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Ale Tales And Lager Lore

  • April 2025
  • BY DIANE BOTHFELD, CERTIFIED CICERONE®

In March, the Best Florida Beer Competition was held in Florida.  Southwest Florida brewers did well, and I hope that you will support these local brewers by trying their beer.  Here are the breweries and their winning beers!

Fort Myers Brewing Company of Fort Myers

Gold Medal for Chocolate Beer – Chocolate Stout

Bronze Medal – Light American Wheat – Boat Story

Bronze Medal – American Style Pale Ale – High Five

Scotty’s Bierwerks – Cape Coral

Silver – Fruit Wheat Beer – Creamsickle

Silver – American Style Broan Ale – Brown Ale

Crazy Dingo Brewing – Fort Myers

Gold – Belgian Style Tripel – Koning der Buoy

Bronze – Experimental IPA – Mason’s Mango Magic

Hopsized Brewing Company – Bonita Springs

Bronze – International Style Pilsner – Vento Cielo Pils

Point Ybel Brewing Company – Fort Myers

German Style Schwarzbier – Schlucker Bier

Most of these breweries have food trucks on site so you can make an outing to samples these beers and get some great food. Remember to always drink responsibly.