Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton to distribute beers to bars and restaurants in Manatee, Sarasota

MANATEE -- Motorworks Brewing officials announced Wednesday that they will begin distributing their beers to bars and restaurants throughout Manatee and Sarasota Counties, according to a release.

The largest production craft brewery in Manatee signed with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing to deliver their beers to the local market. Gold Coast Eagle is the local distribution company for Manatee and Sarasota Counties and supplies Anheuser-Busch products along with craft and import brews to more than 1,600 retail locations per week.

Motorworks is planning to kick-off a pub crawl on Friday to celebrate the announcement. It will have door prizes, newly available craft beers and a caravan will leave Motorworks Brewing at 2:30 p.m. People can also join along the way at the following stops and times:

- Mr. Beery’s (3 p.m. - 4 p.m.) - Cock n’ Bull (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.) - World of Beer (5 p.m. - 6 p.m.) - Beef O’ Brady’s SR70 (6 p.m. - 7 p.m.) - Evie’s Tavern Ellenton (7 p.m. - 8 p.m.) - Paddywagon SR64 (8 p.m. - 9 p.m.) - Lost Kangaroo (9 p.m. - 10 p.m.)

This story was originally published July 23, 2014 at 8:20 AM with the headline "Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton to distribute beers to bars and restaurants in Manatee, Sarasota."