Nestled in on Florida's Atlantic side, just north of Jacksonville, is the small island community of Fernandina Beach. Here, in an old car dealership and tile showroom, sits Mocama Brewing.

Mocama is the word for ocean in the ancient Timacua dialect that was spoken by pre-Colombian civilizations in the area. The namesake brewery opened near the end of 2020, opened by five people that had cut their teeth in the craft beer industry in locations like Creature Comforts.

It is currently owned and operated by husband and wife team Kim and Andrew Batey and operates a full service kitchen, coffee shop open at 7:30 am daily, and (of course) the production brewery and tap room. In charge of much of that is Head Brewer Justin Southwell, Nicholas Johnson, Brewer and Production Manager, Assistant Brewer Justin Conway, plus the voice you'll hear for a lot of this episode, Coffee Shop Manager Elliott Terral.

We start with a discussion of the coffee side of things, the rise of that segment of the third space, and Fernandina Beach's place in Florida craft beer (even after I horribly butcher the pronunciation). Also, listen as we chat about the expected morning crowd of coffee drinkers as they transition to beer drinkers in the afternoons, and starting Mocama's new liquor program.

Host & Editor: David Butler of Florida Beer Blog

Executive Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer

Field Producer: Steve Pekala

Guests: Head Brewer Justin Southwell, Brewer and Production Manager Nicholas Johnson, Assistant Brewer Justin Conway, and Coffee Shop Manager Elliott Terral from Mocama Brewing

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Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich

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