What is a Hazy IPA?

Clearing up the haze on IPAs When 2018 was a young New Year, many national breweries decided to add “hazy IPAs” or “New England IPAs” to their portfolio of beers. With these changes, some beer enthusiasts were left asking questions like...

Congratulations to Best Florida Beer medal winners

Congratulations to Best Florida Beer medal winners! Team Cone knows that the breweries that they work with make World Class beer and then every so often when those breweries go to competition and are awarded accolades for their beers.  This past weekend, on Sunday,...

The Brewer’s Story: Copp Brewery

On the surface, Crystal River, Florida is known more for its clear waterways and beloved slow-moving sea cows than for craft beer, at least for now.  Crystal River’s first craft brewery and its loyal following were both built by former math teacher Fran Copp.  As a...

MVP beer pairings for Super Bowl parties

Every year as February dawns and two teams duke it out for supremacy on the gridiron, one city will emerge with the Lombardi Trophy and one city will finish second in the NFL.  While the players battle it out, there is little time to leave anything to chance: great...

The Brewer’s Story: Infinite Ale Works

We recently sat down with Infinite Ale Works co-owner and co-founder Tom McDonald to talk about the story behind the brewery and plans for the future.  Pull up a stool and listen in: Tom McDonald started his life in the Florida beer community not as a brewery owner...