The bronze medal Florida Beer Company received for their Hurricane Reef Pale Ale last week at the Great American Beer Festival Credit: Thomas Peter Barris

The bronze medal Florida Beer Company received for their Hurricane Reef Pale Ale last week at the Great American Beer Festival Credit: Thomas Peter Barris

The bronze medal Florida Beer Company received for their Hurricane Reef Pale Ale last week at the Great American Beer Festival Credit: Thomas Peter Barris
  • Thomas Peter Barris
  • Last week, at the Great American Beer Festival, the Florida Beer Company received a bronze medal for its Hurricane Reef Pale Ale

The Great American Beer Festival wrapped up last week in Denver, Colo. Two Florida breweries took home medals — 254 were handed out — from the three-day competition.

This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2012.