BeerWise Podcast

In this episode, I talk with Ben Davis of Intuition Ale Works in Jacksonville, Florida.

Ben founded Intuition Ale Works at a small facility on Kings Street in Jacksonville. The brewery was one of Jacksonville's first and holds the title of the first brewery in the state of Florida to can beer.

Ben was gracious enough to sit down with me while I was passing through Jacksonville and talk about the brewery's downtown Jacksonville facility, their new beer for Ukraine relief called "Hey Putin, Go F*** Yourself," what it's like hosting a bottle release in 2022, and what happens when the Jehovah's Witnesses have a convention down the street from the brewery.

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In this episode Devon Kreps of 7venth Sun Brewery joins the BeerWise Podcast to talk about her 10-year journey with 7venth Sun.

Devon founded 7venth Sun Brewery in a small tasting room on Broadway in Dunedin, and grew the business to two locations – an expanded version of the original brewery and a larger production facility in Tampa’s Seminole Heights neighborhood.

In this episode, you also see the third iteration of a segment I am calling “The Six Pack.” These are six questions to conclude the episode, all related to the beer industry and what the guest has learned in the industry. The “six pack” gives a little more information about Devon and her experience in the beer industry.

You can listen to the podcast here, or on your favorite podcast platform. Remember to subscribe or follow so you don’t miss an episode!

Thanks for joining us in the journey of the BeerWise Podcast, hosted by Mark DeNote – editor of Florida Beer News.

If you like the podcast, please tell someone. If you have constructive feedback or a guest you’d like to hear on the show, please email [email protected] or follow the “Contact Us” link on this site.

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The latest episode of the BeerWise Podcast is out now with special guest Chris Fairchild, Executive Director of Tampa Bay Beer Week.

Chris Fairchild is only the second executive director that Tampa Bay Beer Week has ever had. He took over the organization just before the global pandemic hit and the organization faced the biggest changes they would ever have to make, including the tough decision to watch most of Tampa Bay Beer Week get cancelled in 2020.

Now back for 2022 with renewed focus, Chris talks about what the time in the pandemic was like for an organization established to promote Tampa Bay bustling beer community.

In this episode, you also see the second iteration of a segment I am calling “The Six Pack.” These are six questions to conclude the episode, all related to the beer industry and what the guest has learned in the industry. The “six pack” give a little more information about Chris and about his thoughts on the beer industry.

You can listen to the podcast here, or on your favorite podcast platform. Remember to subscribe or follow so you don’t miss an episode!

Thanks for joining us in the journey of the BeerWise Podcast, hosted by Mark DeNote – editor of Florida Beer News.

If you like the podcast, please tell someone. If you have constructive feedback or a guest you’d like to hear on the show, please email [email protected] or follow the “Contact Us” link on this site.

Recorded in January 2022, Cycle Brewing's founder and head brewer Doug Dozark is the latest guest on the BeerWise Podcast

Recorded at Cycle Brewing's production facility in St. Petersburg, I had the privilege of speaking with Doug about his time in the brewing industry, including his origin story about moving to Colorado and showing up to work at Oskar Blues, then returning home to open up a tiny brewery alongside his family's restaurant in the tiny town of Gulfport. Doug talks about his love for brewing beer, and how he held down three jobs as a young man - all while trying to foster his brewing knowledge. Doug has worked for both Oskar Blues Brewery and Cigar City Brewing before starting Cycle Brewing - St. Petersburg's first craft brewery.

Since he started Cycle, the brewery has become known for its highly sought-after bottles and its bottle release events. Doug talks about his opinion on those release days as well as his love for barrel-aged beers. Doug speaks about his passion for aging beer (specifically imperial stouts) in spirit barrels and his love for dessert beers.

In this episode, you also see the first iteration of a segment I like to call "The Six Pack." These are six questions to conclude the episode, all related to the beer industry and what the guest has learned in the industry. The "six pack" give a little more information about Doug and about his thoughts on the beer industry.

You can listen to the podcast here, or on your favorite podcast platform. Remember to subscribe or follow so you don't miss an episode.

Thanks for joining us in the journey of the BeerWise Podcast, hosted by Mark DeNote - editor of Florida Beer News.

If you like the podcast, please tell someone. If you have constructive feedback or a guest you'd like to hear on the show, please email [email protected] or follow the "Contact Us" link on this site.

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Recorded in November of 2021, this episode of the BeerWise podcast features Mariah Calagione. co-founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Andrew Greeley, founding manager of the Dogfish Inn.
Florida Beer News editor Mark DeNote talks to the pair about their new book authored with Dogfish co-founder Sam Calagione called 26 Off-Centered Years. The pair were gracious with their time and spoke about the book, the history of the brewery, and what’s next for Dogfish Head with mention of their new facility in Miami, Florida.

Nick Walker is the founder and co-owner of Ology Brewing Company the versatile and bustling brewery that claims the title of Tallahassee's fourth brewery in opening, but is quickly becoming the largest brewery in operation with three locations in Florida's capital city and plans to move into the spot vacated by Angry Chair Brewing in Tampa's Seminole Heights neighborhood.

In this episode, I talk to Nick about where Ology has been and the growth it has seen as well as how the brewery and its staff keep up with the dizzying array of releases and new beers the brewery always seems to have on hand. I hope you enjoy the show.

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In this episode of the BeerWise Podcast, our guest is Kent Bailey of Coppertail Brewing in Tampa. Kent talks about Coppertail's quest for hops, their partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and some of the beers that were fermenting in the tanks at the time we talked.

I hope you enjoy the show.

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I first met Ryan Dowdle in 2008 with a group of beer enthusiasts from RateBeer and BeerAdvocate in the Tampa Bay Area. Ryan has been through a lot in his journey into the beer industry, including the founding and building of Angry Chair Brewing in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa.

In this episode, our first back after a few month hiatus, we talk with Ryan about the future of Angry Chair Brewing, the brewery's reputation for big imperial stout, their award-winning pilsner and its following, as well as plans for the brewery's new home.

I hope you enjoy the show.

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Join the BeerWise Podcast as we talk to Matt & Debbie McDonough, founders and head meadmakers at Pye Road Meadworks! Pye Road makes its home in Odessa, Florida - just a 15-minute jaunt from Tampa.

Matt & Debbie talk about what drove them to follow their meadmaking passions to become commercial meadmakers and start a business in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will talk about mead's place in the wider community, Matt's use of "nontraditional" ingredients like fruit candy and marshmallows in his meads, where they see the meadery progressing after opening.

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Join the BeerWise Podcast as Mark talks to Charlie Meers of Magnanimous Brewing.

Magnanimous Brewing is one of Tampa Bay's newest breweries, but its staff is full of familiar faces and friends who have worked around Tampa Bay for close to a decade.

Mark and Charlie talk about building and opening a brewery during the global pandemic of 2020 and what it took to get Magnanimous Brewing off the ground.

Charlie talks about his fondness for beer and people, how the brewery reflects its owners, and a man named Sprinkles.

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