Last chance to catch Grouper Fest as Fort Myers Brewing wraps up annual summer celebration

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The final weekend of Grouper Fest is underway at Fort Myers Brewing Company, giving Southwest Florida residents one last chance to enjoy exclusive craft beers, live music, food trucks and festival games before the annual event comes to a close.

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The Grand Finale Weekend runs Friday through Sunday at the brewery, featuring festival-exclusive beer releases, rotating specialty brews, contests and limited-edition merchandise.

This year's Grouper Fest features six beers brewed exclusively for the event:

Mosaic Grouper, a hazy IPA with mango and melon flavors
Red Grouper, a red IPA with caramel malt and piney hops
Black Grouper, a black IPA balancing roasted malt with Simcoe and Mosaic hops
Goliath Grouper, a double IPA with passionfruit, white grape and strawberry notes
Crispy Grouper, a rice lager brewed with Jasmine rice
Lil' Grouper, a new low ABV session hazy IPA with peach, passionfruit and citrus flavors

Festivalgoers can also take part in interactive activities, including the Grouper Fest Pint Glass Challenge, where participants compete to score points while enjoying their beer. Saturday's festivities include the festival's signature beer-filled hula hoop competition and rotating specialty beers every two hours.

What will also be featured is a Grouper fest pint glass, created by a local artist, Therasa Labelle

Co-owner of Fort Myers Brewing, Jen Whyte, said Grouper Fest is so important during these summer months, " This event is for the locals during our slower season. We love seeing so many people out here. We used to only do one weekend but we've now expanded to three."

The final weekend of Grouper Fest is underway at Fort Myers Brewing Company, giving Southwest Florida residents one last chance to enjoy exclusive craft beers, live music, food trucks and festival games before the annual event comes to a close.

Fort Myers Brewing launched Grouper Fest as a summer celebration of craft beer and community. The festival has grown into one of the brewery's signature annual events, drawing thousands of visitors from across Southwest Florida each year.

Fort Myers Brewing, located at 12811 Commerce Lakes Drive in Fort Myers, is Southwest Florida's first craft brewery and has been serving the community since 2013.

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