As we have delved deeper into our research we've found several more establishments that focus on craft beer in Orlando and the vicinity.  Some of them are brand new while others have been around a year or so.    If you visit one and want to review it send us an email with your thoughts.  If you see one that we are missing let us know about that too.  We need your help here!


Frank and Steins
150 S. Magnolia Ave,
Orlando, FL 32801.
http://www.frankandsteins.com
407-412-9230


Taps Wine and Beer Bar
480 N Orlando Ave
Ste 130
Winter Park, FL 32789
407 677-5000


Fifty Brews
875 Woodbury Rd.
Orlando, FL 32828
407-504-5833
www.fiftybrews.com


Draft Global Beer Lounge
301 / 333 West Church Street
Orlando, Florida 32801      
Tel: 407.826.1872
http://www.draftorlando.com/


Tailgaters Smokehouse and Spirits
4000 Central Florida Blvd
Orlando,  FL 32816
(407)  882-0777
http://tailgatersatucf.com/


 

Dunedin Brewery will be celebrating its 15th anniversary of brewing fine craft beers on July 15th.  The brewery will open at 11:00am and there will be live music at 9:00pm.  15th Anniversary Imperial Bohemian Pilsener will be released to celebrate the special event.  Dunedin Brewery is Florida's oldest microbrewery.  Other beers that will be on tap include

Gold Ale
Wheat Ale
Apricot Peach Ale
Red Ale
Pale Ale
Brown Ale
Nitro Stout
Biere de Cafe
Raspberry Wheat
Hefeweizen
Dropkick Murphys Erin Red
Local Honey
IPA Chronicle 2: Southwest Pacific
Tripppel
2010 Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
15th Anniversary Imperial Bohemian Pilsner

The Great American Beer festival is listed as one of the top 1000 places to visit before you die.   A ticket gets you a festival program, a commemerative tasting cup, and unlimited 1 ounce samples of your choice of about 2,200 beers.  The Guiness Book of World Records states there is no other place on Earth where a beer afficianado can find more beers on tap.  The festival is held in Denver Colorado from September 29 to October 1st.  Go to www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com for more details.  Check out 1113 Photographs of the great American Beer Festival below.....

Video on the making of Savor Flowers.  A collaboration between Dogfish Head and Samuel Adams breweries.  Does anyone know where we can get some of this ?????

I've been hearing a lot of Genesee ads on the radio lately and have even seen a few billboards around town.  Last eve I was at a place that was selling 24 ounce cans of the stuff as if they were hotcakes. It got me thinking of some of those old Genny commercials from back in the 1970's and 1980's.  Whoever was writing the jingles to some of those ads should have got a little something extra in their paycheck!  "Geneseeing is Believing..."  It was hard to get out of your head.  Check out this commercial we came across from 1985.  Enjoy the "Outdoors in a Glass"!

Wow!  Two in the same weekend!  Taps Wine and Beer Eatery located in the Winter Park Village will have its Grand Opening this evening.  They have about 350 beers available and a nice selection of wine too.  Please let us know if you've been here and what you think!

Frank & Steins is a new pub and eatery that just opened downtown in the last couple of days.  Its located at 150 South Magnolia Ave just a couple clocks away from the new Amway Center.  Their website boasts a tremendous list of beers with about 40 craft beers on draft and about another 260 in a bottle.  Let us know if you've been to Frank & Steins yet and what you think of the place.  We're hoping to get out there this evening for a little "research".  Check out their website at www.frankandsteins.com for more details.  The draft list is sure to change regularly but here's what their current draft menu consists of

Hoegaarden
Magic Hat Circus Boy
Blue Point Rastafarye
Victory Golden Monkey
Victory Storm King Stout
Southern Tier Unearthly
Abita Turbo Dog
Rogue Mocha Porter
Boulder Mojo
Palm
Guiness
Youngs Dbl Chc
Lindeman's Framboise
Bell's 2 Hearted Ale
Stone Arrogant Bstard
The Bruery Mischief
Delirium Tremens
Duchese De Bourgogne
St. Bernardus Abt 12
Lost Coast Tangerine
Lagunitas Pils
Ommegang Hennepin
Shipyard Nitro
Sea Dog Blueberry
Laughing Skull
Cigar City Jai Alai IPA
Widmer
Mama's Little Yella Pils
Chimay White
Coney island Lager
North Coast Panqster
Lost Coast Downtown
Franziskaner
Blanch De Bruxelles
Brooklyn Brewery Lager
Terrapin Hop Karma
Dogfishead 60 minute IPA

Some of the best beers in Florida will be at the Shipyard emporium in Winter Park this Friday from 11am-2pm!

The Best Florida Beer Championships are held every March in Tampa.  There are 2 categories for the entrants...  Professional breweries and Homebrewers.  This year, there were over 100 entries in the professional division with 28 Gold Medals awarded.  Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville won 7 of those Gold Medals along with both 1st and 2nd place finished in Best of Show.

Swamp Head will be showcasing their Best of show beers this weekend in Orlando.  The Smokesignal Porter and the Blackwater Floridian Dark Ale.  Both beers will be available at Shipyard on Friday.  Check out Shipyard Emporium's Facebook Page for more information on these beers and this Friday's event.  Check out Swamp Head's at www.swamphead.com  for more information on their microbrewery and award winning craft beers.

Victory Brewing will be having "Beertopia" at Dr. Phillips World of Beer tomorrow!  21 different Victory Beers will be on tap along with plenty of giveaways.  Select members of the Orlando Beer Guide staff will be on hand to do some "research".   Great excuse to get out and enjoy a couple tasty ones.

21 Victory Beers on tap

1.Prima Pils 
2.Hop Devil
 3.Golden Monkey
 4.Headwaters Pale Ale
 5.Storm King Imperial Stout
 6.Donnybrook Dry Irish Stout
7.Baltic Thunder
8.Whirlwind Wit
 9.Hop Wallop
10. Festbier
11.Braumeister – Tettnang Hop
12. Braumeister – Saaz Hop
13. St Boisterous
14. Sunrise Weiss
15. Yakima Glory
16. Helios
17. Summer Love
18. V-12
19. Mad Kings
20. Scarlet Fire AND...
21. Old Horizontal

Welcome to the Orlando Beer Guide Blog.  Check back often to find out the latest in craft beer in Orlando.  If  you know of an establishment or upcoming event that isn't on our list, please let us know about it.