Sarasota brewing company expands distribution with partnership

A little more than a month after announcing a new brewing facility, Darwin Brewing is expanding into Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice.

By Amanda Postma
| 10:45 a.m. April 13, 2023
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Darwin Santa Maria signed a distribution contract with Gold Coast Eagle. Also pictured is Andrea Saputo Cox, John Saputo, Robert Gray, Pat Bruenning, all with Gold Coast Eagle.

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Darwin Brewing is expanding again.

The brewing company announced a partnership with Lakewood Ranch-based Gold Coast Eagle Distributing. Its first batch, Maize Morada, a hazy IPA brewed with purple corn, is expected to show up over the next few weeks in Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice.

Distribution will start off in small quantities with plans to expand eventually, a press release states. A company spokesperson says that the current plans are for distribution of "draft beer for on-premise accounts."