(Jan. 31, 2018 – Tampa, Fla.) — Creative Loafing (CL) is teaming up with Brandon Harley-Davidson to give beer enthusiasts a unique opportunity to sip on their favorite local brews while rubbing elbows with the minds behind them at Brandon Harley-Davidson presents Creative Loafing’s Meet The Brewers on Saturday, February 17th, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Brandon Harley-Davidson (9841 E. Adamo Dr. in Brandon).
Attendees will join more than 20 of Tampa Bay’s very own brewers as they sample their best brews and mingle. Beer will be available in full 10-ounce pours, just a taste, or whatever attendees’ beer-loving hearts desire. Additionally, CL will be celebrating the release of the annual Beer Issue—in print and online on February 15th.
FEATURING BEER BY:
7venth Sun Brewing Company
Biere au Citron Farmhouse Ale
Graffiti Orange American Wheat Ale
81Bay Brewing Company
Coffee Porter
Key Lime Gose
Big Storm Brewing Co.
Palm Bender Gulf Coast IPA
Lightning Twenty Five Lager
Big Top Brewing Company
Hawaiian Lion Toasted Coconut & Coffee Porter
Big Life Tropical Lager
Cigar City Brewing
Guayabera Citra Pale Ale
Space Pope IPA
Cigar City Cider & Mead
Homemade Apple Pie Cider
Rambunctious Cider
Coppertail Brewing Co.
Independent Pilsner
Hyperbolic IPA
Crooked Thumb Brewery
Shade Tree IPA
Apricot Florida Weisse
Darwin Brewing Company
Best Coast Grapefruit Berliner
2 Fruits In A Pale
Dissent Craft Brewing Company
Guava Double IPA
Dissenter Belgian IPA
Dunedin Brewery
Flashlight Lager
Leonard Croon’s Oatmeal Stout
Apricot Peach Wheat Ale
American Classic IPA
Escape Brewing Company
The Other West Coast IPA
Gose
Flying Boat Brewing Company
Hangar Brown Ale
Mid-Flight Sour IPA
Four Stacks Brewing Company
Chocolate Coffee Porter
WIPA Good IPA
Hidden Springs Ale Works
To be announced
JDub’s Brewing Company
Up Top! IPA
Passion Wheat American Pale Wheat Ale
Marker 48 Brewing
To be announced
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Oliver Grisette
Anne Saison with Elderflowers
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Old Elephant Foot IPA
Quat Fruit Ale
Tampa Beer Works
Joosy Froot IPA
The Wild Rover Brewery
To be announced
Ulele Spring Brewery
To be announced
& MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
PLUS:
Jimmys Slider Truck
Mother Kombucha
Mr. C’s Grilled Cheese
& MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Tickets to Meet The Brewers are on sale now and available for purchase at cltampa.com/brewers.
General Admission (GA) tickets are $30 in advance (now through February 16th) and $40 at the door (February 17th). GA includes unlimited beer while attendees mix and mingle with their favorite brewers.
VIP Admission tickets are $75 in advance (now through February 16th) and $85 at the door (February 17th). VIP includes a VIP-only hour from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. brought to you by Mini Doughnut Factory where you’ll enjoy unlimited beer—a full 10-ounce pour, just a taste, or whatever your beer-loving heart desires—while you mix and mingle with your favorite brewers among a limited amount of VIP attendees; a private VIP area featuring VIP-only perks like mini doughnuts by Mini Doughnut Factory, bites by The Mill Brandon, and exclusive pours by Slim Pickens Cider & Mead and more.
A portion of proceeds to benefit Ybor City Museum Society and their projects, such as the Tampa Baseball Museum.
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 $10 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/mtbfb2018
Special thanks to our sponsors and partners Brandon Harley-Davidson, Mini Doughnut Factory, Florida Brewers Guild, Ybor City Museum Society, The Mill Brandon, Roundhouse Creative, Lyft, and UNATION!
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
Creative Loafing is an award-winning alternative, weekly newspaper and website committed to providing Tampa Bay with an independent perspective, up-to-the-minute local news, and a comprehensive listing of local happenings. Creative Loafing offers readers’ unique monthly events and CL Deals, a locally focused platform featuring dining and event experiences at half-off their regular price. For more information about Creative Loafing, visit cltampa.com and cldeals.com.
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