Tampa Bay Beer Week organizers and fans alike are apparently having a hard time waiting for the annual beer week in March.
So, they've decided to celebrate the halfway point to Beer Week with Halfway There: A Rare Beer Festival coming to the Cuban Club in Ybor City on Saturday, September 7.
Halfway There will feature a variety of beers in specialty kegs, one-offs and event exclusive beers courtesy of breweries from Tampa and beyond as well as a variety of home brew clubs in the area.
Breweries on hand at Halfway There: A Rare Beer Festival include...
Cigar City Brewing
Cigar City Brewpub
7venth Sun Brewery
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Florida Beer Co.
Coppertail Brewing Company
Rapp brewing Company
Southern Brewing & Winemaking
Cold Storage Craft Brewery
Barley Mow Brewing Company
Dunedin Brewery
Big Storm Brewing Co.
Angry Chair Brewing Company
Tampa Bay Brew Bus
Green Bench Brewing
Three Palms Brewing Co.
Lagerhaus Brewery
Gravity Brewlab (Miami, FL)
Funky Buddha (Boca Raton, FL)
Green Flash (San Diego, CA)
Lost Coast (Humboldt County, CA)
Vanberg & DeWulf
Smuttynose Brewery (Portsmouth, NH)
C2 Imports
Anderson Valley (Booneville, CA)
Engine 15 (Jacksonville, FL)
Weyerbacher Brewing Company (Easton, PA)
Home brew clubs at the event will include...
Special Hoperations
Brandon Bootleggers
PUB Guild
Central Florida Home Brewers
Suncoast Barley Mashers
Dunedin Brewers Guild
General admission tickets are available for $50 in advance and include beer samples as well as a commemorative tasting glass. VIP tickets are $75 and get you a 5 p.m. early start.
For tickets and more information on Tampa Bay Beer Week's Halfway There Festival, visit tampabaybeerweek.eventbrite.com.
