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Florida Craft Brewery : Swamp Head Brewery

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Florida Craft Brewery: Swamp Head Brewery
Established: The doors originally opened in January of 2008. Swamp Head began brewing out of a rented warehouse space in an industrial park. In February 2015 they opened ‘The Wetlands’ on seven acres of property. One of those acres has been set aside as a conservation area that will be left untouched.
Location: 3650 SW 42nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
Known For: Swamp Head was the first brewery to take up residence in North Central Florida. Since then they have been joined by the Copp Brewery in Crystal River, Infinite Ale Works in Ocala, and the First Magnitude Brewing Co. in Gainesville. Swamp Head’s Big Nose IPA is their most popular beer in both the tasting room and through their distribution network. They pride themselves on being ‘Inherently Floridian’. Not only do they source as many ingredients locally as possible such as honey, oranges, blackberries, lemongrass, blueberries, key limes and sweet potatoes, but they also are highly conservation minded. The spent grains from the brewing process are given to local farmers to feed livestock. A portion of the sale of the Eternal Blonde Ale goes to The Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute, which helps to protect the natural springs of Florida. Together with Solar Impact, a solar-energy equipment supplier, Swamp Head sponsors and hosts an annual Tree Fest. For each beer sold five Longleaf Pine seedlings will be planted by the Alachua County Trust in the Little Orange Creek

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