From the murky waters of the Florida Everglades, a new beast has risen to create havoc on all Florida craft beer drinkers. Behold, the Swamp Ape IPA – the latest creation of Florida Beer Company. but let me warn you…this beast is not easily tamed. With its massive 10% alcohol by volume, five different kinds of hops, and a malty full bodied taste, this IPA is sure to get people’s attention, even if they don’t believe in monsters.

The Beer In Focus crew were eye witnesses of the Swamp Ape appearance last night, at one of South Miami’s newest craft beer bars – Cervezas. It was here where the Swamp Ape was introduced for the first time to the large crowd of beer lovers that attended this special tasting.

As the beer kept pouring throughout the evening, everyone loved the Swamp Ape, so much that the keg went out pretty quickly. This wild animal had marked its territory as one of the new IPA’s worthy of contention with any other similar beer in its class.

As a craft beer lover, there is nothing better than to see our local craft breweries grow and continue creating excellent products like the Swamp Ape IPA. Thumbs up to the guys at Florida Beer Co. for brewing this monster IPA. We can’t wait to see this brew hit our local stores.

We want to thank Cory Brysman from Florida Beer Company and Phil Reis from Gold Coast Beverage for providing their great products, as well as Cervezas owner Carlos Duran, for hosting the event and for letting us be part of it.

The craft beer movement is alive and well, as more people are taking notice of the great products our local micro breweries have to offer; such as the Swamp Ape.

Cheers to a sucessful tasting and to all the people who made it possible.