ORLANDO, Fla. — A veteran-run brewery in Orlando’s Baldwin Park neighborhood is closing off its corner of the neighborhood for a free birthday bash, complete with fighters in full armor.
Tactical Brewing Co. turns eight this month and will mark it with a block party on Sunday, Nov. 15, running from noon until 5 p.m. The brewery has named the afternoon A Fever Dream on Crayon Street. There is no charge to get in, and the party is open to anyone.
The marquee act is live armored combat: competitors suited up in metal staging medieval-style bouts. The band Ancient Sun is scheduled to play.
Beer drinkers will find small-batch releases made only for the anniversary, and the brewery plans to roll out new merchandise. A vendor market will bring in local makers, artisans and small shops, and food pop-ups are set to serve through the five-hour event.
Tactical Brewing is owned and operated by military veterans and runs both a craft brewery and a distillery. Over eight years it has built a following in Baldwin Park through regular weekly events, a run club that meets every week and tie-ins with other businesses nearby.
The taproom opened in 2018 at 4882 New Broad Street, and earlier anniversary parties have spilled onto that block in front of the building. The brewery has also lined up a bigger future home: it agreed last year to take over the New Broad Street space now used by Orlando Metro Gymnastics once the gym relocates, and it intends to build a 12,000-square-foot space there holding a food hall, a concert venue and seating inside and out.
Organizers are pitching the day to regulars and newcomers alike. Updates on the lineup are being posted on the brewery’s social media accounts.
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