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The Local Loop

Local Loop is a Hop on Hop Off shuttle experience in between some of the best breweries in all of Tampa. Local Loop will run every Saturday from 12 PM- 6 PM and feature stops all throughout Tampa’s downtown neighborhoods.

If you are an Annual Passholder or would like to rent a private bus route, please give us a call at 813.990.7310 so we can help you out.

Before purchasing your tickets, please read the event details below:

• Each guest will purchase an itinerary for the day with specific pick-up/drop-off times as well as starting location and route.
• To complete the entire itinerary, groups must get off at each stop as that will result in you getting back to your original location.
• If you complete your itinerary, you will end back up at your starting location.
• Enjoy over 50 minutes at each location before hopping back on the bus at your scheduled departure time
• If you miss your scheduled departure time, there will not be another chance to hop on a later bus.
• Due to the short drives in between locations, alcohol is prohibited on this event. This includes personal coolers and/or open containers.
• Not a problem, ticket sales close once the Route starts. So if you can buy, them before and if not, you’re more than welcome to walk on at anytime!

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Departing Florida Avenue Brewing Co. – Tampa @ 12:00 PM

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Departing Southern Brewing & Winemaking @ 12:10 PM

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Departing Tampa Bay Brewing Co. – Ybor @ 12:25 PM

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Departing BarrieHaus Beer Co @ 12:35 PM

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Departing Pour House Tampa @ 12:45 PM

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Departing Florida Avenue Brewing Co. – Tampa @ 1:00 PM

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The 17 Best Tampa Breweries

What are the best Tampa Breweries you absolutely must check out? Well, we’ve done the work to figure that out for you! We have sampled their brews, spent time in their taprooms, and read all the online reviews to come up with our take on the top Tampa Breweries to explore this year! 

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Tampa Breweries

Tampa is a city on Florida’s Gulf Coast known for its lively waterfront, which attracts tourists and locals alike. The Tampa Riverwalk, along the Hillsborough River, is a Tampa hot spot that offers scenic views and opportunities for activities such as biking, rollerblading, and picnicking.

Tampa is also home to a number of tap rooms and breweries, making it a great destination for craft beer lovers. Tampa’s craft beer scene has actually been exploding over the past couple of years, with tons of new breweries popping up all the time.

Tampa is also home to several festivals dedicated to craft beer, including the Tampa Bay Beer Week and the Cigar City Brewing Invitational. These events are a great way to sample a wide variety of beers from different breweries, and they’re also a lot of fun. So if you’re interested in exploring the world of craft beer, Tampa is a great place to start.

What are the top breweries in Tampa?

When it comes to craft breweries, Tampa has a lot to offer. Out of Florida’s 400+ breweries, nearly a quarter of them are within a short drive or walk from downtown Tampa. That’s a lot of breweries in the Tampa area!

From creative small-batch breweries to local staples, there’s a craft brewery for everyone. For those looking for something unique, Tampa is home to several creative breweries that specialize in unusual flavors and experimental brewing techniques. For those who prefer more traditional styles, there are also several local breweries that focus on classic American ales and lagers.

Whether you’re looking for a light and refreshing lager, classic blonde ales, mouth-puckering sours, or bold and intense imperial stouts, you’ll find it in Tampa.

Below, we’ve listed some of the best breweries in Tampa, FL, that you simply cannot miss.

How we picked the best Tampa Breweries?

With every ‘top breweries’ post that we write, we make sure to do diligent online research to determine who makes it on our list. From reading online reviews and reviewing beer selections, to checking other authority websites and of course, sampling their beers. We do our best to take all the information we collect and give you our opinion of the top breweries in Tampa.

However, we know we aren’t perfect and if we’ve missed a Tampa brewery that you think should be on this list, contact us and let us know who the brewery is and we’ll do our best to include them!

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If you think a brewery deserves a spot on our list, Vote for them ! If you’re a brewery looking to update your information or get in touch, contact us!

The Best Tampa Breweries

Alright, let’s get to it, shall we? Here’s our list of the top Tampa Craft Breweries!

Cigar City Brewing Co.

Cigar City Brewing, named after Tampa’s roots in the cigar industry, is a craft brewery full of rich culture and history. They have three locations in the Tampa Bay area; their main brewery and taproom on Spruce Street, their downtown taproom across from the AMALIE Arena, and another in the Tampa International Airport!

Their Spruce St. location has a full-service kitchen serving food that pairs well with all of their 24 brews on tap. With 8 year-round brews, including their ever-popular Jai Alai IPA, and tons of seasonal and special release brews, you’ll always have tons of options at Cigar City Brewing.

Customer Review: Best brewery in Tampa – love the white oak IPA and pretty much everything they have here.

