March 6, 2019: With 825 judged entries in 46 medal groups, Best Florida Beer announced the 2019 Gold, Silver and Bronze professional brewer medalists at the annual Brewer's Ball in Tampa, on Sunday, March 4. Early results began circulating through social media on Sunday afternoon, with more photos streaming over the airwaves on Monday. Brewers submitted entries in January 2019. To be eligible for judging, beers had to have been made available for sale or poured onsite by January 31, 2019. Judging took place in early February, and while category medalists were notified that they had placed among the top three, the medal status was not revealed until the announcements at the Brewer's Ball beerfest at Water Works Park.
And, the winners are ....