Florida Breweries

The craft brew revolution has spread south. This all-new guidebook profiles the Sunshine State's 66 breweries and brewpubs. - Entries include each brewery's story, styles of beer brewed, tours, food served, and special features - Author's "Pick" on the best beer to try at each site - Special features on beer chains, beer in theme parks, container sizes, and beerfests and beerwebs "Gerard is the authority on Florida breweries. Immersed in the craft beer culture, he's traveled far and wide to put together a definitive text chronicling the craft movement in the Sunshine State. Grab the book, drop the top, and hit the road to great beer in Florida!" --Mike Halker, founder of Due South Brewing Co. and president of Florida Brewers Guild

Gerard Walen is a Tampa native who currently lives in Crystal River, Florida, where he homebrews and edits the online travel magazine Road Trips for Beer and the website BeerInFlorida.com. He formerly wrote and edited for the Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and is now a contributing writer for Beer Advocate and All About Beer.