• Phone: (813) 348-6363
• Address: 3924 W Spruce St, Tampa, FL 33607, United States
• Beers to Try: Jai Alai IPA
• Website: cigarcitybrewing.com/

Ulele Spring Brewery

Ulele is a well-loved restaurant on the Riverwalk, just North of Downtown Tampa. Their on-site brewery is actually the first on-site brewery in Tampa Heights! Go for the food, but stay for the expertly crafted beers. Made with only the best ingredients and tank-to-tap freshness, you really can’t go wrong. Take a brewery tour of their facilities or sit back and relax in their outdoor beer garden.

Customer Review: Great locally sourced seafood, using native ingredients. Everything from the beer to the ketchup is made in-house and the atmosphere is great with indoor and outdoor dining space

• Phone: (813) 999-4952
• Address: 1810 N Highland Ave, Tampa, FL 33602, United States
• Beers to Try: Wedding Beer
• Website: ulele.com/

Coppertail Brewing Co

Coppertail Brewing Company, located in historic Ybor City in a 100+-year-old building, is a testament to old-world Tampa. Creatively decorated with reclaimed wood and railway tracks, this unique brewery is not one to miss.

They have 20 craft beers on tap at all times, four of which are part of their year-round core offerings and the rest are delicious seasonal and specialty releases that are unfiltered and truly outstanding. Brewery tours are offered on the weekends and give you a glimpse into the impressive process that goes into making the amazing brews at Coppertail Brewing.

Customer Review: Great selection of craft beer and delicious food! Sliders and smoked fish dip were favorites. Very clean. Outdoor seating available.

• Phone: (813) 247-1500
• Address: 2601 E 2nd Ave, Tampa, FL 33605, United States
• Beers to Try: Free Dive IPA
• Website: coppertailbrewing.com/

Tampa Bay Brewing Company

Tampa Bay Brewing Company is known for its innovative beer full of interesting flavors. They’re especially known for their hoppy beers, sours, and fruit-forward Berliner Weisse varieties. Every week they release a new beer, which keeps beer lovers like us coming back week after week. Plus, they host live music on their outdoor patio every Friday!

Customer Review: Solid spot to grab a beer in Tampa. Plenty of variety on draft, IPAs, seasonal beers, sours, lager, pale ales… 20+ options and all we tried were good, about half of the draft list in flights.

• Phone: (813) 247-1422
• Address: 1600 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605, United States
• Beers to Try: Old Elephant Foot IPA
• Website: tbbc.beer/

Zydeco Brew Werks

Zydeco Brew Werks is a unique brewery in the Ybor City area of Tampa Bay. Their taproom has an industrial chic vibe and often hosts live music and great times. What sets them apart from other breweries is their mouthwatering food menu full of New Orleans Style eats. Their tap list full of ever-popular beers tend to be more on the lighter side, moving away from the traditional IPAs and embracing more European-style beers and easy-drinking lagers.

Customer Review: Food atmosphere and drinks. Ybor is awesome and this place is a jewel. Killer beer of course, but the cocktails are absolutely on point. The po’ boys, especially the market fish po’boy, is out of this world!

• Phone: (813) 252-4541
• Address: 1902 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605, United States
• Beers to Try: Savage Golden Ale
• Website: zydecobrewwerks.com/

7venth Sun Brewery

7venth Sun Brewery is one of the most creative breweries in Tampa. This brewery started out in Dunedin, Florida, and eventually expanded to Tampa Bay in 2017. Their welcoming and comfortable tasting room on Nebraska Ave. is where you can try all of their wild creations, from wheat beer and Berliner Weisse to imperial stouts and IPAs.

Plus, if you’re a fan of sour beers, you must visit them for their Acid Tuesday beer releases! Every week they release a new, small batch sour beer which is nothing short of a creative masterpiece.

Customer Review: Love this brewery. If you’re looking for unique, interesting, and flavourful beers check this place out. They make excellent sours, Belgians, and lots of IPAs with unique flavors like banana, peanut butter, passion fruit and more.

• Phone: (813) 231-5900
• Address: 6809 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33604, United States
• Beers to Try: Graffiti Orange Creamsicle Wheat
• Website: 7venthsun.com/

Florida Avenue Brewing Co.

Florida Avenue Brewing Company is located just outside of Tampa, in Wesley Chapel. Though their story began on Tampa’s most notable road, Florida Ave. They’ve outgrown their original brewery space since then, but they’ll carry the name with them wherever they go, taking pride in all things Florida. From fruited Berliners to hazy IPAs, they brew all of their beers with fresh, local ingredients to yield the finest brews in the state.

Customer Review: Great place to gather with friends for some great craft beers, wine or signature cocktails! The food selection is excellent and everything we had was delicious! We will be back!

• Phone: (813) 452-6333
• Address: 2029 Arrowgrass Dr, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
• Beers to Try: Passion Of The Heights Tropical Wheat Ale
• Website: floridaavebrewing.com/

Angry Chair Brewing

Angry Chair Brewing Company is known for its stouts, and let us tell you, they won’t disappoint! The sweet stouts are filled with truly decadent ingredients like coffee, coconut, cacao nibs, and even marshmallows! They also try their hand at lighter and traditional-style beers as well. They’ve even won an award for their pilsner! With 25 beers on tap at any given time, you’ll have tons to choose from in this tap room.

