Civil Society Brewing – Jupiter, FL (Review)

Civil Society Brewing is located in Jupiter, Florida and specializes in hazy IPAs – they are my favorite craft beer brewery by a mile. When they opened in 2015, their flagship IPA, Juice, was my gateway to craft beer and began my love of IPAs. Over the years I have tried a lot of different beers at Civil Society and I’ve attended every anniversary block party which hosts some of the best breweries you can find.

Disclaimer: Civil Society Brewing Co. will be the only 5-star brewery review on the site as it was my introduction to craft beer and how I judge all other breweries.

It has been a long time coming for this Civil Society review and I am a little disappointed in myself that I haven’t published it sooner. I fondly remember back when they first started releasing cans, waiting in an insane line in the Florida heat, to get a 4-pack of their latest release before they sold out. Fast-forward to 2024 and they now have 2 locations, the original in Jupiter, Florida, and their new taproom in West Palm Beach, Florida – gone are the days where you had to wait in lines for releases as they have a more than adequate amount of each release at both locations.

Strap in as we go through the beers that I’ve tried from Civil since 2015 – keep in mind that these are mostly the cans that were sold to-go. Photos of drinking beer at the brewery have either been lost or they never happened – those high ABV IPAs sneak up on your quickly!

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Are you ready for some beer? Kick back and enjoy a cold one as we go through most of the Civil Society Beer that I’ve tried since they opened in 2015. I am sorry, it is a lot but as I mentioned, they are my favorite brewery and I try my best to taste as many as possible!

Most of the beers pictured below will be cans or crowlers that were purchased to go – I tried my best to find and properly label the different beers that I’ve had on draft and at the anniversary block parties over the years.

4th Anniversary BA Imperial Stout (Black Label)

• Type: Imperial Stout with Pretzels, Marshmallows, Peanut Butter & Ugandan Cocoa Nibs
• ABV: 11.5%

5th Anniversary Triple IPA

• Type: Triple IPA
• ABV: 11%

5th Anniversary Imperial Stout

• Type: Imperial Stout with Peanut Butter, Coconut & Vanilla
• ABV: 12%

6th Anniversary Triple IPA

• Type: Triple IPA
• ABV: 10%

8th Anniversary Triple IPA

• Type: Triple IPA
• ABV: 10%

Our first beer of the 8th Anniversary and it was a great way to kick off the festivities!

Tim

8th Anniversary Triple IPA (Marshmallow)

• Type: Triple IPA with Marshmallow
• ABV: 10%

This marshmallow variation of the 8th Anniversary Triple ran out super quick but we were able to snag a glass and it was amazing – way better than the standard version that was available in 4-packs to buy in my opinion!

Tim

Antler Chandelier

• Type: Milkshake IPA with Vanilla & Cinnamon (Collaboration with Unseen Creatures Brewing & Blending)
• ABV: 7.2%

Baby Giraffe

• Type: Session IPA (Collaboration with Marble Brewing)
• ABV: 4.5%

Bahamas Strong

• Type: American IPA (Collaboration with J. Wakefield Brewing, 3 Sons Brewing Co., Unseen Creatures Brewing & Blending, Tripping Animals Brewing Co.)
• ABV: 6.3%

Barrel-Aged King Gary Goes Bananas

• Type: Imperial Milk Stout with Bananas Foster Coffee
• ABV: 10%

Basic Boo

• Type: Pumpkin Stout with Marshmallow & Maple Syrup
• ABV: 7.5%

Beer-Mosa

• Type: Knock Off Brut IPA with Orange Juice
• ABV: NA

Civil Society had beer-mosas on tap and this was incredible! I bought a 4-pack of the knock off IPA to make these at home – if it ever comes back I highly recommend giving this a try.

Tim

Bench Buddies 2

• Type: Double IPA (Collaboration with Angry Chair Brewing)
• ABV: 8.7%

Blueberry Lemonade Crushee

• Type: Hard Seltzer with Blueberry & Lemonade
• ABV: 5%

Bulkshake (V2)

• Type: Milkshake IPA with Apricot, Passionfruit & Vanilla
• ABV: 7%

Bulkshake (V3)

• Type: Milkshake IPA with Blueberry, Raspberry, Strawberry & Lactose
• ABV: 7%

Cake Eater

• Type: Imperial Stout with Pineapple, Toasted Coconut & Madagascar Vanilla Bean (Collaboration with Barreled Souls Brewing Company)
• ABV: 11.5%

