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Originally Posted by Asheville man
I have been frustrated by the craft beer selection here in The Villages since moving here last year. Most of the bars/restaurants I go to say there is not enough demand to carry even some decent local or national styles of beer. I have been to Sunny Pint and have found a few places with good beer but it has been difficult.
There are good alternatives, as a day trip, but getting behind the wheel of a car after visiting breweries is over for me.
After reading this thread, I wonder if we had a group of folks who really enjoyed craft beer .....could we band together for a few regular social events where a local establishment brought in a few good beers and we met for a brew with a common interest? Would that stoke the fire for local places to offer just a few craft beers to get started?
Is there a club in TV for craft beer enthusiasts? I am not talking about people who brew their own beer but people who just enjoy a good IPA, porter, or stout once in a while.
With craft beer now 20+% of the overall beer market, it may be just a matter of time before it grows here in TV.
Any comments?
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I feel your pain. I'm from Wisconsin and up here you can hardly drive a mile without seeing a brewery with a beer garden or a brew pub/restaurant that crafts their own beers. Chicago is much the same. I am surprised there are not more in Florida. Not that I expect Floridians to like beer as much as Wisconsinites, but still, the landscape seems wide open down here for a few breweries. If I were a younger man ...