(Feb. 7, 2017 – Tampa, Fla.) — Join Creative Loafing (CL) in kicking off Tampa Bay Beer Week and celebrating the release of CL’s Beer Issue at Meet The Brewers, where 20 of Tampa Bay’s very own brewers will be on-site sampling and mingling with an intimate crowd on Thursday, February 23rd, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Morean Arts Center for Clay (420 22nd St. S. in St. Pete). CL’s Meet The Brewers event presents beer loving locals with a unique opportunity to sip on local brews while rubbing elbows with the minds behind them. Attendees will also be able to get their hands on a copy of this year’s Beer Issue—in print and online on February 23rd. FEATURING: Big Top Brewing Company | Josh Wilson Coffee Vanilla Special IPA & more Cigar City Cider & Mead | Jared Gilbert 6 Point 8 Cider & more Darwin Brewing Company | Jorge Rosabal Big Deal Imperial Stout & more Green Bench Brewing Co. | Khris Johnson Bench Beer Saison & more Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company | Matthew Powers & Alex Garcia Chocolate Covered Elvis Chocolate Banana & Peanut Butter Brown Ale & more Mastry’s Brewing Co. | Micheil McElvey Spring Cleaning Bière de Garde & more Pair O’ Dice Brewing Co. | Ken Rosenthal Hobo’s Delight Imperial Porter & more Pinellas Ale Works | Matthew Brown Stay Pale Ale & more Saint Somewhere Brewing Company | Bob Sylvester Saison Athene, Jasmine, Lectio Divina, & more Tampa Bay Brewing Company | Josh Rankin P.I.M.P. (Peruvian Imperial Milk Porter) & more Plus more breweries and beer options to be announced
Tickets for Meet The Brewers are on sale now and available for purchase at cltampa.com/brewers. General Admission (GA) tickets are $35 in advance (now through February 22nd) and $40 at the door (February 23rd). GA includes unlimited beer sampling while you mix and mingle with your favorite brewers, as well as bites by local restaurants. VIP tickets are are $80 in advance (now through February 22nd) and $85 at the door (February 23rd). VIP includes a VIP-only hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. where you can enjoy unlimited beer while you mix and mingle with your favorite brewers with a limited amount VIP-only attendees, unlimited beer sampling from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and bites by local restaurants during GA hour, exclusive VIP-only hors d’oeuvres, an event-branded Whole Foods Market VIP bag, and other VIP-only perks. A portion of proceeds to benefit Current Initiatives and their projects, such as the Laundry Project, Hope For Homes, and Affordable Christmas. Complimentary on-site valet will be provided by Courtesy Valet. Creative Loafing has, once again, teamed up with Lyft to get attendees to and from Meet The Brewers safely. First-time Lyft users get their first ride free up to $20 by downloading the app, creating an account, and entering the code CLTAMPA in the ‘Payment’ section. Attendees are encouraged to stay in-the-know on all event details by RSVPing to the Facebook event here: bit.ly/mtbfb2017 Special thanks to Meet The Brewers partners and sponsors Florida Brewers Guild and Whole Foods Tampa.
For more information on Meet The Brewers, including information on purchasing tickets and sponsoring this event, visit cltampa.com/brewers. Please use the following hashtag for all digital promotions: #CLBrewers About Creative Loafing About Southcomm, Inc. |