Halfway There

Why 5 stars? Because this is was the end-​all, be-​all for beer.
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There’s no better place to be if you’re a beer lover. WOW! I don’t know if I could name one local brewery that wasn’t at this festival… plus, there were many home brewers, and soon-​to-​be breweries here as well. What an amazing job on bringing the entire community together!
I tried just about every non IPA at the festival, and briefly chatted with just about every brewer. I think the longest I ever waited in line was about 45 seconds. What a lovely change of pace compared to other popular beer festivals with long lines for each pour.
I heard that the food situation was a bit rough, but luckily, I had just eaten before coming out. Regardless, I’m kicking myself for not knowing about this event until now. It’s unbelievable, and I’ll never miss it again.

Was a great event to have lots of strange and great beers and not to mention that you didn’t have to wait long for it! The only thing… was the food. There could have been a bit more food options because the wait times were outrageous.

It’s been a few years since I have been to a beer fest. Two new favorites were peanut butter beer — SAY WHAT!!! — and a beer that had ghost pepper. Super fun event!

I had a great time at this rare beer festival. So many great breweries were represented: Cigar City, Terrapin, Darwin, Southern, Funky Buddha, Shipyard & Intuition Ale Works, just to name a few. But I have to say, my favorite beers tasted were from newcomer Croxbone, a ghost pepper beer which was spicy and intriguing, yet well balanced and an excellent mango saison.
It was very nice in the Florida heat to attend an indoor festival at the Coliseum, and the crowd was enthusiastic but not rowdy. The live music was a nice touch as well. The three hour time period seemed a little on the short side but there was a VIP access option of an additional hour.