List of breweries in Florida
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At the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries.[1] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.[2]
Breweries in Florida produce a wide range of beer styles that are marketed locally, regionally, nationally, and which are exported. In 2012 Florida's 72 breweries employed more than 1300 people directly in brewing activities, and another 75,000 in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[3] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Florida's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Florida's breweries and related industries was more than $2.3 billion.[4] Consumer purchases of Florida's brewery products generated another $763 million in tax revenue.[5] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Florida's 56 craft breweries ranked them 44th in the U.S.[6]
Breweries
- Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, FL [7]
- Florida Beer Company, Cape Canaveral, FL
- Florida Brewery, Auburndale, FL [8]
- Saint Somewhere Brewing, Tarpon Springs, FL[9]
- Swamp Head Brewery, Gainesville, FL [10]
- Yuengling Brewery [11]
- Fort Myers Brewing Company [12]
Brewpubs
- Peg’s Cantina, Gulfport, FL [13]
See also
References
- ↑ "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Beer Serves America". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Florida". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Florida". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Florida". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Capita per Brewery". Brewers Association.
- ↑ Tampa's Cigar City Brewery ranked 4th best in world
- ↑ Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search
- ↑ "At Tarpon Springs' St. Somewhere Brewing, drink your daily wages". Tama Bay Times. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ A Gainesville beer, wine and cheese store on Tower Road has come under fire from the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco and has sparked discussion about what ...
- ↑ Tampa brewery gets back to business despite $1M fire damage | Tampa Bay Times
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- ↑ Peg's Cantina puts thoughtful Mexican into the Gulfport mix | Tampa Bay Times
Further reading
- Craft beers, breweries booming throughout Florida | Tampa Bay Times
- Craft beer brewers still battling state for half-gallon growlers - The Independent Florida Alligator: Local & National
- Florida State Representative Introduces Bill That Would Destroy Small Breweries
External links
- Florida Brewers Guild
- Beer in Florida. Beerinflorida.com.
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