E-Malt.com News article: USA, FL: Schnebly's Redland Winery and Brewery to become Miami’s first brewery

Schnebly's Redland Winery and Brewery has a fine reputation for making tropical fruit-flavored wines and beers, but now the owners are building on-site brewing equipment. Having garnered a distribution license, the place is set to become Miami's first real brewery in one month, Joe Reyes, director of marketing for Schnebly's, was quoted as saying by Miami New Times on March, 9.

Currently, Schnebly's contract brews its beer from a location in Central Florida and has it shipped to the winery near Homestead.

Despite a growing craft beer scene, Miami doesn't have a brewery. Last year Wynwood Brewing Company announced it would have its brewery up and running by this month, but beer fans are still waiting.

Miami beer fans already enjoy microbreweries such as The Abbey Brewing Company in South Beach and Titanic Brewery and Restaurant in Coral Gables, neither of which distributes beyond its own doors. The craft beer scene in Miami will transform once Schnebly's onsite brewery is open for business, says Reyes.

"That's all going to change once we open up the doors and show the city of Miami what the culture is all about," says Reyes.

Because Schnebly's already has beer recipes worked out, all they have to do is start distributing once their operation is up and running. For now, they plan to distribute kegs and to local bars within Miami, and eventually begin retailing their bottled brews.

"We're still single, still dating, still looking around to see who will distribute our beer," says Reyes. "We need to make it happen quick."

The brewing capacity and specifications are not yet known, as they are changing as their operation builds. "We may have to prepare for more than expected," says Reyes.

Schnebly's will also become America's southern most microbrewery to distribute off-site.

Located in the heart of Dade County's tropical fruit farms, Schnebly's takes advantage of this proximity to infuse its craft beers with flavors such as guava, mango, and passion fruit. Currently guests can enjoy four different flavors like Big Rod, Passion Fruit IPA, Beach Blonde and Gator Tail.


16 March, 2012