Our Story
How it all began
Once upon a time in brewery far far aw… Yikes copyright infringement! Scroll on down and see a basic timeline of how we got here and where we are headed… hopefully.
LITTLE WEKIVA BREWERY Timeline
In the beginning we just liked beer and then we learned to make beer and then we learned to make better beer and then we made beer that people are actually giving us money for.
December 2011
How We Got Started
Rich purchases himself and Chris homebrew classes at Sanford Homebrew Shop in Sanford. They brew an amazing beer that neither can remember. Anyway thanks Aaron and Gary!
March 2012
Bag of Beer
The guys start brewing more frequently and come across the process down under called brew in a bag. Don’t judge… beer in a bag is the shiznit! Chris starts storing the brewing equipment in the guest shower, his wife switches to baths only.
May 2017
The Comp
Rich and Chris decide to enter a beer in a national homebrew competition. The judges rip apart the beer. Chris laments the comments and consequently decides that all competitions are stupid. Bitter… party of one! Well… except for Florida SMASH Beer Festival… we LOVE that one! :)
July 2019
Inspiration
The guys consume a delicious homebrewed cream ale while enjoying Mexican food and lively conversation. While emphatically telling a story, Rich spits a sizeable piece of Jalapeño into Chris’ beer. Unknowingly Chris imbibes the concoction… Eureka!!!
March 2020
Corona not the beer
The guys are in the car headed to nowhere of any significance. Alright… alright… let’s say Lowes. Rich says to Chris, “Hey, we should open a brewery.” Due to the fact that Rich is wearing an M2 gas mask from WWI, Chris thinks he says, “Hey, lets commit some tomfoolery.” Chris says “sure.”
October 2022
It’s Alive
After months of permitting, laboring, recipe experimentation and dirigible crafting the Little Wekiva Brewery is open. Millions of craft beer enthusiasts converge on the premises on opening day. With delicious beer in hand and glee in their hearts, the masses proclaim that LWB is the greatest brewery in the history of mankind!
January 2028
Into the sunset
The fellas are approached by a large interstellar beverage conglomerate and are offered trillions-of-gazillions of dollars for the brewery and the secret recipe to Jalapeño Cream Ale. The guys respectfully decline stating that their love for the craft of beer making is greater than any sum of money.
JUST KIDDING!!! Of course they take the money… so gullible.
Chris and his wife retire to Ireland where Chris lives out his days surfing and drinking Irish Stout while managing an acute case of gout.
Rich embarks on a national lecture tour teaching others how to construction epoxy river bar tops. All attendees in the first few rows are required to wear eye protection due the overwhelming amount of popcorn kernels being expelled while giving instruction.
