On Thursday, March 9 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., The Independent Bar and Cafe – Tampa (5016 N Florida Ave, Tampa, Florida) will host Bring on the Funk!, a Tampa Bay Beer Week celebration of American Wild Ales featuring Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project (Denver, Colorado), Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (Dexter, Michigan) and Jester King Brewery (Austin, Texas).
To make their mark on Tampa Bay Beer Week (TBBW), The Independent Bar and Cafe – Tampa will Bring on the Funk! on March 9 by venturing into the amazing world of American Wild/Sour Ales. Attendees of this event will experience a ridiculously awesome lineup of brews from three award-winning and incredibly respected brewers of Wild Ales: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, Jester King Brewery and Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. Featured beers to be flowing at this event are as follows:
Featured Beers Pouring on Draft
- Crooked Stave Petite Sour Blueberry
- Crooked Stave L’Brett D’Apricot
- Crooked Stave Persica
- Crooked Stave St. Bretta
- Jolly Pumpkin Gratzer
- Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere
- Jolly Pumpkin La Roja du Kriek
Featured Beers Pouring from Bottles
- Crooked Stave Silly Cybies
- Crooked Stave L’Brett d’Blueberry
- Crooked Stave L’Brett d’Raspberry
- Crooked Stave Vieille Saison
- Crooked Stave Surette Provision
- Crooked Stave Wild Sage Brett
- Jester King Figlet Farmhouse Ale Fermented with Smoked Texas Figs
- Jester King Commercial Suicide Farmhouse Mild
- Jester King Das Wunderkind! Blended Saison
- Jester King Bière de Miel Farmhouse Ale Brewed with Honey
- Jester King La Petite Prince Farmhouse Table Beer
- Jester King Ambrée Farmhouse Amber Ale
- Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza Grand Reserve
- Jolly Pumpkin Clementina
During this event, the Independent will be offering sample size pours of both the draft and bottled Wild Ales of the night. As an added bonus, representatives from each brewery will be on hand to hang out, raise a glass, and talk to you about the beer in your hand.
In all honesty, you are going to be hard-pressed to find this many world-class Wild/Sour Ales pouring at one event again. Take advantage of this open invitation (this event does not require a ticket), free up your calendar on Thursday, and head over to the Independent to take part in this can’t-miss TBBW event. Prost!
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