Can’t Touch This

• Type: American IPA (Collaboration with Southern Grist Brewing Co.)
• ABV: 7.2%

Cars In Space

• Type: Double IPA (Collaboration with Mumford Brewing)
• ABV: 8.5%

Cats and Dogs

• Type: Double IPA with Guava & Raspberry (Collaboration with Finback Brewery)
• ABV: 8%

Chicken Tendie Sub

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 9.5%

Cryo Crock

• Type: Double IPA (Collaboration with Horus Aged Ales)
• ABV: 7.8%

Dankstar

• Type: American Pale Ale
• ABV: 5.5%

Double Dry Hopped Fresh

• Type: New England Hazy IPA
• ABV: 6.2%

Dropping Dimes

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 9.4%

Everyday I’m Waffle’n

• Type: American IPA Brewed with homemade waffles from the Coolinary Cafe & Maple Syrup.
• ABV: 6.8%

I went to Civil the day they released this beer and Coolinary Cafe was there serving up the most amazing chicken and waffles to go along with this super unique waffle beer. While the chicken and waffles were incredible, the beer was definitely different and not one I’d probably drink on the regular.

Tim

Extra Pulp with Phantasm

• Type: American Wheat Ale with Phantasm Powder
• ABV: 8.5%

Extra Extra Pulp

• Type: Imperial American Wheat Ale 
• ABV: 10%

This amped up version of my favorite Civil Beer, Pulp, brings a nice punch of booziness to an already perfect wheat beer.

Tim

Flamingo Park

• Type: American IPA with Mosaic, Chinook, Motueka, & Mosaic Cryo
• ABV: 7.5%

Florida Punch

• Type: Sour IPA with Orange Pineapple & Coconut
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresh

• Type: New England Hazy IPA
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresh is one of Civil’s flagship beers that has been there since day 1 and it was my second beer I ever had from them. As you will see below there have been several variations of Fresh over the years but the original was my first Hazy IPA and the start my love for craft beer.

Tim

Fresh Black Currant

• Type: American IPA with Black Currant
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresh Blood

• Type: American IPA with Raspberry & Marshmallow
• ABV: 6.2%

I had this when it was released and had to get it again on their second release – love this variation of Fresh as the raspberry and marshmallow make it smooth and tart.

Tim

Fresh Colada

• Type: American IPA with Coconut & Pineapple
• ABV: 6.2%

I was nervous about this one as Fresh Coconut if probably the only IPA Civil has done that I didn’t care for but I was pleasantly surprised at this beer. Hands down my favorite version of Fresh aside from the original – it really does taste like a creamy piña colada and I could drink these all day at the beach in the Florida sun.

Tim

Fresh Drops

• Type: American IPA with Citra & Lemondrop
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresh Eclipse

• Type: American IPA with Citra & Eclipse
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresh Galaxies

• Type: American IPA with Columbus
• ABV: 6.2%

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• Type: American IPA (Collaboration with Southern Swells Brewing Co.)
• ABV: 6.3%

Fresh Nuggets

• Type: American IPA with Citra & Nugget
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresh Raspberry

• Type: American IPA with Raspberry
• ABV: 6.2%

Tried this one at the 8th Anniversary and I dig the subtle hint of raspberry that gives Fresh a nice tart finish.

Tim

Fresh Secrets

• Type: American IPA with Citra & Vic Secret
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresh Simcoe

• Type: American IPA
• ABV: 6.2%

Fresher Than Fresh

• Type: Imperial Double New England Hazy IPA Dry Hopped with Columbus, Citra, Nelson Sauvin & Mosaic Lupulin Powder
• ABV: 8.7%

Fresh to Death

• Type: American IPA
• ABV: 6.2%

Googan Kook

• Type: Foggy Double IPA (Collaboration with Humble Sea Brewing Company)
• ABV: 8%

I was super excited for this collab as I’ve had a ton of Humble Sea’s foggy IPAs from California so I knew this would be a match made in heaven and I wasn’t wrong – this was an incredible IPA and I really want it to come back!

