Creative Loafing Adds More Breweries to Unique Meet The Brewers Event

Join Creative Loafing (CL) in kicking off Tampa Bay Beer Week and celebrating the release of CL's Beer Issue at Meet The Brewers, where 20 of Tampa Bay's very own brewers will be on-site sampling and mingling with an intimate crowd on Thursday, February 23rd, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Morean Arts Center for Clay (420 22nd St. S. in St. Pete).

CL's Meet The Brewers event presents beer loving locals with a unique opportunity to sip on 40+ local brews while rubbing elbows with the minds behind them. Attendees will also be able to get their hands on a copy of this year's Beer Issue-in print and online on February 23rd.

FEATURING:

Barley Mow Brewing Company | Lex Hegawalt & BRyan Black
Maven Chocolate Milk Stout, Quackalope American IPA, The Huntsman Red Ale, & more

Big Storm Brewing Co. | Joel Moore
Tropic Pressure & more

Big Top Brewing Company | Josh Wilson
Coffee Vanilla Special IPA & more

Brew Hub | James "Otto" Ottolini & Jeni Dearden
Barrel-Aged Umatilla Coffee Barleywine, Sun Gose Down, & more

Cigar City Brewing Company | Cigar City Brew Crew
New Original Amateur Hour Wheat Wine & more

Cigar City Cider & Mead | Jared Gilbert
6 Point 8 Cider & more

Coppertail Brewing Co. | Coppertail Brew Crew
Free Dive IPA & more

Crooked Thumb Brewery | Crooked Thumb Brew Crew
Abbey of the South Trippel & more

Darwin Brewing Company | Jorge Rosabal
Big Deal Imperial Stout & more

Dunedin House of Beer | Caden Hjelseth
Mango Hefeweizen, Peanut Butter Blonde, Brewer's Farmhouse, & more

Green Bench Brewing Co. | Khris Johnson
Bench Beer Saison & more

Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company | Matthew Powers & Alex Garcia
Chocolate Covered Elvis Chocolate Banana & Peanut Butter Brown Ale & more

Marker 48 Brewing | John Myers
Mo Say It Pale Ale, Meet The Heat Chili Pepper Saison, & more

Mastry's Brewing Co. | Micheil McElvey
Spring Cleaning Bière de Garde, Mastry's Kolsch, & more

Pair O' Dice Brewing Co. | Ken Rosenthal
Hobo's Delight Imperial Porter & more

Pinellas Ale Works | Matthew Brown
Stay Pale Ale & more

Saint Somewhere Brewing Company | Bob Sylvester
Saison Athene, Lectio Divina, & more

St. Pete Brewing Company | Jon McCracken
Toasted Coconut Black Ale & more

Tampa Bay Brewing Company | Josh Rankin
P.I.M.P. (Peruvian Imperial Milk Porter) & more

Two Henrys Brewing Company | Jacob Stills
Blueberry Vanilla Wheat & more

Plus more beer options to be announced

Tickets for Meet The Brewers are on sale now and available for purchase at cltampa.com/brewers.

General Admission (GA) tickets are $35 in advance (now through February 22nd) and $40 at the door (February 23rd). GA includes unlimited beer sampling while you mix and mingle with your favorite brewers, as well as bites by Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company and Ducky's Sports Lounge.

VIP tickets are are $80 in advance (now through February 22nd) and $85 at the door (February 23rd). VIP includes a VIP-only hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. where you can enjoy unlimited beer while you mix and mingle with your favorite brewers with a limited amount VIP-only attendees, hors d'oeuvres by The Mill during VIP-only hour (Watermelon Bruschetta, Sweet Pea Hummus, Aged Cheddar with Seasonal Marmalade & Crostini, & Mini Meatloaf Wellingtons), unlimited beer sampling from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and bites by Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company and Ducky's Sports Lounge during GA hour, an event-branded Whole Foods Market VIP bag, and other VIP-only perks.

A portion of proceeds to benefit Current Initiatives and their projects, such as the Laundry Project, Hope For Homes, and Affordable Christmas.

Complimentary on-site valet will be provided by Courtesy Valet.

Creative Loafing has, once again, teamed up with Lyft to get attendees to and from Meet The Brewers safely. First-time Lyft users get their first ride free up to $20 by downloading the app, creating an account, and entering the code CLTAMPA in the 'Payment' section.

Attendees are encouraged to stay in-the-know on all event details by RSVPing to the Facebook event here: bit.ly/mtbfb2017

Special thanks to our partners and sponsors Hofbräuhaus, Florida Brewers Guild, Whole Foods Market, Ducky's Sports Lounge, Florida Print Solutions, Roundhouse Creative, and Lyft.

For more information on Meet The Brewers, including information on purchasing tickets and sponsoring this event, visit cltampa.com/brewers. Please use the following hashtag for all digital promotions: #CLBrewers

About Creative Loafing
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