Yes. This is exactly why I travel. Beer, mead, and cider, along with food, are what I always look for.

My next two trips are to the Basque region of Spain, for food and cider, and Berlin/Prague/Plzen/Bamberg for beer.

My favorites have been, in no particular order:
1. Jolly Pumpkin Old Mission, Traverse City, MI
2. Great Lakes Brewing, Cleveland, OH
3. Kuhnhenn Brewing, Detroit, MI
4. IJ Brewery, Amsterdam, NL
5. Cantillon Brewery, Brussels, BE
6. De Heeren Van Leidekerke, Leidekerke, BE
7. Short's Brewery, Bel Aire, MI
8. Terrapin Brewery, Athens, GA
9. Cigar City Brewery, Tampa, FL
10. My hometown bar Redlight Redlight, Orlando, FL
I must ask, since you are from Orlando, do I know you? I know a lot of guys in the beer scene around here, and we meet up at Redlight Redlight often.