Tim

Grandma’s Lemonade (V3)

• Type: Sour Fruited Berliner Weisse with Blackberry, Key Lime, Graham Crackers & Vanilla
• ABV: 4.6%

Grandma’s Lemonade (V5)

• Type: Sour Fruited Berliner Weisse with Strawberry Puree & Wild Thai Banana
• ABV: 5.1%

Grandma’s Lemonade (V6)

• Type: Sour Fruited Berliner Weisse with Mango, Passionfruit & Guava
• ABV: 5.1%

Grandma’s Lemonade (V7)

• Type: Sour Fruited Berliner Weisse with Blueberry, Peach & Salt
• ABV: 4%

Grandma’s Lemonade (V11)

• Type: Sour Fruited Berliner Weisse with Cherries, Almonds, Vanilla & Cinnamon
• ABV: 4.6%

This is definitely my favorite variation of Grandma’s Lemonade – absolutely loved the combination of cherry and almond and the cinnamon works perfectly with it all.

Tim

Grandmas Lemonade (V20)

• Type: Sour Fruited Berliner Weisse with Mango & Peach
• ABV: 5.1%

Grinchmas (2019)

• Type: Sweet Stout with Gingerbread Spices, Maple Syrup & Coffee
• ABV: 8%

BA Grinchmas (2020)

• Type: Barrel Aged Sweet Stout with Gingerbread Spices, Maple Syrup & Coffee
• ABV: 8%

Grinchmas (2022)

• Type: Barrel Aged Sweet Stout with Gingerbread Spices, Maple Syrup & Coffee
• ABV: 12.5%

I Seent You Lookin

• Type: American IPA with Pineapple & Coconut
• ABV: 7.5%

I’ve Got Nothing

• Type: Double IPA with Key Lime, Mango & Marshmallow (Collaboration with Two Tides Brewing Co.)
• ABV: 7.9%

Two Tides Brewing is our favorite brewery in Savannah, GA so this was awesome to see these two drop a collab – this beer was super tasty and another one I’d like to see come back.

Tim

Invisible Spectrum

• Type: Sour IPA with Raspberry & Vanilla
• ABV: 6%

Juice

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 8%

My first ever beer at Civil Society back in 2015 and this is what started it all for me – Juice is not released often but when it is I try and have some of it which is a little more difficult now that we moved to St. Augustine which is 3 hours away. This is one of my favorite beers of all time by a mile and if you want a top-notch Double IPA then you need to give it a try.

Tim

Juicesicle

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 8%

Kickball Champ

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 9%

Knock Off

• Type: Brut IPA
• ABV: 7.7%

Magnum P.I.P.A.

• Type: American IPA with Pineapple (Collaboration with 3 Stars Brewing Company)
• ABV: 7.2%

Oats & Honey

• Type: Oat IPA
• ABV: 6.8%

Palm Shadow

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 7.8%

Pie To The Face

• Type: Sour IPA with Banana & Madagascar Vanilla Bean (Collaboration with Mortalis Brewing Company)
• ABV: 6.5%

Mortalis makes some crazy smoothie sours with their Hydra series of beers so this was an awesome collaboration to pick up – Civil and Mortalis knocked it out of the park with this Sour IPA which didn’t have that terrible fake banana taste to it at all.

Tim

Pulp

• Type: American Wheat Ale
• ABV: 6.3%

Pulp is another flagship beer from Civil Society and it is, dare I say, my favorite beer from them. I know it is considered a wheat beer but let’s be honest here, this is a hazy IPA disguised as a wheat beer. I’m going to go ahead and just put Juice, Fresh and Pulp in as my #1 beers and let that be that.

Tim

Pulp Friction

• Type: Imperial Double IPA (Collaboration with RAR Brewing)
• ABV: 8%

Raspberry Ritual

• Type: Farmhouse Ale with Raspberry
• ABV: 3.7%

Schmedium (V1)

• Type: American IPA with Strawberry & Pineapple (Collaboration with Slim Pickens Cider & Mead)
• ABV: 6%

Schmedium (V2)

• Type: American IPA with Peach & Guava (Collaboration with Slim Pickens Cider & Mead)
• ABV: 6%

Seeing Green

• Type: Imperial Double IPA with Columbus, Mosaic, Galaxy & Citra
• ABV: 9%

Seventh Wonder

• Type: Imperial Double IPA with Columbus, Galaxy, Motueka & Nelson Sauvin
• ABV: 8.5%

I believe this was Subject 7 at one point which is how Civil releases their experimental beers and I am glad it got it’s own name as it is such a great beer and deserves to be released frequently.