Customer Review: You definitely have to vost Angry chair brewery. They have everything for everyone. From sours to stouts to hazy IPAs it a must try. We can’t wait to travel back. Keep up the outstanding work. Cheers

• Phone: (813) 238-1122
• Address: 4101 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33603, United States
• Beers to Try: German Chocolate Cupcake Stout
• Website: angrychairbrewing.com/

Hidden Springs Ale Works

Hidden Springs Ale Works is all about their creative and imaginative brews. They have an impressive list of sours that rotates with the seasons and are a great example of how far they will go in terms of flavors. Just look at their Man Child Sour, a Peanut Butter and Jelly Inspired Sour Ale, could even imagine such a thing?!

Plus, they’re always hosting fun events in their taproom, just check their events page to see what’s going on this week!

Customer Review: Love Hidden Springs! Amazing assortment of craft beers including sours, IPAs, etc. Enjoyed everything we had. Can’t wait to go back!

• Phone: (813) 226-2739
• Address: 1631 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602, United States
• Beers to Try: Orange Crush Wheat Beer
• Website: hiddenspringsaleworks.com/

Rock Brothers Brewing

Rock Brothers Brewing is one of the most unique breweries in Tampa, marrying craft beer and music with the ultimate goal of supporting great artists by co-creating great beer. They work with bands every step of the way, from recipe inception to artwork design, and naming the beer itself. This creative idea gives fans the ability to connect with their favorite bands on a deeper level. Join them for live music and great beer at one of Tampa’s favorite breweries.

Customer Review: Such a cool vibe, the bartender was amazing! We enjoyed the beers we ordered, and did some samples of some interesting ones for sure! Can’t wait to go back to see some live music upstairs next time.

• Phone: (813) 241-0098
• Address: 1901 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605, United States
• Beers to Try: 311 Brown Ale
• Website: rockbrothersbrewing.com/

Six Ten Brewing Company

Six Ten Brewing Company has a loyal following of beer lovers, always excited for their truly amazing seasonal selections of craft beer. Along with delicious beer, they also have a variety of mead, cider, wine, and craft cocktails. The brewery itself is dog friendly, and they even have their very own brewery dog! Pop in for fun games, weekly bingo, and the occasional food truck!

Customer Review: Awesome brewery! The beers taste amazing, they have great food options & above & beyond to make you feel like part of the family

• Phone: (813) 886-0610
• Address: 7052 Benjamin Rd, Tampa, FL 33634, United States
• Beers to Try: Babble To The Nag IPA With Rosemary & Vanilla
• Website: sixtenbrewing.com

Magnanimous Brewing

Magnanimous Brewing is relatively new to the Tampa brewing scene but they’ve been making a splash since day one. Their brewery has a laid-back and welcoming vibe, making it the perfect place to wind down with an expertly crafted beer. With nearly 20 beers on tap at their Franklin St. location, we’re sure you’ll find your next favorite here.

Customer Review: Great brewery with their own beer and full coffee menu. Oat Milk Draft latte is amazing coffee drink. Must visit in Tampa!

• Phone: (813) 415-3671
• Address: 1420 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33602, United States
• Beers to Try: Whiplash Imperial Sour Ale
• Website: magnanimousbrewing.com/

BarrieHaus Beer Co

BarrieHaus Beer Co. is a community-centered microbrewery that focuses on unique craft lagers and ales in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Founder, Jim Barrie, has had a family tradition of brewing that goes all the way back to his great-great-great-grandfather! Their brews have won many awards over the years, and their friendly and knowledgeable bartenders are great for recommending the perfect beer for anyone.

Join them in their beautiful beer garden with outdoor seating or indoors for weekly and monthly events in the taproom!

Customer Review: A great chill, beer spot in Ybor city. The beer garden has plenty to do and they serve up some of the best locally brewed lagers. The entire staff were super friendly and knowledgeable. Will definitely be going back.

• Phone: (813) 242-2739
• Address: 1403 E 5th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605, United States
• Beers to Try: Heritage Helles and Endless Zest Lager
• Website: barriehaus.com/

Southern Brewing and Winemaking

Southern Brewing and Winemaking started out as a homebrew/winemaking supply store and has since expanded to brew their own creations in-house on an “amped up” homebrew system. They craft everything from craft beer, wine, and cider, to mead, kombucha, and nitro coffee, with a total of 40 taps running at all times!

Guests love their great outdoor patio with fire pits, water fountains, and a lush landscape, accompanied by rotating food trucks to grab some food! The beautiful taproom also hosts events like Trivia Wednesdays, live music, and more.

