The Florida Breweries Report – December 2019
Ten new breweries in December 2019 cap year that saw 75 new Florida breweries.
Monthly Highlights
- Ten new Florida breweries in December 2019: Holy Mackerel (Wilton Manors), Unseen Creatures Brewing & Blending (Miami), Emerald Republic Brewing Company (Pensacola), Barriehaus Beer Co. ( Tampa), Big Hammock Brewery and Bites (Ocala), Fort Walton Brewing Company (Fort Walton Beach), Liquid Garage Co. (New Port Richey), Bayboro Brewing Co. (St. Petersburg), Five Branches Brewing (Tarpon Springs), and The Joinery (Lakeland).
- One Florida brewery upgraded from a brewpub license (CMBP) to a production brewery license (CMB) in December 2019: Unrefined Brewing (Tarpon Springs). Breweries with a CMB license can start fill growlers, sell bottled or canned products for consumption off premises, and sell to licensed distributors. Where a brewery upgrades its license, the tables below denote the CMBP license with * and the CMB license with ^.
- In December 2019, the total number of licensed breweries stood at 373 (this number has been updated to reflect breweries that are now defunct). Of those, 366 breweries reported taxpaid sales in December.
- Month-to-month taxpaid sales increased by 3.49% in December 2019. Total taxpaid sales during the rolling last-twelve-months (LTM) rose by 0.14%. Compared to December 2018, LTM taxpaid sales were up by 4.27% in December 2019.
- For reporting breweries, the average taxpaid sales per brewery in December 2019 was 26.48 barrels, a monthly increase of .51 barrels per brewery.
- In December 2019, Florida breweries’ taxpaid sales accounted for 0.80% of all beer sales in Florida (8.0 out of 1,000 beers sold).
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Florida Breweries Monthly Taxpaid Sales
The next table shows each Florida brewery’s taxpaid sales volume for the month of December 2019. Not every Florida brewery makes retail sales in a taproom or brewery.
Florida Breweries Report – Reported Monthly Taxpaid Sales for December 2019
wdt_ID | Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
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1 | Cocoa Beach Brewing Co. | Cocoa Beach | |||
2 | Hollywood Brewery | Hollywood | |||
3 | Hollywood Brewing Co. | Hollywood | |||
4 | Premiere Brewery | Ft. Lauderdale | |||
5 | Holy Mackerel | Wilton Manors | |||
6 | Krome Brewing Company | Miami | |||
7 | Prision Pals Brewing Co. | Doral | |||
8 | Oyster City Brewing Co. (15 Ave D) | Apalachicola | |||
9 | LaBelle Brewing Co. | LaBelle | |||
10 | Sugar Sand Brewery | Sebring | |||
Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
Florida Breweries’ LTM Taxpaid Sales
Our next table shows retail sales by each brewery for the last 12 months (LTM) ending December 2019.
Florida Breweries Report – LTM Reported Taxpaid Sales for December 2019
wdt_ID | Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | Crooked Can Brewing Co. | Winter Garden | 2,530.46 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 Daughters Brewing | St. Petersburg | 1,976.15 |
3 | 3 | -1 | Annheuser Busch | Jacksonville | 1,971.21 |
4 | 4 | 0 | Wicked Barley Brewing Company | Jacksonville | 1,405.87 |
5 | 5 | 3 | Fort Myers Brewing Co. | Ft. Myers | 1,346.28 |
6 | 6 | 0 | Twisted Trunk Brewing Co. | Palm Beach Garden | 1,340.23 |
7 | 7 | -2 | Cigar City Brewing Co. | Tampa | 1,330.25 |
8 | 8 | -1 | Intracoastal Brewing Company | Melbourne | 1,299.13 |
9 | 9 | 1 | The Waterfront Brewery | Key West | 1,263.74 |
10 | 10 | -1 | Funky Buddha Brewery | Boca Raton | 1,246.81 |
Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Sales (in barrels) |
Florida Breweries’ LTM Growth in Taxpaid Sales
Our next table looks at the change in each brewery’s LTM taxpaid sales from last month. This provides an estimate of a brewery’s growth rate from one month to the next, at least to the extent of retail sales. The rightmost column identifies breweries that have less than 12 months of reported taxpaid sales.
Florida Breweries Report – LTM Reported Taxpaid Sales Monthly Growth Rate for December 2019
wdt_ID | Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Monthly Growth Rate | Less than 12 Months Reported |
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Monthly Rank | Ranking Change | Brewery | City | Monthly Growth Rate | Less than 12 Months Reported |
Florida Breweries With No
Reported Activity
Each month, a number of breweries report no retail sales or other taxable activities. The next table lists the licensed breweries that reported no activity for the twelve months through December 2019.
Florida Breweries Report – No Reported Taxable Activity through December 2019
wdt_ID | No Reported Taxpaid Activity |
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10 | |
No Reported Taxpaid Activity |