It’s been a great pleasure to welcome one of the owners of the Community Warehouse, from Sandford, Florida.

 

On the right is Aaron Libera (director and co-owner),with his friend Jay McConnel (centre) and Jay’s father John McConnel, (left), who is in charge of quality control!!  I’m assured he’s a tasting expert!   

Online I read:
Aaron Libera (r) and his business partner Gary Holmes (not pictured) might not have envisioned a sour beer bar on Sanford Avenue, but the owners of the Sanford Homebrew Shop certainly hoped to change the local beer options when they opened their business four years ago in the back of Magnolia Square Market (the partners have since expanded into their own store).

… (Sanford, Florida) … is quickly becoming the king of the craft beer scene.

… “Sanford is a perfect example. Who would’ve thought five years ago that you would have a bar that serves nothing but sour beer on Sanford Avenue?”

“The beer scene was pretty bleak back then,” Libera said. “We thought that if we taught enough people how to make beer at home that in 15 years there would be some good local beer.”