Orlando Brewing is an absolutely great find!  This brewery is Florida’s only organic brewery.  The beers are all great, the staff is friendly, and the atmosphere is fantastic. I really can’t say enough great things about this brewery. I have been telling everyone I know to stop by next time they are in Orlando.  The beers are not pasteurized, so they have a very limited distribution area, and you can’t get them very far outside of the Orlando area.  The staff told us they had problems with the distributor leaving beers and kegs in the trucks parked in the hot sun and, as they are unpasteurized, the beers skunk easily.

I really wish I could find the tasting sheet on which I made meticulous notes about each one of the about 20 brews they had on draft.  All were very good and many were quite excellent.  The brewery even makes a beer especially for volunteers who help out.  The very nice thing is that I was given a sheet to fill out to rate and give comments on each of the beers.  The staff told us that they actually read the drinkers comments and used them to improve the next batch of each brew.  This is evident from the quality of the beers– there is a lot of time and love put into these brews!

The brewery is located in an industrial park only about 15 minutes from Universal Studios so there is really no reason not to visit on your next trip to the theme parks.  Bands play at the brewery several nights a week and according to their website they do a monthly dog out event where drinkers can bring their four-legged best friends.