Customer Review: Great spot to relax and unwind with a great beer. Definitely enjoyed the outside seating, it was a beautiful day for it. We enjoyed some sours and they did not disappoint. Will definitely be back!

• Phone: (813) 238-7800
• Address: 4500 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33603, United States
• Beers to Try: Jean Claude Van Graham Vanilla Graham Cracker Porter
• Website: southernbrewingwinemaking.com/

The Wild Rover Brewery

The Wild Rover Brewery is a British-inspired brewery and pub with a full British-inspired food menu and live music every weekend! Their weekly live music is quite the hit in Tampa, featuring local artists and Tribute Bands that feature music from Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, and more!

On tap, they have a variety of English-style brews like Bock in the Saddle, Easy Livin’ English Bitter, and Mild Rover English Dark Mild. They also have a full bar that serves liquor, wine, cider, and some of the best mead in the area!

Customer Review: The bands are great! Food and service is good. Enjoy ourselves everytime we go

• Phone: (813) 475-5995
• Address: 13921 Lynmar Blvd, Tampa, FL 33626, United States
• Beers to Try: Hops on for Nowhere IPA
• Website: wildroverbrewing.com/

Bay Cannon Beer Company

Bay Cannon Beer Company is a hidden gem of a brewery in West Tampa. They have an aesthetic appeal with Tiffany blue couches and a bar top overlooking the street, perfect for people-watching. Though their tap list is short, what they do have on tap is of exceptional quality. Plus, they have a few guest taps as well, sometimes offering different options such as mead or cider.

Customer Review: Great spot for a good brew. Definitely recommend. The bartender was very friendly and had a great conversation with other patrons. Loved the vibe!

• Phone: (813) 251-4553
• Address: 2106 W Main St, Tampa, FL 33607, United States
• Beers to Try: Tabitha Bourbon Barrel Imperial Porter w/ Chocolate and Caramel
• Website: baycannon.com/

Woven Water Brewing Company

Woven Water Brewing Company is known for its diverse and unique selection of beers. They have some of the best hazy IPAs and smoothie sours in the city, if not the country. Thick, vibrant, and flavorful beers are definitely what they do best. It has a hipster vibe that is friendly and welcoming to everyone, and dogs too!

Customer Review: A must visit in the Tampa region. A small, eclectic and delicious brewery with unique options, incredibly fun staff, and a top-notch atmosphere. Free wifi and food trucks on the weekend make this one of my favorite spots in the area!

• Phone: (813) 443-9463
• Address: 456 W Columbus Dr, Tampa, FL 33602, United States
• Beers to Try: Anomaly Lager and Equinox Sour
• Website: wovenwaterbrew.com/

Enjoy the best breweries in Tampa!

Make sure to go and check out Tampa’s best craft breweries, grab a locally brewed pint (or 2) and support your local brewers!

If we’ve missed a brewery on our list that you think should be added,  contact us and let us know  who the brewery is and why you think it should be added to our list of the top breweries in Tampa!

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10 Best Breweries In Tampa You Must Visit

September 9, 2020 //  by  Florida Trippers

Are you looking to visit the best breweries in Tampa? We have you covered with a list of the best breweries in the area to grab a locally brewed beer!

Tampa is the third largest city in Florida and has become known as a craft brewery destination! From downtown Ybor, to near the USF campus, Plant City, South Tampa, and Seminole Heights we have you covered with breweries located throughout Tampa!

Many of the breweries are child and pet-friendly making a visit to one of the locally-owned breweries a perfect family activity. For those looking to join a run club or practice yoga check out several of the breweries below!

Whether you live in Tampa or are returning home from a day trip from Tampa or playing at some top golf courses in Florida stop by any of these breweries to complete your trip!

Since 2012 Tampa Bay Beer Week is held during the first week of March when all the craft breweries from the Tampa Bay Ale Trail get together!

If needing an Airbnb in Tampa we have you covered with our list of the best places from waterfront homes to bungalows!

Coppertail Brewing Company

Coppertail Brewing has one of the most unique names of the breweries in Tampa located in downtown Ybor. Named after the owner’s five-year-old’s mythical sea creature called a “Coppertail” who lives in the Tampa Bay!

The unique 100-year-old two story tap room building is decorated with historical Tampa finds like old wood and rail car metal! Including an outdoor covered patio area.

Tours of the Coppertail Brewery are $7 and include a beer to drink during the tour of the brewery. Lasting about 45 minutes you can sign up Thursday through Sunday, tours are offered on the hour!

This Tampa Bay brewery offers bar snacks like cheese board, wings, fish dip, pizzas, vegan burger and regular burgers, salads, tacos and sliders.

Beers on tap include Unholy a Belgian Trippel, Free Dive an IPA, Independent a pilsner, Night Swim a porter, 6th anniversary hop skull 10.5% ABV IPA, Oktoberfest, Purple Drink a sour, and 10.6% ABV nitro stout.

