Florida Brands

So I visited the "Florida Beer Company" and found they bottle a number of different brands. Primary brands are:
Key West - a major craft brand in the Keys, with the flagship Sunset Ale an amber
La Tropical cerveza Cubana - a cuban label German style pilsner found in South Florida, comes originally from Havana and founded in 1888
Hurricane Reef - a really cool label (makes me want to be in la Caribe) with pilsners, a pale and a raz wheat,
Ybor Gold - a Tampa label,
Beachside - lager for the spacecoast and (well) beach,
Indian River - the original label of the original owners for Melbourne, and


All very drinkable beers considering the hot Florida sun makes you want to drink in quantity. I plan to pick up some La Tropical, some Key West Sunset Ale and maybe some Hurricane Reef pale as each has a solid style profile.

They've done a German dopplebock on draft that was in heavy demand locally.

The big surprise is Kelly's hard cider. A true Irish cider from an Irishman that needed a brewery partner. Finished with a Champagne yeast this one comes out amazingly dry and is a favorite with the ladies. This is a top quality cider!

When in Florida, drink local!

and hook up with Eulan, the friendly marketing guy (and avid marathoner) at local beer events or stop by and see Jeff at the (warm) tasting room at the brewery - just a mile south of the Melbourne beach causeway on Hwy 1.