Riptide Brewery News Today

Naples Zoo and Riptide Brewing Company are getting ready to raise money for Florida panther conservation, and all you have to do is have a beer.

To help the hyacinth macaw conservation, the Naples Zoo is having its annual "Pints for Parrots" event at KC's Parrot 41 Sept. 16.

For centuries, Florida Panthers like Athena roamed the south without fear like kinds of the countryside, but a lot is different now.

Brew at the Zoo is back, and this year Naples Zoo and Riptide Brewery have a specific focus: saving scientific data. This year’s event is a bit modified from previous years as money raised will help replace seven trail cameras stolen earlier this year from the Big Cypress National Preserve. “Generally what we’ve done is raise money that went to the zoo that was earmarked for panther conservation,” Riptide General Manager and Beertender Chris Johnson said. “This year we decided to opt...