Keel Farms is one of the Tampa area breweries located in nearby Plant City, right off of I-4. Founded in 2013, Keel Farms focuses on Agrarian Ale and Cider. This local brewery used farm-fresh ingredients to produce unique small batch beers and ciders.

The tasting room is located within Keel & Curley Winery, and has live music every Friday and Saturday night starting at 6pm. Tours of the brewery are offered on the weekends from 1pm – 4pm starting on the hour.

For the ciders the apples come from upstate New York, and have unique added fruit flavors such as Elderberry Agarian Cider, Strawberry Lime, Pineapple, and Mango.

For tap list they offer a Honey Ale, Sustain IPA with papaya, Harvest Gose that is constantly changing and evolving as it is brewed in small batches, Cultivar NEIPA a NE IPA, and Farmhouse Saison.

Keel Farms also offers a full menu with favorites like Chips and Queso, sales, Keel Farms Cubano sandwich, and Providence Smash burger.

Also, checkout the wines at Keel and Curley three flavors of blueberry wine. If in town for the annual strawberry festival Keel Farms is the perfect place to visit after!

81 Bay Brewing Co.

81 Bay is one of the breweries in Tampa that produces craft beer. Opened in 2016, in South Tampa by three friends this Tampa brewery is a relaxing place to come enjoy a beer seven days a week.

The taproom is quite large with games such as corn hole, darts, pool, arcade games, board games, TV’s and live entertainment!

The beers on tap range from on the lighter side options of a Coriander Orange Wheat and Griddle Cake an apricot Maple blonde ale to Sours like Santa Muerte a watermelon kiwi sour ale, or Ocean Breathes salty a grapefruit ginger gose to IPA’s like sunk viking, and Dark side beers like an Irish Red, Coffee Porter!

On Mondays they host Bingo, Tuesdays are 1/2 off IPA from 4-7pm and open mic nights, Wednesday are trivia, and Thursday like many of the breweries in Tampa host a run club that picks up trash along the run! 

Come for Sunday fun day of $15 bottomless mimosas with food trucks! Special events like Silent Glow Yoga are held the third Tuesday of the month and include a beer before yoga for $20!

While child-friendly the brewery is adults only after 8 pm! 81 Bay is dog friendly great if you are coming from one of Tampa’s friendly dog beaches !

Hidden Springs Ale Works

Hidden Springs is a Tampa brewery opened by Joshua Garman and Austin Good in 2015 who specialize in brewing craft beer. If visiting on the weekend try one of the best breakfast spots in Tampa Oxford Exchange before heading to the brewery.

Hidden Springs hosts weekly events like Yappy Hour Monday if bringing your dog you get 20%, Run the Heights the Thursday run club with 20% discount, and Sundays hop off the Brew Bus at this brewery!

Beers brewed on site include Shun the Believer a sour ale with coconut and kiwi, Big Guava sour, Li’l Sebastian a IPA, Sassy Pants a citra IPA, It’s a Kölsch, and Stoppin’ Short a pilsner.

The Apple of my eye an apple pie sour with milk sugar donates a portion of each sale to the Lion Eye Institute. Checkout their social media pages for special collab releases.

Bay Cannon Beer Company

Bay Cannon is one of the chicest breweries in Tampa opened in 2019. With Tiffany blue couches and chairs and white brick walls this is a light and bright industrial space! It opened in the former home of DeSoto Brewing that closed 83 years ago!

This brewpub was founded by two friends Joe and Matthew and located in west Tampa. The regular beers on tap includes a Blonde Ale, a Hazy IPA, Amarillo Citra Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Chocolate Porter, Amber Lager and Chai Porter! 

Bay Cannon Beer Company also have new beers introduced through their social media pages that rotate such as the curry pineapple sour! On Sundays the brewery brews special beers using local ingredients at the West Tampa Market where you can enjoy beer, food and shopping all in one place!

The brewpub serves food from their restaurant Guava Grill like the Pork Veijo rice bowl, chicken and waffles, steak sandwich, wings, nachos and more!

Brewery specials include $0.75 wing Wednesday, Thursdays burgers and buy one get one beers, and Saturday and Sunday beer brunch!

Tampa Bay Brewing Company

The Tampa Bay Brewing Company or TBBC for short is one of the breweries in Tampa that has two locations, in Westchase and Ybor. The beers from TBBC can be found outside Florida in both Boston and France!

The Ybor location is the original location in the heart of downtown Ybor near the TECO street car line. There are 24 beers on tap and a full service kitchen. Live music is held on Friday nights, with beer-inspired special menu on Friday and Saturday nights!

The Westchase location opened in 2014, also has 24 beers on tap and a full service kitchen. This brewery also has covered outdoor space with fire pits! Just 20 minutes from the airport, it’s the perfect place to relax after visiting one of the prettiest beaches in Tampa !

