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Ryan Sentz is on the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast this week to talk about how he and his brother bought back Funky Buddha, the Florida Brewery they sold to Constellation Brands six years ago. There’s an interesting trend happening in beer these days. Small breweries that had sold to larger brewing companies are regaining
It's also the largest Spanish restaurant in the world!
Manny Portuondo, the CEO of Cerveceria La Tropical, fought to get the international trademarks of the beer that was first brewed in Cuba in the 1880s on land originally owned by his ancestors. The beer was a top seller in Cuba and Tampa for decades until larger beers squeezed it out in Tampa and the Communist Revolution came to Cuba.
This is the story of the oldest existing restaurant in Florida. The Columbia Restaurant was started by a Cuban immigrant and is a staple of Ybor City.
