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Florida craft breweries said to offer more jobs than rest of state's breweries

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Florida Brewery Trail handout from the Florida Brewers Guild

At Saturday's Bradenton Beer Festival I was handed a neat leaflet by a member of the Homebrewers Association of Manatee and Sarasota.

The handout, "Florida Brewery Trail," written by the Florida Brewers Guild, is a map and guide to craft brewers in the state, including our own Sarasota Brewing Co. and Little Giant Brewery. It's a handy travel reference for a beer road trip, or to find a craft beer spot near you. Note: it only shows members of the guild, there are a few craft brewing spots that aren't members. It's also missing Darwin's on 4th, the just-opened brewpub in downtown Sarasota.

It also has some interesting statistics. Did you know:

• Craft beer production increased 67 percent from 2009 to 2010.

• Almost 800 people are employed in the craft beer industry.

• And that while Florida craft brewers produce 0.3 percent of the beer brewed in Florida, they account for more than 50 percent of brewery related jobs.

Read an electronic copy of "Florida Brewery Trail: A Guide to Florida Craft Breweries."

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Alan Shaw

Alan Shaw has been a fan of craft beer for more than a decade. He is partial to hops and has been an editor at the Herald-Tribune since 1997. He can be reached at (941) 361-4914, by email or mail at 1741 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34236. Follow him at @alancshaw on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Lind
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 12:37 am

Architecture is an important apsect in making a community. Thanks, Gene Leedy, for making a mark on Winter Haven and raising our stature. This year marks the beginning of many changes in Winter Haven. We are expecting lots of new visitors in the future. We are taking a fresh look at the city and building in reasons for people to spend more than a day here. Perhaps we need to emphasize our architecture as something to experience while here. We have all the Leedy structures, four National Register of Historic Places districts and several stand alone structures. Why couldn't we work up half day architectural tours of Winter Haven's buildings and streets to add to our reasons to spend more than a day here?