The 24 rotating beers on tap at both of these breweries in Tampa include Reef Donkey an IPA pale ale, Old elephant foot a Hoppy IPA, Double Coast Lager with lime, Last days of Summer a sour ale with peach and mango, and Gourds Gone Wild a collaborating with Southern Brewing it is a Pumpkin ale perfect for fall!

The food menu includes favorites like Cantonese Calamari, Red Eye Cider wings, Shepherd’s Pie, Beer Battered Fish and Chips, 15th Street Burger, Tarpon Springs Salad and pizzas.

Cigar City Brewing Company

Cigar City Brewing Company made our list of fun things to do in Tampa ! Opened on January 30th, 2009 by Joey Redner, Cigar city built their brewery on the idea of ale and lagers mixed with Florida citrus flavors!

What makes this one of the unique breweries in Tampa is that all the beer is vegan! Cigar City brewery now distributes its beers to over 40 states and 12 international markets!

You can visit the three different locations, the first on Spruce Street, the second located in Thunder Alley across from Amealie Arena, and the Brewpub and Taproom at the Tampa International Airport perfect for those waiting to jet off from Tampa!

The Ybor locations serves Spanish inspired foods such as croquetas, chicharrones, Cuban meatloaf, roasted chicken with rice and bean, grouper sandwich, and a variety of flat breads. Each menu item comes with a beer suggestion!

For beers try Florida Man a IPA, The Margarita Gose a German style sour with orange, Guayabera a Citra pale ale, Fancy Papers a Hazy IPA. They also offer a constantly rotating seasonal beer list!

For those interested a 40-minute brewery tour is offered for $8 including a collectable glass and four samples of beer!

Brew Bus Brewing

The Brew Bus in Tampa experience was founded in 2011 by Anthony Derby who wanted to combine the brewery experience with a transportation service!

For a fun thing to do in Tampa you can hop on the Brew Bus for a weekly tour such as Friday Night Heights, the Full Pour Tour on Saturday that visits three breweries over 4.5 hours including two of Brew Bus’s own brew, or the Local Loop on Sundays that visits 12 breweries for only $10 that you can hop on and off! Or you can book a private tour for your friends and family!

The Brew Bus Tampa also has a taproom in South Seminole Heights. The taproom has great specials like a free pint for anyone working or living in Seminole heights on Monday, Tuesday Trivia, and happy hour Monday through Thursday from 4 pm to 6pm with $5 beer and Ciders!

Try the Rollin’ Dirty red ale, Last Stop IPA, You’re my Boy a fruit beer, A Lingering Tingle a sour, Florida Avenue IPA, and Cucumber Berliner Weisse a sour! They also serve a full cocktail menu and wine!

If hungry they serve a full menu with foods like cheese curds, fish tacos, barbacoa pork nachos, crab cake BLT, salads, wings and more!

Angry Chair Brewing

Angry Chair Brewing is one of the breweries in Tampa you should visit if wanting to try stouts! After all, that is what the brewery is known for but also brew IPA’s, pilsners, sours, and ales.

The name “angry chair” is unique and the brewery aims to be a relaxing place to come to escape your angry chair – or the place that causes you stress!

The taproom opened in 2014 is located in Seminole Heights is over 1000 square feet and has 16 beers on tap! An industrial space open Friday to Sunday from 12 pm to 8pm with lots of wood and metal like tractor seating make for a cool atmosphere. Pets are welcome and music is constantly being played!

Beers on tap include Indigo Sun a wheat beer, Tangerine Tiger a sour, Vodnik a pilsner, 2nd Anniversary Stout, Adjunct trail a Sweet stout, Imperial Awakening a milk Stout, and Chocolate Bollocks an English porter! While they don’t offer flights this Tampa brewer offers 5 oz pours.

Check their website for parking tips as the area is known for towing!

Mr. Dunderbak’s Biergarten and Brewery

Mr.Dunderbak’s is one of the original breweries in Tampa. Founded in 1974 near University of South Florida Campus, and in 2009 moved to Tampa Palms and opened Dunderbrau brewery!

With over 500 beers offered try of their own brrewered beers. The Dunderbrau McKraken Wee Heavy is a Scotch ale, Dunderbrau Obligatory IPA, Dunderbrau Pangea Porter, Dunderbrau Solera 11 is a sour beer, and Dunderbrau Roggen a German Rye Beer.

Come hungry as this brewery and biergarten serve some of the best German food in the area. The large and varied menu has vegetarian option like tofu bratwurst, meatless Ruben, cheese spatzle to traditional German fare. Try the Bratwurst and sausages, Schnitzel and any number of sandwiches.

The atmosphere is a Munich inspired beer hall with long wooden picnic tables and German flags complete with a European grocery store.

