re: FBD: Back from banland

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They might be my favorite brewery and I haven't had one beer by them. A friend and I were talking about going to the Iowa game just to do cigar city.

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The Tampa Bay/South Florida beer scene is exploding right now. When discussing the Southeast most want to talk about North Carolina but that is changing and quickly. CCB is really just the tip of the iceberg in terms of excellent craft breweries in the area. In Tampa you have CCB who is the behemoth but also 7venth Sun and Saint Somewhere doing some great Saisons. You have Rapp doing the German brews and Cycle who I'd argue does better barrel aged beers than CCB. Not to mention Dunedin, 3 Sisters, Green Bench, Big Storm, Coppertail, Angry Chair and Barley Mow.

In South FL you have Funky Buddha doing their thing and Wakefield about to drop some serious sours on the area. Add in Due South and Tequesta and you have one hell of a lineup.

The trip is definitely worth it for any beer fan. You can kill 5 days easily and only touch a few of the great breweries here in FL.