Halfway There – Celebrating Tampa Bay’s Beer Culture
When planning began for the 2016 Halfway There beer festival, the board members of Tampa Bay Beer Week made the decision to raise the bar. We wanted to elevate the event to another level. The past three events had been excellent, with rare and amazing beers from all over the world, so we wanted to add a new dimension. With Tampa Bay at the epicenter of the beer culture explosion in Florida, we are surrounded by incredible breweries, restaurants, and venues, all set against the backdrop of the beautiful Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico. It seemed like the natural progression to expand our horizons.
Halfway There aims to showcase the amazing synergy between food and beer, creating an experience that is titillating to the senses. Guests will have the opportunity to sample meticulously paired craft beer and small plate food offerings, as well as the ability to sample rare beers in a curated bottle share area, while mingling with brewery owners, brewers, chefs and other industry leaders.
Breweries from around the world will showcase their beers alongside local restaurants in what will be the first event of its kind. Enjoy duck neck & liver rillettes with cornbread, cranberry gel, and yam marmalade from Tampa’s Elevage alongside Cigar City’s Bourbon Good Gourd Almighty and Hapax Legomenon. Sip Het Anker Lucifer Blonde and Delerium Red while enjoying Salmon Diablo from Clearsky Drughthaus. And why not savor the grilled, Charapa glazed smoked pork riblets from Holy Hog side by side with Darwin Brewing’s Charapa Spiced Porter and Ayawasca Belgian Dubbel? This is just a small taste of what you can expect on October 1st… pun intended.
In addition, a curated bottle share of internationally recognized beers will be available to sample. Special beers from Cigar City, Sierra Nevada, and Weyerbacher will be poured alongside from St. Bernardus, Straffe Hendrik, and more!
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Tickets can be purchased HERE
Price: $100 per ticket. Tickets include the following:
- Entrance to the Event
- Unlimited samples of unique craft beer and food pairings
- Tickets for 5 samples in the curated “Bottle Share” area
- Access to water stations throughout the venue
- The opportunity to meet and mingle with Owners, Brewers, Chefs, Brewery Representatives and industry leaders
- A commemorative tasting glass
- An event program
- Raffle ticket entry for Grand Prize Drawing
TICKETS ARE LIMITED TO 1000 PARTICIPANTS. This event will NOT be oversold! TBBW intends to keep crowd and traffic flow at a comfortable level. This is an exclusive event, so get your tickets early!! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The remaining proceeds will be used to benefit the Tampa Bay Beer Week administration, events and goals.
How: For Media inquiries, please contact info@tampabaybeerweek.com.
Beer for the Daddy 
Between the food and the beer, I’m drooling!! Looks like a great event!