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tbt* ULTIMATE BAR GUIDE TAMPA BAY BREWERY HOPS

Aug. 25, 2017 By JUSTIN GRANT tbt* correspondent

The mark of a good beer town is the ability to perform a serious pub crawl by exclusively visiting breweries. Fortunately, the Tampa Bay area is full of good beer towns. These hops certainly aren’t the only options, but each features some of my favorites.

A great place to start is Brew Bus, there’s a Local Loop that travels between breweries and other beer destinations throughout Seminole Heights, Ybor City and Downtown Tampa. On Sundays, tickets to ride are only $10 and you can get on and off at any stops, all day long. Start at Southern Brewing to try 40 taps of unique small-batch brews, including several quirky fruit treatments. Hop on the bus and get off next at Angry Chair, a small but extremely popular tasting room known for its decadent stouts and fruited Berliners. Wrap it up at Coppertail’s spacious tasting room to try its fruited Berliners, as well as IPAs that rival some of Cycle’s better output.

Angry Chair Brewing

Angry Chair is Seminole Heights' beer festival darling, constantly drawing rave reviews for its dessert-style darker beers and trend-defining sours. 6401 N Florida Ave., Tampa

Brew Bus Terminal & Brewery

The hub for all of Brew Bus' tours now has a home in Seminole Heights. Hop on a local loop or cross-bay tour, or hang out in the ’70s-inspired tasting room. 4101 N Florida Ave., Tampa

Coppertail Brewing Co.

This mayonnaise-factory-turned-brewery sits on the edge of Ybor City. Coppertail offers deep flavors on opposite ends of the beer spectrum, ranging from Florida weisses, wheats and IPAs to porters and stouts. There's a new kitchen addition, with food prepared by the Stein and Vine — the 2015 tbt* Ultimate Bar. 2601 E Second Ave., Tampa

If you’re still thirsty after Coppertail, it’s not out of the question to suggest a modest hike over to Tampa Bay Brewing Company, a decades-running Ybor standby that features weekly cask ale releases, as well as flagships like the excellent Reef Donkey pale ale, served in its sunny Centro Ybor courtyard. A few blocks down the strip is Cigar City Cider & Mead, which serves a variety of novel flavor treatments for its line of ciders, meads, melomels, metheglins and so on. Across the street is Rock Brothers Brewing, known for its brewing collabs with musical artists ranging from locals Have Gun, Will Travel to 311 and Darius Rucker. If you time it right, you can even catch a concert at Rock Brothers’ intimate upstairs venue, The Attic.

Cigar City Cider and Mead

Cigar City's expansion in Ybor City is Tampa Bay's mecca for specialty ciders and mead on tap. The tasting room has a variety of flavors with spicy takes on the established dry and sweet flavors of ciders. 1812 N 15th St., Ybor City

Rock Brothers Brewing

Ybor City's newest brewery works with different bands to create a variety of beers themed from their music. Hootie and the Blowfish's Hootie's Homegrown Ale and 311's Amber Ale are two of the most popular brews. 1901 N 15th St., Tampa

Tampa Bay Brewing Co.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, this brewery focuses on pub fare and classic beer styles. The Ybor City location is a restaurant with an outside bar, the perfect stop for craft brews after a movie or before a night out. 1600 E Eighth Ave., Ybor City

NORTH PINELLAS

The brewery scene has been especially active in Dunedin as of late, and all of its breweries are within easy walking distance. 7venth Sun is a good starting point, featuring a variety of styles, with an emphasis on wild and farmhouse ales. Take a short 5-minute walk up the road and you’ll be at Dunedin Brewery, Florida’s oldest craft brewery, which serves many new and experimental brews alongside its time-tested flagships. Just down the block is Woodwright Brewing Company, which specializes in faithfully rendered classic European beer styles served in the converted showroom of a woodworking shop, with a spacious, trees-shaded patio out front.

7venth Sun Brewery

This award-winning brewery might be small, but packs a punch with an assortment of styles and flavors that changes often. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin

Dunedin Brewery

Florida's oldest microbrewery sits in the "highlands" of Dunedin and pours a wide selection of flavors and styles, brewed in small batches. The large space also offers a menu of pub fare, live music and theme nights. 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin

Woodwright Brewing Co.

Built in a former woodworking shop, Woodwright Brewing Co. has a rustic tasting room spanning over two floors. A couple of their more popular pours are the German Alt and Irish Red. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin

DOWNTOWN ST. PETE

You can do this one of two ways: walk the short Grand Central circuit between Cage Brewing, Pinellas Ale Works and 3 Daughters; or stretch out a little more and hit up Cycle, St. Pete Brewing and Green Bench. Start at Cycle, where you’ll find an array of the best IPAs in town, as well as one of the brewery’s infamous barrel-aged imperial stouts, if you’re lucky.

