Florida microbrews?

I'm headed to the Orlando area next week and would like to quaff some local brew if possible. I'm not familiar with any Florida-brewed beer. Can anybody help me out? Also, if you know of any good brewpubs and/or beer bars in the Orlando vicinity.

Thanks much,

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hse_66
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I really hope you get a decent response. When I go to Orlando the options seem to be:

  • British beers at the many British 'pubs' (like Old Speckled Hen or Worthingtons on tap--easy to find);
  • Going to someplace that sounds good like the "Orlando Ale House" only to find that the best option is a Sam Adams on tap;
  • Going to ABC liquors on Orange Blossom Train for the Chimay line, or some Young's beers including the Old Nick Barleywine;
  • Getting up to the WholeFoods in Winter Park for their semi-pricey selection of Belgians, along with the nice Belgian-style beer brewed by North Coast expressly for Whole Foods;
  • The Old World Market on Sand Lake where you can get a few good (though warm, with questionable shelf-time) micros including Dogfish.
  • The yupscale Tu-Tu Tango tapas bar on International Drive tends to have a couple decent micros on tap; sitting at the bar and having a couple of tapas while trying the best they have managed to get from wholesalers is a half-decent option.

Florida tends to be a "warm weather beer" state that keeps most people in Bud or Corona country.

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Douglas W. Hoyt

I was afraid of that. I live in South Carolina, which is much the same, although we have a couple of drinkable micros -- Palmetto and New South.

  • British beers at the many British 'pubs' (like Old Speckled Hen or

That's probably where we'll head. Do you know anything about the Cricketers' Arms?

Do you know if they (or anybody else in Orlando) carry Leffe?

Thanks much for the info!

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hse_66

Check out Big C liquors on University Blvd. in Winter Park for a great Belgian selection with very reasonable prices. Lots of other micros too.

Cheers,

KB

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KAB

Thanks for the tip!

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Douglas W. Hoyt

I was there a couple years back and it has really nice atmosphere (it's not a cheesy cookie-cutter place like some of the corporate Irish pubs that are popping up all over the U.S.) and decent British beers. Have a look at the fourteen reviews at

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(where you can also read other Orlando recommendations).

Here are the Cricketers reviews:

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Here is the complete pubcrawler Orlando listing:

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Douglas W. Hoyt

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