A new fest for the masses

I have been to many Beerfest’s here in Orlando and to be honest, they sometimes seem to blend together (still solid beer showings) other than the few new beers that pop up every few months. I had the good fortune to hear of a “World Beer Fest” www.worldbeerfestival.com  being done over in St Petersburg and 

I must say I was most impressed. It was put on by a magazine that I had not heard of until a few weeks ago called "All About Beer" www.allaboutbeer.com Not as widely distributed or known as "Beer Advocate" but It seems to be gaining in popularity.

The thing that most impressed me about this particular fest (besides the fact that it was held inside) was that it was populated with many new and local breweries.

7venth Sun

Barley Mow

Big Storm

Cocoa Beach Brewing

Cold Storage

Dunedin Brewery

Tampa bay Brewing

Tequesta

Saint Somewhere (wonderful Saison’s!)

Just to name a few…

The two local breweries that stand out the most in my mind are The Barley Mow http://barleymowbrewingco.com A Brew Tavern in Largo that featured a Pumpkin Porter (the 1^st of it’s kind I have had I think) that was excellent. It’s good to see local places like this popping up on the east coast.

The 2^nd is Saint Somewhere www.saintsomewherebrewing.com out of Tarpon Springs with Belgian style brews. They only have 3 at this point but they are unlike others I’ve tasted especially the Saison Athene A very flavorful Farmhouse ale one of the best of this type I’ve tasted recently.

Overall a good experience that I will try to visit in the future!