3 Daughters Brewing
Our story starts with Mike and Head Brewer, Ty Weaver in a local restaurant in St Petersburg, Florida. They were working on a recipe for a craft beer battered fish and decided to make it with their own hand crafted brews. To them, it was a lot like cooking – you follow a recipe, adjust to taste, and then hope everyone likes the final product. Mike and Ty decided it was pretty good, so they put some on tap. To their surprise, it wasn’t just pretty good. It outsold every other beer they had.
They started brewing more and as the popularity of the beers grew, Mike and Ty decided to try to find a small but more advanced brewing system that would fit in the restaurant. Instead, they came home with an industrial-sized, 30-barrel brewhouse that took up more space than the entire dining room itself. Exasperated, Mike’s wife looked at him and asked the all important question: “How many beers do we have to sell to put to our three daughters through college?”
And so, 3 Daughters Brewing was born, officially opening its doors in St. Petersburg in December of 2013, eventually growing to become what is now one of the largest independent breweries in the state of Florida.
Author: Caroline Porsiel
Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay from Ellijay, Mt. Frozen Knob Vodka, and Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. The distillery won a 2024 Best of Georgia Award and a 2025 Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for its Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. As a founding member of the AMBRU Campaign, launched in 2020, Porsiel advocates for the global recognition of American Brandy and Rum. She continues to drive innovation in the craft spirits industry from her active distillery in the heart of Georgia’s apple country.
