Craft Beer

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," Jeff Houck, with the Columbia Restaurant Group, talks about how beer has helped shaped Tampa and its restaurant scene.

On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we’re talking about a Tampa Bay boom town, hearing from some rising local artists and learning about a buzzing local suds scene.

The gift from Joey and Jennifer Redner, both longtime USF followers, will be split between the stadium and craft beer course. For Joey Redner, it's a full-circle investment after selling Cigar City Brewing in 2016.

The relaunched Bay Crafted effort is aimed at driving new and repeat tourists to the region.

The event features around 150 tastings, parties, and beer releases across the Tampa Bay region.

A 2019 headline in Food & Wine reads: “Craft Beer Has a Diversity Problem, Brewers Association Report Confirms.” This wasn’t exactly breaking news for our guest, who started tackling the problem years earlier.

From switching to table service to hand sanitizer "all over the place," Matt Yungaitis says he and his coworkers had to adapt after the state shut down bars twice during the pandemic. But he says business has been good lately.

Beer lovers across Florida: This holiday is just for you.

The Tampa Bay area is becoming a hub for craft beer both statewide and nationally, with the highest density of breweries in Florida.This week on Florida…

The Tampa Bay area is becoming a hub for craft beer both statewide and nationally, with the highest density of breweries in Florida.This week on Florida…

Brewing has a long history in Tampa: cigar maker Vicente Ybor made Tampa the site of Florida's first commercial beer brewery, the Florida Brewing Company,…

A new exhibit opening this weekend highlights the colorful history of beer in Tampa Bay.Cigar maker Vicente Martinez Ybor founded Florida's first…