3 Daughters Brewing

Dubbed an "adult playground," St. Petersburg's largest brewery offers their renowned flagships and seasonal beers next to a huge warehouse, filled with tons of games and a stage for live music and events. 222 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg

Cage Brewing

Cage Brewing was built from the small brews that originated at R Bar on Treasure Island. The St. Pete version has more of R Bar's delicious beer with free-play arcade games, cornhole and a large lawn that's perfect for dogs and games. 2001 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg

Pinellas Ale Works

Part of the dense and walkable collection of breweries in St. Pete's Grand Central District, the aptly named P.A.W, offers doggy-themed beers, "Yappy Hours" and unique takes on traditional styles. 1962 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg

Cycle usually has a tap or two reserved for Orange Belt Brewing, a Cycle offshoot specializing in sour and wild ales. Next, head down to St. Pete Brewing for a nicely-varied selection of brews in a relaxed tasting room setting. Finish it off with a short trek up to Green Bench, where you’ll find many Belgian- and French-inspired ales, perfect for sipping in the brewery’s sprawling outdoor beer garden.

Cycle Brewing

One of the most beloved breweries by craft beer die-hards, Cycle Brewing pours an expertly crafted collection of bicycle-themed brews. The modest taproom in St. Pete serves the Cycle flagship beers. Be patient; the lines often wrap around the block. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg

Green Bench Brewing

St. Pete's EDGE District brewery offers a big, roomy yard area with space for live music, film screenings, cornhole and large yoga classes. In addition to their standard beers, Green Bench also offers bottles of cider and mead. 1133 Baum Ave. N, St. Petersburg

St. Pete Brewing Co.

Milo's IPA and the St. Pete Orange Wheat are the two flagships at this downtown St. Pete taproom. Enjoy some nostalgia with old board games, or take a spin in Mario Kart on the Nintendo 64. The brewery also offers pizzas and other treats, like big soft pretzels. 544 First Ave. N, St. Petersburg

CENTRAL PINELLAS

There’s no walking between these breweries, but if you live in Tampa, catch a Lyft to the Brew Bus Terminal and Brewery, where you can take the Pinellas version of the Full Pour Tour (visit brewbususa.com for schedules and tickets), a 4½ hour tour that includes two Brew Bus beers on board, as well as a pint and brewery tour at each stop. Stop one is Rapp Brewing, famous for making gose cool again — though the other 39 or so beers on tap (including a range of near-forgotten historic European styles) are all very well worth a look. Stop two is Big Storm, the second location of this production brewery, featuring extensive seasonal and limited release brews available only in the taproom. Stop three is Crooked Thumb, a young and excellent brewery focusing on clean, authentic versions of iconic styles like German pils and Belgian single. Don’t forget to spend some time at Brew Bus after the tour — its beers are also outstanding.

Crooked Thumb Brewery

Safety Harbor's first brewery, right off Main Street, offers solid takes on traditional styles. Locals are big fans of the Grandpa Jack's Pilsner and the highly palatable Blonde Ale. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor

Big Storm Brewing Co.

Big Storm's new Clearwater operation continues to grow in the year since its opening. The large tasting room offers more taps for their award-winning beers, craft cider and wine on nitro. One of the newest features is a permanent, gourmet food truck. The Clearwater taproom will start serving brunch on Aug. 27; grab tickets online. 12707 49th St. N, Largo

Rapp Brewing Co.

Known for their award-winning Gose and Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout, Rapp Brewing in Seminole offers flights of up to nine choices from the 40 beers they have on tapp. Aim to see how much of a beer gradient you can complete with their vast selection. 10930 Endeavour Way, Seminole

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A new food hall and brewery is coming to Pasco County this summer

• Maggie Duffy Times staff

This summer, a new food hall is opening in Trinity, the small city that’s at the intersection of Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.

The Collective at Escape is from John McGregor and Matt Thompson, the owners of Trinity-based Escape Brewing Company. It will also be the new location of the brewery, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in September.

McGregor said they’re hoping The Collective at Escape will open in August. He said the idea for a food hall with chef-driven food vendors and craft beer and cocktails was actually born 4 ½ years ago, but the pandemic delayed their plans.

It will be the first food hall in Trinity. McGregor said he and Thompson wanted to create a place where local folks can eat and drink without having to drive too far.

Six food vendors will occupy the 18,000-square-foot interior space. They will be announced over the next few weeks on both Escape Brewing ’s and The Collective ’s social media accounts.

But McGregor did let us know what kind of food to expect: pizza, sushi, coffee and doughnuts, smash burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, Asian fusion and street tacos.

Escape Brewing Company’s beers like IPAs, fruited sours and lagers will be served, and the hall will have a craft cocktail bar.

Entertainment like live music and games including bocce ball and cornhole will happen in the 4,000-square-foot outdoor beer garden.

The space at 11495 Trinity Blvd. was designed by Edge Architecture and is being built by The Perry Co. Visit thecollectiveatescape.com for more information.

Maggie Duffy is an art and dining reporter, covering Tampa Bay’s arts scene and the next new place to eat. Reach her at [email protected].

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