on Patreon: Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on , , and . Additional Support Provided by: and Join the FPN Facebook Group: Partner with FPN: From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the /episode/index/show/flpodcastnet/id/34492405

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 184: Ft. Myers Brewing and Wicked Dolphin, Part 2 11/06/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 183: Ft. Myers Brewing and Wicked Dolphin, Part 1 10/30/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - 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 aging a beer in a Wicked Dolphin barrel. But that's not really where the partnership ends, as they both have had similar starts, hiccups, and factors in play in their southwest Florida homes of Ft. Myers and (for Wicked Dolphin) Cape Coral. In this spirit (no pun intended), we sat down with Jen Whyte and TJ Jewell from Ft. Myers Brewing and Joseph Termini from Wicked Dolphin about opening and crafting a following in Lee County, marketing and creating a destination for locals and visitors to come to, and being a trailblazer for the growing craft beer and spirits scene in the area. Listen in... Host: of the Executive Producer: Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Guest: Jen Whyte, Co-Founder and TJ Jewell, VP of Operations Guest: Joseph Termini, Director of Sales and VP, Equipment Sponsor: | Featured Product: | Interested in becoming FBP’s next Title Sponsor? Support the Show on Patreon: Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on , , and . Additional Support Provided by: and Join the FPN Facebook Group: Partner with FPN: From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the /episode/index/show/flpodcastnet/id/33817118

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 182: Gulf Stream Distilling (Gulf Stream, Part 3) 10/23/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 181: Gulf Stream Brewing (Gulf Stream, Part 2) 10/16/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 180: Greenwood Whiskey and Pizzeria Magaddino 08/28/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - 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 century United States. It is also the inspiration for Greenwood Whiskey, now available through special order in the state of Florida. We spoke to co-founder Kweillin 'KG' Gordon about the historic past of the area, creating and producing a new whiskey label, and the future for this dynamic brand. Plus he reveals a bit about a special expression coming soon... Then we head back to Ft. Lauderdale for a preview of our upcoming series at Gulfstream Brewing. It's also the home of Pizzeria Magaddino, slinging some of the absolute best pizzas in Florida. we spoke to owner Tom Magaddino about his intro to making pizzas, basics of making a great pie and how he makes his a bit differently, and their ongoing pizza classes. Listen in... Host: of the Executive Producer: Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Guest: Kweillin 'KG' Gordon, Guest: Tom Magaddino, Equipment Sponsor: | Featured Product: | Interested in becoming FBP’s next Title Sponsor? Support the Show on Patreon: Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on , , and . Additional Support Provided by: and Join the FPN Facebook Group: Partner with FPN: From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the /episode/index/show/flpodcastnet/id/32761477

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 179: Live at Mezcal Lauderdale! 08/14/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - 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, like Xicaru, were there, while there were a good number of new brands represented this year as well. On today's podcast we are going to meet some of those brands. Some of them, like Xicaru, are returning friends to the podcast, while others are brand new to the show. All information will be listed to our show notes for the sake of brevity. And while these notes are short on details, these expressions are much, much bigger on flavor. Listen in...! Host: of the Executive Producer: Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Guest: Dave Simmons, Madre Mezcal Guest: Oscar, Cardenxe Sotol Guest: Catalina, Mezcal Mezul Guest: Dennis Barnett, Xicaru Mezcal Guest: Danny Zavala, Matasanta Guest: Marco Mojarro, Otoch Equipment Sponsor: | Featured Product: | Interested in becoming FBP’s next Title Sponsor? Support the Show on Patreon: Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on , , and . Additional Support Provided by: and Join the FPN Facebook Group: Partner with FPN: From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the /episode/index/show/flpodcastnet/id/32567617

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 178: Mezcal Lauderdale 2024 with William Scanlan of Heavy Metl Premium Imports 07/24/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 177: Mezcal Lauderdale 2024 - Xicala Mezcal 07/11/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 176: Mezcal Lauderdale 2024 - MezcalFest and an Intro to Mezcal 06/19/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - Episode 175: Men in the Making Collaboration with 3 Daughters 06/05/2024

Florida Beer Podcast - 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 of their mentees "from cradle to college." They recently premiered their own drink--a fruit punch-flavored sparkling water--with their friends at 3 Daughters Brewing. This special blend is available around the area, and has been a great success in bringing funding and attention to this amazing cause. To learn more, and get a sneak peek at the next iterations, we sat down with Men in the Making Founder Rev. Kenny Irby, mentor Clayton Sizemore, and 3 Daughters Brewing's VP of Marketing Brian Horne. We spoke about Men in the Making, the changes mentees have seen due to their participation, and the incredible journey of their first product in the market. Listen in... Host: of the Executive Producer: Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Guest: Rev. Kenny Irby and Clayton Sizemore of Guest: Brian Horne of Equipment Sponsor: | Featured Product: | Interested in becoming FBP’s next Title Sponsor? Support the Show on Patreon: Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on , , and . Additional Support Provided by: and Join the FPN Facebook Group: Partner with FPN: From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the /episode/index/show/flpodcastnet/id/31512412