Florida's railroad tycoons, the two Henrys, are featured in a program at Eckerd's OLLI

Just so you know, the picture above really has very little to do with this item, directly at least. The reason we're including it is because the beer label has portraits of the subjects at hand -- railroad tycoons Henry Flagler and Henry Plant.

Henry Flagler built a railroad system back in the Gilded Age all the way down the east coast of Florida. He built a series of hotels, too, so the people riding on his trains would have place to stay when they came to Florida. One of the hotels he built was called the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine. It's now the home of Flagler College. Another hotel he built was the Royal Poinciana Hotel on the shores of Lake Worth in South Florida. It was torn down during the Depression. Another was The Breakers in Palm Beach. It's still there and you can stay for $649 a night.

Henry Plant built a railroad system from Savannah across Georgia and down into Florida to Tampa, where you could get passage aboard his steamship line to Havana. Not to be outdone by his competitor, Plant built a posh hotel on the banks of the Hillsborough River called the Tampa Bay Hotel. It's now part of the University of Tampa.

All of which brings us to this: You can find out a lot more about the two Henrys in a program offered by the Eckerd College Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. It's called Frenemies: Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and it's offered 1:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, December 2 in the CEC Spoonbill Room. Cost is $10 for members and $25 for non-members.

 Now, you can try out some of the Two Henrys brews either before or after attending the OLLI program (or not at all), that's up to you. Two Henrys can be found  at many local bars and restaurants, and in grocery stores. The brewery itself is located in Plant City, which (of course) was named for Henry Plant.  If you visit, hoist one for the two Henrys, Florida's railroad pioneers.