This three-year old
microbrewery in Bradenton, Florida has adventurous beers. Located next to
McKechnie Stadium, Darwin Brewing Company got its name from Darwin Santa Maria
owner of the restaurant Darwin’s on 4th . Today however the brewing
company is not affiliated with the now closed restaurant in Sarasota.
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| Beer Flight at with Lychee Madness in front Darwin Brewing Company, Bradenton, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
The brewery has many beers
with Andean-inspired seasonings. But the standout detail of this brewery is a
female small-batch brewer called Leslie Shore.
I went in for a flight of
beers, back in July, and found there was no set price. Instead, each beer’s
price, at a lower glass size, was calculated and factored into a four-glass
flight.
I ordered Circa 1926 Tangerine
Wheat Ale (@ 5.2 % ABV), Charapa Spiced Porter (@ 7 % ABV), Hispster Alpaca
Saison (@ 5.2 % ABV and crafted by Shore) and Lychee Madness Belgian Wheat (@6
% ABV and crafted by Shore).
All the beers came on a
wooden board in the shape of a Peruvian bird. My favorite was the Charapa
Spiced Porter made with Peruvian peppers, Florida orange blossom honey and
Amazonian chocolate. It tasted like a delicious spicy dessert in a glass.
The other brews, while ambitious
with ingredients like organic peaches, mint, basil and sorachi ace hops in the
Hipster and local Florida lychees in the Lychee Madness, did not wow me in
flavor. But my likings may not be the same as yours.
So if you are looking for a
brewery with adventurous ingredient brews then Darwin Brewing Company beers are
for you.
They are located at 803 17th
Ave., West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone 941-747-1970
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