Tim

Shipping Delay

• Type: New England IPA
• ABV: 6.8%

Side Dish (V1)

• Type: Tart Ale with Raspberry, Blueberry, Strawberry & Marshmallow (Collaboration with Bottle Logic Brewing)
• ABV: 8.6%

Side Dish (V4)

• Type: Tart Ale with Orange, Raspberry, Cream Cheese & Marshmallow (Collaboration with Bottle Logic Brewing)
• ABV: 8.6%

Snacktime

• Type: American IPA
• ABV: 6.5%

Snack Parent

• Type: Sour IPA with Tangerines
• ABV: 6%

Social Lube

• Type: American IPA
• ABV: 7%

Southern Exposure (V3)

• Type: Farmhouse Ale Conditioned on Blueberry & Boysenberry
• ABV: 5.5%

Space Bunnies

• Type: Double IPA with Columbus, Simcoe Lupulin Pellets, Cascade Lupulin Pellets, Comet & Mosaic
• ABV: 8%

Space Kitties

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 8%

Space Monkeys

• Type: Double IPA with Topaz, Galaxy, Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic Lupulin Pellets & Citra Lupulin Pellets
• ABV: 8%

Space Ponies

• Type: Double IPA with Mosaic, Hallertau Blanc, Motueka, Vic Secret, & Simcoe Hops Lupulin Powder
• ABV: 8%

Space Puppies

• Type: Double IPA with Columbus, Vic Secret, Lemondrop, Mandarina Bavaria, Citra & Simcoe Lupulin Pellets
• ABV: 11%

Spectral Lines

• Type: Sour IPA with Peach
• ABV: 6%

Strawberry Kiss (2023)

• Type: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Ugandan Cocoa Nibs & Strawberry
• ABV: 9.5%

Subject Eighteen

• Type: Imperial Double IPA
• ABV: 8.3%

Subject Fourteen

• Type: Imperial Double IPA with Columbus, Hallertau Blanc, Motueka, Lemon Drop, and Mosaic Lupulin Powder
• ABV: 8%

Subject Twelve

• Type: Triple IPA brewed w/ Columbus, Citra, Galaxy and Simcoe Lupulin Powder
• ABV: 10%

Sushi Boat

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 8.3%

Tan Lines

• Type: New England Hazy IPA (Collaboration with Cerebral Brewing)
• ABV: 6.8%

Tracks

• Type: Imperial Double New England Hazy IPA
• ABV: 8.5%

Transatlantic Fog

• Type: American IPA (Collaboration with Burnt Mill Brewery)
• ABV: 7%

Vacationer

• Type: Sour Fruited Berliner Weisse with Mango, Coconut, & Cardamom (Collaboration with Deciduous Brewing Company)
• ABV: 4.8%

Visions

• Type: Pilsner
• ABV: 5%

Weapon of Choice

• Type: New England Hazy IPA
• ABV: 7.5%

What Rhymes With Orange?

• Type: Double IPA with Orange (Collaboration with Finback Brewery)
• ABV: 8.1%

Winter Camo

• Type: Double IPA Brewed with 2 Row and Wheat then Hopped with Citra and Vic Secret
• ABV: 8.5%

Zest

• Type: American IPA with Lemon Lime (Collaboration with Pure Project)
• ABV: 7%

Civil Society Brewing Anniversary Block Party

Every November, Civil Society hosts a block party in Abacoa, where their flagship, Jupiter, Florida, brewery is located to celebrate another year in business. I’ve personally been to every single block party and since the first one it has grown tremendously and become an event that hosts some of the best breweries around.

The block party usually consists of little tents that visiting breweries are pouring at and then Civil Society has their own tent with special release beers specifically brewed for the anniversary party. This is a ticketed event so if you are wanting to check out an anniversary party at Civil Society then make sure you purchase a ticket when they go on sale each November.

The ticket will get you a commemorative glass – yes, they are made of glass so be careful how much you drink so you don’t drop it! Each year the design is different and I think year one and two are my favorite out of all of them. In addition to unlimited beer samples with your ticket purchase, you can also check out their anniversary merch and special release to-go beers to purchase.

About Civil Society Brewing

“The spirit of our brewery starts with our exceptional love of beer, our unique recipes, and our strong sense of independence. We consistently strive to push the boundaries and bring a little Florida sunshine to your tongue.”

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Mailing Address (Jupiter):

Civil Society Brewing
1200 Town Center Dr Unit 101
Jupiter, Florida

Mailing Address (West Palm Beach):

Civil Society Brewing
425 Kanuga Drive
West Palm Beach, Florida

Phone: (561) 855-6680

Email: [email protected]

That wraps it up for my review of Civil Society Brewing… for now! Keep checking back to this post as I will definitely be adding more beers that I’ve tried from them! Do you have a favorite beer from Civil Society? Comment Below!