For some people the sun rises and sets great tasting beer. Ybor City Beer Fest has outgrown its previous location and had to relocate to it’s new digs in Ybor City’s Centennial Park. Start up and small crafted micro-breweries from all across the country participated. But not all were small . Budweiser andYuengling Breweries also had booths in the 1 day outdoor beer drinking & tasting festival. Participating Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, PA is the oldest brewing company in the US established in 1829.
Local breweries participating included Dunedin Brewery and Tampa’s Cigar City Brewery. Some of the micro brewers advertising claimed organic barley, hops and ingredients to make their brews, ‘Best of Show.”
” Beer Fest last year was packed in Centro Ybor. We moved it here in Centennial Park. A great sign of a growing successful festival.” said John Doble of Tampa Bay Brewing Co and Beer Fest promoter.
” There is going to be over 40 micro beer breweries showcasing their beer in the park today.”
In the crowd on stage stood Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn celebrating a packed crowd under clear skies in Tampa. Film crews included City of Tampa Cable TV show, ” Ybor Flavors” with host Veronica Swiatek doing interviews.
Live entertainment, beer sampling coinsures, novices, food venders in Centennial Park and cool with clear blue cloudless skies helped make another Beer Fest very successful.
